Facility Focus Fall 2021

FACILITY FOCUS The Official Publication of the Alberta Educational Facilities Administrators’ Association

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CONTENTS 6 Message from the AEFAA president, Tammy Parry 7 AEFAA conference and trade show agenda 8 Out with the old, in with the new 10 Kevin Henderson: New AEFAA president 12

Lethbridge’s new school big on colour and renewable energy

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Key elements for a successful project

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hat a year and a half! I think

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these past 18 months have been

launch in September. We have a full fall conference

an experience beyond any of

set for Lake Louise in October with another spring

our expectations and has tested

conference already in the finalization stages for May of

many of us. In-person learning,

2022. And we are looking ahead to a fall workshop in

online learning, students in schools, no students in

October of 2022.

schools, disinfectant, PPE, AHS, quarantine, isolation

While my time as president has been a longer term

– I, for one, sure hope that COVID-19 is not a subject I

than usual, it certainly has sped by as if it was just a

ever need to study again.

year. We have all learned to juggle way more than we

It’s been almost two years since we were last able to get together. It seems fitting that our last meeting was in the Majestic Rocky Mountains and we will meet once again in those mountains in October. This executive

should at times. And for most of us, we have come out the other side stronger and more resilient.

I would like to thank all executive members for their

has had to plan and cancel all of our workshops and

efforts this year, especially considering what we all

conferences since it was elected in May 2019. We are

had to deal with in our current school board positions.

excited and hopeful that the fall conference in Lake

To those members who lost loved ones, we send our

Louise in October 2021 will happen.

deepest condolences. The challenges we have all

The executive has been working hard to try to keep us all connected. We have held several Zoom meetings over the past several months and even had a SAIT PD day in the spring. We have been working hard on

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Free time 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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OCTOBER 18 - 20 LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. PD session: “Creating Psychological Safety and Trust” – Presented by SAIT 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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President’s reception TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Registration 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Opening/keynote 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Session 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Trade show 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Out with the old, in with the new

BY CINDY CHAN

H

Photos courtesy of Plaid Interactive Wye Elementary School was

approved and funded by the

previously located just east of

Government of Alberta, is

Sherwood Park, a bedroom

replacing it. But it is now located in

community east of Edmonton,

the Heritage Hills neighbourhood

Alberta. Heritage Hills Elementary

of Sherwood Park. Construction

which has been around for 60

School, a brand new K-6 school

began in November 2018 and was

years.

with a capacity for 650 students

eritage Hills Elementary School has replaced the pre-existing Wye Elementary School,

completed in May 2020. According to Robert Derech, assistant director of projects and planning for Elk Island Public Schools, the school was occupied in September 2020.

Aaron Corser, project executive for Clark Builders, who was the general contractor on the project, says the demolition of the old Wye Elementary School was managed

by Elk Island Public Schools because it had been located on a different site.

Clark Builders’ scope of work included a greenfield site for which

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the site preparation work began

Heritage Hills Elementary School

the school ended up being a dual-

late in the fall, and they were

also features a centrally located

stream facility, offering French

fortunate to complete the building

learning commons and gymnasium

immersion to its students. Other

pad preparation prior to winter

that feature a lot of glass, says

interesting features of the school

conditions.

Trent Franson, associate at START

include a floating concrete staircase

“We constructed the building

Architecture. “It’s got large

and a learning space/deck on the

through the end of 2018 and the

windows, providing a lot of natural

roof.

following year,” Corser recalls.

light, and an open ceiling,” Franson

Corser says that although the

“2019 was apparently the wettest

says, adding the school boasts

Alberta summer in 40 years, so

project was completed through a

26 classrooms/ancillary spaces.

that, coupled with a pandemic,

lump-sum contractual method, the

“There are breakout spaces for

challenged our schedule a little bit.

construction process was executed

flexibility, and large gathering

We finished up the work during

in a collaborative format.

space with views to the learning

the winter of 2019-2020, and finished the final exterior work and landscaping in spring 2020.”

Corser says Clark Builders just wrapped up its year-end warranty inspections in May of this year.

Heritage Hills Elementary School

commons and gymnasium.”

“I think the project had its fair share of adversities, as all projects do,

“It’s a beautiful school, built to 21st-

but the manner in which they were

century learning standards,” Corser

worked out and the relationships

says. “There is a lot of colour in

built between the designers, client

the floor and walls, which is nice

and the builders resulted in a win-

for the younger kids.” Corser says

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is a two-story, 5,475-square-metre building, according to Derech.

