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FALL 2018 Vol. 8 No.2 PUBLISHER Dan Gnocato dang@mediaedge.ca Managing Editor Cheryl Mah Graphic Design Jody Sparkes CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Chi Zhang B.C./ALBERTA SALES Dan Gnocato 604.549.4521 ext. 223

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PRESIDENT Kevin Brown

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ESC Automation designed and installed a complete building automation controls system for the new state-of-the-art Teck Acute Care Centre in Vancouver.

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Departments 04 Executive Vice President’s Message 06 President’s Message 15 Association Corner 22 Industry News ON THE COVER: Teck Acute Care Centre

Dana Taylor Executive Vice President Jane Andrew Director of Membership Development Services and Event Planning Vicky Noble COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR Berry Lam Administrative Assistant Mechanical Contractors Association of BC (MCABC) 223 - 3989 Henning Drive, Burnaby BC V5C 6N5 Ph: 604.205.5058 Fax: 604.205.5075 Email: staff@mcabc.org Visit us Online: www.mcabc.org

Plumbing & Mechanical magazine is the official magazine of the Mechanical Contractors Association of BC published three times a year by MediaEdge Communications Inc. Opinions expressed in the magazine are those of the authors and not necessarily endorsed by the MCABC or MediaEdge Communications. Editorial inquiries should be sent to the editor at cherylm@mediaedge.ca.

executive vice president's message

MCABC must dare to be wrong

I

recently heard a presentation on our education system that included the following story: An art teacher’s attention was caught by a sixyear-old student who was immersed in a drawing project. The

teacher asked what she was drawing and the girl replied that it was a picture of God. The teacher commented, “Nobody knows what God looks like.” The girl replied, “They will in a minute.” The presenter’s point was that kids are not frightened of being wrong. His next point was that you can be original only if you are prepared to be wrong.

We run our companies the same way. If the education system kills creativity, and corporations sing from the same song sheet, how will the industrious and entrepreneurial ever do any better than just being mediocre? At the same time, the question arises: how important is it to be original?

The biggest challenge going forward will be for the association...to identify that creative big idea...

Perhaps for some organizations it is not important to be original. For those who avoid originality, the following cliché applies: If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got. For some, that’s good enough. It’s possible that is the mantra for trade associations — we

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The biggest challenge going forward will be for the association, under its new leadership, to identify that creative big idea, prepare to be wrong, but to move it forward so that the mechanical sector can coalesce under one organization — MCABC — that will continue to represent the interests of mechanical contractors with strength and purpose.

A few years back I came across a statistic that there are close to 3,000 companies that self-reported as mechanical or plumbing contractors in B.C. The big idea may be as simple as going after those contractors with some creative and original proposals to entice them to become members.

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Setting Goals lowering dues for some membership categories.

Stay

tuned

for

that!

Other priorities include identifying

board of directors 2018-2020

new ways to generate revenue for

EXECUTIVE

the

association,

partnerships

President Dale Miller Division 15 Mechanical Ltd.

creating

with

strong

like-minded

associations, and raising awareness among

high

school

and

post-

secondary students of the excellent

Secretary Treasurer / Past President Wayne Davidson Davidson Bros. Mechanical Contractors

opportunities

in

the

mechanical

contracting industry.

MCABC was seen as ready for a fresh look so a re-branding committee

Executive Vice President Dana Taylor

was struck to plan that process and oversee its implementation. A new logo, value proposition, website and

DIRECTORS

social media strategy were discussed as potential deliverables in the re-

Associates Chairman John Fu Noble BC

branding process.

The

Director Kyle Wisniewski Black & Mcdonald Ltd. Director Henry DeJong, ESC Automation Inc

Gen

members who want to help lead the association into the future — was active over the summer as well.

T

This group is also keen to increase MCABC’s social media activity and he MCABC board of directors had a

provide alternative networking opportunities.

busy summer in 2018 working on a

The group organized its first networking event,

number of initiatives to support the

a hike around Buntzen Lake followed by a Beer

association’s membership as well as to entice

& Burger night at a Port Moody pub. It was very

new members into the fold, to strengthen

successful with new contacts made in the fresh

the industry and support the MCABC. A few

air and over a pint. You can see photos of this

successful

fun event in this magazine issue.

golf

tournaments,

supporting

various charity organizations, were held over

IMIRA — the Island Mechanical Industrial

Director Chad Kinsley R.H Jones and Son Mechanical

the summer as well. After all, we all need to

Relations Association – continued to separate

play as well as work.

its activities from MCABC, with agreements

Director Stuart Morrison Northland Mechanical

...priorities include identifying new ways to generate revenue for the association, creating strong partnerships...

