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Mega Connections

This prestigious headquarters for the Caisse de Depot comprises three separate buildings connected by a 10-story atrium to form a modern-day financial complex.  Located in the heart of Montreal and straddling the Ville-Marie tunnel, a series of 100ft span trusses were required to transfer the 16-story interior columns to the perimeter foundation walls.

SBSA designed the connections for the transfer trusses using a longitudinal stiffener method in order to save material and reduce fabrication costs. We also designed the connections for the ductile bracing system.

  • Date of Completion: 2002
  • Cost of construction: $200,000,000.00
  • Contractor: Decarel-Verreault
  • Scope of services: Connection Design