Western Mechanical Services has completed projects across many different types of facilities in varying work climates. In our history we have successfully completed over 13,000 individual balancing projects. Our firm has 60 years of experience completing testing and balancing services for HVAC systems on projects large and small and is a leader in our field. Below are a filterable list of some of the larger projects completed over our 60 year history.
- Health Care Facility Air and Water Balancing: Over 500 individual projects in hospitals and health care facilities – operating suite (OR) balancing to entire new facilities.
- University and Education Air and Water Balancing: 1100 separate University projects at UBC, SFU and BCIT. Over 1400 public school projects.
- Commercial and residential tower testing and balancing : 3000+ projects in commercial and residential towers and 50+ new residential towers.
- Sports facilities testing and balancing: We have worked on 200+ new build sports and public recreation centre projects.
- Industrial air and water balancing: diverse industrial projects including oilfield and mining TAB live operations projects with zero safety accidents
Projects List
Below is a list of some our larger testing and balancing projects over the past 60 years. You can use the dropdown menu to view additional projects according to sector and project type.
Completed base building air/HVAC and water balancing on this new construction $480 Million LEED silver ice hockey and concert arena in Edmonton.
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
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.
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
Western Mechanical Services completed the air and water balancing on this new $285 million, 370,00. sq ft. sciences and academics building.
Western Mechanical Services completed the air (HVAC) and water balancing services on this new construction commercial complex.
Western Mechanical Services completed air and water balancing on this office tower building in downtown Vancouver.
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria (LEED Gold)
Western Mechanical Services was retained to provide commissioning services for the $ 300 million, 28986 sq meter (312,000 sq ft) award winning Patient Care Centre at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, which opened in March, 2011 to replace all 400 existing beds and to add an additional 120 beds, most of which are private. The building was designed to utilize energy-efficient equipment and sustainable materials, resources and mechanical systems, to achieve LEED Gold certification, based on a target score of 39 to 42 LEED points.
The new hospital, managed by the Vancouver Island Health Authority has no surgical suites, pathology labs or diagnostic facilities. These are all located in an adjacent building. The Patient Care Centre utilizes a revolutionary more humanized approach to patient care, intended to improve recovery times and special attention was given to infection control throughout the building.
Increased access to nature and the use of fresh air ventilation systems were key design features incorporated to contribute to overall health. The building makes use of natural light inside during peak power usage, optimizing the electrical lighting energy required.
Vancouver’s first “stand-alone” and homogeneous French-language secondary school École secondaire Jules-Verne, located in the Oakridge neighbourhood of Vancouver opened in 2009. The Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (BC’s Francophone School District) (CSF) is committed to a world-wide eco-school program, which aims to coordinate education with sustainable development within schools and to integrate environmental learning within all subject areas. The school achieved a “green flag award for its commitment to sustainable development.
The school building was designed and constructed to LEED Silver standards.
Western Mechanical Services has been active in the LEED program, since its inception and we are pleased to have had a role in the construction process for this project by providing the air and water balancing for the building mechanical systems.