Project Type: Buildings and Industrial Facilities

Normandy Manor 5 Story Seniors Building

GeoMetrix provided Rockliff Pierzchajlo Kroman Architects Ltd with structural engineering design & consulting services for a new seniors supportive living building in Whitehorse, YK. The 5 story building for Points West Living (PWL), located in the City of Whitehorse, Yukon, will provide 58 units of supportive living. The majority of building amenities will be… Continue Reading

Petterson House

GeoMetrix was appointed by PK Developments and Kerr Interior Systems to undertake the structural design and construction review services for both the substructure and superstructure of this two storey residential building using load bearing steel stud framing. A main challenge for the design was the desire for full height windows with a shallow plenum… Continue Reading

NAIT Productivity Center

GeoMetrix was appointed by Kerr Interior Systems to undertake the structural design and construction review services for wind bearing exterior steel stud walls for this new institutional facility at the NAIT campus in Edmonton, AB. The building was comprised of two wings – a 1 story building with full height steel studs complete with… Continue Reading

Cascade Condo

GeoMetrix was appointed by Kerr Interior Systems to undertake the structural design of the penthouse level for a new 5-storey concrete framed building in the Bonnie Doon community area of Edmonton, AB. Design of this project involved both load bearing and wind bearing steel stud walls as well as custom light guage steel trusses… Continue Reading

Sakaw Terrace Senior Housing

GeoMetrix was appointed by Rockliff Pierzchajlo Kroman Architects to undertake the structural design and consulting services for a new 4-storey building in Millwoods (Edmonton, AB). The project consists of approximately 72 lodge residents and 93 independent living apartments along with the necessary support spaces on the main and upper floors, and a partial basement… Continue Reading

Points West Living Seniors Lodge

This building is a two story seniors lodge with a gross floor area of 2070 square meters located in Lac La Biche, AB. The building occupancy classification includes Group B Care and a Group B3 Apartment – Care Occupancy for both independent supportive living and designated supportive living. The building is framed from timber… Continue Reading

Aurora Charter School Addition

This building is a two story library addition to the Aurora Charter School. The building is framed with structural steel beams and columns supported on cast in place end bearing piles friction piles and grade beams. The second floor diaphragm consists of OWSJ supporting concrete on metal deck, and the roof framing is OWSJ… Continue Reading

Drainage Yard Building Assessment

GeoMetrix provided structural assessment services for an existing 40’ by 64’ building in a drainage yard owned by SUNCOR. The current building does not meet the Alberta Building Code and GeoMetrix designed the modification necessary to bring the building up to the current code requirements.… Continue Reading

Caribou Creek Housing

The project involved the development of a 45 building complex within the Municipality of Jasper. GeoMetrix provided structural design, construction reviews, and Alberta Building Code schedules for all of the units. The project also included the installation of retaining walls.… Continue Reading

Supreme Steel Plant Expansion

This project was a finalist for the Alberta CISC steel design awards in 2011. It involved expansion of Supreme Steel’s Bridge Division plant in east Edmonton to double the facility’s capacity. One of the challenges was keeping the existing crane runway fully operational during construction. The project consisted of designing a new crane runway… Continue Reading