Hello Everyone,
In these difficult and unusual times AME would like to focus on the positive things happening around us. That being said, we would like to take this opportunity to announce some of the well-deserved promotions taking place within our teams:
Mike Reimer has been promoted to […]
In 2022, one of Canada’s top attractions is coming to the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment District. FlyOver Canada utilizes state-of-the-art technology to give […]
Did you know that the new Alberta Building Code requires us to design to meet National Energy Code NECB 2017? This means more stringent envelope, lighting, HVAC and service hot water system requirements than most Codes in Canada.
With the recent announcement of the newly added AME Commissioning […]
On April 8, 2019, Nic Besseling and Taio Waldhaus presented at the Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel’s (AARFP) annual conference. Their presentation on ‘Advancements in Pool Filtration Technology’ was well received by recreation professionals from Alberta as well as British Columbia. As a result of […]
We are thrilled to welcome Dean Davidson, formerly of Airmec Systems, to AME. Dean joins AME as a Principal […]
As an exemplary role model for Building Legacy, Jeanette Frost announces her retirement effective March 31, 2019.
Following her graduation from BCIT, Jeanette began her Engineering career bright eyed and bushy tailed in 1981 working for a number of companies, over a diverse portfolio of projects, […]
Three more AME team members become Certified Passive House Designers (CPHDs).
As part of our firm’s ongoing commitment to professional development and leadership in innovative, sustainable design, AME Group is proud to announce a further three Certified Passive House Designers (CPHDs) on the AME team. Principal […]
AME is proud to have contributed to the extensive sustainability measures implemented at UBC's new Aquatic Centre (opened in 2017) that helped earn this exceptional facility its LEED Gold Certification.
Passive House (aka Passiv Haus) is a German-based energy performance standard aimed at designing buildings that are extremely thermally energy efficient and therefore require very little heating energy to maintain comfortable conditions. The Passive House concept is the only internationally recognized performance-based standard in construction, with buildings designed such that the vast majority of heating needs are met by the normal heat generated inside a building from people, lighting, and electrical devices, as well as passive solar heating from well-placed windows.
Congratulations to Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. on winning a SCUP/AIA-CAE Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture for the Okanagan College Trades Renewal and Expansion in Kelowna, BC. Completed in 2016 in collaboration with David Nairne & Associates Ltd., AME is proud to have provided mechanical consulting services on this highly sustainable renovation and addition.
Grand opening of UBC’s new $40 million Aquatic Centre as featured in Canadian Architect. A new aquatic centre has officially opened at the University of British Columbia. Designed by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) and Acton Ostry Architects—Architects in Association, the new Aquatic Centre replaces the indoor and outdoor pools at the centre of the UBC campus. It features a 10-lane, 50m competition pool; 8-lane, 25m pool with an accessible ramp and diving boards; a lazy river; hot tub; food and beverage kiosks, a sauna and steam room; and more.
LEED Gold for the new commercial building and corporate headquarters of plumbing giant Andrew Sheret at 740 Hillside in Victoria. AME's mechanical design helped achieve the maximum 10 credits for Water Efficiency and 8 credits for Energy Performance.
Guildford Aquatic Centre's LEED Gold targeted 75,000 sq.ft. expansion is featured in Canadian Architect magazine. AME is proud to have worked with Bing Thom Architects on this new bright and contemporary extension to the existing facility.
This modern and iconic dual-pool facility, designed by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) and Acton Ostry Architects, features a 10-lane 50m competition pool, an 8-lane 25m recreational lap pool, a shallow family pool with a lazy river loop and play features, as well as a hot tub, sauna and many additional amenities. Designed to target LEED Gold, UBC's new Aquatic Centre includes a leading-edge rainwater harvesting system and a 1.3-million-litre underground water cistern enabling rainwater harvested from the roof to be collected, filtered and stored to replenish evaporated pool water.
