Waywest Mechanical Ltd. provided full mechanical services for the Nanaimo City Hall Annex, a design-build project in Nanaimo, BC. The three-storey, 43,000 sq. ft. building houses offices for 200 staff across various City departments and was built to LEED commercial Gold certification standards, including seismic design standards. The project is one of Waywest's commercial and institutional mechanical contracts.
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The project
The new Nanaimo City Hall Annex was a design-build project. The three-storey, 43,000 sq. ft. building includes offices for 200 staff across various City departments. It was built to LEED commercial Gold certification standards, including seismic design standards, and Waywest Mechanical Ltd. was honoured to provide full mechanical services for the state-of-the-art building.
What full mechanical services involve
On an office building of this size, a mechanical contractor's scope typically covers:
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning for three floors of occupied office space
- Domestic water, sanitary and storm plumbing and washroom fixtures
- Ventilation and indoor air quality systems suited to a large staff
- Mechanical piping, controls coordination and commissioning
- Seismic restraint of mechanical equipment and piping
Building to LEED Gold
LEED Gold buildings are designed to use less energy and water and to provide healthy indoor environments. That puts real demands on the mechanical trades: efficient equipment, careful installation, water-saving fixtures, and thorough testing and commissioning so the building performs as designed.
Design-build collaboration
In a design-build project, the design and construction teams work together from the start. That approach lets the mechanical contractor contribute early to system choices, coordination and cost — the same collaborative way Waywest approaches commercial and institutional work today.
Related work
Waywest has delivered other LEED Gold buildings in Nanaimo, including the Uplands Walk supportive housing project.
Quick facts
- Emergency service
- 24/7 at 250-616-1446 — typically on site within an hour in Nanaimo
- Office hours
- Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM, 250-729-2394
- Service area
- Nanaimo and Vancouver Island, Victoria to Port Hardy
- Licensing
- TSBC licence LGA0004592; licensed, bonded and insured
- Quotes
- Reply within the hour during business hours
- Page updated
Common questions
What did Waywest do on the Nanaimo City Hall Annex?
Waywest Mechanical provided full mechanical services for the Nanaimo City Hall Annex, a three-storey, 43,000 sq. ft. design-build office building for 200 City staff built to LEED Gold standards.
What does LEED Gold mean for a building's mechanical systems?
LEED Gold is a high level of the LEED green building certification. Mechanical systems typically contribute through energy-efficient heating, cooling and ventilation, reduced water use from efficient plumbing fixtures, good indoor air quality, and careful commissioning.
Does Waywest work on design-build projects?
Yes. Waywest collaborates with owners, designers and contractors from design through commissioning, so mechanical systems meet the project's performance, budget and schedule goals.
Need this sorted out?
Call the Nanaimo office and talk to someone who can tell you what the work involves and when we can get to it.