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Next

committee — comprised of younger

Associates Vice-Chairman Jeff Newmarch Hy-Line Sales Ltd. (2018) Director Brian Bradshaw Altac Services Inc.

association’s

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being reached between the associations on how the separation would come about. We wish IMIRA the best.

Meanwhile,

MCABC

added

three

new

executive board members: Trevor Hildebrand, Phase Mechanical Systems; Henry DeJong, ESC Automation; and Kyle Wisniewski, Black & McDonald. Thanks for stepping up, gentlemen, and welcome to the executive.

In June, a strategic session was held for

EVP Dana Taylor kept busy through the

board members to have an in-depth look at

warm months too, rallying support and sending

the workings of the association and brainstorm

letters pertaining to big issues that affect our

improvements that could be made. One of the

industry. These include the on-going issue of

several goals that were set at the session was to

prompt payment, support for the building of

create a clear job description for executive vice

the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and opposition

president Dana Taylor, who will be retiring in

to the B.C. government’s new Community

2019 after his long service to MCABC. That

Benefits Agreement. We are always working on

process is now underway.

your behalf!

Another goal set was to identify effective ways to grow our membership, including

Dale Miller

creating a new dues structure and potentially

President, MCABC

cover story

COMPLEX

Installation

By Cheryl mah

Hospitals are highly complex environments

For the new state-of-the-art Teck Acute

noting there are also different installation

that rely on a myriad of systems to function

Care Centre (TACC), ESC Automation was

practices and considerations when working in

and deliver critical services to patients. These

tasked with the challenge of designing and

a hospital.

24/7 facilities must maintain temperature,

installing a complete building automation

lighting, pressurization, humidity, life safety

controls system.

The project is an eight-storey, 640,000 square-feet expansion at the B.C. Children’s

and more while meeting the comfort and needs

“It’s an acute care centre… so we were

of patients. The use of a building automation

faced with a lot of design challenges and the

and

provides modern spaces for the specialized

B.C.

Women’s

Hospital

Campus.

It

system (BAS) has become integral to optimizing,

installation difficulty level goes up,” says ESC

care of seriously ill children and complex

controlling and monitoring hospital operations.

Automation project manager Branden West,

obstetrical cases.

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$680-million

clinical education and research spaces. It houses

badges. From design to completion, it was about

redevelopment project and will offer health

TACC

is

Phase

II

of

a

a number of departments including medical/

a three-year job with a crew of 25-30 at peak.

providers access to more integrated and

surgical inpatient units, emergency, medical

“This was our biggest project and one of

state-of-the-art technology and equipment to

imaging and procedural suites, hematology/

the most complex,” notes West. “Just the

support the delivery of family-centred care.

oncology and pediatric intensive care. It also

mechanical

The design of the building emphasizes single

includes a high-risk birthing centre and a new

challenge — trying to get that up, especially

occupant patient rooms, access to natural

neonatal intensive care unit.

under the tight deadline we had.”

system

alone

was

a

massive

ESC Automation installed full building DDC

To put the project size in perspective, the

BAS controls and integrated multiple complex

job had more than 1,800 control panels, 65

The centre features 231 single-patient rooms,

and specialized systems such as fire alarm,

isolation/operating room HMI panels, 249

87 outpatient beds, 14 operating rooms and new

electrical meter and BAS alarming to nurse call

virtual BAS meters, 25 water meter systems and

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approximately 3,500 controllers. The project

to

LEED

the

and high-efficiency lighting. Wood is used

mechanical

throughout public areas from the large canopy

incorporates

systems and various energy reduction strategies

pumps, heat recovery units and more.

aimed at significant, long-term operational cost

When it came time to commission the

savings. BAS plays an important role in energy

building, ESC Automation physically verified

management, according to West.

every single point one by one. “From our

when you’re bringing in so much third party

efficient

centre

HVAC equipment: chillers, boilers, booster

everything functions and functions properly

energy

Gold,

also used third party BACnet integration to

“It’s always a challenge to make sure

at the main entrance through to the lobby.

