Mike Kerr, president of Kerr Controls Inc., says his company has been involved with Hillside Centre renova- tions for several years. “We are involved with the mall’s common areas, as well as individual stores, and are in- stalling controls for lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as setting up many of the back- ground systems like generator failure alarms.” Using a building automation software, Kerr and his team will bring together the different systems, each with their own protocol, into a manageable package. Though a complex project, this is Kerr’s area of expertise and not the project’s biggest challenge: Working within an oper- ating mall is. “As an open mall we’re working a lot of nights and weekends to ensure we don’t interfere with the retail business,” he said. “Although this isn’t the largest project we’ve ever done, by the time it is complete, it will be the longest we have ever been on.” (Kerr started work on up- grades to improve energy efficiency at the mall in 2009). Bruce Crawshaw, civil engineering consultant with Westbrook Consulting Ltd., says one of the biggest challenges is the mall’s location directly adjacent to a creek under pressure from urbanization. “Victoria’s Cap- ital Regional District has a water management plan for Bowker Creek with guidelines to improve the quality of water flowing into it,” he said. “To respond, we’ve set up storm water capture in two areas on the site. At the rear water will be redirected to a 300m 2 rain garden and at the front will be sent to a ground water recharge system for treatment prior to discharge to the creek.” Crawshaw says permeable paving materials will solve the challenge from oils or other hydrocarbons that may drip from automobiles. “The city doesn’t require quite the degree of measures we’ve taken but our company specializes in low impact development and this will sig- nificantly improve the quality of water runoff.” Target will be one of the first retailers to apply for LEED certification for all of the stores it opens in 2013. The certification level may differ from market to market, depending on each site’s circumstances. The company will focus on energy and water savings, waste reduction and recycling. Target is known as a one-stop-shop, offering of prod- ucts for the home, personal care and beauty, grocery items and seasonal products. In addition, the company has unique design partnerships with brands like Kate Young, Roots Outfitters, and Nate Berkus. The Hillside location is expected to open in 2014. Specializing in Municipal Infrastructure and Land De- velopment Engineering, Westbrook has become the leader in Land Development Engineering Consulting in the Westshore of Greater Victoria. We are also very ac- tive on the Saanich Peninsula, Saanich, Victoria, View Royal, Sooke and the Cowichan Valley. Feasibility Studies • Land Development Municipal Engineering • Topographical Survey Construction Layout 115 - 866 Goldstream Ave, Victoria, BC V9B 0J3 Phone: (250) 391-8592 Fax: (250) 391-8593 Find Us on Facebook www.wbrook.ca The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Spring 2013 – 19