Exterior of building with children walking

Oliver Woods Community Centre

SECTOR

Recreation

Year

2008

Location

Nanaimo

Awards

2010 BC Park and Recreation Association Facility Excellence Award 2008 Vancouver Regional Construction Award of Excellence (Task Construction Management)

Highlights

  • Multi award winning project

Project Details

The Oliver Woods Community Centre is a $12.8 million, 2-storey facility with four multi-purpose spaces, a double gymnasium, daycare centre and conference room.

The 35,150 sq.ft. Centre is the first LEED Gold certified civic building in Nanaimo. AME’s mechanical design contributed 13 points towards LEED certification and exceeded the Model National Energy code by 54%, which is equivalent to 123 tons of CO2 reduction.