BSC Mechanical Engineering 2024

BUILDING SYSTEMS CONSULTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO 2024

200+ projects completed 50+ years of combined experience 2 strategically situated offices 2 disciplines of engineering in-house

Building Systems Consulting

ENGINEERING THAT MEANS BUSINESS

WHO IS BSC?

ATYPICAL & INNOVATIVE

Building Systems Consulting (BSC) is an innovative mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm.

BSC designs and manages engineered systems and solutions for various types of buildings, including but not limited to commercial, office, retail, institutional, and industrial industries in various geographical areas such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory and Nunavut.

We design high-quality, energy-efficient, and cost-effective engineered solutions for various clients. Our experience guides our design and helps us manage complicated projects.

BSC is driven to provide intelligent solutions by our promise to listen. We’re constantly listening to our clients, stakeholders, and colleagues. We value results and client satisfaction, which has led to a positive reputation in the marketplace.

BSC was founded by David Kennedy, Dylan Stewart, and Jeff Pike.

EXPERTISE

Our key staff provide an abundance of Practical Design Experience such as: → → → → → → → → →

Renewable Fuel District Heating Systems Electrical Engineering Design Geothermal heat pump systems Hydronic heating systems HVAC systems Wastewater HVAC Systems Fuel Oil systems Energy Recovery Systems Natural and Propane gas systems

Operating with respect in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.

BSC EXPERTISE & EXPERIEN

Building Systems Consulting Inc. (BSC) is an innovative mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm providing high-quality, energy-efficient, cost-effective engineered solutions for technically challenging projects.

With offices located in Whitehorse, YT, Edmonton, AB, Ottawa, ON (2024) and Invermere, BC (January 2024), BSC can service its clients nationally.

BSC often collaborates on a project with other firms, professionals, and service providers who may be working on the same or different aspects of a common project. Whether hired as sub-consultants or retained by other firms working towards the same project outcome, communication and cooperation are our primary tools to ensure projects stay on course.

BSC has established a strong presence in the North through referrals and relationships to expand its reach across the Arctic by diligently maintaining a strict delivery process. This process has made BSC more efficient in delivering projects on time and reducing construction administration costs by minimizing liability for potential errors and omissions.

BSC’s mechanical team believes collaborating with stakeholders is the best method to provide a solution.

In deference to cold climate operations and knowledge of community resources, its designs are constructible, easy to maintain and repair, and incorporate equipment redundancy with optimal mechanical systems.

At BSC, client relationships are its most valued asset.

As a medium-sized firm, we are unrestricted by the bureaucracy, red tape and redundancy larger firms often experience. This freedom allows BSC to be nimble and respond swiftly to make the right decisions that keep projects on track and on budget. With our first-hand client approach, we are held directly responsible for customer satisfaction and maintain exceptional quality control.

BSC’s experience has guided its straightforward and practical approach by maintaining regular communication with its clients and key project stakeholders to keep a pulse on satisfaction and to address their needs or concerns as they arise. BSC understands that challenges can appear suddenly, and the scope can change at any project phase. We consult, We communicate, and We adapt.

While disputes are rare, BSC’s first-hand, client-centred approach invariably leads to mutually positive outcomes for all parties.

With these key factors in mind, the systems proposed for buildings are based on past designs using proven mechanical systems with emphasis placed on improving efficiency rather than applying esoteric or unproven technologies.

Special considerations are made to evaluate each proposed energy-efficient option through the design process by collaborating with local people to formalize the types of proposed systems for a building. As part of our value-add propositions, we perform energy simulations to verify energy loads for buildings and validate equipment selections using scientific data to design and select a system for our client’s needs.

What is unique about the staff at BSC? Most other firms assign engineers to one field throughout their career, such as plumbing. Most BSC’s staff are generalists, meaning the designer is knowledgeable in all facets of the mechanical system rather than dedicated to one system skill. This diversity is part of the uniqueness of working at BSC. The mechanical team at BSC offers services in the

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following sectors, working on both new construction and renovations: → Multi Family/ Mixed Used → Commercial/ light industrial → Commercial Tenant improvement (base building and tenant scopes) → Institutions → Health Care → Industrial → Community Developments BSC’s mechanical team of experts has designed fuel oil, propane and natural gas, biomass, geothermal, and electrical heating systems for decades. Understanding the cause and effect of energy systems in specific geographical areas provides the ability to select an appropriate facility energy system for that region.

