This rebuilding project focused on the environment, sustainability, and education. Due to its remote location from the city water supply, the building was required to be built non-combustible due to its destruction caused by an earlier fire.
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The two-story structure houses a hatchery on the ground floor and an education center upstairs. The ground floor is a concrete construction with no windows, for reasons of security and fire safety. The hatchery building features a large deck over a portion of the lower hatchery, forming the roof in this area. Since the hatchery is fully enclosed, the skylight had to be fire-rated glass.
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Contraflam LiteFlam provides a walkable, one-hour fire separation from the upper structure to the lower hatchery, serves as a light source and allows visitors to catch an insight into the hatchery. Vetrotech was pleased to donate this solution in order to prevent future damages to the hatchery.
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The walkable insulated glass unit has a 60-minute fire-resistive rating and is part of Vetrotech’s very own Contraflam product range. It is a light-weight application with excellent energy saving values, which contribute to the project’s sustainability targets. A ceramic frit pattern on its surface provides additional anti-slip protection while still allowing visitors to see the hatchery from the upper deck and, on the contrary, the world outside from the space indoors.
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PROJECT KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
??? ?Vetrotech donated the glass as pro-bono project
??? ?Daylight / energy savings
??? ?Provides protection of possible combustion
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PROJECT KEY CHALLENGES
??? ?Very wooded area that needs protection from elements
??? ?Natural light entry where the fish are kept
??? ?Rebuilding project recovered from a fire
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PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
??? ?Building owner: The Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society
??? ?Installer: Many volunteers
??? ?Architect: OMB Architects
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