The school has been built with a brick veneer, metal cladding, high-pressure laminate cladding and concrete panels. A total of 202 solar panels adorn the school, with 102 on the gym roof and the remaining 100 on the east, west and south elevations of the building.

“We have a solar monitoring system so we know how much energy is being generated and how much is being used by the school,” Derech explains.

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Kevin Henderson New AEFAA president

BY CINDY CHAN

K

evin Henderson is the incoming president of the Alberta Educational Facilities Administrators’ Association (AEFAA).

Before entering the world of school facilities management and maintenance, Henderson started his career as a Red Seal carpenter building houses before switching over to industrial construction as a civil general foreman. Four years ago, Henderson joined Wolf Creek Public Schools in Ponoka, Alberta as an assistant facilities manager.

Henderson is currently the facilities manager for the school division.

“I saw the job posting and applied, seeing it as a good opportunity to

have a stable career to provide for my family,” Henderson says.

“It has been great to network and

“As facilities manager, my duties and responsibilities include looking after the operations and maintenance of all the schools in the district,” Henderson says, adding there are 26 schools in the division. “We look after the mechanical systems and the day-to-day operations including caretaking, minor renovations and maintenance, to major renovations and new construction.”

and companies who have been in

Henderson first heard of AEFAA from his boss when he was the assistant facilities manager, who told him joining the association is something the school division is active in.

with the association, he was

share ideas with other managers the education sector longer than I have,” Henderson says, adding he has been with AEFAA for four years. “If I run into a problem, there is another facilities manager or vendor from the trade show who has dealt with these problems and can shed some light on how to properly deal with it. It has been a big help.”

During Henderson’s second year elected to the board of directors, serving as a trade show director.

Shortly afterwards, he was nominated to become the vicepresident. However, he will soon become the AEFAA president in the fall of 2021.

Henderson’s goals as president include growing AEFAA and showing the value of its services.

“Continuing to improve the

communication between all school

­ ­

and continue to advance building

divisions is important in order to share ideas and best practices; I am also excited to meet with other associations to collaborate

maintenance with improving technologies,” Henderson adds.

Outside of work, Henderson lives a fairly active lifestyle. He enjoys camping, working out and engaging in sports with his kids. n

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Lethbridge’s new school big on colour and renewable solar energy

BY CINDY CHAN

A

new elementary

outside with a common light mix

students because they couldn’t

school in

and dark mix with medium brick,

find any manufactured product for

Lethbridge is not

making it more visually interesting

that purpose.

just incorporating

than a large monolithic mass.

learning elements

“One thing that’s cool are the

Each of the entrances have heavy,

iridescent aluminum composite

solid colour-block canopies; one

panels that reflect prisms of colour

is a teal-green, one is orange-red.

all around,” Potrie says. “We

There has been a lot of growth

The colours help the students with

wanted this whole school to be a

in the south area of Lethbridge,

wayfinding and navigation. The

teaching tool.”

but it hasn’t seen a new school in

school also includes an outdoor

a long time. Dr. Robert Plaxton

classroom and playground with an

inside the classroom but with its infrastructure as well.

Elementary School was built as part of a small new community

energy sources feature.

The interior of Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School, which houses 23 classrooms for kindergarten to

called Southbrook. The school

“This feature shows how alternative

Grade 5 students, includes a “Piet

is a brand new, 5,000-square-

energy such as solar, wind and

Mondrian design for the flooring

metre, single-story building with

geothermal work and how we can

consisting of a white canvas with

eight additional modular units

contribute to a greener future,”

thin, black lines and bold colours,”

(four on each side of the building).

Potrie explains. Additionally, the

says Yauck. This is all part of the

Construction on the facility began

rooftop is covered with solar arrays

different coloured sections for

in April 2019 and wrapped up in

and the gym has solar panels on its

wayfinding, so students know

January 2021.

south- and west-facing walls. “Each

where they are at all times.

According to Jesse Potrie, architect at FWBA Architects, and Theresa Yauck, senior interior design technologist at FWBA

of those arrays feeds into a display on the interior that shows how much energy is being generated, how many trees are being saved.”