Due to the complexity of the environment, the use of effective duct distribution systems is paramount.

Delivering energy to spaces using radiant, convective, or conductive measures is essential to ensuring the occupant’s environment meets and exceeds the

applicable standards and codes.

Through experience, BSC has completed over fifty (50) building assessments throughout Western and Northern Canada. These assessments provide a baseline of the condition of the existing building and recommendations for improving these buildings using practical engineering knowledge, applicable standards, and codes.

The performance of a building is dependent on the systems installed, and the communication between said systems is vital to the success of the mechanical system.

Operating with respect in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.

BSC EXPERIENCE

WHAT WE’VE DONE

BSC’s Team consists of highly experienced individuals who have provided engineering and design solutions on hundreds of projects throughout Canada and the United States: → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → →

Airports Assisted Living Border Crossings Building Condition Assessments College Campus Buildings Community Centers Continuing Care District Energy Systems Fire Halls Fuel Systems Health Centers Hospitals Institutional Banks Institutional Buildings Interpretative Centers Maintenance Facilities Mixed Use Buildings Multi-residential Municipal Buildings Primary/Secondary Schools Restaurants Retail Stores Senior Housing Sports and Recreation Warehouse HVAC Systems Wastewater HVAC Systems Water Systems

SECTORS → → → → → → →

Civic Healthcare Industrial Mixed Use Commercial Residential Municipal Retail

SERVICES → → → → → → →

Mechanical Engineering Design Heating & Fuel Storage Plumbing Controls HVAC Systems Electrical Engineering Design Lighting EV Designs

PORTFOLIO & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

CHALLENGE CORNERSTONE HOUSING Whitehorse, Yukon Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.

Challenge Cornerstone Housingis a mixed-use affordable housing project in downtown Whitehorse. The new building provides supportive housing for Challenge clients, offices for the CDRG and related not-for-profit organizations, retail space and commercial kitchens for Bridges Catering, common client areas, commercial lease space, and affordable rental and ownership market housing units.

One essential project requirement was to achieve a minimum energy efficiency of 25% savings referenced to NECB 2011. The team reached close to 30% savings through careful planning and engineering. This high energy efficiency is rooted in the use of a very high-efficiency low leakage

envelope system. Several mechanical and electrical efficiency and low carbon impact measures complement the envelope. These have included the use of electric energy for building heating, regenerative core energy recovery on all ventilation systems, low ambient air sourced variable flow heat pump heating and cooling with energy recovery for the retail, commons, offices, and market housing; demand control ventilation reset based on occupancy and air quality, variable flow commercial kitchen Type 1 hood and commercial dryer exhausts, heat pump domestic hot water heating and ventless condensing dishwashers and barrier-free unit clothes washers; and high efficiency LED lighting

202 HANSON STREET Whitehorse, Yukon

Client: Right On Property Group Sector Commercial Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 3,550 m2 Completed: In Progress Energy Target: NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, VRF, Plumbing, Fire Protection & Controls

The new six storey building will be constructed in downtown Whitehorse, just two blocks from Main Street. Featuring six floors of commercial rental space, each being subdividable in half. Mechanical systems will include Air Source Heat Pumps for each space (2 two per floor) and a high efficiency reverseflow Energy Recovery Ventilator for fresh air and exhaust.

CITY HALL EXPANSION

Whitehorse, Yukon

BSC completed the project designs for the new City Hall expansion for the City of Whitehorse. The project involved the retrofit and upgrade of the existing city hall, which was originally constructed in the 1960s and renovated in the late 1980s. The retrofit included upgrades to the envelope, electrical systems, and a complete replacement of the mechanical system. The new system focuses on energy efficiency and consisted of a Biomass-fed heating system coupled to a water source variable refrigerant flow (VRF) distribution for heating and cooling. Ventilation was to be provided from a demand-control ventilation system. Through careful design and system consideration the design achieved a 50% reduction in energy consumption when referenced to the NECB 2017 and a large reduction in GHG vs conventional systems. The project is currently on hold awaiting funding.

