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HIGHER LEARNING Exploring open spaces in Ryerson University’s Student Learning Centre

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Ryerson Student Learning Centre: Located on Yonge St. in downtown Toronto, the new building provides a study space Cover: Ryerson Student Learning Centre, Toronto. Photo by Lorne Bridgman. for the students, but is also open and engaging to the public. See page 14 By Bronwen Parsons with Hossein Khoee, P.Eng., and Ion Luh, M.Sc., Crossey Engineering 14

Toronto Zoo: Home to over 5,000 animals, Canada’s largest zoo will soon open its new Wildlife Health Centre, a state-of-the-art facility for veterinary services. By Philip Chow, P.Eng., P.E., H.H. Angus 17

111 Carlton Building Renewal: This building renewal project, converting a 45-year-old, 22-storey, hotel in downtown Toronto into a student residence, included structural rehabilitation and modifications along with the replacement of waterproofing systems throughout the building. By James Cooper, P.Eng., Read Jones Christoffersen 20

Rethinking Parkades: Researchers at the University of British Columbia together with UBC Parking and industry partners See page 20 are re-imagining the parkade by transforming one into an Energy Hub microgrid. By Dr. Paul Lusina, P.Eng, and Dr. Martin Ordonez, P.Eng 23

Getting a head start: Launching early this year is the Canadian Practice Manual for BIM, setting the stage for departments greater BIM adoption. By Paul Woodard 26 Comment 4 What is firestopping: Exploring the materials and systems Up Front 6 used, where they’re required and who should be looking ACEC Review 9 after its use. By William Kuffner, P.Eng., SNC-Lavalin 28 Products 32 Advertiser Index 33 on topic

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CCE JanFeb2017_AMS.indd 3 2017-02-08 11:05 AM comment FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE engineerCANADIAN CONSULTING Editor Doug Picklyk (416) 510-5119 [email protected] Senior Publisher Maureen Levy (416) 510-5111 [email protected] Hello, a newcomers view Art Director Andrea M. Smith s a newcomer to the consulting engineering profession Contributing Editor A my learning curve will be steep, but after only one Rosalind Cairncross, P.Eng. month in the role as editor of this magazine I’ve seen where Advertising Sales Manager intelligent technology cannot completely replace the need Vince Naccarato (416) 510-5118 [email protected] for a human touch. Editorial Advisors For example, in late January I had the opportunity to attend the AHR Bruce Bodden, P.Eng., Gerald Epp, P.Eng., Expo in Las Vegas to learn about the latest advancements in the HVAC&R Chris Newcomb, P.Eng., Laurier Nichols, ing., industry. Mechanical systems in buildings aren’t only getting more efficient, Jonathan Rubes, P.Eng., Paul Ruffell, P.Eng., Andrew Steeves, P.Eng. but they’re getting much more intelligent and connected. Almost every new Circulation technology on display was a showcase in smarts. Barbara Adelt (416) 442-5600 x3546 There was a lot of talk about building automation and control systems E-mail: [email protected] (BACS), a $21 billion global market according to research from BSRIA (the Account Coordinator Building Services Research and Information Association), of which North Cheryl Fisher (416) 510-5194 [email protected] America leads the world in installed systems—driven largely by energy effi- Vice President/Executive Publisher C ciency legislation. Tim Dimopoulos (416) 510-5100 M As these centralized systems can monitor and control functions in a build- [email protected] ing, like heating, cooling, air quality, lighting and security systems, often the COO Y goal of the systems is primarily to reduce energy costs. Ted Markle Sitting in on a session hosted by the Ottawa-based Continental Automated [email protected] Buildings Association (CABA), the title of their talk was Intelligent Buildings President & CEO Mike Fredericks and the Impact of the Internet of Things (IoT). Harry Pascarella with Harbor Research explained that it’s still early days CANADIAN CONSULTING ENGINEER is published by Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. in the IoT game, as building management systems today are still missing out 80 Valleybrook Drive, K on their full potential. 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PRIVACY: From time to time we make our subscrip- very important role in how to react to the data flowing through the systems. tion list available to select companies and organizations For engineers the attraction of connected systems and smart buildings whose product or service may interest you. If you do not wish your contact information to be made available, and smart networks may seem like the inevitable future, but there still seems please contact us. tel: 1-800-668-2374, fax: 416-510-5134, to be a need to maintain human control in these environments. e-mail: [email protected], mail to: Privacy Officer, 80 Valleybrook Drive, Toronto, ON Canada M3B 2S9. As I mentioned, I have plenty to learn about the world of consulting engi- Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. neers and the many disciplines they interact with in the build environment, Member of the Canadian Business Press but I do know I will learn the most from speaking with people and learning from their experiences. 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BUILDINGS Corner Brook health facility Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball announced a new long-term care home will begin construction in Corner Brook this fall. “This is the first construction project for the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital campus in Corner Brook,

Source: BC Hydro and will set the stage for the Illustration of a potential park in downtown Vancouver as part of BC Hydro's proposed 'seed' program to establish two new underground substations and refurbish an existing underground facility. larger health care project in the future.” ENERGY grow community benefits, whether BC Hydro proposes Vancouver that is a school, a park or a playing BUSINESS underground substation field. We think the ‘seed’ concept is GHD commits With its existing downtown Vancou- an innovation that makes this liv- to Waterloo ver substations nearing their end of able city even more leading on a With a history in the Waterloo life, BC Hydro has introduced a new global scale.” electricity infrastructure concept it’s BC Hydro’s Cathedral Square was Region of Ontario dating back to calling ‘seed’, a proposal to build un- the first underground substation built 1976, GHD has announced the derground while also funding new in North America, and it has been amalgamation of its Waterloo amenities like schools, daycare spaces operating since 1984. Toronto Hydro operations into a single flagship and park upgrades. is building its Copeland Transformer facility located in Waterloo’s “Idea Demand for electricity in down- Station on excavated land at the his- Quarter”, with a move-in town Vancouver is expected to grow toric John Street Roundhouse, be- by over 75% in the next 30 years, and neath tourist attractions deep in the scheduled for December 2017. BC Hydro currently has three substa- business and entertainment core of “The new 100,000 sq. ft. of tions in the downtown core: Cathe- Toronto. building space will improve our dral Square (to be upgraded); Murrin BC Hydro says that along with new ability to collaborate and work substation in Chinatown (built 1947); and upgraded electrical infrastruc- together,” said Steve Quigley, and Dal Grauer substation on Bur- ture, ‘seed’ could fund community GHD’s general manager, North rard St. (built 1953). benefits, including: a new school in Building traditional substations re- Coal Harbour (2020); a new school, America.

quires almost half a city block for daycare and green space in the West ENERGY each new site in a city where land is End along with underground substa- Energy Ottawa teaming scarce and valuable. tion (2025); refurbishment of Emery up with Costello With ‘seed’ BC Hydro is proposing Barnes Park (2039) with new under- to build two new substations underground substation under the park Energy Ottawa, a wholly-owned ground in the West End and Yaletown (2041); and upgrades to existing un- subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa respectively, putting the ground derground Cathedral Square substa- Holding and Ontario’s largest above to use in the community. tion (2050). municipally-owned producer of “Having to build for the future in The concept has been shared with green power, has announced that a city where land is scarce and ex- the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver it is working towards a strategic pensive, challenged BC Hydro to School Board and Vancouver Park find a new approach,” said Jessica Board. BC Hydro is also seeking feed- alliance with Sudbury, Ont.-based McDonald, president and CEO of back from the public. A decision on Costello Associates Inc. to bring BC Hydro, in a company release. “By whether or not to proceed is expect- its utility engineering and literally planting our substations un- ed by the end of March. bchydro. consulting services to Eastern derground, the available budgets com/seed. Ontario. and the land above can be used to continued on page 8

