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For professional engineers in private practice AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017
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contents
August/September 2017
Volume 58, No. 5
features
Cover: The new Iqaluit International
airport opened in August.
Photo courtesy Stantec. The New Iqaluit International Airport. Simple and intelligent
See page 18 design elements provide a bright and efficient new airport terminal
that fits well into its northern climate.
By Noel Best, Stantec 18
Hospital receives thorough checkup. Saskatoon’s Royal
University Hospital underwent significant facility upgrades and
is exceeding the predicted savings from its utility costs.
By Doug Picklyk 24
The cost of being Smart. A look into recent research on
intelligent buildings and the cybersecurity threats that exist.
By Doug Picklyk 30
Protecting the Exterior. Following the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower
fire in London, where flames consumed the building’s exterior,
could the same happen here?
See page 34
By William Kuffner, P.Eng., SNC-Lavalin 34
The Third Dimension – Today. The evolution of vertical mobility
includes the latest in elevator technology that features cable-less
departments
horizontal travel.
By Andrew Wells, P.Eng., KJA Consultants Inc. 42
Comment 4
Up Front 6
ACEC Review 13
Products 46
on topic
Advertiser Index 49
PROJECT MANAGEMENT BOOK REVIEW
Next issue: Predict-Ability. How using Life of an Engineer: a review
2017 Canadian Consulting Partnering Scorecards can of The Structure of Design.
Engineering Awards. dictate a collaborative project’s An Engineer’s Extraordinary
success. Life in Architecture by Leslie
By Sue Dyer. 38 Robertson. 50
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O n a global scale the consulting engineering business
continues to consolidate as large firms merge, grow
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COMPANIES With existing revenues of
Stantec’s CEO Gomes retiring US$10.7B, Jacobs says the new com- COMPANIES
After serving as president and CEO bined business will create a US$15B Entuitive opens
of Stantec for eight years—a period company. The news comes one Vancouver office
that saw nearly 50 acquisitions and month after the closing of Montreal’s
Toronto-based Entuitive has
topline growth of 229%—Bob SNC-Lavalin acquisition of WS
Gomes will retire at the end of 2017, Atkins, which created a $12B global opened an office in Vancouver at
making way for Gord Johnston, the engineering firm. 789 W Pender Street. Leading the
current executive vice With revenues of US$4.4B and Vancouver team are Mike Lembke
president of Stantec’s 20,000 employees, CH2M has loca- (principal, building envelope) and
infrastructure busi- tions around the world, including 10 Julien Fagnan (principal, structural
ness operating unit, sites in Canada with offices in B.C.
engineering). With a team of
who will take over the (Burnaby, Kamloops, Victoria), Alber-
top job effective Janu- ta (Calgary, Edmonton), Manitoba 200 engineers, building envelope
ary 1, 2018. (Winnipeg), Ontario (Kitchener, specialists, technologists and
Bob Gomes
Gomes joined the Ottawa, Toronto) and the Yukon staff, Entuitive also has locations
company in 1988 as an (Whitehorse). in Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton,
urban land project Jacobs employs over along with London and Edinburgh
manager and held sev- 54,000 people and
in the UK and New York.
eral leadership posi- operates in more than
tions before being 25 countries, with Associated Engineering’s
appointed president/ Canadian locations in promotions
Gord CEO in 2009. The Vancouver, Calgary, Two Associated
Johnston company’s gross reve- Steve
Edmonton, Pickering
Engineering
nue has grown from Demetriou, and Toronto.
$1.5 billion in Q1 2009 to $4.8 billion Jacobs’ Jacobs is a global technical leaders,
in Q1 2017. Gomes will remain a Chairman leader in the transpor- John Fussell, sr. vp,
and CEO
director on Stantec’s board. tation sector (high- transportation, and Alan Emery
Johnston has more than 30 years ways, rail, aviation and Herb Kuehne, sr. vp,
of industry experience, including ports), while CH2M has been recog- civil infrastructure,
more than 20 with Stantec. A civil nized as the top water design firm in
have retired, but
engineering grad from the University the world
of Alberta, he served as the regional “By increasing our industry reach both will continue
business leader for Stantec’s water and adding to our already extensive providing advice on
group in Western Canada before skills, this transaction enhances our an as-needed basis.