Client: City of Whitehorse Sector: Institutional Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 1,500 m2 Completed: Project on hold Energy Target: 50% below NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, VRF, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Controls

CTFN HOUSING

Carcross, Yukon

Client: Carcross Tagish First Nation Sector Multi-Unit Residential Architect: Hodgson Schilf Evans Architects Inc Size: 1,500 m2 Completed: 2023 Energy Target: NECB 2015 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Mechanical Design

The 1,500 sqft residential building houses new supportive housing for residents in Carcross, Yukon. The building houses apartments over two floors as well as an office area for on-site support staff.

Mechanical systems include decentralized ventilation for the residential suite as well as a high-efficiency ventilator for the office and daycare center. Plumbing systems include on-site domestic water holding tanks with dedicated duplex booster pumps. Heat is provided by renewable electric heating.

GREENING NORTHERN HOUSING

Various Locations

The Greening Northern Housing Project was initiated by Parks Canada with the goal of improving the energy performance of northern housing. The concept adopted the Passive Haus concept to develop an aggressive energy target gear to artic housing and endeavored to create a model house that achieves these targets. BSC completed the mechanical system design using a flexible hydronic combination of domestic water and heating systems, paired with a high heat recovery ventilator with zone-level demand control ventilation.

Client: Parks Canada Sector: Residential Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 460 m2 Completed: 2022 Energy Target: Passive Haus (adjusted) BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Controls

KELOWNA TOYOTA

Kelowna British Columbia Client: Kelowna Toyota Sector: Commercial/Retail

Architect: Hodgson Schilf Evans Architects Inc Size: 4,460 m2 Completed: 2022 Energy Target: NECB 2015 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Controls

Design of a high efficiency HVAC system at a new dealership building. Mechanical systems included natural gas fired rooftop units, energy recovery ventilators, maintenance exhaust systems, and vehicle wash bays.

The new location is a 48,000-square foot facility features 27 service bays and a full detailing centre. The showroom has room for 14 vehicles to showcase a full range of Toyota models. The facility also features a customer lounges with comfortable seating, multiple TVs, and internet access.

LYNN BUILDING ENERGY UPGRADES

Whitehorse, Yukon

The 2,200m2 four story building, constructed in 1963, was due for an energy upgrade. Along with a major envelope and lighting upgrade, the building was also receiving a new, propane-electric hybrid boiler plant (replacing fuel oil) and a new Building Automation System (BAS) to control all of the mechanical systems. The upgrades were expected to save 50% in GHG emissions and operating costs.

Client: Lynn Building Limited Partnership Sector: Commercial Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 2,200 m2 Completed: 2024 Energy Target: ASHRAE Lv2 Audit BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Controls

YWCSB MINE RESCUE STATION

Whitehorse, Yukon

Client: Yukon Workers Compensation Board Sector: Commercial Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 450 m2 Completed: 2024 Energy Target: NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection

A new facility was built in 2023 to house YWCHS’ mine rescue equipment, as well as provide office and administrative space for employees. The garage systems included high efficiency condensing propane-fired unit heaters along with an Energy Recovery Ventilator for exhaust and makeup air. The offices spaces are heated with an air source heat pump system (electric backup) and ventilated by an ERV.

OLD TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION

Dawson City, Yukon

The Old Territorial Administration Building was originally constructed in 1901 and is designated as a Heritage building within the Territory. BSC assisted in the design of a building retrofit that worked to improve building performance, energy efficiency and extend the building life while minimizing and disruption to the Heritage fabric of the building. Along with several space reconfigurations to accommodate the museum tenant, the modification included a complete retrofit to the building’s aging heating and ventilation systems, replacement of the existing fire protection systems, retrofit of mechanical cooling in key areas, and upgrades to the facility plumbing. The revitalization project aimed to breathe new life into the heritage building while also reducing the building carbon footprint through targeted to improve performance and efficiency. The project was delivered in a phased approach to sequence the work based on the client budget.

