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Building Commissioning Specialist

Western Mechanical Services provides TAB and Commissioning services on the largest and most interesting projects in our region. Our team has been responsible for over 13,000 projects in over our 60+ year history. Here is a small selection of those projects.

Oakridge Centre Redevelopment

Oakridge Centre Redevelopment. Image credit: https://www.introba.com/work/projects/oakridge-centre-redevelopment

Western Mechanical Services is proud to have been selected to complete testing and balancing of the air and hydronic systems on much of the Oakridge Centre Redevelopment and district energy systems. The redevelopment project consists of 1.2 million SF of mall and commercial space, 430,000 SF of office space and thirteen residential towers.

Cariboo Memorial Hospital – Williams Lake

Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment - Image credit: https://www.renewcanada.net/cariboo-memorial-hospital-redevelopment-moves-closer-to-construction/

Western Mechanical Services has been retained to provide air (HVAC) and water (hydronic) balancing for the new $367 million replacement hospital in Williams Lake. The new design-build facility is targeting LEED Gold certification and will be complete in 2026.

BC Place Stadium Retractable Roof

BC Place Stadium Retractable Roof

Western Mechanical Services performed the mechanical systems commissioning for the BC Place Stadium retractable roof upgrade.

Rogers Arena

Rogers arena image: wikipedia

Completed base building air/HVAC and water balancing on this new construction $480 Million LEED silver ice hockey and concert arena in Edmonton.

Kaye Edmonton Clinic

Image courtesy of Alberta Health Services

Western Mechanical Services completed air (HVAC) and water (hydronic) balancing for this $484 Million new LEED gold, 670,000 sq. ft. specialized outpatient treatment facility at the University of Alberta hospital.

National Research Council Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation

National Research Council for Fuel Cell Technology Vancouver

Western Mechanical Services completed air (HVAC) and water balancing services on this new construction 66,000 sq. ft. LEED Gold hydrogen fuel cell research facility.

UNBC Prince George Campus

image was provided courtesy of the University of Northern British Columbia.

Western Mechanical Services was retained to do all air and water balancing on the new campus. Image courtesy of the University of Northern British Columbia.

University of Lethbridge Destination Building

University of Lethbridge Destination

Western Mechanical Services completed the air and water balancing on this new $285 million, 370,00. sq ft. sciences and academics building.

The Paramount

the paramount

Western Mechanical Services completed the air (HVAC) and water balancing services on this new construction commercial complex.

601 West Hastings

601 West Hastings

Western Mechanical Services completed air and water balancing on this office tower building in downtown Vancouver.

Heritage Woods Secondary School, Port Moody

Heritage woods school

The $ 27 million 11,770 square meter (126,000 sq ft) Heritage Mountain Secondary School building was one of the first LEED projects commissioned by Western Mechanical Services. The mechanical systems incorporated a number of energy efficient features, including a ground source heat pump that utilizes geothermal energy. This school is one of the most energy efficient in the Province of British Columbia.

Three heat recovery ventilators reclaim heat from the exhaust ventilation systems serving the Science Labs, Physics and Chemistry Rooms, Home Economics and Foods Area, Central Washrooms and transfers the heat to the incoming outdoor ventilation air used for a number of fan coil systems. The fan coil units are each provided with variable speed pumps that deliver just enough hot water or chilled water to satisfy the heating or cooling requirements.

The ventilation system for the theatre is controlled by motion sensors that determine whether or not the space is occupied. During times when the theatre is not being used, motorized outdoor air dampers close. The two gymnasia are controlled by carbon dioxide sensors so that the amount of outdoor ventilation provided matches the need of the occupants.

Western Mechanical Services

Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver Audience Chamber Renewal

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

A major renovation to improve the acoustics and service to patrons for the historic Queen Elizabeth Theatre, one of Vancouver’s cultural jewels was completed before the start of the 2010 Olympics. Originally constructed in 1959, the building was later divided into two areas, the 2900 seat main auditorium and the 800 seat playhouse. As part of the upgrade, acoustic separation of the two areas and acoustic treatment within the auditorium was carried out to achieve the level of performance excellence required for performances by Vancouver Opera and Ballet British Columbia and other various productions.

One of the challenges included in the scope of work was to eliminate any noticeable drafts or noise from air movement.

Western Mechanical Services had a significant role along with the other professional, technical and trades involved in the design and construction by providing building system commissioning services as well as testing and balancing of the air handling and other mechanical systems.

UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)

UBC ecotrek

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) on the West Mall at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is dedicated to research, collaboration and outreach that lead to workable solutions for the challenges of urban sustainability. The facility was completed in 2011. The CIRS was described as “the most innovative and high performance building in North America, serving as a living laboratory to demonstrate leading-edge research and develop sustainable design practices, products, systems and policies”.

The building was constructed of sustainable materials and designed to radically reduce emissions, materials consumption, energy use and water use.

