Bird Construction provides pier support at Filmport Phase One Complex

Pier supports are lined up at the Filmport Phase One Complex, Toronto Film Studios in Toronto.

Focus on Concrete/Masonry

Construction manager Bird Construction Co. began the multi-level, multi-building Filmport project in winter 2006. Completion is scheduled for summer 2008.

Designed by Quadrangle Architects Ltd., the Filmport Phase One buildings will house sound stages, four storeys of offices and maintenance/workshop areas. C

onsultants are Jablonsky Ast & Partners (structural); Merber Corp. (mechanical); Mulvey & Banani International Inc. (electrical); Dillon Consulting Ltd. (civil); Terraprobe Ltd. (geotechnical); and Aeroacoustic Engineering Ltd.

Concrete-related subtrades include Hardrock Forming Co. (formwork); Dufferin Concrete; and United Flooring (concrete floor slabs).