Year after year, RJC engineers publish and present new research in the fields of structural engineering, restoration and building science. Here you can read through articles and resources for property owners and managers, to case studies on building envelope design that we've shared with fellow engineers.

2011 Resources

A Blend of Building Eras: Original Architecture Houses Modern Energy Performance

by Nick Trovato, BSc, MEng, FEC, P.Eng., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. | Published by Canadian Property Management (November 2011)


Alkali Etching of Glass

by Ian Miller, P.Eng., LEED AP,  Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. | Published by the Ontario Building Envelope Council, Pushing the Envelope (Fall 2011)


Building Exterior Retrofit and Its Impact on Energy Performance | A Case Study

by Nick Trovato, M.Eng., P.Eng., Read Jones Christoffersen | Presented at the 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology – Winnipeg, Manitoba 2011


Glazing Systems Specifications Manual | National Version (2010)

by The Glazing Contractor Association of British Columbia (GCABC) with assistance from:Read Jones Christoffersen: Leonard Pianalto, MSc, P.Eng., LEED AP; Carmen Chun, EIT, LEED AP; Philip Parker, BASc, P.Eng., BEP, MRICS, LEED APFerguson Glass: Brent Harder, P.Eng., GSCAlumicor Limited: Steve Gusterson, CTR John Mastrofini, P.Eng.


Evaluating Occupant Comfort in Social Housing Following Building Envelope Upgrades

by Phil Parker, BASc, P.Eng., BEP, MRICS, LEED AP, Associate, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.Kurtis Topping, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.


Hygrothermal Simulation for the Building Surveyor

by Phil Parker, BASc, P.Eng., BEP, MRICS, LEED AP, Associate, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.


Innovative Leaders in Building Information Modelling (BIM)

by Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.'s Building Information Modeling (BIM) Committee:Andrew Bayne, BESc., BSc., LEED AP, P.Eng,Frank Cavaliere, BSc, P.Eng., LEED AP, Grant Newfield, BSc, MEng, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., Rob Colwell, BSc, P.Eng.