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BUSINESS their own continuing professional PEO launching PEAK knowledge plan by choosing opportu- On March 31, Professional Engineers nities that align with their specific Ontario (PEO) will launch a new pro- area of practice—anything from uni- gram to gather information on the versity/college courses, reading tech- practices of its 80,000 licence holders nical journals to attending technical and gauge their professional knowl- seminars.

edge activities. The online module is intended to Source: CAMH Under PEO’s Practice Evaluation serve as a refresher on professional- and Knowledge (PEAK) program, ism and ethics. BUILDING practising licence holders will be A complete overview of the pro- CAMH project asked to complete both a practice gram is available at www.peopeak.ca. progressing evaluation questionnaire and an on- Infrastructure Ontario named line ethics module prior to their li- Plenary Health CAMH group as cence renewal date. Based on the re- preferred proponent to design, sults of the practice evaluation ques- build, finance and maintain the tionnaire, practising licence holders will be provided with a recommend- Phase 1C redevelopment project ed number of hours for continuing for the Centre for Addiction and professional knowledge per year to Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. maintain a level of knowledge com- The team includes developer: Source: The Armour Group mensurate with safeguarding the Queen's Marque rendering. Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd. and public interest. They are then asked PCL Investments Canada Inc.; to report their continuing knowledge PROJECT activities to PEO prior to their subse- Queen’s Marque design-builder-PCL Constructors quent licence renewal date. District underway Canada Inc. (Toronto); architect – Those who self-identify as non- Development of the Queen’s Marque Stantec Architecture Inc.; facilities practising licence holders will only District, a mixed-use commercial, re- management – ENGIE Services be asked to declare they are not tail and residential development in- Inc. The project includes the practising professional engineering cluding 75,000 sq. ft. of public space construction of two buildings. and complete an online ethics mod- and three new wharfs, is now under- ule prior to the date of their licence way on the Halifax waterfront. The renewal. project is expected to take approxi- BUSINESS “The PEAK program is designed mately three years. WSP Canada to provide us with real data about the Located in the heart of the water- appointments nature of engineering practice in On- front district, the site covers almost Gregory Northcott, formerly vice tario that will enable PEO to focus its five acres. Known historically as regulatory efforts on gaps in practice Queen’s Landing, the area is rich in president transportation, has standards and enforcement of rights military, marine and mercantile his- assumed the new to practice,” says PEO president tory. The new destination includes role of COO at George Comrie, MEng, P.Eng., CMC, designs speaking to the province’s WSP Canada. FEC. “The data would also go a long shipbuilding past, present and fu- And Ian MacLeod, way towards enhancing public and ture. Features will include a central WSP’s chief human government confidence in PEO as a public plaza, passageways, and an art relations officer is regulator.” installation. Greg Northcott While participating in the PEAK “Queen’s Marque is a deeply local now leading the program is not mandatory to renew project,” said Scott McCrea, CEO of company’s health, or maintain a licence, the completion The Armour Group Ltd., the proj- safety and en- status for each element of the pro- ect’s developer. “To create something vironment func- gram will be publically noted for each born of this place, it is essential to tions and will also licence holder on PEO’s online direc- draw on local talent and knowledge. tory of practitioners. The architects, consultants and build- serve as Chief As part of the program, practising ers wherever possible will be local to Safety Officer. Ian MacLeod licence holders will be able to design this region.”

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CHAIR’S MESSAGE Dialogue Leads Differing Perspectives to Common Ground his issue’s theme is applicable to the design fees and schedule). relationship between the construc- ACEC’s perspective is that there are challenges and op- T tion industry and the consulting engi- portunities with regards to construction documents for the neering sector; like any relationship, each entire construction delivery chain, including owners, de- brings a different perspective to the table. sign consultants and constructors. ACEC believes these is- But differing perspectives can strengthen sues can be addressed to a significant degree through the the relationship depending on how it is adoption of Qualification Based Selection (QBS), which approached. ACEC and the Canadian would not only result in higher quality documents, but Construction Association (CCA), meet regularly to discuss would also result in more innovation and increased life- the challenges that impact our respective industries. As cycle savings over the design life of projects. Consequently, incoming Chair, I had the opportunity to participate in ACEC has invited CCA to adopt and promote the adoption meetings with CCA, an experience I found valuable to in- of QBS by owners and clients of design consultants. creasing my understanding of how our organizations col- Our discussion may have started with differing perspec- laborate on shared challenges. It also showed me to a dif- tives, however our industries have moved toward solutions ferent viewpoint on matters such as fees, schedules, and that are more closely aligned. CCA agrees that procure- owner issues. A recent example of varied perspective be- ment of design services should focus more on qualifica- tween our sectors is the perceived challenges with quality tions and less on fees and may even consider endorsement and incompleteness of some construction documents. of QBS. Whatever they the dialogue that has taken place is After 12 cross-country workshops and an anonymous sur- a clear indicator that, despite sometimes differing perspec- vey by participants, CCA’s viewpoint was that some of the tives, there is significant alignment between our industries. contributing factors include incomplete or unclear project RICHARD TILLER, M.ENG., P.ENG., FEC scope and insufficient design resources (i.e. insufficient CHAIR, ACEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MESSAGE DU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL Un Terrain d’Entente Grâce au Dialogue e thème de ce numéro, touche à la relation que le pour la conception et des échéanciers trop courts). secteur du génie-conseil entretient avec l’industrie de Pour sa part, l’AFIC pense que toute la chaîne de livrai- L la construction. Comme dans toute relation, chaque son de l’industrie de la construction – y compris les proprié- partie en présence arrive avec une opinion qui lui est pro- taires, les firmes de conception et les entrepreneurs en con- pre, ce qui peut être une source de resserrement de la rela- struction – est concernée par les difficultés et les possibilités tion. Tout dépend de la manière dont les différences sont relatives aux documents de construction. L’AFIC estime que traitées. L’AFIC et l’Association canadienne de la construc- ces problèmes pourraient être en grande partie résolus en tion (ACC) se rencontrent régulièrement pour parler des adoptant le système de sélection basée sur les compétences enjeux qui influent sur nos industries respectives. En tant (SBC), qui ne permettrait pas seulement d’obtenir des docu- que nouveau président, j’ai eu l’occasion de participer à des ments de plus grande qualité, mais également d’innover réunions avec l’ACC, une expérience qui m’a été utile pour davantage et de multiplier les économies sur le coût de cycle mieux saisir comment nous collaborons pour relever des de vie des projets. Par conséquent, l’AFIC a invité l’ACC à défis communs. Ces rencontres m’ont également permis de adopter et à promouvoir l’adoption de la SBC auprès des mieux comprendre un point de vue autre sur certaines propriétaires et des clients des firmes de conception questions, par exemple les honoraires, les échéanciers, et La conversation est peut-être né d’opinions divergentes les problèmes de propriétaires. Récemment, nous n’avions entre nos deux industries. Toutefois, nous cheminons en- pas la même conception sur la qualité de certains docu- semble vers des solutions communes. L’ACC convient que ments de construction, notamment à ce qui a trait au les marchés publics de services de conception devraient manque d’information sur ceux-ci. Après 12 groupes de mettre davantage l’accent sur les qualifications et moins travail organisés au travers du pays et un sondage anonyme sur les coûts et, elle pourrait même envisager de souscrire réalisé auprès de ces participants, l’ACC en est arrivé à la à la SBC. Quoi qu’il en soit, nos deux industries entretien- conclusion que les difficultés étaient en partie liées à des nent un dialogue constructif, ce qui prouve que nous avons projets dont la portée n’était pas clairement définie ou bien des choses en commun. même incomplète, et à des ressources insuffisantes à RICHARD TILLER, M.ING., ING. P., FIC l’égard de la conception (c.-à-d. honoraires insuffisants PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION

