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Eastern Construction co-ordinates $55 million Evergreen Brick Works Project
Canada’s first large-scale environmental discovery centre
STAFF WRITER – The GTA Construction Report
nent ropes course and climb- tre for Urban Sustainability.
ing wall. Below grade, we poured a
Contractors are trans- Cormier, where Evergreen Ravine Terrace – the skim coat of concrete (a thin
forming Toronto’s old Don will grow native plants and public space overlooking the layer 2–3 inches deep) to
Valley Brick Works Factory shrubs for sale year round. Weston Quarry for public make life easier for workers
into a new environmental School groups, community gathering and special events. installing the rebar (steel bars
community centre and na- groups, home gardeners and The Nature Playground used to reinforce concrete) in
tional hub for urban sustan- families will participate in – an enchanting outdoor chil- the foundation of the build-
ability. the planting and maintenance dren‟s activity area with ing. This layer will act as
The project, scheduled for of these accessible gardens. tunnels, secret passageways, solid ground to stand on so
completion in May 2010, In the winter, a playful skat- a garden maze, an adventure project will be carbon neutral being documented on the workers aren’t sinking into
will include: ing trail will wind through zone, a challenge course and for heeting and cooling, net- evergreen.ca journal. The the thick sandy clay. With the
Welcome Centre – the the space. tree house. A special section water neutral, generate zero latest entry, in August, re- help of our new crane, the
year-round winterized centre Evergreen Marché – a will be for children to get waste to landfill, and operate ports: concrete went airborne and
will be the hub and orienta- collection of store-fronts in- their hands dirty,‟ creating with sustainable transporta- “With the crane in place, was transported effortlessly
tion site for visitors. Tours cluding an environmentally and caring for vegetable and tion. our focus is on the construc- to its destination.”
will leave from here and the sustainable Jamie Kennedy native plant gardens. Construction progress is tion of Building 12, The Cen-
Centre will include exhibi- Café. At the Marché, visitors The Centre for Urban
tion space, heritage informa- will discover the richness of Sustainability (designed by
tion and industrial artifacts. food through gardening and Diamond and Schmitt), the
Niagara health complex passes
Welcome Court – the cooking experiences and will only new building on site,
front entrance for visitors to explore the cultural and culi- will be the economic and in-
critical concrete pour milestone
Evergreen Brick Works. Gar- nary diversity of local agri- tellectual heart of the com-
dens with native trees, shrubs culture. The goal is to inspire plex, and will open soon
STAFF WRITER – The GTA Construction Report mitments for portions of the work have al-
and wildflowers will replace food action in homes and thereafter
ready been made during the proposal stage
. The centre will be
the old cement, and shade communities. a meeting place where edu-
The foundation cement pour for the Ni- of the project to subcontractors who partic-
agara Health System’s new health care com-
and seating will make this a Brick Works Heritage cators, innovators and leaders
ipated in developing the lump sum con-
plex in August has marked a milestone in the struction cost.”
comfortable space for visi- Centre - a 52,000-square- in social and environmental
construction of the 970,000 sq. ft. project in The project, at its peak, will have about
tors to meet and relax. foot space that will preserve thought come together to
St. Catherines. 1,000 workers on site.
Green City Gardens – and celebrate the factory‟s bring about positive change. The project, which is on schedule to open The new health care complex will be
the gardens designed by in- industrial heritage. At the Construction, of course, to patients in early 2013, reached the con- built on a32o-acre section of a 40-acre site in
ternationally renowned land- north end, Outward Bound must meet high environmen-
crete pour stage following excavation work St. Catherines. It will be environmentally
scape architect Claude Canada will have a perma
of the building footprint over the summer. friendly and has been designed to achieve
- tal standards. The finished
This work, in addition to site servicing, LEED Certification, the news release says.
grading and demolition was completed by “Environmental features include energy ef-
St. Catherines contractor Rankin Construc- ficient lighting, cooling and heating, which
tion and PCL, the project’s general contrac- will help to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
tor. sions.
Lafarge Canada is the concrete structure
contractor; which, when complete, will Construction milestones:
amass 52,000 cubic metres.
PCL intends to use Niagara-area sub Activity Start
trades extensively, with the majority of on- Financial Close March 2009
site labour going to the Golden Horseshoe Groundbreaking and site
As part of the bid process, Harris Rebar mobilization April 2009
based in Stoney Creek is responsible for the Site clearing and
843-tonne steel structure. Peninsula Fenc- topsoil removal May 2009
ing and Landscaping in St. Catherines com- Site servicing June 2009
pleted the site’s security fencing. Bulk excavation June 2009
“PCL will continue to call for tenders Demolition July 2009
from pre-qualified sub contractor for the Concrete structure August 2009
project, with the majority of tendering ac- Crane installation August 2009
tivity taking place in early 2010,” says a Building envelope May 2010
news release from Niagara Health System Interior finishes June 2010
and Plenary Health Niagara. “Firm com- Substantial completion November 2012
399 Vansickle Road, St. Catharines, ON L7S 3T4
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