Cole Harbour District High School 

-Summary

Cole Harbour District High School is a Grade 10-12 school with 44 classrooms over three floors. The building, founded in 1979, contained a large combined library and Resource Centre, full service gymnasium and cafeteria prior to upgrades. 

The project was split into two phases: Phase 1 included adding a new 15,000 sq.ft. gymnasium, new trades classrooms, and a new entrance, along with interior modifications of classrooms and office areas; and Phase 2, completed the following year, included interior changes of the existing gymnasium to a cafetorium, adding additional stage area, addition of a music room, laboratory renovations, new nutrition and textiles area, new Learning Centre area, new media room, and supporting spaces. 

MCA Consultants was hired as the mechanical consultant for the multi-phased building upgrade design and construction. 

Services Provided

• Plumbing
• Building Automation
• HVAC (specialty and conventional)
• Fire Protection

Key Design Elements

• High efficient natural gas Boiler plant with integrated Controls, along with in-floor and low temperature radiation, utilizing new variable speed pumping technologies
• Ventilation air handlers with heat recovery wheels and variable speed fans with low temperature heating coils
• Infloor radiant heating system for extreme comfort to residents
• Variable Air Volume system with point of use heating coils to guarantee proper air supply to office and auxiliary spaces within facility
• Infrared sensing Plumbing fixtures
• Specialty HVAC systems including fabric ducts, air filtrations systems to provide clean return air from wood trades area, and capture exhaust systems for welding and grinding trades areas
• Building Automation (DDC) Controls systems with sensors for occupancy and CO2 levels
• Sprinkler systems