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YEAR IN REVIEW – WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2016 t has been an exciting year for the Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and of reverse auctions by some clients, consulting engineering sector. From Communities, to discuss the Federal and used the opportunity to educate Imulti-billion dollar infrastructure Government’s $126M infrastructure these clients on the advantages to investment announcements by the investment plan, the importance of them of using QBS for the selection of Federal Government, to the Budget infrastructure investment, and the consulting engineering firms. ACEC update’s Canada Infrastructure Bank role that consulting engineers will also made a case to Innovation Minis- launch, to major oil and gas project play in its implementation. In addi- ter Navdeep Bains that the adoption approvals. The last 12 months were tion to these advocacy efforts on infra- of QBS was an effective way for the also eventful for ACEC. Much was structure, meetings took place with federal government to leverage its in- accomplished by the Board and our MPs and key government officials on frastructure investments and the de- team to advance the new strategic the Temporary Foreign Workers Pro- velopment and upkeep of its own as- plan launched in April. The following gram, sustainable buildings, support- sets to encourage innovation. is an overview of what we’ve achieved ing Canada’s resource sector, and The Board formally adopted a po- in 2016. public procurement. sition that supports the right of each consulting engineering firm practic- ADVOCATING FOR OUR ADVOCATING FOR ing in a free market to independently MEMBERS AND FOR ALL SMART, SHOVEL WORTHY establish billing rates and fees in CANADIANS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT order to successfully execute the proj- How to invest effectively in infrastruc- ACEC was invited by the Department ect; to earn a reasonable return on ture was the message ACEC President of Finance to attend the federal bud- investment; to earn a reasonable re- & CEO John Gamble carried to Parlia- get “lock-up” for a confidential pre- turn on risk; and to be fairly and rea- ment Hill when meeting with key view of the budget, which contained sonably remunerated for the value Parliamentarians. He discussed the the largest federal commitments to provided to the client. This was in re- issue with Members of Parliament sit- infrastructure investment in Canadi- sponse to the clients that prescribe ting on the Transport, Infrastructure an history. ACEC issued a comprehen- maximum billing rates that can be and Communities Standing Commit- sive report on how the budget im- charged by consulting engineering tee, and met with senior bureaucrats pacted consulting engineers and their firms. In some cases, clients even at- and senior advisors to the Minister of clients within hours of the budget’s tempt to “regulate” the payroll multi- Infrastructure and Communities, and public release. In a follow-up submis- pliers used by consultants. the Minister of Public Services and sion to the Standing Committee on ACEC is a founding member of an Procurement. Our annual Parliament Finance in August 2016, ACEC pro- industry liaison committee along with Hill Day on October 25th, the corner- posed specific recommendations that Architecture Canada, the Canadian stone of our national advocacy pro- would prioritize infrastructure invest- Construction Association and Interior gram, provided the opportunity for ments to enable economic prosperity. Designers of Canada to address con- over 30 representatives from ACEC cerns with federal real property proj- member firms to deliver the same ADVOCATING FOR A STRONG ects administered by Brookfield Glob- message when meeting face-to-face BUSINESS CLIMATE FOR al Integrated Solutions (BGIS) on be- with Members of Parliament. The CONSULTING ENGINEERS half of the federal government. BGIS same day, a delegation led by newly Promoting business practices that are has stated its intention to adopt ACEC elected ACEC Chair Rick Tiller had a fair and equitable for our industry is a standard forms of agreement for its brief meeting with Prime Minister priority for ACEC. This includes advo- next round of standing offers for fed- Justin Trudeau. To increase the num- cating for the adoption of Qualifica- eral projects in 2017. ACEC has been ber of advocates promoting ACEC’s tions-Based Selection (QBS) by mak- promised an opportunity to review key messages, we opened our Parlia- ing presentations to owner groups and any supplementary general conditions mentary Partners program to the en- procurement officials across the coun- proposed by BGIS. tire membership; participants fur- try, including a keynote address to the ACEC delivered submissions to the thered the reach of our message to Canadian Public Procurement Coun- House of Commons Steering Com- their Members of Parliament in their cil. ACEC endorsed a position paper mittee on Human Resources and own communities. In September, from ACEC-British Columbia express- Skills Development with recommen- John joined the Honourable Amarjeet ing significant concerns with the use dations to improve Temporary For-

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eign Worker Program (TFWP) that would reduce red tape and delays for members that utilize the TFWP. ACEC will continue to represent the consulting engineering sector’s interests regarding fair business practices, including procurement systems, delivery models, and contracts, in our ongoing effort to promote a business climate that offers consulting engineers an appropriate share of risk and reward.

ADVOCATING FOR RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACEC continues to support the need for responsible resource development and ACEC representatives meet with the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau. Left to the establishment of resource infra- right – Katrina Nokelby, President ACEC-NT, Rick Tiller, Chair ACEC-Canada, structure to allow both access to re- Christine Harries, Chair ACEC-YPN. source and access to markets. The ACEC Board of Directors adopted a public policy position in support of the development of a network of transportation- utility corridors. John Gamble wrote an article based on the policy position that was published in iPolitics, a widely read web-based news service that follows federal politics. It was noted by other stakeholders including CAPP and the Cana- dian Chamber of Commerce who in turn distributed it to its membership.

THE YEAR AHEAD – ACEC LOOKS FORWARD TO 2017 As we look forward to the year ahead, ACEC is gearing up for another busy year. The team is already working on The Honourable Judy M. Foote, Minister of Public Procurement and Services, exciting projects that will be launched meets with Rick Tiller, Chair ACEC-Canada, and John Gamble, President & CEO in 2017 to further support our strategic ACEC-Canada. priorities. Stay tuned for our monthly electronic newsletter Source for details on what to expect from ACEC in 2017.

Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC-Canada), Tel: (613) 236-0569, [email protected], www.acec.ca. ACEC Member Organizations: Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – British Columbia, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Yukon, Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Northwest Territories, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Saskatchewan, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Manitoba, Consulting Engineers of Ontario, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Québec, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – New Brunswick, Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Prince Edward Island, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Newfoundland & Labrador

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ince 2015 a stunning new building has served as a “beacon” and gateway to Ryerson Ryerson U. University off Toronto’s most Sfamous downtown street. Located on Yonge at the corner of Gould Street, the Ryerson University Student Learn- ing Centre provides much needed STUDENT study space for the students, but is also open and engaging to the public. Designed by architects Zeidler Partnership and Snøhetta, the eight- LEARNING storey structure is connected to an existing library but is itself entirely devoid of books. Students and faculty have eight floors of digitally serviced CENRE T space, with free wi-fi and outlets em- bedded in the walls, floors and step risers. Each level of the building has a different theme, explains Mike Smith, senior associate with Zeidler Partner- ship Architects. The floors vary between those that are lively and full of action, to others that are subdued, quiet and tranquil. The first floor for example is a large almost auditorium- like space with stepped seating where events can be staged, such as a rally or a fashion show. The second floor has a bridge connection to the library, and the third “Tech Floor” is an incu- bator space for IT start-ups. Above that are the quiet, green-themed “Garden floor,” and the red-and-or- ange-themed “Sun” floor with open and closed study areas. On the sixth Triple-pane glass fritted with floor is something entirely different: a random geometric pattern. the “Beach,” which is an all-open area Right: Engaging and dynamic with sloped floors where students entrance off Yonge St. might be found break dancing, playing the guitar or simply relaxing. The est by chamfering the corners and students helped to choose the furni- creating a large “popped up” volume ture throughout the spaces. The sev- over the main entrance. enth “Forest” floor is a silent study The entrance is set back on the area with dark earth tones and which street corner at Gould and reached by allows an area secured for graduate a broad set of steps. The uptilted roof students. At eight, the top floor, the soffit here rests on V-columns and cre- “Sky” space opens and soars to double ates a sheltered microclimate out of height with grand views of the city to the hot sun and cold wind that has the south and west. become a popular place for people to The form of the 155,000 sq.ft. meet and just hang out. building was defined partly by its tight Clear glass provides transparency site and height restrictions, says at the building’s lower and upper lev-

