SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
In the social infrastructure sector, things become personal. Our clients always have a direct stake of some kind, but within social infrastructure, we provide engineering services and solutions that engage a diverse range of passionate end-users. From arts and culture, sports and recreation, and healthcare, to the educational facilities that engage our future generations, this sector creates the infrastructure that supports the very building blocks of healthy and vibrant urban centres.
Whether sharing their medical expertise, their art, their sport, or their passion, our clients are often deeply connected to the facilities that allow these experiences to happen. Williams Engineering Canada is proud of its large portfolio of work in this sector including the Talisman Centre in Calgary, Alberta, the Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and the Lois Hole Library in Edmonton, Alberta. These projects reflect our own passion to create innovative solutions that inspire our clients and ultimately inspire the end-user.
Greenstone Building
Market: GovernmentTo enhance the federal government’s presence in the City of Yellowknife, a plan for a Government of Canada Building was put into place in 2002.
Lois Hole Library
Market: Arts & CultureLois Hole Library is an important milestone in community development and sustainable design in Edmonton and is a tribute to the memory of former Lieutenant Governor Lois Hole.
Talisman Centre
Market: Sports & RecreationBuilt in 1983, the Talisman Centre is locally known as an iconic building on the Calgary, Alberta skyline. Owned by the City of Calgary and operated by Lindsey Park Sports Society, the Talisman Centre boasts more than just five full-sized gymnasiums for local residents.
AAFC Cereal Research Centre Laboratory
Market: GovernmentOn behalf of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) in the spring of 2008, Williams conducted a conceptual options heating study for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Cereal Research Centre’s Science Laboratory building, located on the University of Manitoba campus in Winnipeg.
Allan and Jean Millar Centre
Market: Sports & RecreationFor many small communities in Central and Northern Alberta, there are very few recreational activities available to the public during the seven or more winter months.
Aspen Heights School Renovation
Market: EducationAspen Heights Elementary School located in Red Deer, Alberta was originally constructed in 1949. The school's current population stands at approximately 225 students. Major renovations to the school and a four classroom addition began in June of 2009.
Atlantic Avenue Art Block
Market: Arts & CultureThe Atlantic Art Block adds character to Calgary’s artsy Inglewood community.
Located on the east edge of downtown Calgary, the Atlantic Avenue Art Block is a four-storey retail, office, and art gallery building complete with underground and surface parking. The new facility boasts a sleek, modern design with hints of inspiration from the community’s historical setting. The building also incorporates many LEED® design components and has achieved LEED® Silver certification.
Banff Community High School Modernization
Market: EducationBeginning in 2001, the Canadian Rockies School Division required major remodeling of the Banff Community High School. The new 5,960 m2, two-storey school includes junior high and high school classrooms, a visual arts shop, an art workshop, a construction technology shop, computer labs, administration offices, and a community gymnasium.
Capital Health Deconstructive Services for Outpatient Resident Buildings
Market: HealthcareCapital Health, serving over one million Edmonton and area patients, provides various high technology services including organ transplants, inpatient acute care, rehabilitation care, extended care, and immunizations. Capital Health required the expertise of an engineering firm to guide the deconstruction of the existing Outpatient Resident Building located at 8315 – 114 Street in Edmonton Alberta.
Capitol Theatre
Market: Arts & CultureLocated in Fort Edmonton Park, the new Capitol Theatre blends modern construction with authentic elements and character from the original theatre that was constructed circa 1929. WEC was a key member of the building design team for the re-creation of this classic theatre and provided both mechanical and electrical services.
Edmonton Islamic Academy
Market: EducationThe Islamic Academy of Edmonton is a triumph of collaboration that provides traditional education with modern sensibility for more than 1,000 students from kindergarten to grade twelve. Williams and Barr Ryder Architects and Interior Designers worked together as prime consultants to design and build an institution that is functional, beautiful, and representative of Canada’s multi-cultural spirit.
P3 Schools
Market: EducationThe recent population explosion in Alberta has necessitated rapid expansion of local infrastructure. Schools to support the demographic bulge promised by a young community are absolutely necessary to the future success of the province. In order to plan ahead and ensure Alberta’s children are given every opportunity to excel, 18 new schools were constructed in the province’s two most populous cities, Edmonton and Calgary.
Stanton Territorial Hospital
Market: HealthcareWilliams Engineering Canada was retained in 2005 to provide consulting engineering services for the Stanton Territorial Hospital Upgrades in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The upgrades consisted of the following:
