Holy Trinity Catholic High School modernization and addition improves learning environment

BY CINDY CHAN

Holy Trinity Catholic High School has blessed its students with a modernization and addition to accommodate its growing population. Located in Edmonton, this school was originally built in 1982 and in need of upgrades to best provide a top-tier learning experience for its current enrolment of 1,200 students. In 2011, the enrolment was 814 students. Construction on the school began in December 2018 and wrapped up in May 2021. The Government of Alberta government approved funding modernization. “It’s one of the busier schools in the Edmonton area, and they were exceeding capacity, so the addition gave them extra classroom spaces, as well as a new gymnasium,” Jen Coffin, senior project manager for Graham Construction and Engineering LP, says. According to Jade Sawchuk, project manager for Edmonton Catholic Schools, and Travis Hoose, manager of facilities infrastructure for Edmonton Catholic Schools, they carried out a full mechanical upgrade on the existing portion of the school, complete with new boilers and solar panels. The cafeteria is still in the same spot, but all of its mechanical and electrical systems were upgraded. “The phasing was an interesting aspect of the job,” Hoose says. “The school was fully functional while construction carried out. A nearby office complex had some available space, and we reached an agreement with them to let the kids have some classes in that area to alleviate some of the congestion.” Steven Bushnell, senior project architect and partner at

BR2 Architecture, says the modernization also included upgrades/replacements of interior architectural systems and finishes to modern-day standards as required of barrierfree accessibility to washrooms, building access, and building code compliance upgrades; upgrades to washroom finishes, toilet partitions, lockers/showers, ceiling grid and tiles, and old lockers; and converting the library into the learning commons. “The project will also address building envelope deficiencies, including window replacement and exterior door replacement, and the roof membrane will be replaced,” Bushnell says, adding the modernization also included a brand new, modern entrance to the school. Meanwhile, the addition part of the project saw 14 new classrooms for 350 students in a two-storey configuration (approximately 1,775 square metres); a new, expanded music room to address acoustic measures, instrument storage, and washing area for instruments; another gymnasium complete with change rooms, a fitness room, gym storage, physical education office, tournament-sized courts

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for basketball, volleyball, and badminton; and an expanded lunchroom. Subcontractors that worked on the project were Canadian Power Pac (electrical), Specialty Glazing Systems Inc. (glazing replacements and curtainwall), Onyx Mechanical (mechanical), Flynn Canada (roofing), and Madsen’s Millwork (millwork). A fun fact about the school is that it was designed by Douglas Cardinal in the 1980s. Cardinal was an iconic Canadian architect, and Coffin says the new design gave a nod to his existing design while still introducing upgraded features and technology into the school. Now 8,592 square metres with a student population of 1,200, the twostorey school honours the past but embraces the future. n

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