Place du Portage III AWR Project overview

Project Overview

The PDP3 AWR project consists of a complete overhaul of both the inside and outside of the building. As part of the planned midlife renewal work, we are doing much-needed renovations and are replacing systems that have reached the end of their useful life.

The Place du Portage complex was built in the 1970s and consists of:

9 towers
commercial areas
4 basement levels
a 3-level underground parking garage

The project includes replacing base building systems, such as windows, the building exterior (also known as the building envelope), plumbing, electrical systems, and heating and cooling systems. It also includes modernizing the interior workplace, updating security systems, and installing new information technology.

The project considers GoC priorities, including:

greening
Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) measures
universal accessibility
inclusivity, including reaching out to Indigenous people
wellness

This project will demonstrate the Government of Canada (GoC)'s commitment to greening and environmental sustainability, incorporating elements such as a high-efficiency building envelope, increased insulation, high efficiency heating, cooling and ventilation systems, and much more.

The renewed PDP3 building is also being designed to meet the modern workplace standard for the GoC known as GCworkplace which offers greater flexibility in where and how people work and suits the needs of a hybrid, post-pandemic workforce.

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