Forty-six years after it was built,
Viljo Revell's
new city hall is getting some new windows.
Starting this week, all 758 windows in the east tower are being replaced, floor by floor, in a project that's set to cost $5 million and take till November.
"The existing single pane windows will be replaced with tinted, double pane, energy efficient units," says Jim Kamstra, the city's manager of energy and waste management. Due to heritage considerations, there will be little change to the look of the building."
The work, carried out after office hours and on Saturdays, is being handled by general contractor
Buttcon Limited, and the window supplier is
C3 Polymeric. The contract for the west tower has yet to be tendered.
The funds, from the Strategic Infrastructure Fund, were set aside two years ago.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Jim Kamstra
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