“The colours were chosen for this particular education space and age of children; we wanted to create dynamic environments but

Architects, the school’s exterior

Potrie says they also custom-

also find this balance of peace,

has two different patterns on the

designed scooter racks for the

so it doesn’t feel like they’re

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in a McDonald’s,” Yauck says

two project areas with sliding

a focus on integrating educational

with a laugh. “There are plenty

walls, and a learning commons.

imperatives into the way the

of grounding colours, like the

Yauck says the gymnasium is also

environment is built. Dr. Robert

Mondrian black lines.” The ceiling

adjacent to the area. Its size was

Plaxton Elementary School is the

also includes some interesting

increased from a standard-sized

latest addition to this cadre of

visual elements. Yauck says the

gym through a partnership with

learning facilities.

ceilings have baffles that echo the

the City of Lethbridge. It features

pattern of the floor.

a larger basketball court for

For more information on Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary

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W

atching the evening news,

conferences are available on this topic, and although

listening to your favorite radio

there is no guarantee your project runs without

station on your daily commute

complications, there are many aspects that you can

or reading industry articles

control to limit your chances of a negative experience.

online – it is easy to see that

Building professionals like acronyms and formulas.

technological advances are changing almost every

Consider using the following formula prior to starting

segment of our lives. These exponential changes

your next project.

are happening on commercial construction sites allowing artificial intelligence, robotics and data

C + P + M + St + QA = Sp

collection to improve productivity, co-ordination and

C – Contractor. When choosing a contractor,

communication. Even with these advances, one of the

verify that they have experience in the materials

most frequently discussed topics continues to be how

and construction methods to be used in your

to set up your project for success. Many seminars and

geographical area. Building in Alberta can be a very challenging environment, whether it is the extreme winds in Southern Alberta, chinooks along the foothills or the extreme cold in Northern Alberta.

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a representative for the owner, their unbiased

technological change, there have been numerous

observation and reporting provide both the owner

innovations to existing construction materials, which

and contractor confidence that the scope of work is

allow them to be installed faster, last longer and

being completed in accordance with the contractual

perform better. With these improvements, there

obligations. It also provides the opportunity

may also be limitations on application temperature,

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unforeseen circumstances that can (and usually are)

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experienced onsite.

and how the products are being installed.

Sp – Successful Project. There can be many different

St – Standards. The National Building Code – Alberta

criteria used to establish if a project is successful,

Edition identifies the minimum standards required

depending on the owner, the consultant or the

by law, but many industries also have detailed

contractor. Is the final result what the consultant

application standards that have been assembled,

specified and envisioned? Does the owner like the

challenged, and revised over time and illustrate

performance and appearance of the work? Has the

industry best practices. These standards provide a

contractor developed relationships and established

vetted benchmark for contractors to follow to ensure

a greater market share? Results can be both tangible

a successful application.

and abstract but the most common phrase when

QA – Quality Assurance. Even with an experienced contractor and proven materials being applied

describing a successful project is “on time and on budget”.

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party overseeing the construction. Acting as

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Play and learn at the new St. Kateri Tekakwitha Academy

BY CINDY CHAN a smooth process, aside from the fact that the summer of 2019 had been one of the wettest summers they’ve experienced in years.

Between June to August, they had tracked about 56 days of rain.

However, they were able to work through it with their team and partnership with the consultants and Government of Alberta. From the structural steel, they put up steel stud exterior walls and the building envelope to make the structure air- and water-tight.

“Once the slabs were poured, the mechanical and electrical equipment were flown in. The

M

mechanical room is the lifeline of the building,” Richards says.

orinville’s newest

providing much needed student

Catholic school

spaces to serve this growing

has officially

population and provide an

opened its doors

environment that supports current

to accommodate

21st-century learning principles.”

a growing population.

The Government of Alberta

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Academy is

approved and funded the new St.

a K-6 Catholic elementary school

Kateri school and construction

with a capacity of 350 students.

began in April 2019.

According to John Richards,

Richards says the project started

project manager at JEN COL

out with foundations, which was

Construction, “They were really

concrete pile with grade beam

happy and overjoyed when we

structural steel and a masonry

turned the school over to them.”

structural gym.

“Morinville is a growing bedroom

“The gym was where we focused

community to Edmonton,”

on the actual superstructure; the

Anneliese Fris, principal at Group2

masonry walls for the gym went

Architecture Interior Design Ltd.

up first,” Richards explains. “The

says. “The school is located on the

structural steel took place in three

south side of Morinville in an area

phases that worked its way around

that is experiencing significant

and tying into the gym.”

residential growth. The school is

Richards says the construction was

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Drywall came after the interior construction, as well as remainder of the interior finishes.

