180 WELLINGTON STREET

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Electrical Design

Architect:

Rounthwaite, Dick & Hadley Architects

Owner:

Royal Bank of Canada

Project Description:

Installation of complete new primary and secondary voltage transformation and distribution systems including 50OkVA parallel redundant UPS system and EPGS back-up.

 

901 KING STREET WEST

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical and Electrical Design

Architect:

IBI Group

Owner:

King Business Centre Inc.

Project Description:

300,000 sq. ft. office building utilizing a compartment VAV system.

 

CARA FLIGHT KITCHEN

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical Design

Architect:

Dunlop Architects

Owner:

Cara Foods

Project Description:

150,000-sq.ft. food processing plant in the Airport premise.

Special Features:

1500-hp processing steam plant with flue gas scrubbing plume control system; compressed air system; stainless steel domestic water piping.

 

 

C.T.V.

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical and Electrical

Architect:

Akitt Swanson + Pearce Architects Inc.

Owner:

CTV, BCE Inc.

Project Description:

3-story addition, open office concept building with two TV studios.

Special Features:

Fully automated mechanical and electrical building systems. Separate mechanical and electrical systems for the two TV studios.

 

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical and Electrical Design

Architect:

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt & Co. / Craig Dubbledam Architect Inc. / RobbieYoung+WrightArchitects Inc.

Owner:

George Brown College

Project Description:

800,000 sq. ft. of renovations, major upgrades of mechanical and electrical systems to suit current curriculum and uses -ongoing.

Special Features:

Construction schedule limited to period between semesters

 

NESBITT BURNS BANK OF MONTREAL TRADING FLOOR

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical Design

Architect:

B+H Interior Design

Owner:

Nesbitt Burns / Bank of Montreal

Project Description:

40,000 sq. ft. Trading Floor and additional support facilities.

Special Features:

340 traders in one common area, extremely high cooling requirements due to concentrated equipment loads.

 

 

ONTARIO HYDRO

 MARKHAM, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical and Electrical Design

Architect:

Strong Voisey Inc.

Owner:

Ontario Hydro

Project Description:

100,000 sq. ft. of office space

Special Features:

Demonstration building of the future, with 100% Ice Storage System, experimental fuel cell plant to provide Standby power.

 

ROGERS CANTEL - 333 BLOOR ST. EAST

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical Design

Architect:

Zeidler Grinnell Partnership Architects

Owner:

Rogers Cable Systems

Project Description:

300,000 sq. ft. building

Special Features:

The existing historical building is fully renovated. Mechanical systems are all new to suit the owner’s special needs, including a 90,000 sq. ft. "call centre" and 10,000 sq. ft switch area.

 

SUPERCORP

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical Design

Architect:

Cravit Ortved Architects Inc.

Owner:

Labatts Communications Inc.

Project Description:

110,000 sq. ft. of sound studios and office space.

Special Features:

Seven recording studios with extremely strenuous sound limitations (some areas at NC 15).

 

 

TELCO HOTEL

 TORONTO, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical and Electrical Design

Architect:

IBI Group

Project Description:

285,000 sq. ft. of Internet data center

Special Features:

Dedicated Incoming power feeders from Hydro station. 100 watts per sq. ft. design.

 

THE SPORTS NETWORK (T.S.N.)

 MARKHAM, ONTARIO 

Involvement:

Mechanical Design

Architect:

Brisbin, Brook, Beynon Architects

Owner:

Labatts Communications Inc.

Project Description:

70,000 sq. ft. of office plus television studio control rooms.

Special Features:

T.V. studio control rooms were designed for very low noise level criteria. Each control room is provided with a separate temperature control with 1/20 F maximum temperature variation.











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