Western Canadian projects earned some of the 12 Awards of Excellence presented at a gala in Ottawa hosted by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC-Canada).
Western Canadian projects earned some of the 12 Awards of Excellence presented at a gala in Ottawa hosted by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC-Canada).
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre acoustical renovations in Vancouver earned an award for Aercoustics Engineering Ltd. The awards jury had high praise for the project.
“Using the latest tools and ideas, some of which they designed themselves, Aercoustics Engineering turned the venue into an acoustical triumph,” they said.
The company’s work involved insulating ventilation noise, as well as balancing music loudness and reverberations in the theatre.
The acoustical renovation has been described by the Vancouver Opera as a minor miracle.
Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam, B.C. also earned an Award of Excellence in the building category for IMEC Mechanical and AME Consulting Group.
The $62 million project, which included both new construction and renovation work, incorporated a new energy exchange system. The system has significantly reduced energy expenditures at the facility. The project was completed 10 months ahead of schedule and several million dollars under budget.
Alberta was also represented at the event.
St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta earned an award for DIALOG.
The project was said to have reinterpreted traditional forms of church design using modern materials, arches, buttresses and side aisles.
A number of transportation awards were also presented during the evening.
The Coast Meridian Overpass design-build project in Port Coquitlam, B.C. earned the honours for SNCLavalin Constructors (Pacific) Inc.
The project features a unique cable-stay design, which optimized limited accessibility and pre-defined pier locations, resulting in the longest push-launched structure in North America at the time of construction. Eastern-based projects also earned their share of transportation awards.
Delcan picked up a pair of awards for the Trafalgar/ Hale Street and CN elevated roundabout in London, Ontario, as well as the Dufferin Street Underpass in Toronto.
CIMA+ earned an award for the Petite-Nation River Bridge, Highway 50 in Lochaber, Quebec.
The job called for a 425 metre span crossing a river valley, with a 35 metre drop in elevation, and a river environment requiring preservation. ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. took home some hardware for project management for their work on Chateh Water Treatment Plant in Chateh, Alberta.
The project is one of the first dual-membrane water treatment systems for First Nations in Canada.
The plant addresses the complexities of water treatment in a remote area, while creating an easy-to-operate system with lower lifecycle costs in an energy-efficient building.
AGM Program Managers, a joint venture of Hatch Mott MacDonald, IBI Group and MMM Group, also earned a project management Award of Excellence for the Go Transit Rail Improvement Program.
The award for water resources went to Stantec Consulting Ltd. for the Pollution Control Plant retrofit in London, Ont.
The company provided engineering services to study, design and construct the largest membrane bioreactor municipal pollution control plant in Canada.
An award for outstanding technical innovation was also presented at the gala. This year’s Schreyer Award went to Genivar Inc. for an ambitious multiyear project that involved rehabilitation of a mining and metallurgical site in the town of Murdochville, Quebec.
The Gaspe mines project involved an investment of $116 million and four years of site work.
The Tree for Life Award, for outstanding environmental stewardship, went to Enermodal Engineering for A Grander View, the company’s Kitchener, Ontario headquarters.
Considered by some as the most energy-efficient office in Canada, the building uses 82 per cent less energy than a conventional office.
The project has achieved LEED Platinum certification in several categories, including new construction and commercial interiors.
This year, 63 projects were nominated. ACECCanada represents about 500 consulting engineering firms across Canada.
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