To ensure that the Health Centre is accessible, a ramp and deck are being added as we write! This is another accessibility project to add to all the others that have been installed around the Camp in the last few years. We have accessible washrooms and showers, an...
When you think of an ‘earthen’ floor, you might very well think ‘dirt’ floor! You would be correct in a way, but here is what the new Health Centre floors are really made of. The floor has a wood base, then a radiant heating system was installed, mudded into place...
from Deirdre McGahern of Straworks The Health Centre will be a Carbon Sink! Thanks to the Builders for Climate Action carbon calculator, we estimate the Health Centre’s material carbon emissions to be 6.9 tons. The wood, straw and cellulose insulation will be...
Deirdre McGahern, the president of Straworks, has been documenting the process of constructing the new Camp Kawartha Health Centre, with her teammates, Miles and Solomon. She has shared her photos and details with us so that we may share the exciting building process...
Deirdre McGahern, the president of Straworks, has been documenting the process of constructing the new Camp Kawartha Health Centre, with her teammates, Miles and Solomon. She has shared her photos and details with us so that we may share the exciting building process...
The Health Centre construction team at Straworks have made impressive strides lately and have the foundation set, shell up, and roof on, ready for the winter weather. We asked Straworks President Deirdre McGahern for a little primer on some of the features of the new...
