Commercial Projects

Coordinating Registered Professional and Structural Engineers for the construction of a wood framed church.

The structure consisted of a cost effective 'pole-style' wood framed building with long span, vaulted wood roof trusses and the selective use of glue laminated timber elements. The design created considerable open space inside the structure at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction.

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Design of civil works for a 44 lot private subdivision, including a cast-in-place concrete potable water reservoir and pump station structure.

The subdivision incorporated a privately owned and operated water utility, established with the assistance of Scouten & Associates Engineering Ltd.

Detailed design of temporary column supports and shoring in connection with a project to increase headroom clearance in the basement of an existing shopping mall.

The project involved the design of an extensive jacking and shoring system to support the existing cast-in-place concrete structure temporarily while excavations were made below. Controlled pressure hydraulic flat jacks were used to transfer the existing loads to a purpose-made steel truss. When the new foundation elements were complete (in checkerboard fashion), the jacking process was reversed and loads were transferred on to the new structural elements.

Net movements of the existing structure were limited to less than 1/16 on an inch.