assuming the role of business leader value to our clients and bolsters
for the company’s water business line Jacobs’ position as a premier consult- Alan Emery has Chris
Skowronski
in 2010. In 2015, he was named as the ing, design, engineering, construc- taken on the role
executive vice president for the infra- tion, and operations and mainte- of sr. vp, transportation, while
structure business operating unit, nance technical services firm,” said Chris Skowronski becomes sr. vp,
and he has also been active in the Steve Demetriou, Jacobs’ Chairman infrastructure.
firm’s acquisition sourcing and inte- and CEO. " Together, we will bring
gration efforts. more solutions to our clients." Emery has more than 35 years
“We are delighted about the pros- experience across Canada and
Jacobs acquiring CH2M pects of combining CH2M with the UK specializing in highway,
In another blockbuster merger in Jacobs,” said CH2M Chairman and
roadway, and pathway design.
the global consulting engineering CEO Jacqueline Hinman in the offi-
world, Jacobs Engineering Group cal news release. “Since late 2014, Skowronski brings 29 years
Inc. of Dallas, TX is acquiring CH2M we’ve been transparent about our of experience in municipal
HILL Companies Ltd. of Denver, plans to pursue an ownership transi-
infrastructure and land
CO, in a cash and stock deal for tion, providing sustained access to
approximately US$3.27 billion, capital for growth." development, specializing in
including some US$416 million of The transaction is expected to pipeline design.
CH2M net debt. close at the end of the year.
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COMPANIES
David Bulger joins
Stantec
Structural engineering specialist
Golder Associates/source: ACEC-SK
David Bulger has joined Stantec
as sector leader for
the Atlantic Canada
buildings group.
Bulger’s previous
positions include
Slope stability monitoring in Saskatoon.
manager, structural David Bulger
INDUSTRY designed and managed projects.” engineering,
ACEC-SK survey reveals strong ACEC-SK has two calls to action with SNC-Lavalin, and as senior
talent base in the province for the provincial government: structural engineer with BMR
The Association of Consulting Engi- · Continue investing into provincial Structural Engineering.
neering Companies of Saskatchewan infrastructure to spur growth and
has released its first Industry Capacity support communities. Bulger works in the Dartmouth,
Survey revealing that 75% of the work · Continue making sure local compa- Nova Scotia office.
conducted by consulting engineering nies benefit from government
companies in Saskatchewan is done spending.
in the province, with less than 10% of WSP expands Canadian
personnel hours “imported” from BUILDINGS
buildings team
other provinces. Over 100 LEED v4 registered
ACEC-SK commissioned the study projects in Canada WSP Canada announced that
to establish labour market baseline The Canada Green Building Council Armin von Eppinghoven has
data to help determine drivers of (CaGBC) has announced that Cana- become sr. vp, key
change, growth and retraction within da now has over 100 LEED v4 registra- client strategy &
the local industry. The survey was tions, representing over 681,000 m2 of engagement, and
conducted in early 2016. building floor area.
Terry Tommason
The association suggests that while To date, governments lead the way
the consulting engineering talent with 28 LEED v4 registrations (10 joins the firm as
base in Saskatchewan remains strong, provincial and 18 municipal), with national business Armin von
the government must continue work- other top owner groups for LEED v4 line executive for Eppinghoven
ing in partnership with industry to registration including commercial Buildings.
ensure the province retains the gains owners (24 registrations) and residen-
it has made in recent years. The con- tial owners (21 registrations). Von Eppinghoven
cern for the association is that while Regionally, Ontario has 29 LEED will direct client
industry knowledge and experience v4 registrations (totaling 274,395 m2 engagement and
has been built up in this province of registered space), and Alberta has drive new business
over the past few years, some of that 19 (with 189,459 m2 registered space).
development. Terry
talent is starting to leave because sup- Other regions represented include: Tommason
ply is greater than demand. British Columbia with 15 projects, Tommason has
“The boom we saw since 2007 Quebec with 29, Manitoba with nine, previously held managing director
helped Saskatchewan’s consulting and New Brunswick with one.
roles with two multi-disciplinary
engineers companies gain a lot of According to CaGBC, the cumula-
expertise,” said ACEC-SK Chair Paul tive impact of LEED certifications in consultancy firms.
Walsh, P.Eng., in a release. “We want Canada since 2005 includes enough Both executives will be located in
to see Saskatchewan retain that energy saved (over 9,320,000 eMWh)
Markham, Ontario.
knowledge going forward so our com- to power 315,000 homes in Canada
munities can benefit from smart, well for a full year.
