Institutional
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The Summit at Quadra Village
The Summit at Quadra Village is a 320-unit complex residential and dementia care facility where residents will receive 24-hour care and support. The Summit replaced the aging Oak Bay Lodge (243 residents) and Mt. Tolmie Hospital (77 residents) facilities, two buildings no longer suitable for residential care. The project is a state-of-the-art residential and dementia…
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UVic Student Housing and Dining
Project Overview The Student Housing and Dining Project will provide much-needed housing and a new dining facility for 621 students who are currently living off-campus. Design and construction of the new buildings will meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold and Passive House standards, the most rigorous global building standards for sustainability and…
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Pexsisen Elementary and Centre Mountain Lellum Schools
Project Overview Farmer has been awarded the Pexsisen Elementary and Centre Mountain Lellum Schools project. The two schools will be built simultaneously and are set to open for the school year in September of 2022. The Sooke School District named it’s two new Langford schools inspired by First Nations language. PEXSISEN [pronounced puck-see-sung] Elementary will…
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Oak Bay High School Replacement Project
The new school was designed to accommodate up to 1,300 students enrolled in grades 9 – 12 education programs. Students benefit from a new 21st century learning environment designed to facilitate personalized learning. The school includes a performing arts facility and a neighbourhood learning centre to host seniors’ programs, day care and other community programs. …
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University of Victoria – Elliot Building
The renovation of the Elliot Building’s Prometheus Laboratory was a very exciting project for our team. The classroom was renovated to accommodate a small-angle x-ray scattering equipment (SAXS) and laser table to support nano-technology research as part of the university’s Prometheus Project. The lab needed to meet Bio-Safety Level 2 requirements with the appropriate casework…
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Cloverdale School Seismic Upgrade
The school was originally built in 1917 and was rebuilt in 1963. The building was originally made of concrete with unreinforced masonry infill, and a concrete frame that wasn’t ductile. This project saw several concrete shear walls built on the exterior and grabbed onto the second floor and the roof with those walls. Structural steel…
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Tillicum School Seismic Upgrade
The project consisted of the addition of both internal and external structural steel to fortify the existing structure, in conjunction with reinforcement of the masonry block components of the school. This project required complex phasing of the schedule in order to complete all aspects of the work in the time frame that was allotted without…
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UVic Engineering Computer Science Building
Completed on budget in 2006, the University of Victoria’s Engineering and Computer Science Building is the second campus building to earn Gold accreditation status in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system. The building boasts sustainable design features including optimized natural light, a recycled water plumbing system and natural landscaping, and…
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UVic Continuing Studies Building
The Continuing Studies Building was completed in 2003 with a design focus on low impact development. The building features low flush toilets, energy efficient light fixtures and showers for cyclists. The landscaping is designed to improve storm-water quality and reduce water runoff. Like the University of Victoria, the Farmer Group of Companies advocates sustainability in…
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Camosun College Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence
Built to meet LEED Gold Certification, the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence was completed in 2008. A concrete and structural steel training facility, PISE is focused to provide unprecedented sport education and athlete development in an environment incorporating Green Building principles that consider the use of natural ventilation and angled glass walls to moderate building…
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Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences
With support from the Ministry of Education and Western Economic Diversification Canada and matching funds from the National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Science was built on land donated by the City of Port Alberni and opened to students in 2011. Farmer acted as Construction Manager…
