UBC Columbia Swing Space
Feb 20, 2020, 03:52 AM
The University of British Columbia's new swing space facility houses students that are displaced on campus due to the construction of other buildings.
List Title :
UBC Columbia Swing Space
Page title :
University of British Columbia Swing Space
Detailed location :
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Client :
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PROPERTIES TRUST
Consultant :
KASIAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN & PLANNING LTD.
Contract type :
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Project value :
$8,000,000
Project size :
60,000 SQ. FT.
Duration :
11 MONTHS
Award :
Lead certification level :
SILVER
Featured :
No
The University of British Columbia swing space consists of a four-storey building of classrooms, lecture halls and offices that has the capacity to house 800 students. A special feature in this building is the passive air handling system designed to significantly reduce the air conditioning and heating loads. This system utilizes six foot diameter concrete air handling pipes beneath the building to temper the air to approximately 55 degrees Celsius before it enters the facility.
This building is also the first concrete tilt-up building built on campus. This design approach provided the university with a concrete building in a reduced time frame and at a reduced cost relative to a conventional cast-in-place building.
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Delivery Model :
Construction Management
Services :
- LEED/Sustainable Construction
- Pre-Construction/Early Contractor Involvement
Location :
British Columbia
Sector :
Buildings