Client: Government of Yukon Sector: Heritage, Institutional Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 980 m2 Completed: 2024 - 2026 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection

DOMINION MEDICAL BUILDING

Whitehorse, Yukon

Client: Cantiro Sector: Medical / Commercial Architect: Hadgson Shilf Evans Size: 1,400 m2 Completed: 2022 Energy Target: NECB Compliant BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing

A 1,400 m2 two-storey building occupies medical, dental, and day care spaces. Dental and medical spaces were designed to CSA Z317 “Special Requirements For Heating, Ventilation, And Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems In Health Care Facilities” using natural gas fired hydronic boilers, efficient heat recovery ventilation systems, variable air volume boxes connected upstream to modular air handling units, and localized heating and cooling via heat pumps.

WHISTLE BEND SCHOOL RENOVATION

Whitehorse, Yukon

The Whistlebend Elementary School is a new 42,000 sq ft elementary school in Whitehorse, Yukon. The project was delivered as a design build with Ketza Construction and Duncan’s Ltd and featured the first 21st century learning platform. Achieving 50% better than NECB, the school was designed as a high-efficiency building in the north. The mechanical system features demand-controlled ventilation, high-efficiency heat recovery and condensing propane heating with variable speed control. Specialty systems included a full-scale commercial kitchen and STEAM science lab. The building was designed with northern construction requirements in mind and focused on energy efficiency and constructability.

The project timelines were highly condensed and required diligent coordination during the design to ensure the project was completed on schedule. This is a critical component to northern construction as the summer construction season is limited.

Client: Government of Yukon Sector: Institutional Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 3,900 m2 Completed: 2024 Energy Target: 50% above NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing

YUKON CORNERS SERVICE BUILDING

Whitehorse, Yukon

Client: Government of Yukon Sector: Healthcare Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 250 m2 Completed: In progress Energy Target: 35% above NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, VCF

The stand-alone building was designed to service the Yukon Corner and act as an office space and morgue designed to the health care requirements CSA-Z317.2. The building houses a negative-pressure autopsy suite as well as a viewing room and wash bay in a compact footprint.

The building was designed to achieve 35% better than NECB with a CSA-Z317.2 compliant heat recovery system, demandcontrolled ventilation, condensing high-efficiency boilers and air source heat pumps to maintain safe working conditions while still minimizing GHG emissions and improving energy performance.

YUKON HOUSING CORP. MURB

Whitehorse, Yukon

The multi-unit residential building consists of a main building with 43 units, and a separate wing with four 2-storey townhouses, covering a total of 4345.2m2 in downtown Whitehorse.

Mechanical systems included decentralized hot water heaters for each suite, an automatic sprinkler system throughout, electric heat, a centralized high efficiency energy recovery ventilator for the main building with individual heat recovery ventilators for each townhouse. These systems provided excellent occupant comfort while simplifying maintenance requirements for the owner.

Client: Yukon Housing Corporation Sector: Multi-Unit Residential Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 4,345 m2 Completed: 2022 Energy Target: NECB 2015 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection

TTC YUKON RIVER TIMBER BUILDING

Teslin, Yukon

Client: Teslin Tlingit Council Sector: Commercial Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 140 m2 Completed: 2023 Energy Target: NECB 2017 BSC Services: HVAC, Plumbing, VRF

The building houses the office and meeting spaces for the Teslin Tlingit Council Yukon River Timber tenant. With 140 sqm of space, the office building has a small kitchenette, washroom, and reception area to service the office occupancy.

Mechanical systems included an ultra high-efficiency heat recovery ventilation system paired with an air source heat pump system and electric heat for space conditioning.

Domestic water for the remote building was stored on-site in a recessed water storage tank for water delivery.

OLD CROW COMMUNITY CENTRE

Old Crow, Yukon

The Old Crow Community Center is an award-winning community center located on the banks of the Porcupine River in Old Crow, Yukon. The space includes gathering spaces, fitness center, a commercial kitchen, meeting areas and offices for the community. The mechanical systems were designed for the remote community featuring robust and redundant system designs to ensure the building was constructable, maintainable, and efficient.

Mechanical Systems included fuel oil boilers, modular packaged air handling units, localized heating and cooling heat pump systems. containerized water delivery tank and sewage collection pump out tank.

Client: Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Sector: Civic Architect: Kobayashi & Zedda Architects Size: 1,000 m2 Completed: 2022 Energy Target: NECB 2015 BSC Services: HVAC, VRF, Plumbing,Controls

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