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Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton
Project details
Location
Calgary, AB, Canada
Year
2016
Customer
Quirion Métal Inc.
Owner
The City of Calgary
Architect
Gibbs Gage Architects
Engineer
RJC (Jones Christoffersen Ltd.)
General contractor
Bird Construction Inc.
Steel erector
Les Structures de Beauce Inc.
Steel fabricator
Quirion Métal Inc.
Description
Construction of the Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton located in Calgary, Alberta. Operated by the YMCA, this facility offers a mix of leisure, sports, artistic, cultural and recreational activities for individuals and families, while providing a competitive venue for Calgary’s amateur sport community. It includes a competition lane pool, ice rinks, gymnasiums, a theater, a library and a daycare center.
This Facility is the largest YMCA in the world.
Features
Unique and complex connection of joists to the beam and joists to HSS profiles.
Multi-layer painting system required on specific parts of the joists before installation in the pool areas.
Requirements for paints/primers. Specifically, fabrication was completed without sharp edges or weld splatter in most areas.
Sealed welds over the pool and continuous welds for remainder of joists.
Strict inspections by the City of Calgary for full compliance to all specifications.