Smith, but the architects added inter- els and corner areas, while elsewhere All photos credit: Lorne Bridgman Photography

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Every floor in the new student building at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto has a different theme, ranging from the lively “Beach,” to the tranquil “Forest,” to the soaring city views in the “Sky” level at the top.

the building is enveloped in high- couldn’t be too crazy with the design.” orthogonal bays. The interior has performance, three-pane glass that is They chose a concrete structure long 11-m spans to minimize the num- fritted with a specially designed ran- because it provides better acoustic ber of interior columns and allow flex- dom geometric pattern. The frits help absorption, and left the surfaces ex- ibility. “We also tilted the south face 5 to reduce glare and reflect heat, proposed, experimenting with the finish degrees from the vertical to make it viding an almost opaque surface on colour and texture with a full-scale more interesting, so the columns are 50% of the envelope and thus reduc- mock-up. The concrete also incorpo- sloped on that side. It added complex- ing the building’s cooling load in rates flyash which helped it achieve ity to the formwork,” says Smith. summer. They also have an aesthetic LEED gold. The flyash also “gives a “And in the top “Sky” space we effect: “As the sun moves across the smoother and lighter finish to the tilted the roof slab to give us a double- sky, the sun and shadows play across concrete, which was something we height space without increasing the the walls and ceilings,” says Smith. wanted,” says Smith. amount of material. So we did some The construction challenges, he To add interest without spending a very simple things with the structure says, were mostly having to fit the lot of extra money they also rotated that don’t have a large budget impact, building on a tight site with little lay the structural grid 45 degrees, so the but have a big spatial and visual im- down space. Also the project had a observer looks up and sees a diamond pact,” he says. fairly strictly controlled budget “so we formation in the ceiling rather than — By Bronwen Parsons/CCE

The building foyer, an interactive lounge space/amphitheater for events. All photos credit: Lorne Bridgman Photography

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MECHANICAL & LIGHTING DESIGN By Hossein Khoee, P.Eng., and Ion Luh, M.Sc., IALD, Crossey Engineering

echanical design, from the the outside air free cooling option Strip lights were carefully posi- earliest stages of the work, built into the air handlers. tioned for maintenance from the M was developed to meet both Minimum outdoor air is provided floor, with the randomness providing the energy performance required for through a dedicated outdoor air unit a visual reference. LEED gold and to integrate seam- with a heat recovery enthalpy wheel. The building foyer is an interactive lessly with the open ceiling and sloped The unit supplies a variable amount lounge space doubling as an amphi- floors. Revit design drawings were of outdoor air to all recirculating air theater for events. Curtainwall inte- used to plan service routing in 3D and handling units based on carbon diox- grated CMH fixtures up-light the locate sleeves for pipes and ducts to ide readings from the zones served. blue dome, while wall mount linear pass through beams in an organized The building automation system fixtures provide dimmable ambient and aesthetically acceptable manner. controls all aspects of the mechanical light adaptable to events and festivals. The architectural feature of floor- systems. It was developed to monitor With each floor having an individ- to-floor glazing on the south and west and control space comfort and energy ual identity, the design creates a sides of the building caused energy consumption. In addition to regular unique experiential opportunity for and design challenges. Triple glazing start/stop optimization, temperature learning but also challenged the light- glass and fritting was used to reduce reset, night setbacks, etc., the control ing design. Six lighting schemes were load and energy consumption, while system monitors occupancy to shut off created with light levels tailored to in-floor heating and cooling pipes lights and ventilation to unoccupied suit each program—custom T5 strips combined with a dedicated perimeter areas, and daylighting controls shut are the common element throughout. variable air volume unit were used to off lights in the perimeter zone when The sixth floor’s unique terrace provide comfort. The combined use glazing is providing sufficient indoor demanded an imaginative lighting of these systems maintained the clean illumination. solution as its sloped floor opens up open building look with minimal me- The building’s storm water system to a downtown view and beyond. Cus- chanical system interference. is collected in concrete tanks con- tom T5 strips were assembled to form The five air handlers required for structed in the basement, and Grey the circular sun, and multiple on-site the interior spaces were separated water is pumped to irrigate a green mock-ups confirmed a non-obtrusive from the perimeter to permit the two roof as well as to be used in water clean suspension. systems to have different supply air closets and urinals. The plumbing The building’s concrete structure temperatures as required. All units fixtures were all selected to use the is 70% exposed, which provides a ve- were located in the penthouse and least amount of water possible. hicle for lighting layers. Strip lights distributed air to the spaces served reinforce the geometric beams with through exposed oval ductwork. Air- Lighting uniform ambient illumination. craft wire ductwork suspension was As a ‘Gateway to the University’, the The building is designed to pro- used to further enhance the appear- eight-story Student Learning Centre mote collaboration and a decentral- ance of the ducts. Units were selected features an elevated plaza and its blue ized learning environment. The for performance and low noise gen- tapered roof creates a dynamic en- lighting provides flexibility and versa- eration. Silencers were used in duct trance. The lighting design objective tility, facilitating way-finding while mains to ensure the spaces met de- was to showcase the gateway identity also being integrated into the learn- sired background noise levels. and create a strong visual beacon. ing experience. The central heating system is The plaza visual effect extends The integration of automated con- based on low temperature hot water into the atrium; a series of bare fluo- trols kept the project 20% below heat distribution with two condensing rescent strips delineate the diagonal ASHRAE 90.1-2010, the design is hot water boilers designed to operate beams to create a powerful dialogue LEED gold compliant, and the project at 94% efficiency. The choice of the with the juxtaposition architecture. came together within budget. CCE system suits the in-floor heating and Ryerson Student Learning Centre Design Team was a major contributor to the energy efficiency required for LEED gold. Owner: Ryerson University The chilled water system for the Architects: Zeidler Partnership in association with Snøhetta building is directly supplied from Ry- Structural engineers: CH2M (Neb Erakovic, P.Eng.) erson University’s central plant. In Mechanical-electrical engineers: Crossey Engineering (Project manager: Momcilo winter and shoulder seasons the cool- Grahovac; Team leader: Hossein Khoee, P.Eng.) ing of interior areas is achieved from Contractor: EllisDon

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MECHANICAL & LIGHTING DESIGN Architectural rendering of the Toronto Zoo’s new Wildlife Health Centre. By Hossein Khoee, P.Eng., and Ion Luh, M.Sc., IALD, Crossey Engineering Photo: H.H. Angus Healthcare for Animals The Toronto Zoo constructs a ronto Zoo’s existing animal support complex and would be constructed in the footprint of the existing veterinary ser- new Wildlife Healthcare Facility. vices building. Adjacent service buildings, including the existing Research, Animal Holding, Quarantine, and Con- he Toronto Zoo is Canada’s premier zoo and home to servation and Biology facilities, would connect to the new over 5,000 animals, including invertebrates and fish, Wildlife Health Centre. representing 460 species from a variety of geographi- cal regions around the world. Encompassing approxi- Design considerations Tmately 710 acres, the Toronto Zoo is Canada’s largest zoo The functional program for the new centre would have to and is divided into seven zoogeographic regions, ranging meet a variety of objectives, including: meeting the needs from the Americas, to Africa, Australasia and Eurasia. of the different animal species, taking into account diverse The campus includes numerous support facilities dedi- environmental requirements for the various habitats, pro- cated to animal care, operations, maintenance and veteri- viding a layout that promotes the effective delivery of ongo- nary services. With the existing veterinary facilities dating ing healthcare services and meeting the requirements of back to 1974, the Toronto Zoo recognized the need for the veterinary professionals who perform these services. redevelopment and expansion. The mandate for the new Eric Lucassen, Project Architect at Diamond Schmitt, Wildlife Health Centre is to provide a state-of-the-art facil- notes, “Working with the Toronto Zoo to create functional ity for veterinary services, that will further the Toronto programming that supports animal healthcare, while Zoo’s commitment to wildlife health, nutrition, species meeting the unique habitat requirements for the various survival research, conservation and education. animals, involved a detailed planning process.” Planning for the new centre commenced in 2011 with The facility program for the Wildlife Health Centre is Diamond Schmitt Architects, in collaboration with animal split over two floor levels and consists of animal treatment healthcare specialists Design Level, leading the team and and surgical areas, diagnostic imaging, an intensive care preparing the architectural design for the new facility. unit, laboratories, animal holding areas, offices and sup- With a total gross area of 32,000 sq. ft., the new two- port spaces, and a public viewing area. Animal holding storey building would be located in the centre of the To- areas are further divided into spaces for small and large