A custom, fully integrated energy dashboard

building automation, we had well over 20,000

“We’ve

at TACC allows users to break down energy

I/O points. We went through every single point

integrated these systems before to some

consumption by piece or group of equipment on

— point by point,” says West.

extent but there was a lot that we had to

an hourly, monthly or yearly basis. Automatic

ESC Automation also has a service contract

bring together.”

reports are sent to the facility manager every

with the building operator Black & McDonald.

back-end

integration,”

Construction

began

says

in

West.

2014

with

month with energy consumption data to identify

“We come in regularly to look through the

in

July

energy usage trends and areas for improvement.

systems and it’s all right there at our fingertips

2017. The centre was officially opened in

The system also has automatic fault detection

— on a tablet or cell phone,” he says.

October 2017.

and

substantial

completion

May

achieved

The project was delivered as a public-private-

automatic

commissioning

to

prevent

possible failures or other issues.

“Having a building that almost runs itself is

consortium was selected by the Provincial

especially beneficial for hospitals,” says West, who

Health Services Authority to design, build,

is also project manager for Vancouver General

finance and maintain the centre for 30 years.

Hospital and the new Royal Columbia Hospital. environmentally

children from across the province.

“We were proud to be a part of this project,” says West. “Knowing this building was built for

features

kids was extra motivation for everybody on site

on the project include green roofs that reduce

and that helped drive the project to the finish

Construction. ZGF Architects, in joint venture

storm water run-off; landscaping that includes

line. We worked around the clock to hit the

with HDR | CEI, led the design for the new

drought-resistant

deadline. Everybody worked incredibly hard and

facility. Fred Welsh was mechanical contractor.

plumbing fixtures and water-saving equipment;

native

friendly

of the care it will provide to sick and injured

a partnership of Ledcor and Balfour Beatty

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Other

While ESC Automation has worked on other hospital projects, this one was special because

partnership (P3). The Affinity Partnerships

Construction was by CWH Design-Build GP,

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Designed

plants;

low-flow

pulled together — it was pretty amazing.” PM

profile

SAFETY

FIRST

by CHERYL MAH

Welding the South Wall Heavy Wall Steam Header at the Merritt Green Energy Project - 2017

work

“We don’t have injuries on our job sites,”

and remote locations are just some of the

says Wayne Welsh, TVE president and general

challenges industrial construction contractors

manager. “We encourage a good safety culture

face. For TVE Industrial Services Ltd., safety

and a high level of safety.”

Dangerous

environments,

risky

earthwork, steel erecting and commissioning of industrial processing plants.

The majority of the company’s work is focused on repair and maintenance with 25 per

is paramount with the goal of a zero incident

TVE serves a wide range of sectors including

rate on every job site. The diverse industrial

pulp and paper, energy, mining, oil and gas

cent coming from capital work.

“We are one of only a couple of companies in

contractor prides itself on its quality of work

and energy in B.C. and Alberta. The company

Western Canada that specializes in boilers and

and safety record.

performs regulatory inspections, repairs and

pressure vessels,” notes Welsh.

TVE is COR certified with a full-time

upgrades, new equipment installations and

With more than 40 years of industry

occupational health and safety manager. It also

is available for emergency response. Work

experience, Welsh has successfully built TVE

offers an in-house safety recognition program

ranges from complete mine construction and

into a trusted and reliable name with many long

that rewards employees for safe work.

mechanical and mill installations to civil and

term customers.

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profile

TVE boilermaker crew for Merritt Green Energy Project, 2017

from there, we expanded into mechanical piping, vessels and mining.”

Today, the company operates out of its headquarters in Kamloops — an 18,000-squarefoot facility with a warehouse, fabrication shop and office space. It has a second office in Kelowna and employs an office staff of about 20 with crews ranging up to 250 during peak construction.

The management team, consisting of five owners, brings decades of industry trade experience to each project and ensures that each TVE Moving 1000 Ton Crusher at Highland Valley Copper - 2015

done to the highest standards.

