INNOVATION May-June 2018

HERITAGE RESTORATION, SEISMIC UPGRADING, AND A NEW OFFICE TOWER

The Exchange, owned by Credit Suisse and SwissReal Group, is a unique project that includes a 31-storey Class AAA high- rise office tower rising next to an existing 12-storey heritage building that housed the original Vancouver Stock Exchange nearly 100 years ago. The existing heritage structure, built before the advent of seismic codes, was seismically upgraded by tying it integrally to the shear wall system of the new tower. In addition to restoring the historic façade and old trading floor, project components include sustainable elements such as rooftop solar panels, integrated geo- exchange thermal regulators, storm water retention and reuse, and hydronic heating and cooling systems. This prominent office complex has an approximate cost of $240 million and is Canada’s first LEED

Platinum heritage conversion. RJC Engineers: Bob Neville, P.Eng.