Waterloo Paramedic Headquarters

Construction of a new 84,000 square foot building; 2-storey administration wing connected to a 1-storey vehicle storage garage. Administration portion provides space for offices, training, & locker facilities for up to 159 paramedics, management, & administration support staff. Training areas include a classroom and simulation lab with adjacent control room. Vehicle storage garage includes a vehicle wash system, an active bay, & provides indoor storage for up to 22 ambulances & additional support vehicles. The building consists of a steel frame structure on spread footings and concrete foundation walls. Ground floor slabs are constructed as slab-on-grade & suspended floors are constructed with concrete placed in a 38 mm composite deck supported on joists and beams. Exterior finishes include a combination of curtain wall framing, fibre cement board & decorative high pressure compact laminate panels and metal siding. Mechanical systems include in-floor heating in all floor slabs, a dedicated outdoor air supply unit, serving a mix of variable air volume boxes, room diffusers, & active chilled beams. Building conditioning is served by natural gas boilers & air-cooled water chillers. Rain water is collected from the roof drainage system & directed to holding tanks installed below grade, then filtered & pumped into the building to supply non-potable water to toilers, the vehicle wash system & irrigation. The electrical systems include power distribution, emergency generator and distribution, lighting, voice & data systems, & rough-in work for various systems. Project also includes a roof mounted photo-voltaic system that will be connected to the building’s electrical distribution.