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February 4, 2011
Construction continues on the University of Waterloo’s Engineering 6 building in Waterloo, Ontario
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Work progresses on the exterior of the University of Waterloo’s Engineering 6 Building in Waterloo, Ont.
Aecon Buildings is constructing the five-storey, 115,000 square-foot concrete structure on an existing campus parking lot. The facility will house wet and dry labs for graduate research work, offices, seminar rooms and designated administrative space.
The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2011 and the architect is Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc.
U of W Project Team
Consultants on the University of Waterloo’s Engineering 6 Building are Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. (structural); MTE Consultants Inc. (civil); MCW Consultants Ltd. (mechanical/electrical); GSP Group Inc. (planning & landscape) and Randal Brown & Associates Ltd. (life & fire protection). Subtrades include: York Excavating; Avenue Builders (concrete structure form work); Rush Steel Fabrication & Design Ltd (misc metal); The Roberts Group Inc. (mechanical/electrical); Albrecht Reinforcing Steel Ltd.; Hogg Fuel & Supply Ltd (concrete); Hy-Grade Precast (precast stairs); George & Asmussen Limited (masonry); Upper Canada Speciality Hardware; C & H Fire Suppression Systems Inc.; Noram Enterprises Inc.(curtainwall supply/Install); M W McGill (louver); Shear Metal Products (siding); Brantco Construction (asphalt); Canadian Washroom Products; Capital Drywall Systems; Cooksville Steel (structural steel penthouse); F&M Caulkin Limited (fire caulking/joint sealant); G.A. Door & Hardware; Nedlaw Roofing; Selyan’s Flooring & Interiors; Tam-Kal Limited (sheet metal); Vibro-Acoustics (floating floor); and Delta Elevator.
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