“There are a few specialty items, like overhead doors for the classrooms, and large operable partitions that allow school staff to separate and open the spaces up or divide the spaces as necessary for the school’s operation,” Richards adds.

The 3,159-square-metre school is a one-story, 21st–century learning facility. Fris says the gymnasium is at the centre of the school, with two wings on either side.

The south wing includes two pods of classrooms, while the north wing has a classroom pod and administration suite. The classroom pods contain grade divisions; the northwest pod

houses kindergarten students, the

certification. Along with an

Royal Stewart Ltd., Shanahan’s

southwest pod houses Grades 1 to

energy-efficient heating system,

Limited Partnership, Telus, United

3 students and the southeast pod

the school is equipped with a solar

Rentals of Canada Inc. c/o V7406,

houses Grades 4 to 6 students.

system that has 375 solar panels

Vadel Inc., Western Archrib (Div.

There are 10 classrooms in total,

and eight inverters, as well as

of 316291 Alberta Ltd.), Williams

as well as a science room, three

an educational component that allows students to monitor live

Engineering Canada Inc., Rucon

ancillary classrooms, a learning commons, a music room and a

production of power and energy

servery. Each teaching pod has

savings in real time.

its own non-gender-specific

Subcontractors that worked

Ltd., Bryers Contracting Ltd.,

on the project include Adler

Duraguard Fence Ltd., Harris

Firestopping Ltd., Alberta

Steel Services Limited, Kinsey

Concrete Pumping Ltd., Allmar

Enterprises Inc. o/a CDN Power

washrooms, drinking fountain, bottle filler and art sink. The classrooms have large oversized

Inc., Automatic Controls

doors that allow natural light

(Edmonton) Ltd., Behrends

to enter most spaces and offer

Bronze Inc., Concrete Inc., CP

flexibility for teaching and learning.

Distributors Ltd., Creative Door

“When entering the school, you

Services Ltd., Donalco Western

are greeted with high ceilings with

Inc., Empire Drywall Ltd., Fenceline

large laminated wood beams and

Rentals Ltd., Fortis Alberta

clerestory glass along the entire

Inc., Gustafson Construction

corridor,” Ron Gamache, facilities

1993 Ltd., InLine Masonry

manager for Greater St. Albert

Inc., Kantrax Contractors Ltd.,

Catholic Schools, says.

Kichton Contracting Ltd., Lafarge

area and also into the learning commons and gathering space,” Cheryl LaBuick, school principal, adds.

Care Inc., Acius Engineering Ltd., Aluminum & Glass Worx

windows and glass overhead

“The natural light floods into this

Contracting Ltd., Accent Window

Pac, Maglin Site Furniture Inc., Nana Geomatics Inc., Northern Weldarc Ltd., Pereira & Moniz Landscape Contractors Inc., Sampson Construction Ltd., Strathcona Excavating Inc., The Door Professor Ltd., Tower Construction Ltd., Vicwest Inc., Wild Rose Sports Flooring Ltd., Burke Group of Companies Ltd.,

Canada Inc., Liquid Diamond

Christenen & McLean Roofing Co.

Products Ltd., Longbow Sales

Ltd., Apollo Interior Exteriors Ltd.,

Inc., Madsen’s Custom Cabinets

Western Noise Control (2015) Ltd.,

(1983) Ltd., Midwest Caissons

Peak Clean Ltd., Catalina Restrepo

(2014) Inc., Naran Enterprises

Botero o/a INS Home & Building

Ltd., Priority Mechanical Ltd.,

Services and Landrex Inc. n

“Each classroom is served by a teacher collaborative space,” Fris says. “Collaborative spaces

For over 50 years

contain work stations and storage areas that replace a single teacher lounge traditionally located in the administration area. These spaces are fully glazed areas, providing oversight of breakout spaces

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The learning commons and gathering space is adjacent to the gymnasium and visually connected via a large glazed wall on the end of the gym. Administration is located next to the main entrance.

