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June 22, 2012
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EllisDon works on exterior of Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto
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Exterior work gets closer to the top floor on the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto, Ont.
EllisDon Corp. is general contractor of the 21-storey facility that has been designed to meet LEED Gold certification. The building will be equipped with research labs, education and conference space, retail space and three levels of underground parking. The project was designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc./HDR Architecture and consultants are: Halcrow Yolles, a CH2M Hill company (structural); H.H. Angus and Associates Ltd. (mechanical/electrical); and du Toit Allsopp Hillier (landscape).
Subtrades include: York Excavating and Grading Co. Ltd.; Deep Foundations Contractors Inc.; Mometal Structures Inc. (structural steel); C & T Reinforcing Steel Co. (1987) Ltd.; Avenue Building Corp.; Limen Masonry; North Wood Carpet & Tile; The Belluz Group (tile); Select Drywall & Acoustics; Comstock Canada (mechanical); Blandford (spray insulation); Ontario Electrical Construction Co.; Paul & Douglas Sprinklers (fire protection); Fisher Hamilton (lab casework); City Wide Door and Hardware; Rainbow Waterproofing; Triumph Aluminum & Sheet Metal (roofing); Gage Metal Cladding; Sota Glazing and Otis Canada Inc. (elevators).
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