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University of Toronto Spadina-Sussex Student Residence

Toronto, Canada

The Spadina-Sussex Student Residence comprises a 23-storey tower and adjacent three-storey townhouse building that will house over 500 University of Toronto students.

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University of Toronto Spadina-Sussex Student Residence

Toronto, Canada

The Spadina-Sussex Student Residence comprises a 23-storey tower and adjacent three-storey townhouse building that will house over 500 University of Toronto students.

The tower is clad in precast concrete panels and window wall, and the podium also features brick veneer and curtain wall. A three-storey heritage brick masonry façade was also restored, retained, and integrated into the retail spaces within the tower podium. A geothermal heating/cooling system was used to minimize operating energy use and help achieve the University’s energy reduction targets.

Renderings courtesy and copyright Diamond Schmitt Architects.

location

Toronto, Canada

Client

The Daniels Corporation

Role

Building Envelope & Structural Engineering Consultant

Architect

Diamond Schmitt Architects

LEED Certification

Pursuing LEED® Silver

Size

17,000 m² (183,000 ft²)

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Challenge
Thermal challenges were identified at window spandrel panels at the podium roof parapet. These spandrel areas were located above the ceiling and received limited heating, increasing condensation risk.
Solution
After identifying the condensation risk, Entuitive proposed several solutions, including mechanically heating the zone immediately behind the spandrel area, adding heat trace cables to the mullions, and isolating the cold mullion areas from interior spaces using a “faux” stack joint. Working with the architect and mechanical engineer, heat trace cables were decided upon and these were set to energize when the window frames approached the interior dew point temperature. The end result was an energy-efficient means of managing condensation risk during cold weather.

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