Canadian Property Management | July 2022
Wendy Macdonald, PENG, LEED AP:BD+C, ENV SP | Sustainability Consultant

Broadly speaking, the term ‘net zero’ refers to any time the same amount of something is produced as removed or expended. In the building sector, we often hear “net-zero” used in connection with energy or carbon—two words that are not interchangeable but commonly misused as such. Wendy Macdonald, Sustainability Consultant at RJC Engineers, is on a mission to help clear up some of the confusion around these terms, given the urgency building owners are now facing to join this all-important movement.
Condo Business | June 2022
Terry Bergen, CTech, CCCA, LEED® AP, CPHC | Managing Principal

Climate change is a hot topic right now – literally. As governments globally continue to recognize and discuss addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, individuals are considering their personal impact on the environment.
Award Magazine | June 2022
Enzo Vercillo, BSc, P.Eng., LEED® AP | Principal

Just as death and taxes are inevitable, so too is the damage water ingress causes over time to even the most resilient structures. And from an engineering viewpoint, it is something that warrants constant attention.
GeoSolv Design/Build | June 1, 2022
Andrew Bayne, BESc, BSc, P.Eng., LEED® AP | Principal

In the tremendously busy Greater Toronto Area construction industry, design consultants are often asked to provide design proposals in short order for developments that are based on limited information, minimal reporting, and only a handful of vague assumptions, ahead of ever being able to get their feet wet in the schematic design phase of the project.   
Canadian Apartment Magazine | May 2022

Canada’s apartment sector has come a long way in terms of sustainable design and construction. With large commercial buildings now accounting for 13 per cent of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, developers and owners are seeking ways to lower their carbon footprint and build healthy, resilient, cost-effective structures that decrease the negative impacts on the environment.
SABMag | Summer 2022

This 5,800 m2, five-storey, 145-unit mass timber structure was first occupied by 300 athletes who attended the Canada Winter Games in 2019. However, the long-term purpose of the building was always to house Red Deer Polytechnic’s growing student population.
The How of Wow - APEGA | May 2022
Geoff Kallweit, BSc, P.Eng. | Associate

Setting foot on the Columbia Icefield Skywalk answers a simple but extraordinary question: What if you could do more than look at a landscape — what if you could become part of it? Standing on the glass walkway 280m above the Sunwapta Valley floor, the bracing winds, roaring waterfalls, and towering mountain spires grip the senses and ignite the imagination.
Urban Toronto | May 17, 2022
Michael Pond, BESc, P.Eng. | Principal

RJC Engineers is acting as prime consultant for a handful of the City's shelter projects. RJC are structural engineers and building scientists, but their role in the shelter project is related to another area of their expertise, which is consulting on restoration and renovation work.
Sealant and Waterproofing Association of Canada (SWA) Bulletin | Spring 2022
Jeremy Horst, CET, LEED® AP | Principal

I am pleased to open the page on the first edition of the SWA Bulletin. We are always seeking new and engaging ways to connect with our members and this is another step towards that mission.
Daily Commercial News | April 28, 2022
Tibor Kokai, MSc, PhD, P.Eng. | Principal Emeritus

PCL Construction, RJC Engineers, B+H Architects and Walters Group joined forces earlier this month to contribute to the Let's Make History Again, a fundraiser in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).