Engineering Building, University of Alberta

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility (ECERF) building is a 7-story, 16,255m2 building plus two levels of underground parking. It includes research facilities for Computer Engineering, Electromagnetics, Microelectronics and Sensors (including a 350m2 Class 100/1000 Clean Room and two Class 10,000 Clean Room Labs), Power Engineering and Power Electronics, Communications Systems, a high-tech tenant on floor 7 (TR Labs), facilities for the National Institute of Nanotechnology on floor 6, and related office and administration space.

The Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC ) building is a 6-story building, 14,000m2 and is connected to ECERF by a large 6-story common atrium space. ETLC contains major facilities for undergrad engineering education, such as new classrooms, and lecture theatres, computer laboratories and specialized undergraduate teaching laboratories for the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs. ETLC houses the Office of the Dean of Engineering, the Engineering Co-op Centre, Engineering Undergraduate Student Association and project space, student common area and building support facilities shared with ECERF. This was a PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture "Partnered" project. The collaborative approach facilitated delivery on time and under budget. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture committed to involving and informing the University community on this project. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture personnel were actively involved with planning and communicating the impacts the project had on both the University campus and the adjacent Windsor Park community. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture committed to using the project as a classroom for the University. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture personnel lead seminars for university classes on estimating, budgeting, construction management, construction safety, and project management. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture personnel lead numerous tours for engineering faculty, undergraduate and graduate level engineering classes, and technical societies. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture collaborated with the Construction Engineering and Management Group within Civil Engineering to test and implement leading edge construction research, including remove concrete curing monitoring, and time and motion studies on construction activities. PCL-Maxam, a Joint Venture actively pursued value.

Added to our scope of work was the site development package. It provided multi-textured, multi-coloured concrete paving structures for both foot and vehicle traffic, fire lane access and approaches, retaining walls, a full-entry structure with concrete stairs and ramps to the neighbouring Chemical Materials Engineering building, decorative light fixtures, high-end metal "pavilions", and soft landscaping with trees, shrubs, and sod.