July 3, 2008
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa’s Congress Centre prepares to set green example
The Ottawa Congress Centre (OCC) is scheduled for demolition as of September 2008. The centre was built in 1983 as part of a downtown-core revitalization project.
Construction of the new 400,000-square-foot, $159-million LEED certified building is slated to start in February 2009. The project is expected to be completed by April 2011.
The contract for the design-build project will be awarded on August 2008 to either EllisDon Corporation or PCL Constructors Canada Inc.Each firm’s proposal must offer solutions for energy efficiency and innovative design.
Patrick Kelly, president of the OCC, strongly believes that the new building, which will greatly enhance the urban landscape, will also improve the quality of Ottawa’s downtown experience for its citizens and tourists alike. The new congress centre is also expected to affirm Ottawa’s position as a strong Tier II convention destination
The current compliance team includes Delcan (site servicing and civil engineers); GBAssociates (project and development advisory services); Halcrow Yolles (structural engineering consultant); Mulvey & Banani (electrical and technology consultant); The Mitchell Partnership (TMP) (mechanical consultant); BuildGreen (LEED consultant); and Golder Associates (geotechnical and gesignated site surveyors).
The EllisDon team
Parkin Architects Limited
Halsall Associates Limited
Geo. A. Kelson Company Limited
Crossey Engineering Limited
Univex Group of Companies
Stantec Consulting Inc.
McManus Engineering
Quantum Murray LP
David Morgan, Convention Centre Consultant
Janet Rosenberg + Associates Landscape Architects
Val Velzen + Radchenko Design Associates Ltd.
Weaymouth & Associates, Inc.
Aercoustics Engineering Limited
Rooney, Irving & Associates Ltd.
Morrison Hershfield Group Inc.
The PCL Constructors Canada Inc. team:
Brisbin, Brook, Beynon Architects
Ove Arup & Partners
Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited
Goodkey Weedmark & Associates Ltd.
Gradient Microclimate Engineering Inc.
Enermodal Engineering
Ehvert Engineering Inc.
Engineered Harmonics Inc.
Barry Weymouth & Associates
Grottschalk + Ash International
Betty Dion Enterprises Inc.
Martin Conboy Lighting Design
Morrison Hershfield Group Inc.
Rooney Irving & Associates Ltd.
Kaizen Foodservice Planning & Design Inc.
Lashley & Associates
Novatech Engineering Consultants Ltd.
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