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BUILDINGS eight bridges (Elbow River, Blackfoot
Ice Box Challenge in Trail, Highfield Blvd, 46 Avenue SE,
COMPANIES
Vancouver: Passive House Deerfoot Trail, Bow River, 78 Avenue
demonstration SE and 90 Avenue SE); 1 km of elevat- Arup principal
The Ice Box Challenge, a contest to ed track; three park and ride facili- announcement
demonstrate the effectiveness of high ties with a total of 1800 – 1900 stalls; Martin Landry, OAQ, PMP, LEED
performance buildings, took place in three tunnels; 4 km Centre City tun- AP, has been named a principal
Vancouver’s Olympic Village Square nel; 1 light rail vehicle (LRV) mainte- with Arup. Landry has been
in late July/early August, as Passive nance and storage facility; and
responsible for Arup’s Montreal
House Canada, along with the City of approximately 70 low floor vehicles;
Vancouver, Vancity and members of all with $4.65 billion capital con- office over the last four years,
Vancouver’s construction industry struction cost. managing client relationships and
sponsored the public demonstration market development in Québec
and awareness initiative. Global standard for costing and the Canadian east coast.
The Challenge was a public sci- infrastructure projects
ence experiment pitting the BC The International Construction Joining Arup in 1998, he leads the
Building Code against the Passive Measurement Standards Coalition global airport planning team.
House Standard. On July 27, Passive (ICMSC), a growing group of more
House Canada filled two small struc- than 40 professional and not-for-
tures with about 1 tonne of ice, then profit organizations from around the AECOM’s Douglas
left them outdoors in the summer world, has released its first standard Allingham to Chair
sun. Both were built with timber designed to harmonize cost, classifi- of U. of Ontario’s Board
studs and plywood. The Passive cation and benchmarking defini-
The University of
House Ice Box was over-insulated tions to enhance comparability and
with Roxul insulation and its window consistency of capital projects across Ontario Institute
was triple-glazed. the globe. of Technology in
Both structures were clad in treat- The launch of the ICMSC Stan- Oshawa, Ont. has
ed oriented strand board, which was dard “Global Consistency in Present- announced that
painted and waterproofed. The chal- ing Construction Costs” marks the Douglas Allingham, Douglas
lenge ended after 18 days. For results culmination of two years’ collabora-
P.Eng., an executive Allingham
visit iceboxchallenge.com. tion between the Coalition and 27
experts on the Standards Setting vp with AECOM,
INFRASTRUCTURE Committee. has been appointed Chair of the
Alberta commits to Calgary’s The ICMS was formed during a Board of Governors for the 2017-
Green Line LRT meeting at the International Mone- 2018 academic year.
On the eve of the Calgary Stampede, tary Fund in June 2015. The group is
the province of Alberta announced working together to develop and
it will provide one-third of the total implement international standards Peter Reist joins Viscor
project cost, up to $1.53 billion over for benchmarking, measuring and Peter Reist has joined Viscor
eight years, to support Stage 1 of reporting construction project cost in Inc. as vp of sales & marketing
Calgary’s Green Line LRT project. order to improve investor confidence and asssistant general manager,
Stage 1 is projected to begin con- and attract more private sector fund-
struction in 2020 and is anticipated ing for infrastructure projects.
leading customer service,
to open in 2026. This stage will Among the coalition organiza- marketing, and Canadian & U.S.
include a 4 km tunnel in the down- tions listed online are the Canadian sales teams.
town area. Association of Consulting Quantity
In the 10 years leading up to open- Surveyors (CACQS), and the Canadi-
Reist joins Viscor from OSRAM
ing day, Stage 1 of Green Line con- an Institute of Quantity Surveyors where he was national director of
struction is estimated to create more (CIQS). specifications. He spent the last
than 12,000 direct jobs and over 8,000 Craig Bye of the CIQS sits as Gen- eight years developing and selling
supporting jobs, including engineer- eral Secretary on the Board of Trust- ENCELIUM lighting management
ing, planning and administration. ees, and Bruce van Ryn-Bocking of systems.
Stage 1 is set to include: the CACQS also sits on the Board of
20 km of LRT track; 14 stations; Trustees .
