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Timber used to build a large World War
II-era airplane hangar at 19 Wing/CFB
Comox on Vancouver Island found new
life as floorboards and decorative trims
for housing projects in British Columbia.
About 400,000 board feet of 500-year-old
Douglas fir lumber was salvaged during
the green demolition of 1 Hangar in 2005,
making it the largest recycling project in
British Columbia at the time.
British Columbia, gaining new life as floorboards and
decorative trims. With about 400,000 board feet of
lumber salvaged, this project became the largest
recycling project in B.C. in late 2005.
Several large timbers were also saved for the 19 Wing
Wood Hobby Club, to build a new conference table for
the Comox Air Force Museum—helping ensure that a
part of 1 Hangar’s legacy lives on at the Wing.
Project: Smooth Sailing at the
Fleet Maintenance Facility
Sailors in the Pacific Naval Fleet call it the “corner
garage”—officially, however, it’s known as the Fleet
Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Breton Shop at
CFB Esquimalt, and it’s responsible for the repair and
overhaul of ships and auxiliary vessels. This facility’s
massive $250 million overhaul is one of DCC’s largest
projects to date.
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The multi-phase Shop Consolidation Project will
transform the FMF’s 38 maintenance shops into one
of the largest enclosed buildings on North America’s
West coast—second only to the Boeing aircraft plant in
Washington. Located within the Ship Repair Zone of the
dockyard, everything from engine shops to radar shops
will be found under one roof, about the size of seven
football fields.
From project management support to environmental
assessments, DCC has had a role in every stage of this
project—including ensuring that the most stringent
west coast earthquake building code requirements are
met for this critical Navy facility. DCC is also managing
the logistical challenge of consolidating existing buildings
within a working Navy dockyard that needs to keep its
fleet in a state of ongoing readiness.
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