“It’s very rewarding work — coming out of

shutting four mines down in Canada and we

“The key to our company success is that it’s

a job with a good safety record, and making a

moved existing mine structures and equipment

owned by a partnership of individuals from the

profit has been key to our survival,” says Welsh.

overseas

Born in Saskatchewan, Welsh grew up in Prince George and went straight from high

Chile,

trades — iron worker, boilermaker, millwright

Dominican Republic, and to Central America,”

— and we have hands-on involvement on jobs,”

recalls Welsh.

says Welsh, who oversees operations.

to

different

countries

—

TVE is currently busy working on Teck

school to work as a carpenter’s labourer in

He started his own company CAD Mechanical

sawmill construction. He worked his way up

in 1996, working on various mine projects

Resources’s

the ranks in sawmill construction for more

in Western Canada. In 2005, he founded

expansion project and a new package boiler

than 10 years, obtaining his welding ticket and

Thompson Valley Erectors Ltd. with a partner.

installation for West Fraser’s Cariboo Pulp and

crane operator certification, before moving

The company name eventually evolved into TVE

Paper. The company is also undertaking the

into pulp mill construction in 1988. He started

Industrial Services.

annual fall shutdowns for Paper Excellence’s

project

“It was an opportunity to expand into

managing work for pressure vessels, digesters

different areas of construction,” says Welsh

and other equipment.

in

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step of the process from start to completion is

estimating

before

undertaking

pulp

mills

Highland

at

Howe

Valley

Sound,

Copper

D3

Mackenzie

and Skookumchuck.

about starting TVE. “TVE started as a steel

“We were lucky that the price of pulp has

In 1992, he went into the overseas mining

erecting company. Our first job was the

stayed up and pulp mill work has been good

division with Noranda Minerals. “Noranda was

Thompson Rivers University stadium. Then

for us. We’ve also partnered with a First

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profile

North Boiler Tube Wall getting lifted into place at the Merritt Green Energy Project – 2016

Nations company, Kikinaw Energy Services, at Site C,” says Welsh about the current market conditions. “It has been pretty flat over the last few years with the fall of oil and gas, but we see substantial increase in work and opportunities coming up in latter 2018 into next year.”

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projects are going to take off in 2019.”

With more anticipated work, the current shortage of skilled tradespeople will only grow.

Welsh says the market is busy, especially with the annual maintenance shutdowns for most industrial facilities which require hundreds of tradespeople.

“Right now large shutdowns and capital projects are straining the workforce,” he says.

Another issue is the steel and aluminum tariff war with the U.S., which is creating supply shortages and driving up prices. B.C. is particularly vulnerable with limited suppliers.

For TVE, the impact has been minimal so far but Welsh says, “fabricators won’t hold prices for more than 10 days due to the tariffs and general uncertainty.”

At 63, Welsh is still very dedicated to growing the company, but is contemplating retirement with a succession planning strategy in place.

“We’re going to focus on taking the company to the next level and maintaining our high level of safety and quality,” he says. “The next five to 10 years in B.C. look positive.” PM

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sustainability

Striving for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

By Chi Zhang

T

he B.C. Energy Step Code, enacted in

technology in their respective heat exchanger

advantage of a longer history of sustainable building

April 2017, provides an incremental and

core material. HRVs only allow heat to transfer

practices. European sustainable building practices

consistent approach to achieving more

between the exhaust air stream and the

were driven both by policy as well as economical

energy-efficient buildings that go beyond the

incoming air stream; they utilize impermeable

reasons due to much higher energy costs.

requirements of the base B.C. Building Code. It

core material and only allow for sensible heat

When approaching the Step Code, we always

establishes a series of measurable, performance-

recovery. ERVs allow for both sensible and

like to think of heat as being a resource. For

based energy-efficiency requirements with the

latent heat to be recovered by utilizing a core

example, heat removed from an office by the

goal of making buildings net-zero energy ready

material that is permeable to water vapour.

space cooling system can be reused to heat the

by 2032.

When it comes to hotels and offices, additional

service hot water for an amenity area. There are

The Step Code introduces new energy

mechanical solutions are required because

systems and designs now that can make use of

performance targets through two primary

the total building energy demand is higher. In

any heat that may otherwise be lost or rejected

metrics: Thermal Energy Demand Intensity

these applications, it is critical to have effective

both immediately, or stored for later.

(TEDI) and Total Energy Use Intensity (TEUI).

mechanical design and appropriately efficient

Cooperation between the mechanical and

The Step Code uses tiered criteria (Level 1 to

equipment to stay below the TEUI limit. To meet

the envelope design teams is more important

4) to improve on base-level building codes

these targets, we typically utilize DX (direct

under the Step Code than previous iterations

to construct more energy-efficient buildings

expansion vapour compression cycle) thermal

of sustainable building programs. The most

around the province. The highest level of

machinery due to their innate high coefficient

critical of which is determining how much of

the Step Code, Level 4, is the performance

of performance (COP).

a building’s TEDI reduction will be achieved

equivalent of a Passive House building.

