Canada’s first tsunami evacuation tower built in B.C.

Canada’s first tsunami evacuation tower built in B.C.

A new school in Masset, B.C. includes Canada’s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower. The Government of British Columbia provided more than $16 million for seismic upgrades and a tsunami evacuation tower at Daaxiigan Sk’adáa Née Secondary school. The Haida Gwaii Board of Education provided $250,000. The school is now home to Daaxiigan Sk’adáa Née Secondary school and Tahaygen…

Fire safety experts warn of B.C. building code change

Fire safety experts warn of B.C. building code change

The Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. and the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association have released a joint statement warning of a dangerous amendment the province of British Columbia recently made to its building code that allows for a single exit stairway (SES) in multi-residential buildings. Permitting residential multi-unit dwellings to reduce their minimum egress stairways…

How space supports programming changes at university libraries

How space supports programming changes at university libraries

The way students learn has changed. As a result, academic libraries are grappling with an identity crisis. No longer seen as merely archives for print materials or a place for silent, solitary work, leading academic libraries are alive with activity and support hands-on learning and information creation. Digitization has made many resources easily accessible and…

Palomar Health Breaks Ground on Behavioral Health Institute

Palomar Health Breaks Ground on Behavioral Health Institute

The two-story facility will have 120 beds and provide 84,700 square feet of indoor and outdoor recovery space. Palomar Health is breaking ground on Palomar Health Behavioral Health Institute, a new, state-of-the-art behavioral health facility being developed through a joint venture partnership with Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health. This vital facility,…

Prolonging the life of your below-grade parking structure

Prolonging the life of your below-grade parking structure

When cracks appear in the concrete foundation walls of your below-grade parking structure, the sight can be disconcerting. But the reality is, it happens in every facility at some point in its lifecycle and there are trusted methods to prevent them from worsening. According to Nigel Parker, Principal, Building Science and Restoration at RJC Engineers…