Corporate Head Office, Cambridge, Ontario
The Challenger Motor Freight project included the design-build of a new corporate office and maintenance facility incorporating three individual buildings and the development (completed grading and servicing) of the 50-acre site. This highly efficient, state-of-the-art facility was one of the first large non-governmental facilities to achieve LEED status in Canada.
Corporate Head Office - 57,000 sq.ft.
- 3-storey office building
- Complete back-up emergency generator system
- Simulator for driver training
- Exterior cladding is a combination of glass curtain wall and Alucobond composite aluminum wall system
- Staff lunchroom with outdoor patio
- Ground source heat and air conditioning system
Fuel and Inspection Building - 7,200 sq.ft.
- 3 bay indoor fueling facility with 3 bays of mechanic pits for tractor/trailer inspection while fueling
- 1 bay fueling under a covered canopy
- Epoxy coated floors
- Complete oil, lube, windshield washer, transmission oil distribution system
Maintenance Building - 58,000 sq.ft.
- Maintenance offices, lunch and locker rooms
- Complete auto body repair shop with parts and tire storage
- Manual wash-bay and exterior tarping bay
- The trailer and tractor repair bays are complete with mechanic pits and under-floor storage rooms
- In-floor hot water heating system utilizing waste oil
- Back-up natural gas system
- Retro-plate floor finish to complete shop floor areas
- Complete oil, lube, windshield washer, transmission oil distribution system
- Indoor, separately ventilated paint shop
2006 City of Cambridge Urban Design Award Award of Excellence
2006 GVCA Building Excellence Awards Award of Excellence