Electricity, lighting and heating energy, and all of its water supply, liquid waste treatment, ventilation and cooling is provided from natural on site sustainable and renewable sources including the sun, the wind and the ground beneath the site. Heating and cooling for the facility comes from waste heat recovery from the fume hood exhaust ventilation systems and geothermal heat pump and it was designed to have the best commercial building performance in North America.

Western Mechanical Services is proud to have been part of this unique construction project by providing the building commissioning services to help UBC

UBC Ecotrek

UBC ecotrek

The University of British Columbia developed a major initiative to upgrade and retrofit their core campus building systems to meet ambitious targets to reduce energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

UBC engaged MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd as an energy performance contractor (ESCO) to implement the Ecotrek Project. Over a three year period, nearly 300 buildings were rebuilt and retrofitted to achieve targets to reduce energy by 20 % and water use by 30 %. The project was successful and UBC will be saving at least $ 2.6 million per year in electricity, steam and water costs.

The mechanical retrofit included the addition of variable speed drives for the supply and return fans for the air handling systems in the major university buildings so that the air volumes could be reduced during times when less air was required. Sheet metal ductwork changes were carried out to convert some systems by adding variable air volume devices and automatic temperature controls to match the heating, cooling and ventilation to the amount required in the various zones.

Western Mechanical Services was chosen to provide testing and balancing (TAB) and performance testing services associated with

UBC Life Sciences Building

UBC life sciences

At 51,000 square Meters, (548,000 sq ft), the Life Sciences Building is now the largest building at the University of British Columbia. It is a state of the art medical teaching and research facility with a variety of laboratories, lecture theatres, classrooms, seminar and reading rooms, administration offices and a major vivarium. The building is designed to accommodate a total of 2,900 people.

The building houses one of the largest Level III Biohazard Facilities in North America.

It was the largest building in Canada to achieve the international LEED Gold certification award for innovative environmental sustainability features for design, construction and operation.

Some of the special features for this building include water conservation strategies, dual flush toilet fixtures, sense controlled faucets, heat recovery from all exhaust ventilation systems, fume hoods with reduced flow rates, maximum use of outdoor natural lighting and automatic lighting control. Construction materials, which had relatively low emission of volatile organic compounds, were chosen. An aggressive waste management program was adopted during construction. Eighty per cent of the construction waste was salvaged or recycled.

Western Mechanical Services is pleased to have been chosen to provide the air and

UBC Michael Smith Laboratories

Michael Smith Laboratories

The UBC Michael Smith Laboratories is a 7,500 sq Meter (80,700 sq ft) building that was completed in 2005. It is an interdisciplinary facility that includes biological research and training facilities.

Research is conducted on human and animal molecular genetics, plant and forestry molecular genetics and biological process engineering. The building was named after Doctor Michael Smith, Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1993 and former Professor Emeritus at UBC.

The mechanical systems for the laboratory areas included variable air volume (VAV) air handling systems with supply and exhaust fans having variable speed drives, and heat recovery coils and pumps that transfer heat from the outgoing exhaust air to the incoming outdoor air.

Western Mechanical Services provided the fundamental and additional commissioning services for the technically challenging mechanical equipment, systems and temperature controls for Alpha Mechanical Contracting in Port Coquitlam, BC. Western Mechanical scheduled all activities related to the commissioning including equipment start-up, water treatment, testing and balancing, duct cleaning, temperature control end-to-end checks, performance verification and preparation and review of the operating and maintenance manuals. Western Mechanical Services organized the turnover and ensured that the building operators had been adequately trained to

BCGEU Fraser Valley Administration Office

BCGEU

When the British Columbia Government Employees Union (BCGEU) planned for their new Fraser Valley Headquarters Building in Langley, they decided to go green and opted for LEED gold status. The building, described as a showplace to green thinking is located on 198th Street in Langley and is home to Fraser Valley Area Office and the union's Organizing Department.

The building has a great deal of glass and yet the overall energy performance of the building were low enough to meet tough standards comparable to similar energy efficient buildings with less glass, because of reflective coatings and remote control blinds. Light Emitting Diode (LED) light fixtures were utilized and these consume only a fraction of the power of other comparable lighting arrangements. Although the BCGEU invested about 20 % more for the initial building costs the life cycle cost of the structure is expected to be comparable because of reduced operating and maintenance costs.

Western Mechanical Services participated in this green building project by providing the fundamental and best practice commissioning services.

BMW / Mini Langley Auto Dealership

BMW dealership

The 58,000 sq ft Langley BMW and MINI Dealership opened in August, 2011 and the groundbreaking ceremonies included dedication of a special tree as a commemorative gift to the guests, and a symbol of the environmental significance of LEED-certified eco-friendly sustainable construction with green walls.

The dealership building at Langley Bypass and Glover Road features an expansive, twin elevated showroom, with adequate space to accommodate up to 26 BMW vehicles and seven MINIs and a state of the art service centre. The service drive-in area is able to serve six customer vehicles and has a see-through service and parts facility and onsite parking for 165 vehicles.

Western Mechanical Services is pleased to have been chosen to provide the commissioning services for the building systems as required to qualify for LEED Silver certification.

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