Client:
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
2007
- Size: 150,000 sq ft
- Number of Storeys: 6 and 1 below-grade
- Use/Occupancy: Healthcare
- ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries) is an interdisciplinary research centre for the development of effective strategies to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
- Exterior wall assemblies are a combination of metal panel and granite over an exterior-insulated rainscreen wall assembly.
- Fenestration includes 2-sided structurally glazed curtain wall.
- Interface detailing to achieve air tightness between soffit of second floor and curtain wall assembly was challenging.
- Design review
- Field review
- Field testing
- Post construction
Paul Kernan
Mike Battistel
Michael Bousfield
