Mechanical Engineering
HVACPlumbing/Fire ProtectionHazardous ContainmentInstrumentation and ControlsHeating/Cooling PlantsIndoor Air QualityClean Room ManufacturingSustainable Design
SCOTIABANK PLACE
KANATA, ONTARIO
KANATA, ONTARIO
- 20,000 seat NHL arena and entertainment centre
- 7,500 m² food services area
- 130 private suites
- 420,000 cfm and 1,500 tons of refrigeration
- 640,000 cfm smoke removal system
JUSTICE CANADA HEADQUARTERS
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
- 7 storey, 30,000 m² heritage retorfit
- dynamic buffer zone to protect uninsulated exterior walls
- high velocity air intake to avoid new louvers in heritage façade
- steel structure used as ductwork to ventilate skylight glazing
- elevated humidity in library/archives
CANADIAN CHANCERY
NAIROBI, KENYA
NAIROBI, KENYA
- 8,000 m² embassy
- full heating and air conditioning
- fully sprinklered with fire pump
- solar domestic hot water heating
- systems adapted to local materials/techniques
NORTEL NETWORKS OPTICAL COMPONENTS FACILITY
KANATA, ONTARIO
KANATA, ONTARIO
- $149 M, 34,000 m² office and manufacturing facility
- hyper-fast-track design/construction
- Class 100, 1,000, 10,000 clean manufacturing suites
- specialty gases, solvents, acids, bases, deionized water
- ACEC Award of Merit
OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
- $90 M, 16,000 m² expansion of Passenger Terminal Building
- air displacement ventilation/cooling
- perimeter radiant floor heating
- skylights serve as smoke exhaust plenums
- automated energy management system
We strive to incorporate in our designs, construction that constitutes the best overall value to the client in terms of capital cost, life cycle durability and ongoing energy and maintenance costs. We pioneered many of the basic approaches to Indoor Air Quality and Sustainable Design and draw on this experience to develop innovative solutions unique to each project.
MDS NORDION KRMF FACILITY
KANATA, ONTARIO
KANATA, ONTARIO
- $15 M radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility
- Class 100 and 10,000 FDA approved suites
- nuclear containment ventilation system
- clean steam utilities
- central heating/cooling plant
CHARLES SIM VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDING
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
- 15,000 m² vehicle maintenance/repair facility
- welding, bodywork, carpentry, machine shops
- 100 m² cross-draft paint booth
- heat recovery displacement ventilation system
- tailpipe exhaust/lubrication on swing beams and reels
GARRY J. ARMSTRONG LONG TERM CARE CENTRE
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
- $26 M, 180 bed home for the aged
- 100% fresh air to counteract odour/infectious disease
- exhaust air heat recovery
- fully sprinklered
- custom heating/cooling cabinet in window millwork