Movers & Shakers
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Movers & Shakers
PEER SUPPORT Chris Newcomb, P.Eng., is held aloft at the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards, in celebration of his acceptance of the Beaubien Award. The award recognizes his contribution to engineering consulting in Canada. -photo courtesy McElhanney
Shane Homes YMCA When it comes to designing a building Calgarians can be proud of, RJC Engineers delivered with the new Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge. Its design inspired by rolling foothills, this play palace of the prairie commands a spectacular 284,000 square feet of area. The building is more than just striking—it’s the largest YMCA in the world. Under a City of Calgary directive to create a space that was cost-effective, practical, and eye-catching, RJC collaborated with GEC Architecture to come up with the building’s irregular shape. An impressive, 186,000-square- foot, single-wood roof is the largest of its kind in North America. The design was also budget-sensitive: every main roof beam is the same shape, improving efficiency and cutting costs.
CANADIAN CONSULTING COLOSSUSES: APEGA MEMBERS AND PERMIT HOLDERS CELEBRATE SUCCESS AT NATIONAL AWARDS GALA Canada’s best projects in the consulting engineering game rose to the top in Ottawa in October. The annual Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards allowed some high-achieving APEGA members and permit holders to join their peers from across the country to accept accolades. The awards are a joint program of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies | Canada (ACEC) and Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine. This year, three APEGA permit holders took home Awards of Excellence for five Alberta projects.
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