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CONSTRUCTION ACROSS CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
ALBERTA Renderings unveiled for
19-storey hybrid structure
PCL Construction awarded
$1.1 billion design-build
Calgary Cancer Centre
contract Developer PortLiving has unveiled
renderings of what has been asserted
will be the world’s tallest hybrid timber
structure, designed by Pritzker Prize
winning architect Shigeru Ban.
The 19-storey Terrace House, built
from locally sourced timber, glass and
concrete, will reach 71 m. in height
and will contain a collection of private
homes in Coal Harbour, Vancouver.
Shigeru Ban Architects Americas
has designed the building, with a slop-
ing triangular roof, and will be covered
in natural materials.
“We have brought together the
best of the best – a team of true ex-
perts in creative collaboration, working
together for the first time ever on a sin-
gle project,” PortLiving founder
Macario (Tobi) Reyes said in a state-
ment. The world’s tallest timber building,
the 57 m. Brock Commons, is also in
Vancouver. On one website, a commenter
noted that the assertion that this is the
tallest wood hybrid structure may be
overstated. “Most websites report that this will
be the world’s tallest wooden hybrid
structure, but this is not true,” the
comment on Global Construction Re-
view News said. “The tallest hybrid will
be HoHo Wien in Vienna with 24-
storeys and 84 m. height. And it’s con-
struction is already ongoing and will
probably be finished by the end of
2018. No way the Terrace House will
be completed any sooner.”
PCL Construction Management Inc.
(Calgary) has been awarded the $1.1
billion design-build contract for the
new Calgary Cancer Centre.
The project is the international Ed-
monton headquartered contractor’s
largest design-build lump sum win to
date, PCL says in a news release. The
new facility will measure more than
two million sq. ft., including a 1,650-
stall underground parking garage and
a 984-linear ft. elevated walkway that
connects with existing facilities. There
will be 160 inpatient beds; 15 new ra-
diation vaults; outpatient cancer clin-
ics; a clinical trials unit; and research
laboratories. “PCL is honoured to be leading the
team that will bring this worldclass fa-
cility to Calgary, knowing that we can
help make a very real difference in our
community to cancer patients and
their families,” said PCL president and
CEO Dave Filipchuk. “Our company
takes pride in all of the projects we
build, and the Calgary Cancer Centre
will be another exceptional facility
where our healthcare building exper-
tise shines through.”
The vision for the centre is to de-
liver leading comprehensive cancer
care that integrates patient and family
focused care, education, prevention,
screening, and cancer research. It will
also be one of the most energy effi-
cient hospitals in North America, and
LEED Silver certification is targeted.
Local partners DIALOG and Stantec
are also working on the project. Con-
struction will begin in late 2017 and is
scheduled for completion in 2022.
32 – Summer 2017 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report
Whirlpool Canada breaks
ground at CN’s Calgary
Logistics Park
Whirlpool Canada has started build-
ing a new distribution centre at CN’s
Calgary Logistics Park in Rocky View
County, Alberta, in a project overseen
by developer Tribal Partners/Matthews
Southwest. “We are very pleased to welcome
Whirlpool Canada as a major tenant in
our state-of-the-art Calgary Logistics
Park,” said Andrew Fuller, assistant
vice-president of domestic intermodal
at CN. “By locating at our Calgary Lo-
gistics Park, Whirlpool can provide
customers with the supply chain and
logistics flexibility they need to service
their customers and increase their
competitiveness.” Whirlpool representatives joined
CN to break ground on the 425,000 sq.
ft. facility that will serve as a distribu-
tion centre for finished Whirlpool ap-
pliances coming to Alberta from
across North America.
Stephen Stewart, director of supply
chain at Whirlpool Canada, said: “Our
new regional distribution centre at
CN’s Calgary Logistics Park provides
us with a direct connection to CN’s rail
network and transportation services,
allowing us to deliver our major appli-
ances for our retail partners more effi-
ciently and reliably.”
SASKATCHEWAN Regina based developer
brings first Built Green
Canada community to
Saskatchewan Homes in Saskatchewan’s first Built
Green Canada community, The Au-
tumn Ridge Estates 42-lot subdivision