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Sustainable design features stacks to bring daylight deeper into
(Diamond Schmitt Architects)
include a rainfall recycling system, the core, improved study space, data
green roof and an electronic rolling infrastructure, way-finding and trans-
blind system to control the amount of formed two exterior porticos into spa-
light and solar gain. cious entry halls.
Diamond Schmitt previously com- Construction is expected to be
pleted a multi-year renovation of complete for the start of the 2019-20
Robarts that opened up corridors and academic year.
Rendering of Robarts Common.
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WE TURN
YOU ON.
(OR OFF)
City of Ottawa
Tunneling for Ottawa’s Confederation LRT.
AWARDS
Ottawa’s LRT Line tunnel shortlisted for
international award
The International Tunnelling and Underground
Space Association (ITA) has released the short list of
nominees for its 2017 Tunnelling Awards, and making
the list in the category for projects over 500 million
Euro is the $2.1B Confederation Line light rail transit
(LRT) in Ottawa.
The project is up against metro line projects in
Delhi (India), Tehran (Iran) and Qatar.
The Awards will be presented on November 15 at
a special ITA Tunnelling Awards ceremony held dur-
ing the global AFTES Congress in Paris.
This is the first Canadian tunnelling project to be
short-listed, the Confederation Line LRT downtown
tunnel is 2.5 kilometers long with three under-
ground stations.
Started in late fall 2013, the sequential excavation
method (SEM) is being used to mine the tunnel.
SEM consists of advancing in increments, which are
Douglas Lighting Controls supported with shotcrete (projected concrete), fol-
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Experience. Quality. Trust. steel supports.
The crews were mining through limestone as well
as clay and sands.
Douglas Lighting Controls has been turning
The project is using roadheaders to dig the tun-
lights on and off or somewhere in between nel, instead of a tunnel boring machine. On average
for over 50 years. Whether it’s office buildings, the tunnelling is taking place 15 metres below the
campuses, government facilities or stadiums, surface.
The Rideau Transit Group is handling the design,
our high quality lighting controls solutions are
build and will maintain the Line until 2038. The con-
trusted throughout North America. sortium includes: SNC-Lavalin, Ellis Don, Dragados
Canada and ACS Infrastructure Canada.
Other firms include: adamson & associates, archi-
tects; Alstom; Dr. Sauer & Partners Corporation; bbb
Architects; Fast & Epp; Hatch Mott MacDonald; IBI
Group; WSP MMM; Jensen Hughes (Sereca Fire Con-
sulting Ltd.); Thurber Industries
The Capital Transit Partners consortium of con-
sulting firms (Morrison Hershfield Ltd., Jacobs
A member of the Panasonic Group Associates Canada Corporation, STV Consulting
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liminary engineering for the 12-km LRT line in Sep-
tember 2010.
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T
he consulting engineering sector has That is why ACEC is inviting you to showcase the valu-
a very strong brand and an excellent able contribution you and your colleagues make to your
reputation among the Members of community by participating in its new campaign Bring an
Parliament and Senators from all parties, MP to Work.
a result of the ongoing advocacy efforts It’s designed to showcase the talents and resources of
by ACEC on behalf of the sector. As ACEC member firms, the campaign provides consulting
Chair for the past year, I have had the engineers the opportunity to show off their projects and
opportunity to see these efforts first highlight the importance of consulting engineers in
hand. The results? Strong support for infrastructure Canada to our federal decision makers, while establishing
investment on Parliament Hill, recognition of ACEC as and enhancing relationships between ACEC members
an authority and as a valuable resource by policy makers and their Members of Parliament. With ACEC’s assis-
and decision makers. tance, firms invite their MP to visit one of their current or
Part of ACEC’s success is being able to help federal completed project sites to showcase the tangible work
politicians recognize the important impact infrastructure engineers do for society.
investments have on Canadians across the country and I encourage you to take part in this unique opportu-
particularly in their own communities. We can strengthen nity which has already garnered great success. To learn
this message and showcase the great projects by ACEC more, contact ACEC at info@acec.ca.
member firms by also engaging Members of Parliament in RICHARD TILLER, M.ENG., P.ENG., FEC
their own constituencies. CHAIR, ACEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MESSAGE DU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL
L’AFIC lance une nouvelle campagne de représentation axée sur les membres
L
e secteur du génie-conseil jouit d’une excellente vous et vos collègues apportez à votre collectivité, en
réputation auprès des députés et sénateurs de tous les participant à notre nouvelle campagne Invitez vos députés
partis. Cette notoriété est le fruit des efforts de sur vos chantiers.
