Communications Infrastructure

Institutional

Communications Infrastructure

Project Type

Institutional

Location

ON, Canada

Status

Overview

Unique Challenges

Key Features / Outcomes

Overview

Horizon Legacy developed, owned, and operated both CHCQ and CJOJ radio stations, including the development and erection of the transmission tower.

Unique Challenges

Horizon Legacy faced significant challenges in finding the skilled workers needed for the 20+ jobs created. This led Horizon Legacy to become an early adopter of computer systems to automate shows and advertisements in the early 2000s.

Key Features

State-of-the-Art Transmission Tower: Erected to ensure reliable and extensive broadcast coverage.
Advanced Automation Systems: Integrated early computer systems for automating shows and advertisements.
Specialized Construction: Utilized precision engineering techniques for the design and erection of a robust transmission tower, ensuring structural integrity and optimal signal transmission.

Our Impact

Horizon Legacy is revolutionizing the construction industry with the first and largest neighborhood in Canada built using onsite robotics.

Cost Efficiency

Our approach delivers an average cost of under $300K per unit (costs exclude land, servicing, softcosts) showcasing that robots can be integrated affordably while meeting and exceeding the Ontario Building Code.

With 26 rental units, including 30% affordable, we surpass industry standards.

Our project achieves a 20% reduction in energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions, and our all-electric buildings ensure zero greenhouse gas energy consumption.

By creating wall assemblies with R-30 thermal performance and consolidating three trades into one, we effectively address the labor shortage, demonstrating the transformative potential of robotics in construction.

Horizon has generated over 14 million kilowatthour (KWH) of clean energy

We have created over 7 million square feet of Toronto’s major developments

“Horizon has built and financed major buildings for ourselves as the long-term owners, wherein, we have then had to live with the operational ramifications of design, construction and financial decisions made at the development stage for the over 20 years life of a building. This is a perspective very distinct from that of the traditional contractor or lender.”