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Awards 
2011 PCI Design AwardsBest Retirement/Assisted Living Building
Project Team

Architect

EPA Èric Painchaud Architecte, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada 

Engineer

Gemel Experts Conseils, Alma, QC, Canada 

Owner and General Contractor

BPDL, Alma, QC, Canada 

Precaster

Bétons Préfabriqués du Lac, Alma, QC, Canada 

Precast Specialty Engineer

Axys Consultants, Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC, Canada

Key Project Attributes

  • Precast frame created large open spaces while maintaining excellent sound insulation between floors.
  • Precast stairs allowed quick access between floors, ensuring a clean and safe working area
  • Precast walls are part of a seismic- and wind-forces recovery system 

Project/Precast Scope

  • Project Size: 115,200 ft2 (10,700 m2)
  • Project Cost: $15 million (Canadian)
  • 1,770 precast panels
  • 6-story residential center with 126 units