HENDAY INDUSTRIAL PARK

Henday Industrial Park, a 238-acre business area in the west end of Edmonton, hosts three large buildings that were designed to meet the needs of a variety of tenants. Each building was developed to be versatile and changeable, depending on the tenant’s space and operational requirements.

Arrow was brought in to complete the civil engineering of the project. The scope of work included the underground and service design, as it pertained to storm and sanitary water, as well as surface work to calculate elevations and ensure the property tied seamlessly into the adjacent subdivisions, roadways, and nearby railways.

As with any large project, coordination between parties was of the utmost importance. Arrow’s civil engineering team was proactive and worked to maintain open lines of communication between the civil consultants on the project: The City of Edmonton and ONE Properties.

Eager to get construction underway, development of the Henday Industrial Park started before all property approvals had been secured. To accommodate the tight timelines, Arrow’s team worked closely with the City of Edmonton to ensure all designs linked up to the city’s systems without issue.

“For us, this project stressed the importance of working together with everyone involved as if we’re one team. We’re at our best when we’re proactive and communicative.”

Camex Equipment Sales & Rentals, located in Nisku, Alberta, was expanding and combining its sales and repair facilities into one centre. From the onset of this project, Clark Builders contracted Arrow to guide the mechanical engineering. It wasn’t until midway through the planning stages that Arrow’s civil team was also brought on to assist with the permitting and approvals.

Arrow’s mechanical team worked closely with Camex to deliver a comfortable, open space for the showroom that focused on vehicles and gave Camex complete control of temperature and air in several zones. Designed with future expansions in mind, the Arrow team carefully considered ventilation and air flow between the showrooms and attached repair or wash bays.

Because Arrow’s civil team entered the project midway through, they were under very tight time constraints and had to streamline processes as much as possible to turn the project around in time for construction to begin. Fortunately, this team is experienced in operating under pressure and successfully delivered on their end so that the project remained on schedule.

“A lot of effort was put in to work as a team. We did a really good job coming together to give the owner a great building.”

After completing an efficiency review of its operations and community impact, the Saskatoon Fire Department developed a new service model that will involve moving Fire Station No. 3 from Taylor Street and York Avenue to 2613 Clarence Avenue South within an established neighborhood.

The new fire hall provides services for the area and will improve response times, including those to Saskatoon’s new Stonebridge development.

Mechanical systems design includes a high-efficiency boiler system, variable refrigerant cooling and heating system, in floor and overhead radiant heating.

The majority of systems are to be controlled via packaged controllers with interfaces via BacNet to a central Building Control System. This allows for a system that has maintainability in mind with keeping custom building control algorithms to a minimum.

 

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The Evansburg Fire Hall project emerged from an agreement between Parkland County and Yellowhead County, and is intended to replace the aging Evansburg Fire Hall, which is more than 40 years old.

Arrow’s Mechanical and Civil teams were contracted by the team at BR2 Architecture and are currently working to design requirements for this new facility. Arrow’s Civil team has worked to design a site suitable for the new building, working closely with the requisite municipalities.

Given the requirement that this facility serve the community for upwards of 50 years, the Arrow team has had to pay particular attention to design to ensure longevity and cost efficiency.

Arrow’s Mechanical team designed HVAC systems to accommodate bays for emergency response vehicles (fire trucks and ambulances), administrative space (space for a Peace Officer, Fire Chief’s Office) the apparatus bay, gear rooms, the hose captain and chief offices, dining and training room,  a dormitory, kitchenette space, fitness centre, and locker and change room. A heated snow melt ramp was designed to deal with excess snow.

The Evansburg Fire Hall was completed in 2018.

The town of Drayton Valley, located 90 minutes west of Edmonton, was ready for an exciting new subdivision expansion that would host a series of high-tech community buildings. The first in the plan was the Clean Energy Technology Centre (CETC), which led to a partnership with NorQuest College to enable local training and education for relevant industries to work on the project. A special feature of the CETC building was that it incorporated a beautiful community space available for social and work functions.

Arrow Engineering was brought into the CETC project by A&E Architectural & Engineering Inc. to complete the mechanical and electrical engineering designs for tender, and to provide construction administration. The building was created to operate as efficiently as possible within the existing budget, but Arrow engineers also took careful consideration to incorporate modifications for future expansions. With a plan in place to add a cogeneration plant in the coming years that houses a natural gas-fired engine to produce both electricity and heating for the building, Arrow’s design would make this expansion simple.

Arrow’s team worked closely with the town of Drayton Valley to provide guidance and options that would satisfy the town’s design needs and strict budget. Collaborating with Arrow helped the town create a new space for community members to gather, train, and share memories.

The Orchards, located in southeast Edmonton, is one of Brookfield Residential’s newest communities in the region. As with all its developments, Brookfield incorporates interactive community spaces for the residents to come together, celebrate, and enjoy their neighbourhood. For The Orchards, Brookfield was looking to add a community centre and a mechanical room that doubled as an indoor skate room for the nearby skating pond.