Typically, the DX equipment utilized are

through a well-insulated and thermally broken

The move to the Step Code has had an

water source heat pumps, air source heat

envelope and how much through mechanical

interesting effect on the mechanical systems

pumps, and VRF (variable refrigerant flow)

design by reducing the ventilation load. It is

of buildings. In particular, exhaust air heat

systems. All these systems utilize the vapour-

important to note a well-designed mechanical

recovery to pre-heat make-up air has become

compression cycle to move heat from a “cold”

system limits the number of penetrations

the standard in meeting the TEDI requirement

source to a “hot” source. The largest of these

through the envelope and limits the number of

of Step 2 plus.

thermal machines may have a thousand times

harmful thermal bridges.

Most typical air heat recovery units in our market are plate-type cross flow HRVs and

the capacity of the smallest, but they operate using the same principle.

Looking to the future, there are some large advances that need to be made in

ERVs. HRVs (heat recovery ventilators) and

Oftentimes, we are seeing the importing of

building materials, equipment and design

ERVs (Energy recovery ventilators) differ in the

European standards with technologies that have the

methodology to reach level 4 in our market.

Market technology still is far from being able

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to achieve a net zero energy building outside of a few examples on university campuses or government showpieces.

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D (energy production offsetting any nonrenewable energy used) to class A (100 per cent energy used on site generated via renewable means).

Chi

Zhang

is

project

consultant,

sustainability and mechanical at Norman Disney & Young.

association corner

Members Corner A dynamic duo at B.A. Robinson. B.A.

say they plan to finish out their careers with

Mechanical

Robinson BC has some industry veterans on

B.A. Robinson.

growing.

its roster. As of 2019, Earl Storey and Robert

Equipment

Mechanical

Sales

BC

Equipment

is

Sales

has added a second BC office to support

Geschke will have both worked in the plumbing

Johnson Barrow BC appoints Jean-

operations.Located at Unit 229 - 5589 Byrne

wholesale industry for 40 years. That’s 80

Sébastien

engineer.

Road in Burnaby, this new office has more

years of experience between two salesmen! Not

Jean-Sébastien (JS) Ratté brings to Johnson

than 1,700 square feet of space for sales and

all those years have been with B.A. Robinson

Barrow BC 14 years of experience in the HVAC

local parts.

but that’s the nature of the business, says Rob:

industry, mainly at Vancouver mechanical

The company is also pleased to announce

“I’ve bounced around between suppliers a bit

consultant firms as lead engineer on various

that Jamie Andersen has joined its B.C. team

but that’s how it is in this industry. It gives you

high-performance, low-carbon buildings.

to run the office and manage the operational

the opportunity to work with different people,

This

expertise,

side of the business. “As our team continues

different wholesalers. You learn something

industry and product knowledge will serve

to grow, having a second, larger office in

new at each one.”

him well in his new career direction, striving

the Lower Mainland will enable us to better

Storey got in the business as a young man

to become a key mechanical system advisor to

serve and support our clients,” says Gordon

when one day, a pal mentioned he had a job

the engineering and contracting community.

MacLean, B.C. sales manager.

Ratté

well-rounded

as

sales

technical

interview that he was going to blow off. Storey needed a job, so decided to attend the interview in his friend’s place. The rest is history. What was his motivation to succeed? “I had to feed the kids,” he laughs, mentioning he and his wife had eight children. “There was no reason to leave this business. It’s been good to me.”

Geschke worked his way up in the business from shipping and receiving, always finding opportunities along the way. He attributes his success to building strong relationships and always “doing what I need to do in terms of servicing customers. You can’t put things on

B.A. Robinson's Earl Storey, left, and Rob Geschke, right

the backburner; you have to take care of any problems that crop up.”

The two are friends at the office and out of it, playing golf and enjoying other activities together. They make a good team and both

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1. & 2. The MCABC & ECABC Prince George Golf Tournament was held August 24, 2018 at Prince George Golf & Curling Club with net proceeds benefiting Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

3. & 4. Victoria Hospice was beneficiary of net proceeds from the MCABC Island Classic Golf Tournament held June 21, 2018 at Royal Colwood Golf Club, Victoria.