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animals, which require ceiling-high trols, was installed in the slab to en- ciency is maintained in areas that caging to provide safety for the staff. sure that the temperature in the area require fewer air changes per hour. Surgery and diagnostic imaging would be maintained during winter Other energy efficient elements in spaces are centrally located and are months. While the electric heat trac- the design included the use of low accessible via wider corridors to facili- ing cable maintained a heat pad for flow plumbing fixtures, roofing and tate the easy transport of animals into reptiles, additional radiant floor landscaping features that promote these areas. A garage is located adja- heating was used to maintain the heat island reduction for the site and cent to the surgery area, and an elec- environment and create general the use of insulated glazing that pro- tric hoist and hoist beam runs from floor comfort for animals. vides an optimal balance between the garage to the surgery area to help Ventilation systems in animal care daylighting and heat transfer. the transport of larger animals. areas throughout the facility rely on The majority of two-storey rooms a continuous 100% fresh air supply, Electrical and lighting have large clerestory (windows just with no return air, to ensure that requirements below the ceiling) around the perim- contaminants and excrement are not Unlike hospitals where patient care eter of the spaces. This architectural circulated through the ventilation equipment is standard and there are feature allows a significant amount of system. A heat recovery system was prescribed standards for electrical daylight to enter the interior of the provided on the exhaust air system circuiting requirements, animal care building and creates the feeling of to increase energy efficiency. Animal areas have speciality equipment being in an open, natural environ- surgery areas utilize a dedicated sup- items, and require multiple dedicat- ment. Laboratories and support spac- ply air system, which incorporate air ed circuits and receptacles. Addition- es are located in close proximity with change requirements and filtration ally, animal care areas were consid- animal care areas to minimize travel comparable to the requirements for ered wet environments, due to the distances for support services. a human healthcare facility. By utilizing a separate, dedicated supply air Mechanical considerations system for surgery areas, energy effi- Given the varying functionalities and diverse environmental requirements of the different spaces, a number of innovative applications of mechanical and electrical systems were incorporated in the building’s design. The holding area for fish and reptiles required that tropical temperatures be con- sistently maintained throughout the year, maintaining 100% rela- tive humidity. Electric heat tracing cable, specifically modelled for the application by Tyco Thermal Con- Photos: H.H. Angus Clockwise: The two-storey-high animal surgery room has a hoist beam and electric hoist to transport larger animals; Large clerestory located around the perimeter of animal holding spaces and animal treatment rooms provide natural light; Main runs of mechanical and electrical services were confined to corridor ceiling spaces; The roof top air handling units supply 100 per cent fresh air to animal care areas.

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frequent washing that occurs after contributed to the overall design. team develop innovative solutions to animals are returned to their habi- Furthermore, involving the users provide an enhanced animal care tats. Ground fault circuit interrupter throughout the project was critical in environment.” CCE (GFCI) receptacles were used in identifying the unique needs of vari- these areas to maintain electrical ous animal groups. Eric Lucassen Philip Chow, P.Eng., P.E. is a senior safety. Lighting fixtures throughout notes, “Having the Toronto Zoo’s project manager at H.H. Angus & the facility were selected to provide veterinary staff provide input into Associates Ltd., the mechanical and both illumination requirements for specific design requirements at every electrical engineers for the project. animal care and were vapour tight, to step of the project helped the design [email protected]. maintain infection control practices and protect luminaires from in- advertent spray during cleaning. Occupancy sensors and multiple light switches were used throughout the facility to give users THE a wide range of automatic and manual lighting control, which allow lights to be turned off when there is enough daylight present through windows and clerestory. To avoid interference with full height cages, architectural cleresto- ries, and to minimize the likelihood of interaction with animals, overhead mechanical and electrical SYSTEM FOR HDPE PIPE services were routed outside of animal care areas and confined to corridor spaces. This created several installation coordination issues that were resolved by the con- THE FASTEST WAY tractor, via the creation of detailed TO JOIN HDPE PIPE — interference drawings during the NO IFS, ANDS, construction phase of the project. OR BUTTS. Nearing completion The project was competitively tendered and awarded to Gillam Group Inc., with construction com- mencing in February 2015. The new building is in the final phases of construction and is scheduled to be complete during the first quarter of 2017. Working on an animal healthcare facility designed to accommodate a variety of different species, with diverse requirements, proved to be a unique challenge. While healthcare standards are readily available for hospital construction, there are minimal design and construction standards available for this type of animal care facility. Environmental stan- refuse-to-fuse.com © 2017 VICTAULIC COMPANY. dards established by the Canadian ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Council on Animal Care and general healthcare design experience

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111 C a rl to n BUILDING RENEWAL An aging 22-storey hotel in downtown Toronto has been rehabilitated and converted into a much needed student residence building.

By James Cooper, P.Eng., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

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oronto’s aging building stock found that the upper parking level can often be lost and forgot- slab of the two-level (approximately ten among the many new 25,000 sq.ft.) underground garage Tglass clad structures that are had widespread corrosion and deteri- rising on our skyline. Often the older oration, and lacked a proper and low-rise buildings located in prime functioning waterproofing system. locations are demolished to make way The repairs included the complete for new high-rise developments. removal and replacement of the This project is different. In down- upper parking level slab. Extensive town Toronto, one challenge the city lateral wall/column bracing and shor- faces is the lack of available student ing were installed to provide support housing for the several post-second- while the replacement work took ary intuitions located in the core. place. The shoring consisted mainly Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Rather than using the “new build” of hollow structural steel members The original podium deck slab did not include model, Knightstone Capital Manage- bolted into the existing walls/col- any waterproofing. ment set its sights on an ambitious umns and into the slab-on-grade building renewal project. The com- below. Typically there were four brac- Podium deck challenges pany chose to convert an existing 45- es per column, but some critical loca- The podium deck surrounding the year old, 22-storey, hotel constructed tions had upwards of eight braces—it building quickly became a challenge circa 1970 located at 111 Carlton definitely made installation and con- for the project team. This was the Street (at Jarvis) into a contemporary struction challenging. main access/egress point for the nu- purpose-built student residence to The replacement of the slab was merous trades working on site. Only serve students of several downtown completed in sequences as follows: once the overburden concrete paving post-secondary institutes. installation of all bracing/shoring, and interlocking had been removed The conversion included signifi- saw-cut removal of the existing slab; did we discover that the original con- cant structural rehabilitation and installation of formwork; installation struction of the podium deck slab did modifications, along with the re- of steel; and placement of new con- not include any waterproofing. The placement of waterproofing systems crete. slab had extensive concrete delamina- throughout the building. The design Due to the tight schedule, a lot of tions which required repair. The work team successfully completed this this work overlapped, with some por- may sound simple—just expand the challenging project within budget tions of the slab still in the saw-cutting repair patches and move on—but due semester. phase while other areas were having to other trades and projects it became reinforcing steel installed. The new a serious problem. Directly below the Reconstructing the upper slab was designed to provide better north podium deck work was being parking level slab drainage and to meet current Build- undertaken to construct a large kitch- As structural engineers, Read Jones ing Code requirements and the Park- en and dining area—an extremely Christoffersen (RJC) carried out a ing Structures Code CSA S413. important (and expensive) part of the detailed condition assessment and interior redevelopment. The restoration team developed a plan to install scaffolding completely under the repair areas to allow work to progress below. The scaffolding was strong enough to support the weight of the workers and the wet concrete but was also designed to be wa- tertight to prevent leakage into the work area below.

