STRUCTURAL
Williams Engineering Canada’s structural design team is committed to providing innovative and cost effective structural design solutions for our clients. We bring to the project team our expertise in structural engineering, versatile technical expertise, and a responsive approach to help our clients achieve their goals and vision.
Our structural group services projects in all sectors of activity; our integrated design approach coupled with building information modeling capabilities are just two of the value added items to our services.
We incorporate both conventional and new construction materials in our projects. Specialized structural services include blast resistant structures, cable supported structures, domes and tension fabric structures, earthquake and vibration control studies, seismic upgrades, feasibility studies, inspections, and investigations.
Atlantic Avenue Art Block
Market: CommercialThe 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.
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.
County of Paintearth Municipal Office Building & Industrial Subdivision
Market: CommercialAs part of Williams Engineering Canada Inc.'s existing relationship with the communities of the Paintearth region, our firm was asked to provide conceptual planning, design, and engineering services for the new County of Paintearth municipal office and planned light industrial/highway commercial sub-division. Williams Engineering produced the conceptual plan for the phased development of the site which at build-out will be home to the municipal office, a truck stop serving the high-load Highway 36 corridor, and 15 Light Industrial/Highway Commercial lots.
Diavik Mine-Dry 112 Man Camp
Market: MiningIn this two phase project, Williams continued to assist Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. to develop its operation in the high arctic at Lac De Gras, Northwest Territories.
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.
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.
Horn Hill Waste Transfer Station
Market: CommercialThe Horn Hill Solid Waste Transfer Station is located 10 km south of the City of Red Deer in Red Deer county on an extensively landscaped 8 ha. The site includes a scale and scale house, pesticide container recycling building, household hazardous waste building, household recycled goods area, and a 1,250 m2 transfer building that includes an office and shop.
Kugluktuk Water Systems Upgrade
Market: WaterThe Hamlet of Kugluktuk draws its water from the Coppermine River about 2.5 km upstream from the Coronation Gulf. Numerous issues have been reported with the water system over the years including chronic excessive turbidity, seasonal salt water intrusion, sand and silt build-up around the intake pipe, the need for a new intake pump house (instability of the riverbank lead to damage of the intake pump house and pipe), and sufficient water storage. Many of these issues are interrelated (i.e., intake sedimentation affecting water quality).
Laurelton Diamond Processing Facility
Market: MiningDiamonds; the world’s most precious gemstone was discovered in Northern Canada several decades ago. Since such time, Williams' has been entrusted with providing complex industrial engineering design for the billion dollar industry.
Lutsel K'e Fuel Storage Facility
Market: Oil & GasLutsel K’e is a small community located on the east arm of Great Slave Lake. The name of the former Hudson’s Bay Company outpost means “place of small fish” and today the village supports a thriving sport fishing industry.
Rutherford Heights Seniors Residence
Market: ResidentialRutherford Heights is a $14.5 million retirement residence recently completed in Edmonton, Alberta. Carefully designed to modern tastes, the new Rutherford Retirement Residence offers 170 first-class suites in a variety of layouts, plus a full range of services including a theatre, spa, workout gym, and internet lounge.
Shanul Process Facility
Market: Oil & GasIn conjunction with the Sirri Island project, the petroleum processing plant installation completed at Shanul, Iran, was undertaken for Thermo Design Engineering Ltd.
Sirri Island
Market: Oil & GasSirri Island, Iran, one of many small islands in the Persian Gulf, was an oil platform destroyed by American military forces during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988.
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:
Sturgeon Creek II Retirement Residence
Market: ResidentialThe recently completed $13 million Sturgeon Creek II Retirement Residence offers 144 first-class suites in a variety of layouts. The facility is located in the St. James area of Winnipeg, Manitoba and includes a theatre, spa, workout gym, and internet lounge.
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.
Yellowknife SPCA
Market: CommercialWEC is committed to giving back to the communities in which we live, work, and play. Corporately and individually we volunteer our time, money, and expertise to numerous local not-for-profit organizations, causes, and foundations. That is why WEC was inspired to become involved and support the SPCA’s goal of building a new animal shelter in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
