4-storey laboratory and research facility designed with a strong focus
on sustainability. The project team worked together to optimize systems
and
materials creating this world class teaching facility. The building was
designed to have flexibility for future changes. This involved designing
for changes in use and layout for the building. Structural systems were
designed to integrate easily with mechanical services now and for the
future. The building structure; walls, foundations, columns, and floors
is concrete. Cement, which is about 11% of the components of concrete,
has a high environmental impact. Fly ash, a waste material was used for
this project to reduce the cement content of the concrete hence reducing
the eco-footprint of the building. The project is LEED® gold certified.
Area: 45,000 ft² Architect: Chernoff Thompson Architects Owner: University of Victoria Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen
U.Vic. Medical Sciences Bldg., Victoria, BC
and
materials creating this world class teaching facility. The building was
designed to have flexibility for future changes. This involved designing
for changes in use and layout for the building. Structural systems were
designed to integrate easily with mechanical services now and for the
future. The building structure; walls, foundations, columns, and floors
is concrete. Cement, which is about 11% of the components of concrete,
has a high environmental impact. Fly ash, a waste material was used for
this project to reduce the cement content of the concrete hence reducing
the eco-footprint of the building. The project is LEED® gold certified.
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