Concrete repairs to the exterior walls and shear wall ends The building exterior walls consist of both exposed reinforced concrete elements and precast concrete elements, which were deteriorating

Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. and suffering from corrosion. They Lateral wall/column bracing and shoring were installed during parking level slab replacement. were repaired and given a new pro-

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tective coating. The east wall of the building was in considerably worse shape than the west wall and required more than 10 times the amount of concrete repairs. It is typical of most buildings that the east and north drops are in worse condition that the south and west drops. The east drop will generally get cool morning sunshine, and the north drop sees little to no sunshine, which results in significantly less dry- ing. Moisture was a large cause of the observed deterioration. The original architecture of the building presented a technical challenge—the concrete repairs had to be finished to match the existing ribbing. If this was not done perfectly, every single repair would stand out. The repairs became a sight to see, es-

pecially since the building was locat- Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. ed at the corner of two major streets. Exterior walls of both reinforced and precast concrete elements were deteriorating. At some points it appeared that we were turning the east wall into Swiss cheese. The contractor used a mast lift to undertake the concrete repairs.

New entrance and other structural changes The showpiece of the renewal project is a 125-ft. long by 40-ft. tall glass box façade which was added on the north building entrance. In addition to the rehabilitation of the base building structure, other major structural changes included the infilling of a pool on the lower roof and the intro- duction of new openings in various walls throughout the building. The renovations also involved a complete interior retrofit, including finishes, mechanical and electrical Photo: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. systems, life safety systems and other Concrete repairs had to match the existing ribbing. architectural improvements. Today the renamed Parkside Stu- 111 Carlton Renewal dent residence stands out among the glass towers downtown. It has been Owner-client: Knightstone Capital Management renewed and given a second life to Prime consultant (excluding Read Jones Christoffersen (Jeremy Horst, CET, glass and interior), structural, James Cooper, P.Eng., Nensi Baboci, serve the next generation of young restoration and structural Michael Moffatt, P.Eng., Alex Wong, P.Eng., minds living in the city. CCE engineers: Daniel Sokolowski, P.Eng.) Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects James Cooper, P.Eng.,LEED AP O+M is an Construction manager: Woodbecker Associate with Read Jones Christoffersen’s Contractors: Eagle Restoration (parking garage and podium Building Science and Restoration group. restoration), KIB Building Restoration (exterior He is based in Toronto. wall restoration).

22 www.canadianconsultingengineer.com January/February 2017 By Dr. Paul Lusina, P.Eng., Dr. Martin Ordonez, P.Eng. smart grid Rethinking PARKADES Parking facilities seen as an opportunity—from eyesore to energy hub.

housands of people travel to Korea uses polycarbonate and stain- for shopping and dining. the University of British Colum- less steel panels to create an aestheti- bia (UBC) every day. Research- cally appealing parkade, and the Ve- Benefits of Microgrids ers have now joined forces with randa car park in Rotterdam is de- The energy grid of the past century is TUBC Parking and industry partners signed to blend into existing city ar- based on a centralized approach to to use the parking system itself as a chitecture as well as to provide space energy generation and management. research laboratory and teaching facility as well as a state-of-the-art parking facility. UBC Parking offers over 9,000 parking spaces to serve 52,000 students and 14,000 faculty and staff. The Vancouver campus has six major parkades and numerous surface lots on campus close to sports facilities, conference halls, academic buildings and the UBC hospital. Aside from their utilitarian role, UBC researchers and UBC Parking also see parking facilities playing a key role in the Uni- versity’s mandate for teaching, research and community engagement, and the new UBC Energy Hub project will show how a parkade can support all three of these goals. Parking facilities are often where people arrive when they visit the Uni- versity, and the last place they see when they depart. While UBC Park- ing has put in resources to make the business side of parking easy for cus- tomers, there is potential to use parking facilities to showcase UBC’s leadership and innovation. The facilities are venues for art exhibits, technology demonstrations and research collabo- rations between UBC faculty and the community at large. There is an increasing trend towards leveraging the value and poten- The Health tial of parking facilities. For example, Sciences parkade the Santa Monica Civic Centre in- on the UBC campus will be the site of a cludes solar charging facilities for new Energy Hub electric vehicles and energy-saving microgrid project.

LED lighting; the Herma in South Photo: UBC

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Large facilities, such as hydro-electric more, the success of automated deci- along with municipal, provincial, and stations, nuclear power plants, and sion and control systems can only be federal governments. UBC’s engage- coal/gas-powered facilities transmit established using real data transmit- ment includes the faculty of Applied energy over large distances to distri- ted over real networks. UBC’s Energy Science, five research laboratories, bution networks that power domestic Hub parkade will be the facility used UBC Parking and Energy and Water and industrial loads. The centralized for system-level experimentation and Services. The industry partners are grid is over-designed to meet reliabil- research. Feasibility for the project engaged in individual RD&D projects ity requirements and growth projec- was completed at the end of 2016, utilizing the infrastructure to test new tions. Energy production follows en- and the expected completion date is concepts in urban mobility, low power ergy demand, and grid generators the end of 2018. telecoms, connected transportation must be able to quickly increase or and resilient urban infrastructure to decrease their output to meet cus- Demonstrating new name a few. tomer needs. energy systems In contrast, energy microgrids are UBC is re-imagining the role of Payoff for investment based on a small-scale distributed ap- parkades by transforming one facility Energy Hub will have a significant proach to energy generation and into the Energy Hub microgrid. The value for all participants. UBC will management. Microgrids include re- Energy Hub parkade will integrate have a demonstration project that lets newable energy generation, such as emerging energy technologies into a people see working renewable energy solar and wind power, energy storage single interdependent system. It will systems that contribute to the Univer- and a variety of loads, which are clas- incorporate solar power, energy stor- sity’s GHG reduction targets. Indus- sified in terms of priority and opera- age, EV charging, lighting and IT in- try partners will have a full scale test tional requirements. Microgrids may frastructure to implement demand bed for developing commercial prod- be either independent of the central- side management of energy, improve ucts, will build partnerships with ized grid (islanded mode) or con- user safety and generate energy that UBC’s research faculty and benefit nected to the centralized grid (grid- will be integrated into the local grid. from their expertise. Finally, the facil- tied mode). Because most renewable The building will function as a ity will be a sandbox for training ™ The heart and / Icon, “Heart&Stroke” and “Life. 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Getting a HEAD START Launching early this year, the Canadian Practice Manual for BIM will set the stage for greater adoption.