S2 Architecture brought Arrow in to complete the electrical and mechanical engineering for both buildings. Because this building would host a wide variety of functions, the lighting design needed to be extremely versatile to accommodate diverse needs. The LED lighting design was carefully incorporated into the architectural plans to be subtle and user-friendly.

The plans for this building to be wood-frame construction called for particular attention in the designs. The feature ceiling design limited the available ceiling space typically used to house the mechanical system. To accommodate, Arrow divided the air systems throughout the building as opposed to a centralized duct system.

The designs, which proved to be straightforward, required special focus and consideration of the needs of the visitors and the diverse uses of the building.

Renderings courtesy of S2 Architecture. 

When the Salvi Group identified the opportunity to develop a high-end condo building in Sherwood Park, Arrow’s Structural, Mechanical and Electrical teams were hired to assist in this modified design-build. Savona at Centre in the Park is intended to act as Salvi Groups’ “keystone project,” and will set the stage for future luxury multi-residential living spaces.

Savona is comprised of two, four-storey timber-framed condominium buildings (120 combined units), with a single level of underground parking for tenants. Savona has communal space via a common area terrace and is intended to have an underground car wash and a fitness studio. All units are finished with high-end luxury finishes. A three-story office building (Savona Centre) is located alongside the condo buildings and includes a two-storey underground parkade and retail space. The office building is intended to be multi-use and will contain Strathcona County Library parking space.

Arrow was hired directly by the Salvi group for a modified design-build process and has worked closely with the Salvi Group’s Construction Manager. This project style is a testament to our teams’ collaborative nature and has required a large amount of communication directly with the client, as any changes – including all site-related items – were discussed with the ownership group as they arose.

Throughout this process, our team has gained an advanced understanding of client goals and objectives and has helped us to deliver our designs in alignment with these goals.

The University of Alberta was further developing its south campus to include a state-of-the-art literature storage facility that was carefully designed to ensure the longevity of the resources kept inside. Situated on highly visible land, public input and aesthetic appeal were important factors in the engineer and architectural design decisions. The building was essentially a large storage warehouse and the need for curb appeal proved to be a constant determining factor in the work that was completed.

Arrow worked closely with the University of Alberta, in conjunction with public input, to complete the civil engineering for this development: The Research and Collections Research Facility (RCRF), which was set in a low-lying site and required a great deal of creative site grading. The Arrow civil team carefully planned its work to allow room in the budget for a structural slab, both to deliver a solid frame to build on and to increase the longevity of the building.

Additionally, the team developed a plan for the storm water management as there were no storm services in the area. Arrow designed drainage ditches that were dressed with landscape features to ensure proper site drainage was directed away from the building but also to look aesthetically pleasing.

The team continuously reinvented its processes to focus on sound designs while taking into consideration the public’s view of the final product.

“The most fulfilling piece of this project was to have our team collaboratively deal with the challenges and not break the bank so that we were able to add extras that would make it possible for people driving by not realize this is essentially a storage warehouse.”

The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation was taking over an entire floor in College Plaza—a property neighbouring the Stollery Children’s Hospital—and needed to customize the space to fit the team’s needs. Arrow joined the project team to work with Human Dimensions, a local interior design firm, to complete the mechanical and electrical engineering design work.

It turned out to be a straightforward endeavour to complete the mechanical and electrical design, which was further simplified by the smooth working relationship Arrow formed with both Human Dimensions and the contractors responsible for executing the construction. A low ceiling height in the space required special attention and design to encompass all the necessary duct and electrical work within the confined area. Arrow’s expertise and attention to detail made this project run smoothly with no change orders or complicated issues.

The project team delivered an exceptional product, which resulted in an ongoing working relationship for the team members on further projects with Westcorp, the owner of College Plaza, and several other buildings in the area.

“Everything went so smoothly on this project that we received a number of additional contracts with Human Dimension and Westcorp, and at this point, we operate like one, cohesive team.”

– James Liu, Project Manager, Mechanical

FedEx Corporation located a large warehouse to rent in southeast Edmonton. Before employees could move in, the building needed to be altered to meet company standards. In addition to housing a large sorting and processing facility that backed onto a 10-door loading bay, this building also needed to accommodate a small office for administrative staff.

As a large, multi-national corporation, FedEx provided Arrow with a series of prototype drawings to design from, ensuring the final product aligned with corporate branding and made the hand-off seamless. Arrow’s electrical team designed a lot of pre-wiring in preparation for FedEx’s team that completed the finishing touches of installing its specialized equipment. Clear planning and communication was crucial for all the connections to be placed in the correct locations.

To deliver, the majority Arrow’s attention was paid to the initial stages of planning and vetting the options presented from FedEx. By focusing on clear communication early on, Arrow recommended designs while making sure FedEx’s needs were met. The Arrow mechanical team took special care to monitor circulation and pressurization for proper ventilation within the warehouse space and to avoid the risk of noxious gas leaking into the office space