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AME is dedicated to building a low-carbon future for Canada
Recently, the Canadian government announced $10 billion in new infrastructure initiatives. $2 billion of this will be invested in large-scale building retrofits to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Existing buildings will still constitute at least 50% of the building stock in 2050. De-carbonizing these buildings is [...]
AME welcomes Nic to the Board of Directors
As AME continues to grow, and build our legacy; the current AME Directors would like to announce the addition of Nic Besseling P.Eng., LEED AP BD+C to the Board of Directors. Bringing with him 15 years of industry experience along with a proven record of influential mentorship, there [...]
AME Staff Announcement
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 Principal! Mike [...]
Fly Over Canada to Open – Toronto 2022
AME is excited to be part of this symbolic project celebrating beautiful Canada; where we are fortunate enough to live, love and explore. 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 you the [...]
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know? 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.
Commissioning Spotlight
With the recent announcement of the newly added AME Commissioning Team, we sat down with Dean Davidson, Principal and Nemer Ghoury P.Eng., Associate to learn a little more about their background and commissioning as a whole. With the recent announcement of the newly added AME Commissioning Team, we [...]
AME in the Community
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 the presentation, AME [...]
Dean Davidson Joins AME to Lead New Commissioning Team
We are thrilled to welcome Dean Davidson, formerly of Airmec Systems, to AME. Dean joins AME as a Principal and will lead our brand new Commissioning Team. We are thrilled to welcome Dean Davidson, formerly of Airmec Systems, to AME. Dean joins AME as a Principal and will [...]
Jeanette Frost Announces Retirement
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, encompassing various [...]
Announcing Three More Certified Passive House Designers at AME
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 Matt Younger [...]
LEED Gold for UBC Aquatic Centre
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.
AME Donates $5,000 to Canadian Red Cross
In support of the thousands of people impacted by the devastating wildfires that have ravaged British Columbia this year, AME Group has donated $5,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help the individuals and families evacuated from their communities.
AME Staff Announcement
As AME continues to grow, we are excited to announce the appointment of Mark Stephenson as a Principal at our Calgary office. In addition, we would like to congratulate both Marie-France ‘Marie’ Venneri (AME Vancouver) and Taio Waldhaus (AME Victoria) on their promotion from Project Manager to Associate within the company effective immediately.
UBC Aquatic Centre Featured in Pools & Spa Marketing
Learn more about the sophisticated technology and innovative highlights that make UBC's new Aquatic Centre a spectacular, world-class competitive and recreational facility. Designed to meet the needs of students, faculty, and the community, this state-of-the-art 79,000 sq.ft. hybrid aquatic facility includes a 50-m pool, a 25-m pool, a leisure pool with water features, a hot tub, steam room, and sauna.
AME Wins First Place for Two ASHRAE Awards!
We are excited to announce that AME has been awarded two ASHRAE awards for our work on the new Okanagan College Trades Complex in Kelowna, BC - a LEED Platinum targeted renewal and expansion project: 2017 Winner of ASHRAE’s Ralph Robson Award – awarded for the best overall Technical Award submission in Region XI 2017 ASHRAE Technology Award – First Place Region XI and BC Chapter Award, Existing Educational Facility which qualifies this project for the Society Level Technology Awards to be awarded January 2018.