uildingSMART Canada is re- strong government issued BIM man- leasing a new practice manual dates, and/or have strongly integrated to serve the construction sec- supply chains. In Canada, the push tor in the adoption of lifecycle for BIM adoption comes primarily bBuilding Information Model (BIM). from practitioners who have a wide Titled the Canadian Practice range of business relationships. Manual for BIM, this three-volume According to Bill Moore, vice- two volumes in parallel. practice manual is designed to pro- Chair of bSC and one of the Associa- Over 60 AECOO professionals vide novice and intermediate BIM tion of Consulting Engineering Com- from across Canada contributed ma- users the context and framework for panies’ two representatives to the In- terial and expertise in-kind to the developing and adopting company- stitute for BIM in Canada, the prac- practice manual. “Significant effort centric practices to streamline and tice manual is intended to be a guid- was focused towards ensuring the improve their use of digital informa- ing document that can be used across Practice Manual for BIM is recog- tion. For more advanced organiza- Canada. “Compiled by Canadians - nized as a valuable resource by all tions, the manual provides approach- for Canadians, the release of the stakeholders responsible for the Cana- es to collaboratively exchange models buildingSMART Canada Practice dian built environment,” said Moore. and information between project Manual for BIM provides our AECOO Additionally the National Research participants. community with highly sought after Council’s Industrial Research Assis- tance Program provided financial “Compiled by Canadians — for Canadians, support to offset some of the incre- mental costs required. the release of the buildingSMART Canada For many practitioners who may Practice Manual for BIM provides our AECOO already be familiar with BIM, the two community with highly sought after most relevant parts of the practice manual compilation will be Volume guidance and wisdom related to 2: Company Context and Volume 3: BIM in a Canadian context.” Project Context. Volume 2 lays out the most com- According to buildingSMART guidance and wisdom related to BIM mon approaches for organizations Canada (bSC), there is a growing con- in a Canadian context,” said Moore. who are considering using BIM inter- sensus that systematic change is need- A technical advisory committee nally. It helps managers and end ed in the construction sector, and proposed the creation of a three-vol- users understand how BIM can be they formalized a roadmap to lifecy- ume practice manual that would be used within their organization and cle BIM that identifies priorities focussed on Canada. The first volume how information-based approaches through to 2020. Part of this plan is to would provide a common introduc- are likely to impact them. The volume develop national BIM strategies, stan- tion and understanding, the second begins with best practices to under- dards and practice manuals. Several volume to provide an overview of BIM stand and document how BIM fits in practice manuals have been written within an organization, and the final with their business plan and pro- around the world, all with particular volume to provide an overview of BIM gresses through technology and strengths and weaknesses. While all within a multidisciplinary project. human resources aspects, and con- have useful material, none of them After the technical advisory commit- cludes with common challenges faced fully meet the needs of the Canadian tee collaboratively authored volume by companies with their first few BIM practitioner. Other countries have one, bSC decided to produce the final experiences.

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One important best practice is tied shared and used in a project to reduce that they will be receiving what they to the fact that many companies ne- overall risk. It starts by guiding man- need and not over-committing to glect their current strengths when agers through project preparation what they are able to provide. adopting BIM. Instead of using tech- and understanding what applications The practice manual will be avail- nology to streamline the process of of BIM will provide value. Other high- able in both print and digital forms getting the information needed to lights of the volume are BIM-centric with English and French editions perform one’s job, they focus on the workflows and how they differ from from buildingSMART Canada in technology itself. Instead, the prac- traditional practice and common ap- early 2017. The print version is a tice manual highlights the impor- proaches and issues with the execu- bound copy of all three volumes. The tance of analyzing current business tion and management of the BIM digital version is available as PDFs and practices to identify information portions of projects. can be acquired individually or as a needs and to map those needs to The practice manual stresses the set of all three. In addition, for a lim- model capabilities. As part of this, the importance of creating and following ited time, Volume one: BIM a Primer, manual stresses the importance of a BIM Execution plan, but only if the will be available in digital form at no building test cases and pilot projects plan is going to be followed, and not cost to practitioners who join build- to ensure that technology is reducing be “shelfware.” In the execution plan, ingSMART Canada. work, not increasing it. it is also critical for project partici- Further details are available at Volume 3 approaches BIM from pants to document and understand www.buildingsmartcanada.ca. CCE the project perspective, particularly information exchanges and expecta- when it comes to collaborative use of tions. Instead of signing off on re- Paul Woodard, Ph.D., founder and vp BIM, where models are to be used by quirements documents, assuming with Advanced BIM Solutions Inc., spe- multiple stakeholders. It helps manag- that the project is business as usual, cializes in working with the construction ers and practitioners understand and practitioners should use the planning sector to develop and adopt plans and pro- document where information can be exercise as an opportunity to ensure cesses in the shift towards innovation. CCEMag_Jan2017_WWS_Pubs.pdf 1 1/23/17 12:50:53 PM Design O ce

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CCE JanFeb2017_AMS.indd 27 2017-02-08 11:05 AM fire protection By William Kuffner, P.Eng.

What is FIRESTOPPING Getty Images/iStockphoto Exploring the materials and systems used, where they’re required and who should be looking after its use.

irestopping is a term used to describe the materials Listed for use in Canada means the system has been and systems used to fill the void space in an open- tested to the requirements of CAN/ULC S115 “Standard ing in a fire separation to maintain the required Method of Fire Tests of Firestop Systems”, and assigned performance of the fire separation. It means differ- one of five rating types (see Table 1) that indicate the du- Fent things to different people, and this article will at- ration of time the system maintained the minimum accep- tempt to present some ideas to help normalize that tance criteria. range of understanding and explain how firestopping Some systems are simple enough they only require the fits into construction projects. application of fire stopping sealant to fulfill installation Let’s start with what firestopping is not. It is not red sili- requirements. However some are much more complicated, cone sealant slopped into a hole installed by untrained requiring the installation of multiple components with very personnel; it is not fibreglass insulation stuffed into a hole specific installation instructions and multiple layers. The in a floor; nor is it a block of polystyrene foam painted grey application of a system depends on the construction of the to look like concrete—all of which have been tried on more fire separation, the size of the opening made in the fire than one occasion. separation, what specific penetrants are inserted in the “What you see is what you get” just doesn’t work when openings and the space remaining after the penetrant is it comes to firestopping. The amount and type of materi- installed (commonly referred to as the annular space). al, its compression, layer thickness, the ability for the system to move with the building, the orientation of the fill Why firestop systems are important material and several other factors all go into determining Fire separations are mandated in buildings to prevent the whether a firestop system has been implemented correct- spread of a fire beyond the room or compartment of origin ly. A firestop system needs to remain in place for the life and are designed using listed systems that are proven to of the building and be able to perform when a fire occurs. achieve the required result. Likewise, firestop systems are Every wall, floor or roof that is required to be construct- also tested to ensure they achieve the same result as fire ed as a fire separation, and which is allowed to be penetrat- separations, which is the prevention of fire effects being ed by a building service or that is constructed with joints, measurable on the unexposed side of a system under test in needs to be sealed with a system of materials that has been a laboratory setting. tested and listed to maintain the fire resistance rating of the fire separation. Deserving more attention Perhaps firestop systems don’t get the professional atten- Table 1 – Fire Stop Ratings tion they deserve because of the complexity in managing Fire firestopping projects due to the amount of detail to re- Stop Rating ULC-S115 Acceptance Criteria view, or perhaps it is because conducting review work after systems have been completely installed provides little System remains in the opening during the fire test without permitting the passage of flame through the extra quality assurance. Maybe we just miss the boat alto- F opening or the occurrence of flaming on any element gether as engineers or architects when it comes to taking on the unexposed side of the system. or assigning responsibility for review of these systems. Passes F rating criteria and does not permit the unex- After all, firestopping isn’t required for a wall until an FT posed side temperature to rise in excess of 181°C. opening is made to allow electrical or mechanical systems Passes F rating criteria and does not permit develop an to pass through it. Well, that isn’t exactly true because FH opening that would permit a projection of water from most walls have joints, and many walls are incorporated the hose stream test beyond the unexposed side. into ceiling systems that are part of the original design FTH Passes both FT and FH rating criteria. and can have a combination of professional responsibility. The leakage rate (L/s) of the largest test specimen One thing is for certain, if these systems were getting the determined from the air leakage tests. Separate ratings amount of attention they require to be properly done L may be identified for each individual air pressure and there would be a lot more complaining about them than I temperature exposure, or both. hear about from construction projects.

