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Montreal, QC, Canada
Project Overview
Station Jean-R.-Marcotte is a wastewater treatment plant located on the eastern tip of the island of Montréal, Quebec, Canada. In this Design-Build project with GE Grid Solutions Canada, Durisol provided 4 Firestop System walls at a height of up to 8m.
Owner City of Montreal
ClientGE Grid Solutions Canada
Contractor (Phase 1)Cegerco
Contractor (Phase 2)Dawco
Wall HeightUp to 8 metres
NRC RatingMinimum 0.70 absorption
Dual-Purpose Fire and Noise Barriers at Station Marcotte
The firewalls separate the 3 transformers on site and provide protection to the adjacent building by preventing any potential spread in the case a transmission fire was to occur.
The decision to use the Durisol fire-rated wall system was due primarily to the cost-savings as compared to a cast-in-place concrete wall.
Cost-Effective Firewall Alternative for Municipal Energy Systems
Our system also offered the added benefit of noise reduction, which standard concrete cannot. At a noise absorption rate of a minimum of .70 NRC (Noise Coefficient Reduction) on both sides of the walls, the noise from the transformers would be significantly reduced.
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