représentation continus déployés par l’AFIC. Dans le cadre Conçue pour mettre en valeur le talent et les ressources
de mes fonctions de président, depuis un an, j’ai été témoin des firmes membres de l’AFIC, cette campagne offre aux
de ces efforts, qui se sont soldés par un appui solide des ingénieurs-conseils l’occasion de présenter leurs projets
parlementaires aux investissements dans l’infrastructure et aux décideurs fédéraux et de faire valoir le génie-conseil
par la reconnaissance de l’AFIC en tant qu’autorité et au Canada, tout en établissant et en renforçant les
ressource de choix par les législateurs et les décideurs. relations entre les membres de l’AFIC et leurs députés.
L’AFIC souhaite amener les politiciens fédéraux à se Ainsi, avec l’aide de l’AFIC, les firmes invitent leur député
rendre compte de l’importance des investissements dans à visiter un chantier sur lequel elles travaillent actuellement
l’infrastructure pour l’ensemble de la population ou encore le site d’un projet qu’elles ont réalisé par le
canadienne, et plus particulièrement dans leurs propres passé afin de lui faire voir l’importante contribution des
collectivités. Pour renforcer ce message et faire connaître ingénieurs à la société.
les grands projets sur lesquels travaillent les firmes Je vous encourage à profiter de cette occasion unique,
membres de l’AFIC, nous souhaitons mobiliser les qui a déjà permis un grand succès. Pour en savoir plus,
députés autour de projets réalisés au sein de leur propre communiquez avec l’AFIC à info@acec.ca.
circonscription. RICHARD TILLER, M.ING., ING. P., FIC
C’est pourquoi nous vous invitons à leur montrer ce que PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION
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ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING
ENGINEERING COMPANIES | REVIEW
National Corridors:
Connecting Communities and Building a Legacy
W
ith the federal government’s remote northern communities, once access for Canadian products, allow
recent commitment to invest- we have pre-established corridors? movement of goods and services, pro-
ing significant resources into Imagine the cultural and societal vide energy and otherwise grow the
the building and renewal of our impact. The value is immeasurable. economy. The federal government
nation’s infrastructure, it is impor- The Senate report drew upon a should work with all levels of govern-
tant to discuss how we will address recent study by the University of Cal- ment and relevant stakeholders to
both economic and societal needs gary School of Public Policy which in identify and acquire lands and to
for the greatest benefit to Canadi- turn was inspired by a proposal by facilitate the securing of required
ans. In the lead up to Canada’s 150th General Richard Rohmer during approvals for a network of corridors
birthday, a proposal for the boldest Canada’s centennial back in 1967. to connect all of Canada’s major
and perhaps most transformative (Why don’t we see this as portrayed as urban centres and regions. An inte-
infrastructure project since Sir John a “heritage moment” on television?) It grated planning approach to infra-
A. Macdonald went largely unno- is frankly disappointing that we con- structure would eliminate the need
ticed. It was not necessarily a new tinue to discuss the value and impor- for multiple reviews of major nation
idea, but it would do exactly what tance of such a proposal, and 50 years building projects and allow govern-
intelligent infrastructure investment later, we have yet to see action. ments to better consult with aborigi-
is meant to do — connect our com- Canada’s federal, provincial and nal groups and local stakeholders on
munities, enable commerce and pro- territorial governments have all rec- the correct path for a right-of-way
tect our environment ognized that a lack of infrastructure where projects could then be built.
A recent Senate report, entitled, is a limiting factor in the continued One of the key benefits is that a
National Corridor: Enhancing and development of Canada’s resource national corridor would require a
Facilitating Commerce and Internal sector. This is especially true in the significantly smaller geographical
Trade, proposes the building of a north. Infrastructure corridors would and environmental footprint than
national infrastructure “right-of-way” make it easier and more economical- the current fragmented approach.
