Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

33 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 their part right, to the end of the project.” One such major project that Torcom completed was the interior renovation of Commerce Court, a leading commercial office complex in the heart of Toronto’s financial district. “What made this a major project for us was that the building had asbestos insulation right inside each floor’s structural steel elements,” explains Chitilian. “Since the building has 57 floors, we had to go in, vacate several floors at a time, remove the asbestos and respray with safe fireproofing, then repeat the process for another group of several floors.” Although the company took on the asbestos removal work, Chitilian states that this is not something they typically do – marking the Commerce Court project as an exception rather than the rule. He clarifies, “Some school renovation projects require asbestos removal but only a small percentage because most G L A S S A N D A L U M I N U M 1 1 1 A Z e n w a y B o u l e v a r d U n i t # 1 2 a n d # 1 3 V a u g h a n , O n t a r i o L 4 H 3 H 9 w w w . k a n a d a b e . c o m 9 0 5 8 5 0 0 6 0 6 Supply and Installation of All Type Curtainwall and Aluminum Window Window - Door Service and Maintenance Project Management - Consultation Emergency Services TORCOM CONSTRUCT ION INC . are masonry structures. We do some asbestos removal, but not to the extent we did with Commerce Court, where the structural steel was sprayed with asbestos fireproofing. In the schools, it’ll be ductwork, wrapping, and insulation wrapping that contains asbestos.” He adds that most schools work with a specialized inspection company to assess the extent of asbestos included in insulation or fireproofing as a way of maintaining a record. However, unless the school is actively renovating, everything remains in place, or if they wish, they hire specialized asbestos removal companies for the job.