5. & 6. Sunset Ranch Golf Club, Kelowna, hosted the BCEA & MCABC Okanagan Golf Tournament. Net proceeds will benefit scholarships and bursaries supported by BCEA 3

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7. & 8. Held June 8, 2018, the MCABC Vancouver Golf Tournament at Northview Golf Club, Surrey. A cheque was presented to the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation.

9. & 10. The MCABC Fraser Valley Golf Tournament was held May 25, 2018 at Morgan Creek Golf Club, Surrey with net proceeds benefiting the Abbotsford Food Bank and Langley and Aldergrove Food Bank.

11. & 12. The MCABC & CIPH-BC Golf Tournament was held September 18 at Meadow Gardens Golf Course. Net proceeds will go to support Habitat for Humanity of

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1. & 2. MCABC’s Next Gen committee held its inaugural event on August 22 with a summer hike and pub dinner. A three-hour hike around Buntzen Lake in Anmore was capped off by a pub dinner in Port Moody.

3. 4. & 5. MCABC members who enjoy watching the horses run gathered at Hastings Race Course for a buffet dinner and evening of watching – and wagering – at the races on August 17. Lots of fun was had with some folks 2

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101 Industries Ltd. 4 Seasons Fire Protection Services Ltd. All-Pro Services Ltd. Alpha Mechanical Contracting Ltd. Altac Services Inc. Anderson Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Archie Johnstone Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Bayside Mechanical Ltd. Black & McDonald Ltd. Caird Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Cascade Fire Protection 2012 Ltd. Cascade Mechanical Ltd. Century Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Chapman Burner & Heating Services Ltd. CIMS Ltd Partnership Co-Gen Mechanical Services Combined Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Connelly Mechanical Systems Ltd. Core Mechanical Ltd. Dan-Jen Mechanical Ltd. Davidson Bros. Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Division 15 Mechanical Ltd. Dual Mechanical Ltd. Equity Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Erb Technical Contracting Ltd. Farr Installations Ltd. Fred Welsh Ltd. Hallgren Construction Company Ltd. Highland Plumbing (2005) Ltd. H.I. Mechanical Inc. Honeywell Limited.

Island Temperature Controls Ltd. I.T.G. Ltd. JC's Waterworks Limited Johnson Controls Ltd. Modern Niagara Vancouver Inc. Latham's Ltd. Lisi Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Lockerbie & Hole Contracting Limited M. Griffin Ltd Mitchell Installations Ltd. National Hydronics Group New Era Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Northland Mechanical Contracting Ltd. Oceanview Mechanical Ltd. Okanagan Plumbing & Gas Fitting Ltd. Pacific Boiler Ltd. Phase Mechanical Systems Ltd. Pine Mechanical Ltd. Pitt Meadows Plumbing & Mechanical Systems 2001 Ltd. PML Professional Mechanical Ltd. PR Mechanical Ltd. Radian Mechanical Inc. Ram Mechanical Ltd. RH Jones & Son Mechanical Ltd. Siemens Building Technologies Ltd. SRL Fire Protection Ltd. Stevens Plumbing & Heating Ltd..

Sullivan Mechanical Ltd. Systems 1 Mechanical Limited Tech Mechanical Systems Ltd. Templeton Mechanical Ltd. Total Energy Systems Ltd. Trotter and Morton Limited TVE Industrial Services Ltd. Vanguard Mechanical Ltd. Veridis Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 20

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West Kootenay Mechanical Ltd. Xpert Mechanical & J.K. Lillie Ltd. Zanron Fabrication & Machine Co Ltd.

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Aarc-West Mechanical Insulation Inc. Apollo Sheet Metal Ltd. Blue Collar Group Boston Sheet Metal Ltd. Caledonia Fire Protection Ltd. CMI (New) Central Mechanical Insulation Ltd. Control Solutions Ltd. ESC Automation Inc. Fraser Valley Refrigeration Ltd. GeoScan Subsurface Surveys Inc. Houle Electric Ltd. Major Welding Ltd. Northwest Sheet Metal Ridge Sheet Metal Tight 5 Insulation Contracting Ltd. Tyco-Simplex Grinnell Vets Group Viaduct Sheet Metal Ltd. Viking Fire Protection

