Natural Resources Canada is investing nearly $4 million towards a series of mass timber buildings being constructed at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited?s Chalk River Laboratories.
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In 2017, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) engaged HDR to develop a master plan to help revitalize the Chalk River Laboratories site, which is approximately 3,700 hectares in size and consists of more than 300 existing buildings.
Following the completion of CNL?s master plan, HDR has remained the master architect as part of an integrated project delivery team for four projects focused on the Entry Precinct and the south half of the Campus Precinct.
This series of projects is the largest to be delivered utilizing IPD in Canada. They include a mass timber logistics warehouse to serve as the new public face of CNL, a mass timber support facility to house maintenance and manufacturing activities in a centralized location, a mass timber business hub to provide flexible, integrated space for the engineers and staff, and an Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Building that includes flexible laboratory space and administrative and support space. Photo courtesy of hdrinc.com
Photo courtesy of hdrinc.com
The project will showcase the use of wood for low-rise, non-residential construction while helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the Chalk River campus and contribute to Canada?s growing bioeconomy. The $4 M in funding is provided through Natural Resources Canada?s Gree...