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Follow on Google News | Morrison Hershfield Reaches New Heights as Capilano CLIFFWALK OpensMorrison Hershfield with our partners Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers and McElhanney provided the complex design and survey services for the extraordinary CLIFFWALK project.
By: Morrison Hershfield Morrison Hershfield (http://www.MorrisonHershfield.com/ Kent LaRose, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Regional Bridge Manager for Western Canada with Morrison Hershfield and the project’s Engineer of Record and lead design engineer, advises that this type of structure is known to be the first of its kind in the world, and the fabrication/ The environmentally responsible design and construction of CLIFFWALK minimizes its ecological footprint and limits the overall environmental impact on the site. With an environmental footprint of just 11 square metres (or approximately 118 square feet), the walkway is unobtrusive as it winds its way alongside the cliff through rainforest vegetation. The entire CLIFFWALK was designed to be built by hand, using small, light components. Bridge and walkway sections were built offsite and assembled onsite with minimally invasive construction equipment. The majority of the attraction is constructed from steel, which is North America's top recycled material. In addition, three other major material groups were used in the construction of CLIFFWALK: concrete and glass, which are recyclable materials, and timber, a renewable resource. Morrison Hershfield is proud to have played a key role in the design and construction of this unique project that allows park visitors to safely experience a part of the rainforest ecosystem previously only accessible to experienced rock climbers. With CLIFFWALK, the park's over 700,000 annual visitors are now able to venture along the face of the granite cliff and access educational opportunities about the importance of water in our daily lives through interpretative exhibits. For a virtual tour of CLIFFWALK, watch Kent LaRose on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/ For additional information, please contact Newsroom@morrisonhershfield.com. About Morrison Hershfield Morrison Hershfield is an employee-owned company operating in Canada and the United States, providing integrated multidisciplinary engineering and related expertise to a broad range of public and private sector clients. The company provides Environmental, Water & Wastewater, Buildings, Transportation, Energy & Industrial, Technology & Telecommunications and Land Development Solutions. About the Capilano Group of Companies Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is part of the Capilano Group of Companies (CGC), which comprises retail, lodge and attraction businesses including Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver, BC and Moraine Lake Lodge and Cathedral Mountain Lodge near Banff, Alberta. # # # Morrison Hershfield's commitment is to help our clients understand their environmental challenges and to incorporate sustainable design solutions to help them meet these challenges. End
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