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St. Patrick’s Community School:

A little new, a lot improved

BY CINDY CHAN

S

taff and students are

end-of-life expectancy. The school

construction, according to Jaeger.

pretty lucky to be

operates on a year-round calendar

attending the newly

and had been sitting at 130 per

The first month of construction

renovated St. Patrick’s

cent utilization, so it was full,”

Community School.

Jaeger says of the K-9 school.

consisted of full-on demolition of the some of the areas being removed, according

Located in Red Deer, the school

The project took part in three

to Steenbergen. Throughout

underwent a modernization

phases; Phase 1 consisted of

August and September, they

and addition to better serve the

the new build, while Phases 2

graded the site and rubbed the

pupils and teachers it houses.

and 3 involved the demolition

area to accommodate the new

The modernization approved and

and renovation, according to

foundations. At the end of August,

funded by the Alberta government

the Chandos team of Louie

they erected steel and structure for

included some demolition of the

Ayres, construction manager/

the new build.

existing modular classrooms. Ken

superintendent; Jason Towers,

Jaeger, owner of KTJ Consulting

vice-president and district

“We did intensive demolition

and now retired supervisor of

manager; and Ben Steenbergen,

support services for Red Deer

project manager.

Catholic Regional Schools, says

Craig Webber, principal at Group2

units to replace them with new

Architecture Interior Design Ltd.,

ones,” Ayres says. “We also

says the school also replaced its

demolished and replaced the main

mechanical electrical systems and

washrooms in the St. Patrick’s hall,

upgraded its building envelope.

as well as adding two barrier-free

the modernization and addition accommodated the growing population of students and addressed aging infrastructure within the facility.

Construction began in July 2018

throughout the school, cut out the wall of the mechanical room and removed the mechanical

washrooms.”

“The school was built in 1982, and

and wrapped up in December

The new classrooms were built

no major work had been done so

2019. The school was fully

for a 21st-century learning

the systems were reaching their

occupied during all three phases of

environment, some of which

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“The school operates on a year-round calendar and had been sitting at 130 per cent utilization, so it was full,” Jaeger says of the K-9 school. included collaborative learning

contract tends to pit owner versus

“We were able to deliver this

spaces with overhead garage

contractor, but the IPD method

project a month ahead of schedule

doors that open up into them.

contractually brings everyone in

and $3 million under budget,”

As part of the school’s agreement

and on the same team.

Jaeger remarks. “That’s due to the

with the Alberta government, St.

Jaeger says IPD is a new delivery

success of the IPD methodology,

Patrick’s Community School also

model in Canada in which all team

boasts solar panels on the roof

members are brought on early to

of the building as well as a pole-

develop and discuss their goals

that arise.”

mounted solar tracker in the field

and how to deliver the project. In

During construction, Ayres,

that tracks the sun. Students can

addition to Group2 and Chandos,

Steenbergen, and Towers also

this project included the following

offered site tours to the students

designers and subcontractors:

to show them what was going on

WSP Engineering, Hawk Custom

during construction. They even had

Sheet Metal, D.A. Fox Engineering,

a learning day with them to teach

The biggest change was the

RJC Engineers, AltaPro Electric,

them about the trades, such as

amount of space within that

World Class Contracting and Aztec

electrical, sheet metal and so on.

school. “It started off having a

Construction.

They even built a trophy called the

Jeff Rabinovitch, principal structural

St. Patrick’s Cup.

engineer at RJC Engineers,

“We barbecued on site and invited

recalls that the team continuously

faculty over to eat burgers and

challenged key design decisions to

chat about what was going on,”

ensure they aligned with the project

Ayres says. “There was a lot of

values. “The focus was ensuring

community involvement, and it was

that the team delivered the highest

a nice experience with the teachers

quality learning environment.”

and students.” n

also track solar production and electricity consumption via the monitor in the main foyer of the gathering space.

capacity of 130 per cent, with kids sitting in hallways and storage rooms,” Steenbergen says. “They were in desperate need for more usable space. Those poor teachers and students had been cramped for so long!”

A unique aspect of this project – and school – was that it is a

having all team members working together and overcoming issues

combined facility, says Towers.

There are three different owners in one single facility that spans about four blocks. The school, located on the west side, is attached to the Red Deer Public Library – Dawe Branch and G.H. Dawe Community Centre in the middle and G.H. Dawe School on the east side.

“With all of that comes a very busy site in general,” Towers recalls.

“That just speaks to how well the team did in this process.”

Speaking of teamwork, the project was carried out via IPD (integrated

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