VPD Tactical Training Centre and Forensic Storage Facility
2010 Glenn Drive Vancouver , BC
The Vancouver Police Department Compound at 2010 Glen in Vancouver, BC contains two buildings constructed at separate phases. The Tactical Training Centre (VPD-TTC) is a 4,400 square meter (47,361 sft) police training facility representing the first phase of construction on this site. The VPD-TTC is owned by the City of Vancouver and tenanted by the Vancouver Police Department. This facility is intended for the training of officers and includes simulation-training rooms, firing ranges, classrooms and other facilities. The second phase consists of the Forensic Storage Facility (VPD FSF), a 9,050 square meter (97,413 sft) Post Disaster-level designed facility. Its evidence storage component is designed to accommodate all types of evidence including firearms, drugs, DNA samples, etc., with freezer rooms and climatic controls to provide the proper conditions to prevent degradation of evidence. The project is registered with the Canada Green Building Council and is aiming for LEED-NC Gold certification.