The Research & Learning Tower, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
$400 million
2012 Rank: 71
2011 Rank: 66
Sector: Health Care
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Owner: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Key Players:
Engineer: H.H. Angus (mechanical, electrical); Halcrow Yolles, part of the Halcrow Group (structural);
Architect: Diamond+Schmitt Architects with HDR Architecture
Contractor: EllisDon Corp. (general contractor)
Other: Cobalt Engineering (sustainability, LEED consultant); Hanscomb (cost consultant); Leber Rubes (code consultant)
Funding: Public
Description:
Currently, SickKids research teams are scattered across six different locations in downtown Toronto. This project brings them together in what will be the largest high-rise research facility in Canada. Construction is progressing, with the Tower crane being raised to a height of 43 metres above street level in the summer of 2011. Completion of the facility, which is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification, is estimated to be 2013.
LEED Target: Gold