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3 Phase HVAC A.O. Smith WPC Canada (GSW) Air System Supplies Allied Engineering Co. Div of E-Z-Rect Man. Ltd. American Standard Andrew Sheret Ltd. Anvil International AON Reed Stenhouse Inc. B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Barclay Sales Ltd. Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd. BCIT bClear Benefits — BCCA Employee Benefits Trust BFL Canada Insurance Services Bibby-Ste-Croix Division of Canada Pipe Canadian Copper & Brass Dev Association Canplas Industries Ltd. CCTF Corporation Chalanchuk Wealth Management Group Chemline Plastics Ltd. CMWCapri Insurance Services Inc. Coast Pipe Supply Con-Cur West Marketing Inc. Constructive Solutions for Business Inc. Corix Water Products Limited Partnership DDK Ventilation Products Ltd. Dierks Equipment Sales Ltd. Dobbin Sales Ltd. Driving Force E.H. Price Ltd. Ecco Supply Emco Corporation Engineered Air Engineered Pump Systems Ltd. Equipco Ltd. Federated Insurance Co. of Canada FLOCOR Inc. FortisBC Giacomini Canada Grundfos Canada Inc. Hays Specialist Recruitment (Canada) Inc. Hilti (Canada) Corporation Hudson Sales Ltd.

HVAC Systems & Solutions Ltd. Hy-Line Sales Ltd. ICCN Agency IPEX Inc. Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc. Johnson Barrow JSA Sales Inc. Keller Equipment Supply Ltd. Kemp Agencies Limited KVC Industries Corp.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. Maax Corporation Marking Services Canada Ltd. Mechanical Equipment Sales Co. Ltd. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. Moen Inc. Murray Mechanical Sales Inc. National Fire Equipment New Dawn Manuals Ltd. Nitro Pipe Freeze Inc. Noble Okanagan College Olympic International Sales Ltd. Pace Chemicals Ltd. Pacific Flow Controls Ltd. Pacific Vocational College PlanGrid Progressive Air Products Ltd. Prowest Sales Ltd. QMC Quadlogic Meter Canada Inc. Refplus Inc. Refrigeration Workers Union Local 516 Rehau Industries Inc. Sierra Distributors (2017) Ltd. The Tandem Team Trane British Columbia UAPICBC-UA Piping Industry College of BC UBS Industries Unified Alloys Universal Supply Co Ltd. Vibra-Sonic Control Victaulic Company of Canada Ltd. Viega International Viessmann Manufacturing Co. Western Natural Gas Products Western Oil Services Ltd. Western One Rentals Westland Insurance Group Westlund — Division of Emco Westpoint Sales Inc. Wiseworth Canada Industries (1996) Ltd. Wolseley Mechanical Group Xylem Residential & Commercial Water Canada Yorkland Controls

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industry news Green Light for Massive LNG Facility LNG Canada and its joint venture participants have taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) to build the $40 billion LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, B.C. The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada said, “LNG Canada represents the single largest private sector investment project in Canadian history. It is a vote of confidence

LNG proposed site

in a country that recognizes the need to develop our energy in a way that takes the environment

The B.C. Building and Plumbing Code is based

into account, and that works in meaningful

substantially on the model National Building

and commercial buildings. The first of its kind

partnership with Indigenous communities.”

residential

and Plumbing Codes of Canada (National

in Canada, ZEBx is a catalyst for emerging

be

Codes). The 2015 National Codes adopted

industry innovation in response to the world-

responsible to provide its own natural gas

600 technical changes to improve clarity,

leading sustainability policies of Vancouver.

supply and will individually offtake and market

introduce new concepts, and expand existing

By 2025, new building projects in the City

its share of LNG. The FID is for two processing

requirements. Some of the new requirements

of Vancouver must have near zero emissions,

units or “trains,” with first LNG expected before

in the National Codes include:

as outlined in the city’s 2016 Zero Emission

the middle of the next decade.

• updates

Each

“The

joint

project

venture

LNG

participant

Canada

is

will

bringing

to

airborne

sound

transmission

ratings,

Building Plan. British Columbia’s Energy Step Code aims to have all residential and commercial

to northern B.C. symbolizes the kind of

• seismic design and climatic data, and

construction designed to be “net zero ready” by

balanced and sustainable path forward British

• updates to stairs, ramps, handrails and guards,

2032. With the imminent wide-spread adoption

Columbians are looking for,” said B.C. Premier

including an increase to the run dimensions

of low-energy building design and construction,

John Horgan.

for residential dwellings.

ZEBx’s launch is a direct response to industry’s

LNG Canada has worked towards FID since

The 2018 B.C. Building and Plumbing Code

capacity challenge. ZEBx will support local

it first identified Kitimat from a list of 500

includes most of the 2015 National Code

industry and accelerate market transformation

potential sites in British Columbia as the ideal

requirements and some variations specific to

by identifying opportunities and navigating

location for an LNG export facility.