across Canada’s north and near north. ly viable to connect northern and A failure to act in a timely manner
This is an opportunity to establish a remote communities to vital econom- may result in the cost of developing
national network of infrastructure ic and quality of life enhancing infra- these corridors becoming prohibitive
corridors across northern Canada structure (such as power, communi- as well as overlapping jurisdictional
dedicated to accommodating multi- cations, road and rail) that most policies becoming even more
ple infrastructure assets, including Canadians take for granted. Further- entrenched. If Canada is to grow to
road, rail, pipeline and communica- more, corridors also protect infra- its fullest potential and we wish to
tion projects. A nationwide network of structure from advancing urban leave a lasting legacy from this era, a
these corridors would connect all development and offer a long-term discussion on national corridors to
regions of Canada, help address social solution to many of the land use chal- accommodate nation-building infra-
and environmental concerns, and lenges associated with developing structure should commence sooner
facilitate the planning, development major facilities. rather than later.
and implementation of both public Currently, Canada has a frag- JOHN GAMBLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO
and private infrastructure projects in mented and uncoordinated approach ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERING
a less costly and more time effective for planning and approvals which is COMPANIES — CANADA
manner. Imagine how much easier it delaying and discouraging projects 613-236-0569, 130 ALBERT ST #420
would be to support some of the that could otherwise provide market OTTAWA, ON K1P 5G4
Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Canada (ACEC-Canada), Tel: (613) 236-0569, info@acec.ca, www.acec.ca.
ACEC Member Organizations: Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — British Columbia, Association of Consulting
Engineering Companies — Yukon, Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Northwest
Territories, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Saskatchewan, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies —
Manitoba, Consulting Engineers of Ontario, Association des firmes de génie-conseil — Québec, Association of Consulting Engineering
Companies — New Brunswick, Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Prince
Edward Island, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Newfoundland & Labrador
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ENGINEERING COMPANIES | REVIEW Modeling Product Marketing
Manager, Bentley Systems
Penn State deploys ContextCapture to generate
3D reality mesh of its University Park campus
T
he University Park campus in Solution Outcome
State College, Pennsylvania, is Penn State used ContextCapture to ContextCapture saved a significant
Pennsylvania State University’s quickly generate a highly detailed, amount of time enabling the team to
(Penn State) largest of 24 campuses, geospatially accurate reality mesh of process aerial images and create the
with almost 1,000 buildings and struc- the entire campus and surrounding reality mesh in less than two days.
tures housing numerous assets within area from 2,500 aerial images cap- Using i-model Transformer enabled
each facility. Given that the asset data tured with a high-resolution camera rapid integration of the data from the
in the school’s computerized mainte- during a two-hour flight. Using Bent- GIS and CMMS sources, and storing
nance management system (CMMS) is ley’s i-model technology, the team the model on ProjectWise provided
not geospatially referenced, it is diffi- integrated asset work order data from project stakeholders Web-based access
cult for facility managers to locate the CMMS with building shape files to the model, eliminating time for
assets to efficiently meet campus from the GIS resulting in cohesive model transfer. The fully integrated
maintenance demands. The university data files containing semantic infor- virtual model of the campus enables
initiated the Virtual Penn State Cam- mation for each campus building, facility managers to visualize accurate
pus project to simplify the process, along with associated work order data. locations of work orders, increase
which included developing a reality This dataset was then integrated with response time, and improve perfor-
model of the campus that integrates the 3D reality mesh in MicroStation mance for more efficient asset mainte-
geospatial and asset work order data. and stored on ProjectWise. nance and management.
C
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The New
Simple and IQALUIT
International Airport
intelligent design
elements provide a
bright and efficient
terminal well
adapted to its year, is the first P3 (public-private munity. So Stantec’s role as the
partnership) airport building in designers (architect and prime engi-
northern climate. North America. While a relatively neer) was to bring a strong architec-
modest size at just under 10,000 tural presence and distinctive cultur-
square metres, this is a very important al character, commensurate with the
By Noel Best, Stantec facility, as it serves not only the imme- airport’s dual role as critical trans-
I
diate community, with all its govern- portation infrastructure and as an
qaluit, formerly known as Frobish- ment and public services, but also as important community meeting place
er Bay, is now the capital of Nuna- the hub connecting the remote vil- in the capital.
vut, the Territory spanning the lages of the Territory with the south.
eastern half of Canada’s Arctic. As there are virtually no roads in A compact building form
The new Airport Terminal Building, the far north, the airport takes on an Given the severe climate and the
slated for first flights in August of this especially important role in the com- high cost of construction in Iqaluit, a
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administration and building services.
In plan the terminal is a simple
rectangle, minimizing the number of
building corners. The roof form is a
sinuous curve containing both the
single story and the two story areas.
