Richmond Fire Hall No.2

SECTOR

Civic Government

Year

2011

Location

Richmond

Awards

LEED Gold Certified

Highlights

  • Multiple high efficiency mechanical systems incorporated into this modern facility include; a geo-exchange field, solar domestic water pre-heat, ground source heat pumps, water-to-water heat pump serving the in-floor radiant heating and heat recovery with a full digital HVAC controls system.

Project Details

The City of Richmond’s Steveston Fire Hall No. 2 is a new construction project on a 33,000 sq.ft. site area. Its iconic design marks the gateway to the Steveston Community.
Certified LEED Gold this 8,000 sq.ft. 2-bay, drive-through facility is built to post-disaster standards and comprises three main spaces: the fire hall, fire engine bays and a 3-storey hose drying tower.
The fire hall, which replaced an aging facility that could no longer meet the requirements of the growing local community, contains a day room, kitchen, eating area, offices and training room on the ground floor, with the gender-neutral dormitory, lounge and fitness room on the second floor. The fire engine bay has space for two fire trucks plus a turn out gear room, workshop, equipment repair room and mechanical rooms.