British Columbia. Some important B.C. specific

barriers to advance design and construction

code changes introduced in the 2018 B.C.

practices towards a low-carbon future.

LNG Canada’s export plant has been designed to achieve the lowest carbon intensity of any

Building Code include:

large-scale LNG plant operating in the world

• increasing building accessibility for persons

today. LNG Canada achieved this through a

ZEBx will begin to connect industry with

with disabilities,

solutions

by

collaborating

with

strategic

partners to facilitate knowledge exchange

combination of using renewable hydropower

• improving the energy efficiency of buildings to

through a range of initiatives currently in

from BC Hydro and highly-efficient gas turbine

require compliance with new building energy

development, including dialogues, project tours,

engines. With demand for LNG expected to

efficiency codes and standards,

and demonstrations. A neutral, one-stop-shop

double by 2035 compared with today as a result

• providing a variation to the National Building

for low-energy building resources, ZEBx aims

of global commitments to reduce greenhouse

Code requirements for mid-rise combustible

to empower builders, developers, architects and

gas emissions and improve air quality, LNG

buildings to require 10 per cent street frontage

designers with the tools necessary to achieve

Canada will provide natural gas to countries

and exterior cladding with increased fire

their zero emissions targets.

where imported gas could displace more carbon

resistance, and

intensive energy sources and help to address global climate change and air pollution.

ZEBx is funded by the City of Vancouver,

• updating radon data, based on recent studies.

hosted by the Vancouver Regional Construction

The online version of the 2018 B.C. Building

Association (VRCA) and has established key

Fluor’s joint venture with JGC Corporation

and Plumbing Code will be available for

partnerships with Passive House Canada and

will provide the engineering, procurement,

purchase at www.bccodes.ca. The print version

the Open Green Building Society. ZEBx received

fabrication and construction on the project.

is expected at a later date, and code users will be

additional support from industry stakeholders,

notified when it becomes available.

including

New B.C. Building and Plumbing Code Effective in December The new B.C. Building and Plumbing Code will be effective December 10, 2018 and will apply to building permits applied for on or after that date. The B.C. Fire Code is anticipated December 10, 2018. Buildings with permits in

BCIT,

Canada

Green

Building

The provincial government’s Building and

Council, Greater Vancouver Home Builders

Safety Standards Branch is working with

Association, Roofing Contractors Association of

partners to deliver education and support code

BC, SFU, UBC, Vancity, Wood WORKS! BC, and

users in learning about the new requirements.

many more companies, government agencies

Additional code resources will be posted to its

and NGOs.

website in the coming months.

While ZEBx’s focus is on Vancouver and British

Vancouver Launches ZEBx

Columbia,

collaborative

to be adopted in the fall of 2018 and effective

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effective, attractive, low-energy

the

model,

Exchange’s

combined

with

truly its

dissemination of design and construction ZEBx, the Zero Emissions Building Exchange was

in

reputation in the worldwide community as a

Code will generally not be affected by the

July. The centre of excellence will increase

global centre of excellence for greenhouse gas

adoption of the new code.

knowledge, capacity and passion for cost-

reductions in buildings.

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officially

launched

in

Vancouver

innovations, ensures it will bolster Vancouver’s

place under the previous 2012 B.C. Building

2018-2020

MCABC BOARD MEMBERS President Dale Miller Division 15 Mechanical Ltd.

Executive Vice President Dana Taylor

Secretary Treasurer / Past President Wayne Davidson Davidson Bros Mechanical Contractors

Associates Vice-Chairman John Fu Noble BC

Associates Vice-Chairman Jeff Newmarch Hy-Line Sales Ltd. (2018)

Director Brian Bradshaw Altac Services Inc.

Director Kyle Wisniewski Black & Mcdonald Ltd.

Director Henry DeJong ESC Automation Inc

Director Chad Kinsley R.H. Jones and Son Mechanical

Director Stuart Morrison Northland Mechanical Contracting Ltd.

Director Piero Iamartino Fred Welsh Ltd.

Director Len Voon Aarc-West Mechanical Insulation (2013) Inc.

Director John Weisgerber Johnson Controls Ltd.

Director Robert Marchiori Ram Mechanical

Director Trevor Hildebrand Phase Mechanical Systems Ltd.

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