University of Victoria District Heating Plant

Municipality: District of Oak Bay
Key Personnel:

Mike Wignall, Phil Cerrer

The Opportunity

The University of Victoria’s District Heating Plant project was completed in two phases: building services and the heat supply and return mains, then the construction of the stormwater management system and the building. The project had set a target of achieving LEED Gold status. 

The Approach

Westbrook Consulting carried out a topographic survey, prepared detailed design drawings of new services required, outlined surface improvements, traffic routing figures and a stormwater management plan, followed by an inspection the installation of the civil infrastructure, preparation of LEED documentation, and creation of record drawings once construction was complete. 

During the construction period of Phase 1, unknown services were exposed and crossing conflicts arose requiring Westbrook to work with the contractor and the University of Victoria staff to provide timely design solutions.

The Result

A robust stormwater management system including rain gardens and vegetated swales, and surface improvements including grey concrete sidewalks and maintenance areas were incorporated into the design to improve the environmental sustainability of the project. 

Once completed in 2019, the District Heating Plant replaced the existing boilers scattered throughout the buildings on campus, and achieved LEED Gold Status.

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