b'FEATUREof criteria, such as size, purpose, function andprogramanddewateredsolids,anutrient- material enters and remains for 21 days. Pipes in the site itself. Rigid frame systems excel inrich by-product from wastewater treatment.the floor draw air in and through the material to energy efficiency, condensation control andThere are three principal buildings that makefurther enhance break down. After curing, the noise reduction, and the construction processup the composting facility: the main building,material is moved to the storage facility. Through isengineeredtocreatevirtuallynowaste,curing building and storage building. Takena series of defined stages, compost is ultimately keeping the building both cost-effective andtogether,theentirecompoundis521,000sold back into the market in bulk, with proceeds environmentallysustainable.Thetechniquesquare feet and processes upwards of 145,500helping to reduce the processing cost and lower was used for the Calgary project.metric tons of residential food and yard wastethe Green Cart program fee. The Calgary Composting Facility producesand dewatered biosolids every year. BehlensVersavelsays,Atthebeginningofthis highqualitycompostfrombothfoodandcomponent for the compound was the curingproject, the GC only had some rough outlines yard waste collected from the citys green cartbuilding,whichiswherethecompostedin terms of what they wanted to do. So, we cameupwithsomepreliminarydrawings andpresentedadesignsolution.Inthe beginning,wewereonlygiventhebasics, suchasthattheroofwouldneedaslope, buttherewerentanyspecificsastopitch and degree. So, we gave the GC a concept they could work with, and there was a lot of back and forth throughout before any steel wasmanufactured.Butthatsnottypically how we work. Behlen usually receives specific 61st Avenue SWPedestrian Bridge instructions from a GC on whats required for a project, and thats what we provide.Delivering engineeringIn spite of the atypical start on the Calgary excellence on awardproject,thefinalsteelstructureultimately winning designs forworked.Versaveladds,Ourcompany over 70 years. designsandfabricatessteelshellsbutwe alwaysworkfromthefoundationup.We provide the materials and ship them in parts tothesite.Wedontdoanyelectricalor Cadillac Fairview Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge mechanical or actually put up the building. www.rjc.ca So yes, the compost plant was challenging and occasionally frustrating to work on but 34|SUMMER 2020 ADVANTAGE STEEL'