This form achieves two goals. It mini-
mizes the surface area of the building
envelope, and provides a smooth con-
tinuous surface for the prevailing
winds to scour the roof free of drift-
ing snow.
Iqaluit is actually a ‘desert’ climate
with relatively low precipitation. How-
ever whatever snow does fall stays for
the nine months and, with the high
winds, snow drifts become a signifi-
cant issue.
At the terminal building a major
drift would certainly form at the lee,
or south, side of the building. To
address this we introduced a building
element well tested in the north — a
’snow scoop’, designed to move the
drift away from the building face.
This is a metal panel, the width of
the building, two metres high, and set
one metre off the end of the roof.
The way this functions is the
north wind blowing over the length
of the roof, hits the scoop and is
deflected down the façade to the
ground and then carries on south,
taking the snow with it. So the drift,
rather than forming against the
façade, forms about 10 metres away
rt
from the building.
compact building form is the most operational efficiency, the building This concept was modelled by our
effective for both capital cost and has been designed with all the public wind consultant, RWDI, in a water
energy efficiency. functions at the grade level, with a tank with a 3D model of our building
For passenger convenience and smaller, central, second level for and beach sand standing in for snow.
Photos & images courtesy of Stantec
A simple rectangle design minimizes the number of building corners, and the sinuous curving roof minimizes surface area of the building envelope,
and provides a smooth surface for winds to scour the roof free of drifting snow.
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and the bedrock on the site is too
The ’snow scoop’ on the south side is designed
deep to reach with the foundations.
to move drifts away from the building face. Consequently, our building is
designed to ‘float’ on the permafrost.
Permafrost is overlain by an ‘active’
layer that thaws and freezes through
the seasons, while the ‘permanent’
layer below is perpetually frozen. The
foundations for the terminal are
designed deep enough to rest on this
solid, frozen layer. How do you keep
the heat from the building radiating
down to the permafrost — melting
the support and allowing the building
to sink into the resulting slush?
Tetra Tech EBA, a specialist con-
sultant in this field, has worked with
the subcontractor Arctic Foundations
The sand drifts formed, as predicted, Arctic, is “How do you deal with glob- Ltd, to design and install a system of
well clear of the model building. al warming?” ‘thermosyphons’.
Last winter, with the actual snow This is an especially pertinent As the name implies this system
scoops in place — the snow drifts question. Many of the buildings in the syphons the heat away before it
replicated exactly the sand drifts in far north are built on stilts — which reaches the layer of permafrost
the model. allows the wind to blow through, dis- below. First there is a 200 mm thick
sipating the building heat and allow- layer of rigid insulation, located
Building on permafrost ing the snow drifts to pass by. beneath the slab and projecting
The first question many people ask, However, at the approximate three metres beyond each edge of
when I tell them we are building a dimensions of a football field, our the building, to impede heat flow
new airport terminal building in the building is too large for this strategy into the ground. Below that is a series
Tetra Tech EBA worked with Arctic Foundations Ltd, to
design and install a system of ‘thermosyphons’ to draw
away heat before it reaches the permafrost below.
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Combined heat and power
Vertical eight-metre-high ‘radiators’ As in most northern communities,
are positioned at five locations energy is very expensive in Iqaluit and
around the perimeter of the building. the systems somewhat erratic and
unreliable. Fuel oil is shipped in by
tanker in the ice-free months and con-
verted to electricity in the city’s gen-
erator plant.
In order to optimize their energy
usage and to provide for self- suffi-
ciency, the client and the design team
have chosen a ‘combined heat and
power’ (CHP) system for the new ter-
minal building. This operates in par-
allel with the local power utility.
The system was prefabricated and
tested in the U.S. and shipped to Iqa-
luit for installation.
The airport’s own diesel fuel sup-
ply is used to power the two CHP
generators. These supply both nor-
mal and standby power for the termi-
nal. The heat from the system is then
captured to serve the heating, ventila-
tion and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems — providing substantial ener-
gy savings.
Additional efficiency measures
The Airport Terminal Building was
designed to meet stringent energy
performance criteria set by the Gov-
ernment of Nunavut and the LEED
Green Building Rating System. In
addition to the combined heat and
power system, the mechanical design
features low flow domestic hot water
fixtures, high efficiency boilers, high
efficiency heat recovery system, and
variable speed vans.
