DELSON, QC
Sainte-Catherine Sports Complex
The Sainte-Catherine Sports Complex is a two-storey sports facility proposed for Sainte-Catherine in Delson, Quebec.
It features a large enclosed space with a minimum ceiling height of 14 metres that contains the soccer field and supports arenas, amenities, and community spaces along withe south and east elevations.
The building is approximately 11,230 sq.m. in area and constructed of steel. Entuitive provided fire engineering consulting services which included structural fire protection modelling with Computation Fluid Dynamics and working with the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for approvals risks.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
CLIENT
Regie Complexe Sportif
ARCHITECT
Architect Duquette
OUR ROLE(S)
Fire Engineering Consultant
SIZE
11,000m² indoor soccer complex
BUDGET
-
MARKET (OFFICE)
TORONTO
Challenge One
Optimizing structural fire protection.
Solution One
Structural support of mezzanines and support spaces, including portions of the roof, meant that the structure prescriptively required a fire-resistance rating. Utilizing Computation Fluid Dynamics, Entuitive modelled a range of realistic fire events to calculate the resulting steel temperatures. This analysis showed that only partial fire protection at lower levels would be required and steel above certain height did not reach critical temperatures. This results in significant elimination of redundant passive fire protection.
Challenge Two
Mitigating approvals risks.
Solution Two
As soon as the performance-based solution was identified, Entuitive prepared a memo outlining the proposed analysis methods, the input assumptions and what would constitute acceptable structural performance. This allowed the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to be engaged and voice any early concerns that may introduce approvals risks.
