The Read Jones Christoffersen Structural Engineering Team has extensive experience, including high-profile and large-scale projects such as high rise office towers, theatres, public buildings and hospitals.
Together, our teams of Engineers, Drafters and Technicians consistently develop innovative structural solutions which meet and surpass client expectations.
Our range of expertise includes many structural systems; cast-in-place, post-tensioned, and pre-cast concrete, as well as structural steel, light-gauge steel, wood frame and masonry.
Each project brings unique challenges and we consider the benefits of several alternative structural schemes. By doing this during preliminary design stages, we can ensure the right structural solution is chosen to suit our clients' needs.
As part of an integrated design team, we design for longevity in buildings, providing durable systems and adaptable layouts that lend themselves to upgrading and future change.
We understand how structure interacts with all aspects of design. We believe the best structural solutions not only meet structural demands of the project, but also recognize architectural objectives, functional requirements and accommodate the needs of the other engineering, design and construction disciplines.
Everyone on RJC's Structural Engineering Team is dedicated to delivering superior client service and to designing effective, economical and sustainable projects.
Sustainable Design Approach
RJC’s engineers work closely with the entire design team in a fully integrated design process to produce sustainable buildings that balance economic, social and environmental needs.
As the structural engineer for numerous LEED® projects, including many LEED Platinum Certified buildings, RJC has hands-on experience working interdependently with design professionals and stakeholders to innovate sustainable design.
Today, truly sustainable buildings are designed holistically, responding directly to their environments and drawing energy and resources directly from that environment. These buildings need to be designed in a truly interdisciplinary fashion. The architecture, the structure, the cladding, the heating and cooling systems, the lights and power, the landscaping are no longer separate elements. They are all part of the same whole, part of the same machine for living. They need to be designed together.
RJC is active in researching ways to preserve and protect our planet and meet our clients' sustainability goals in cost-effective ways. We offer durable and adaptable structural design solutions while minimizing material use, energy consumption and environmental impact.
These values direct how we operate the company and form all of our design decisions. RJC is an active member of the Canada Green Building Councils, and the US Green Building Councils.
Recent LEED Projects
- Abbotsford Hospital and Cancer Centre, Abbotsford, BC – LEED Gold Certified
- Synergy, Dockside Green Phase I, Victoria, BC – LEED Platinum Certified
- Child Development Centre, Calgary, AB – LEED Platinum Certified
- Vancouver Olympic Centre Curling Rink and Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, BC – Projected LEED Silver and Gold, respectively
- Vento Residential Development, Calgary, AB – LEED Platinum Certified
- Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Operations Centre, Sidney, BC – LEED Platinum Certified
- Parkside Victoria Resort and Spa, Victoria, BC – Projected LEED Platinum
- UBC Life Sciences Building, Vancouver, BC – LEED Gold Certified
