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Overview
This headquarter building for Manitoba Hydro Corporation, situated in a cold region, is being designed using an integrated design process to C-2000 and LEED standards and has targeted a 60% saving in energy.
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Services
- Pedestrian wind comfort
- Evaluated steel column temperatures during fire event
- Atrium smoke management / natural ventilation
- Hydro steel column temperature
- Ground level snow drifting
- Exhaust re-entrainment
- Cladding wind loads
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Benefits
Increased safety: Assist in the development of a smoke management system for the Atria.
Security: Knowledge gained from the evaluation of the performance of smoke management systems.
Cost savings: Potential savings realized from assessing cladding wind loads on glazing.
Safety: Assessed the structural strength of the columns under extreme heat conditions in the event of a fire.
Operational and safety: Identify areas of snowdrift patterns around the site and on the roof of the building.
Reduced risk: Building exhaust and intake design optimization.
Reduced energy cost: Optimized ventilation design to increase possibilities for natural ventilation.
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Award
Consulting in the science of buildings, structures and environment
RWDI
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