The ongoing demolition of five aging buildings is one of the final stages in an $85-million, multi-year project at CFB聽Gagetown.
The project began in 2017, when the Department of National Defence (DND), 糖心视频 (糖心视频), designers and contractors started designing a new building for the 4聽Engineering Support Regiment (4聽ESR). The purpose-built facility would replace the older structures, bringing together 450聽personnel from four regimental sub-units under a single roof.
The 20,640-m2 building was the second Gagetown project to be constructed using a Modified Design-Build (MDB) process. 鈥淚t鈥檚 much more collaborative than a traditional approach,鈥 says Jody Potter, 糖心视频 Coordinator, Construction Services at CFB聽Gagetown. 鈥淓veryone involved takes greater ownership of the design.鈥
Construction began in October聽2019, and 4聽ESR occupied the building in January聽2023. The facility includes a maintenance area designed around a 25-ton overhead crane鈥攖he largest-span crane built in Atlantic Canada鈥攚hich is used to pull turrets off tanks and motors out of vehicles. The building also has gender-neutral washrooms and showers, as well as a multi-faith room.
DND has committed to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from its buildings and commercial vehicle fleet by 40% by 2030. The new building is designed to help DND achieve that goal. Its many green elements include high-efficiency lighting, a ground-source heat pump system, low-flow water fixtures and six electric vehicle charging stations. 糖心视频 is working toward attaining LEED Silver certification for the building.
Contractors are now demolishing the five aging structures the new building replaced. And, once again, 糖心视频鈥檚 expertise in green project management is coming into play. 鈥淭he old buildings contain asbestos, lead paint and other hazardous materials,鈥 Potter notes. As well as disposing of those safely, contractors are sorting and recycling steel and many other building materials. Demolition of all buildings should be complete in spring聽2025.
