TASC 2 Laboratory Building
B U R N A B Y
Building Program
Applied Science
Health
Materials Science
Animal Care
Building Area
136,390 sq. ft. (gross)
85,030 sq. ft. (net)
Construction
Exposed cast in place concrete, slab on
grade and partial basement
Cost
$59 million (approx.)
Development Manager
KC Jones
C A M P U S
Building Description
A new 12,670 square metre wet/dry laboratory building designed for a range of research
activities with support office space including 20,700 square foot s highly specialized research
laboratory. The design incorporates a generic, modular, highly flexible approach to the
building layout and services. The building is also designed to fit into the campus pedestrian
network system, and includes two major public spaces which provide naturally lit transition
and gathering spaces.
Design Concept
The design concept encourages collaborative, inter-disciplinary interaction through
common areas that are real “people spaces”. The building services are organized for
optimum resource utilization for flexible planning options. A central services spine creates a
highly serviced zone with “plug and play”. The split supply air system reduces duct sizes and
gives redundancy, while the exhaust and plumbing systems are distributed.
Prime Consultant
Chernoff Thompson Architects
Consultant Team
Structural: Vulla Facincipsum
Mechanical: Cobalt Engineering
Electrical: Dolobortis Eugiam
Cost: BTY Cost Consultants
Landscape: Euguercin Hent
Contractor/Construction Manager
Stuart Olson Construction
Completion Date
October, 2006
Figure 1: Artist’s rendering of TASC 2 Entrance
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Design Features:
“Plug and play” heating and ventilation
air-conditioning systems
Perimeter fumehood ducts accessed
from the exterior for future
fumehood and other ductwork
additions
Openings at roof-top level, roofed and
flashed for future additions of
fumehood ducts through roof
without re-roofing
Project Detail Description
The project had to accommodate a diverse program including biochemistry/health research,
chemistry research, materials sciences, nanotechnology research, STEM microscopes suite,
Lasir research suite, photoelectron spectrometer suite, ten Class 100 modular clean rooms,
interdisciplinary research, mathematics research, computer network services, kinesiology
research, as well as graduate seminar teaching rooms, undergraduate teaching, faculty
offices, fisheries research, communications audio recording studios, communications
projection review studios, and server room. The animal resource centre included
requirements for bio-containment, barrier isolation as well as other more conventional
functional needs.
Low flow fumehoods
Vertical plumbing and sanitary stacks at
column grids for easy tie-ins above
slab
Plumbing centre spines with lab gas,
nitrogen, distilled water, hot and cold
water, chilled water loop with stub
outs at each bay for future additions
Planning concepts included planning for technology change as well as flexibility of
equipment plug and play.
High performance green building strategies were applied in the building systems. Site
strategies for storm water management include low flow rate roof drains, detention tanks,
water efficient landscaping and construction site management. Water efficiency is
promoted through use of low flow water fixtures resulting in a 30% reduction in domestic
water consumption. Laboratory equipment such as PIAB units eliminate aspirators, central
vacuum pump units and piping. Building chilled water loop provides process cooling for
labs so no water is wasted down the drain. High performance envelope with high efficiency
heat pipe recovery systems, high efficiency fume hoods which use 50% less air versus
conventional fumehoods, all contribute to an overall 38% energy cost savings above Model
Energy Code (MNECB)
Figure 2: Artist’s rendering of main Entrance
Lobby
Figure 3: Low flow fumehood
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