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Construction Facts and Figures

Milestone Dates

• Construction begins: Spring 2009
• Construction duration: 3 years
• Base building construction completion: 2012
• Official opening: 2014

Building Facts

• Total area of site: 24,166 M² (260,123 square feet)
• Total area of building: 24,154 M² (260,000 square feet)
• Number of floors: 12
• Total length of ramps: 773 M (2,533 feet)
• Average floor-to-floor height: 5.2 M (17 feet)
• Height of the Tower of Hope: 100 M (328 feet)
• Number of concrete caissons: 142
• Number of pre-cast piles: 444

Material and Equipment (Produced in Canada)

• Cement
• Reinforcing steel
• Lumber Products
• Stone Products (including Tyndall stone)
• Gypsum Products
• Aluminum Products

Material and Equipment (Produced Internationally)

• Steel (structural steel, pipe, steel studs, hollow metal, prefinished metal, etc.)
• Major equipment (air handling units, generators, elevators, electrical equipment, etc.)
• Glazing
• Stone products

Employment Needs

Project employment needs in Person? Years (i.e., one person employed for a period of one year)

• Project direct: 2,040 (250 tradespersons)
• Other direct: 450
• Indirect and induced: 1,050
• Total employment: 3,540