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Mayor, Taylor Bachrach (right) and Rob Blackburn, Airport Manager
The old terminal and stunning view of Hudson Bay Mountain in the background. Photo credit: Ted Widen

renovation and addition to the building to address design the final product and manage the construc-
lack of washrooms, fire protection, electrical system, tion contract through to completion. Studio 531

security, and heating and cooling. All identified worked closely with the Town of Smithers’ Mayor

terminal safety deficiencies are mitigated and or and Council, as well as with airport staff and ten-
eliminated in this project—the overall improvements ants to produce a design that met the legislation,

make for an efficient facility that accommodates building codes, and most of the wants and needs of
current users, is safer, more reliable and ready for the community—one of the biggest of which was to

future growth.” drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas

emissions.
Energy Efficiency

Many iterations of energy saving ideas were ran

Tom Moore and his team of Victoria-based Studio through the model. Blackburn says, “In the end, a
531 Architects were chosen as the architect to very energy efficient building envelope tied to a geo-

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