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Which trade should install? In a modest-sized construction project this could lead to Most construction projects receive firestopping treatments hundreds, if not thousands, of unique situations that each by several trades. Electrical contractors firestop electrical requires separate consideration to select the appropriate boxes, conduit and the like. Mechanical contractors fire- firestop system. With that many unique situations, there stop ductwork, plumbing penetrations, etc. General con- are bound to be a number with no listed system in place to tractors or drywall contractors firestop construction joints rely on. For those situations, an engineering opinion is and so on. Each type of penetration in a fire separation required that seeks to evaluate the situation and apply comes with its own set of acceptable solutions and prod- fundamental heat transfer principles to as well as knowl- ucts. Any conscientious contractor that understands the edge of the past performance of the materials and systems application requirements and installation techniques is being considered. more than capable of installing firestopping systems. How- Two of the databases available for finding firestopping ever, there is something to be said for obtaining the ser- systems are the ULC and UL databases. Both managed by vices of a firestopping contractor as a specialty trade. the same organization, the primary difference is that the These professionals have a better understanding of what ULC database contains listings for systems that have been systems can and should be applied to firestop penetrations tested according to the ULC standard, while the UL data- in fire separations because it is all they do. One of the prob- base contains listings that are tested to ASTM standards as lems with employing this type of trade on a project is the well as ULC. In order to ensure that a UL listing meets the coordination with other trades. Like a painting contractor requirements for use in Canada, the listing document will that often has to revisit the same wall over and over again contain the statement “Certified for Canada” and have the as other contractors complete work, the firestopping con- characters XHEZ7 in front of the listing document. tractor can’t be expected to know ahead of time how may or what types of systems will need to get installed, because Planning projects the installing contractor creates openings as work is being Coordination of the firestopping effort starts with com- completed. The selection of a dedicated firestopping con- munication. Each of the trades have to be made aware of tractor can improve project delivery overall because it offers the firestopping plan and understand their role. If the a more robust method of ensuring quality of workmanship. major trades are tasked with firestopping individually it gives them the freedom to plan without coordination with Who should specify firestopping other trades, but it also means they need extra training to Firestopping is usually specified by the project architect, ensure they understand the firestopping requirements but if there is no architect, then the engineer or other de- and that they apply them correctly. The specifying engi- signer in charge of creating or causing an opening to be neer or architect has a duty to ensure the firestopping is created in a fire separation should specify the work. In conducted to preserve the fire resistance ratings of fire principal, the task is simple: apply listed systems using list- separations on the project. ed materials in the way specified in the listing document with a fire resistance rating applicable to the rating of the Inspection at key stages fire separation within which the opening is created. Firestop systems are sometimes part of the construction of the fire separation. As an example, electrical switch boxes Specifying firestopping or power receptacle boxes are permitted to be installed in To do this properly, the specifying professional must un- fire separations so long they are separated sufficiently and derstand the construction of the fire separation, the have intumescent putty pads or other sealant applied to the quantity, type and physical characteristics of the materials box. The only way to inspect the fire separation wall with penetrating the fire separation and the annular space the electrical installation is before the final layers of gyp- that will remain once the trade is finished the opening. sum are applied to close the fire separation. The specifier must then determine if the planned pen- At other times, firestopping can be applied after the fire etrations are permitted by the code. This is done by finding separation is completed and then a penetration opening is out if the penetrant is allowed in the building and occu- made, and there are suggested methodologies for conduct- pancy type—answering questions about the combustibility, ing professional review of these types of systems. ASTM smoke developing and flame spread characteristics. Once standards E2174 “Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection it has been determined the penetrant is allowed in the of Installed Firestops” and E2393 “Standard Practice for building, the quantity and arrangement of elements is On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems needed to begin the selection process of finding a system and Perimeter Fire Barriers” offer suggested review strate- or systems that are listed with sufficient fire resistance rat- gies, including selective destructive testing and installation ings to meet the building code requirements. supervision as acceptable options. CCE This requires an understanding of the construction of the fire separation and the geometry of the penetrating William Kuffner, P.Eng. is Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Infra- material arrangement, which includes the space left over. structure Engineering with SNC-Lavalin.

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CCE JanFeb2017_AMS.indd 29 2017-02-08 11:05 AM engineers & the law By Dražen Bulat, Miller Thomson LLP

Tendering and the new Ontario condo act ondominiums are big business. In recent years the and other contracts or arrangements that the corpora- Toronto skyline has been crowded with cranes reach- tion entered into in relation to the contract or transac- Cing ever higher into the sky as developers race to build tion meet the prescribed requirements. towers to meet the growing demand for affordable home A few months later, the Toronto Star and The Globe and ownership. Mail reported that Canada’s Competition Bureau was inves- As a condominium building ages, it will need repair and tigating “allegations of bid-rigging and conspiracy involv- renovation work. The building may need new windows, new ing the multimillion-dollar condo renovation industry.” elevators or a new roof; the underground parking garage The Bureau’s investigation suggests there may be good may need waterproofing; or the lobby and the corridors reason to introduce some form of “ground rules” for ten- may need to be renovated. These are just a few examples of dering in the condominium sector. work that is taking place every day, and should be multi- There is no question that the condominium renovation plied by the thousands of condominium buildings that industry has grown, and that renovation projects can sig- have been and are being constructed. Big business indeed. nificantly deplete a corporation’s reserve fund. At the Usually, when work needs to be done on a condomini- same time, many corporations tender projects and sign um building the condominium board will hire an engineer contracts with little regard or attention to their legal obli- or other consultant to develop a set of specifications and gations or risks. drawings for the work. The work will then be tendered, usu- The proposed new Section 39.1 deals with the issue by ally based on tender documents prepared by the engineer. forbidding condominium corporations from entering into However, as a result of new legislation in Ontario, tender- a “prescribed contract or transaction” unless the tender ing by condominium corporations will soon undergo a process and other contracts or arrangements “meet the change. Engineers and consultants who currently work, or prescribed requirements.” But, what are the “prescribed who intend to work, for condominium corporations in On- contract[s] and transaction[s]”? What are the “prescribed tario need to be aware of the changes that are coming. requirements” that the tender process will have to meet? We In May, 2015, the Ontario Government introduced Bill don’t know yet. As they say, the “devil is in the details” or, in 106, the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, which substan- this case, in the Regulations that will be issued. At the same tially amended the Ontario Condominium Act. In the de- time, we can make an educated guess about the pending bates that followed in the Ontario Legislature, a number of changes by looking at what the Ontario Government did a MPPs highlighted that one of the key features of the new few years ago with tendering in the broader public sector. legislation was that it puts into place: In October, 2010, the Office of the Auditor General of appropriate financial controls … when condo corpora- Ontario issued a Special Report which highlighted con- tions spend the owners’ money. … If passed, the legisla- cerns related to procurement activities of hospitals (and tion would strengthen financial management require- other public sector organizations). The result was the intro- ments for condo corporations and help prevent fraud duction of new legislation, the Ontario Broader Public Sector and mismanagement. For example, it would forbid Accountability Act, 2010 (“BPSAA”), which was described in condo corporations from finalizing some contracts the Ontario Legislature as “raising the bar for accountabil- until they had fulfilled certain procurement rules, en- ity and transparency for the broader public sector.” The suring better management in the interests of condo Ontario Government also issued a “Procurement Direc- owners. tive,” the purpose of which is to ensure that broader public Other MPPs commented that the intent of the legisla- sector organizations acquire goods and services “through a tion is to make sure that procurement (tendering) deci- process that is open, fair and transparent.” sions “are made in an accountable and transparent way to Note the use of the words “accountability”, “transpar- the owners” and to ensure “there’s fairness and transparency” and “fairness” in 2010—the same words that were ency” in the tender process. used in 2015 to refer to the new Section 39.1 and the The amending legislation received Royal Assent on De- amendments relating to procurement by condominium cember 3, 2015. It includes a new section 39.1 (which is not corporations. yet in force): The Ontario Legislature’s goals in enacting the amend- 39.1 A corporation shall not enter into a prescribed ments to the Condominium Act relating to tendering, and contract or transaction unless the procurement process continued on page 33

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