Projects
University of Toronto Mississauga - New Science Building
Completion: November 30, 2023
Location: Mississagua
Total Construction Value: $120,000,000
Size: 148,222
University of Toronto is building a new Science Building at the Mississauga Campus. The Building consists of basement (Level 0), 4 floors above ground (Level 1 to Level 4) and a mechanical penthouse (Level 5) with a total gross area of 13,769 sq. meters. This new building is connected to the existing William Davis Building and features Science Labs, Animal Care Facility, Holding & Procedure Rooms, Imaging Rooms, Central Chemical/Solvent stores, Animal Cage Wash Area, instrument rooms, offices, science rooms, High Performance Computing Rooms, Telecommunication rooms, Kitchens and Washrooms.
Mechanical Systems
Kelson supplied and install self-contained mechanical systems to enable to operate this building. There are two mechanical rooms, Chiller and Domestic Water rooms in Basement and Mechanical penthouse on level 5. The main mechanical systems include: Chilled/Heating water system, Steam System (2 steam boilers, each 3,347 mbh. 3 heating boilers, each 3,842 mbh, 2 water cooled chillers, each 200 tons. 1 heat recovery chiller, 100 ton Deaerator, and 3 cooling towers. 1,347 gpm), Sand Filtration, Air System, Lab Exhaust System, Domestic Cold/Hot Water System, Rainwater Harvesting System with Cistern Filtration, Storage Tank and Distribution pumps, Building Management System, and Geothermal Field Water. The geothermal loop consists of 100 holes under the building. Kelson connect to this loop which provides free heating/cooling to the heat recovery chiller to provide heat and cooling as a first stage when required. This geothermal saves energy before providing heating through heating boilers and free cooling before providing cooling through chillers and cooling towers. Also, two New Natural Gas Generators provided by division 16. The project is LEED V4 Building Design and Construction (BD+C) Silver Certification with green roof. Kelson installed uponor pre-insulated pipe for heating water. Kelson used this type of pipe for underground heating pipes for radiators on the floor.