The lighting design reduces ener-
of 25 mm diameter horizontal pipes, insulation is absorbed by the stable gy consumption by 50% over a typical
‘evaporators’, embedded into a layer gravel in the active layer, where it building through reduced lighting
of stable gravel, the new, engineered vaporizes the gas in the evaporators. power density inside and outside the
active layer. In the winter, the colder air then building, and additional interior
The pipes are spaced about 1.5 condenses the gas in the radiators lighting controls. The building also
metres on centre, beneath the entire into liquid, which, now cold, then features significant improvements in
footprint of the building. These flows back into the evaporators roof and wall insulation over a typical
pipes lead to clusters of vertical ‘radi- below, where the warmer ground building (90% and 30% respectively).
ators’, eight metres high, positioned again causes the gas to vaporize. These measures result in an energy
at five locations around the perime- The cycle repeats, as long as the use reduction of more than 40%
ter of the building. This is a passive air is colder than the ground, main- compared to a typical building in the
system filled with CO2 gas. Any taining the frozen state of the perma- North, and a similar reduction in
building heat that makes it past the frost below. potable water use. The building is
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targeting LEED silver certification into the rotunda, into the holdrooms tional imperatives of an airport, the
under LEED Canada 2009 for New and through the connecting corridor technological solutions to environ-
Construction. between. mental challenges and an authentic
Broad windows on the west pro- response to the culture and commu-
Daylight and Views vide panoramic vistas from the hold- nity. The new airport feels like it
In the far north, through those long rooms. Clerestory windows provide always has belonged in its place. CCE
winter months, daylight is a valued high morning light into the check-in
commodity. However with the hall. The upper level offices benefit Noel Best is a Principal at Stantec. He
extreme weather conditions, there is a from their warm, interior location has been practicing architecture for 38
delicate balance in optimizing the while still having a long view to the years. In addition to his usual role as
fenestration and daylight with a high west and an intermediate interior design principal, Best is a specialist in
efficiency envelope. view to their operations in the hold- passenger flows and wayfinding. He’s
Consequently the Client brief was room below. well versed in ensuring that the airport
very proscriptive for both the per- The success of this project lies in planning, material selection, and light-
centage of windows and the quantity the subtle integration of the opera- ing design all support intuitive travel.
of natural light in the public spaces.
Iqaluit International Airport
This requirement was 20% glazing
in the façade and an average lux Client/Owner: Government of Nunavut
level of 75. Design: Stantec Architecture Ltd.; Stantec Consulting Ltd.
The essential focus for daylighting Construction: Bouygues Building Canada; Sintra Inc.
is the high volume in the centre of Other consulting RWDI (wind consultant); Tetra Tech EBA (foundation)
the building — bringing light deep engineers:
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Photos courtesy Saskatoon Health Region
Hospital receives
THOROUGH CHECKUP
Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital funds facility upgrades
from savings in utility costs.
By Doug Picklyk
O
riginally opened in 1955, the Royal University With provincial approval, the Saskatoon Region bor-
Hospital (RUH) on the campus of the University rowed the funds to pay for the project, with the annual cost
of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon is a seven-wing, savings to be used to make the loan payments.
seven-story hospital that took eight years to The hospital invested $13.6 million into facility
build. Today, as part of the Saskatoon Health Region, upgrades designed to save $1.4 million per year. And along
RUH provides acute-care services and serves as the main with the cost savings, the facility will be improving the
trauma center for the province, and it currently houses environment—both the climate inside the hospital and
maternal and child services, neurosurgery and cardiovas- the building’s overall carbon footprint.
cular surgery. The facility improvements implemented spanned mul-
The 1.6 million-sq. ft. facility has gone through expan- tiple areas including lighting, water use, building enve-
sions in 1978, 1988 and 2010, and construction is currently lope, steam pipes and traps, hot water pumps along with
ongoing next door as the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital speed drives, and ventilation systems.
broke ground in September 2014, with completion expect- The project was completed ahead of schedule, by June
ed in 2019 (see sidebar). 2016, and through measurement and verification, the ini-
Operating as part of the Saskatoon Regional Health tial savings have proven to be almost double the guaran-
Network, in 2014, RUH entered an energy performance teed amount.
contract with Johnson Controls aimed at facility improve- Over the first two reporting quarters, a total savings of
ments to be paid for over time by energy, water and opera- $899,192 were achieved, exceeding the anticipated savings
tional savings. target by $433,304 or 48.2%.
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