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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.
LEED Platinum for UBC Student Union “Nest”
As Mechanical Consultant on UBC's new, award-winning Student Union Building (The Nest) AME is excited to share the project's success in achieving LEED Platinum certification. A partnership between DIALOG and B+H Architects with collaborative input from UBC's Alma Mater Society (AMS), the project's sustainability measures include natural ventilation, solar energy, heat recovery, and rainwater harvested for use in plumbing systems.
AME Congratulates Associate Kevin Shea, P.Eng., CPHD, LEED Green Associate
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.
AME Congratulates Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.
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.
New Aquatic Centre Opens To The Public
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.