Dalhousie Oceans Sciences Building

Client:
Dalhousie University
Year Completed:
2013

Steele Ocean Sciences Building, a 76,000 sq. ft. complex added to the west end of the Dalhousie Life Sciences Centre, connected by an atrium with the oceanography wing. 4 storey Cast-in-place concrete construction with a structural steel penthouse.


Key Points

  • 76,000 sq. ft. facility
  • 4 floors of research labs, offices and expansion of the Aquatron tank capacity
  • Atrium connecting the Ocean Sciences Building to the Life Sciences Centre
  • Targeting LEED Silver Certification