Category: Projects

The goal is to provide current electrical record drawings and to rehabilitate and upgrade the Bridge Roadway, Canal, Lock Entrance Sign and Flag Pole, the Bridge  Under Deck, and the East Side Warehouse lighting and achieve design excellence as recognized by the Engineering industry through the application and integration of design and construction industry standard best practices and procedures. 

As featured in DCC at Work (April 2018, Vol 17, no. 1), accommodations for military members and their families at CFB Shilo were produced and counter to what had been the standard to date (single family dwellings). HDK worked with DCC to implement an “off-the-shelf” design-build for a new 18-unit low-rise, multi-unit apartment complex. Notably, HDK’s design was instrumental in DCC achieving Green Globes – 3 Globes mid-2019 as well as contributed towards a template design for future CFHA projects. 

The Manitoba Legislature is located in Winnipeg Manitoba. HDK Consulting was retained to complete a complete security upgrade covering the grounds, and interior spaces of the legislature. This project required the HDK Consulting team identify pathways for the building that was at the turn of the 20th century. The legislature building is home to many demonstrations and the security features must be adaptable to each threat scenario. HDK Consulting designed an IP based Video Surveillance system with interfaces into Intrusion alarm, duress and Access Control Systems. The System includes the use of high resolution IP Cameras and thermal IR long range with 135 cameras of varying types and configurations based on the location and use.

Engineering of Fibre optic backbone cabling and network infrastructure. 

PROJECT GOAL

The goals of the project included conducting extensive inspections and surveys of existing institutional/commercial-grade mechanical systems in order to provide detailed and costed upgrade options and recommendations for four (4) buildings within Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada’s largest military naval base. The purpose was to determine the efficiency of the building’s equipment and systems and provide recommendations and costs in the form of a recommissioning plan, to help address greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and ensure sustainable operations vis-à-vis attempting to achieve optimal building performance when meeting current occupant needs. The project’s results folded up into green government operations targets identified in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) as well as MARLANT’s own Climate Change Management Plan. 

A 2-Phase Mechanical Systems Upgrade project to reduce the Centre’s CO2 production by 1,200 MT via an extensive mechanical systems replacement.  The project started with schematic design phase with an extensive options analysis that include energy simulations and cost benefit analyses to arrive at the chosen upgrades for the facility. 

A five-year, phased redevelopment of a multi-floor community recreational facility to achieve an increase its profile in the Portage La Prairie area.  The project entailed converting an aging indoor swimming pool facility to a multi-purpose work out and indoor track area.  The project also included a full-service daycare. HDK assisted with application for Manitoba Hydro Grants on behalf of the Owner (i.e., Commercial HVAC Program for Boilers, Chillers and CO2 Incentives).

The Headingley Corrections Centre (HCC) is the primary male detention centre for the province of Manitoba. It also includes both medium and maximum security areas to support federal inmates. HDK Consulting was contracted to provide an upgrade to the video surveillance system at the facility for the external areas of the facility. HDK Consulting consulted with Manitoba Justice to determine requirements and engineered the system to include a retrofit to the backbone infrastructure to support future projects and to provide pole mounted cameras in the outside areas of the campus.  

Public Works Government Services Canada-Corrections Services Canada (CSC), Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC), Saskatoon, SK

Located at the Crown Owned Stanley Knowles Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Canadian School of Public Service (CSPS)’s primary responsibility is to provide a broad range of learning opportunities and establish a culture of learning within the Public Service. The CSPS strives to be the school of choice for public servants by offering the highest quality of learning experiences. 

The project scope included a complete renovation of approximately half of the 2nd floor or approx. 547.5 Sqm of office space according to Government of Canada Workplace 2.0 Fit-up Standards. 

HDK Consulting Incorporated was retained as a sub-consultant as part of the Ontario Region DCC Standing Offer Agreement to provide Mechanical and Electrical Engineering for 3 Armouries located in Ontario. DCC had an aggressive schedule to perform the design work and subsequent construction.  

The Major Armouries repair project involved overall building renovations of multiple Canadian Forces sites in the greater Toronto area: the SGT. W. Merrifield Armoury in Brantford, Ontario; Lake Street Armouries in Ste Catharines, Ontario; the John Foote Armouries in Hamilton, Ontario.  

The Mechanical Engineering work was part of the Initiative to phase out all hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) for DND Facilities across Canada. HDK Consulting was engaged by DCC to replace R22 HVAC equipment with new equipment utilizing R410A refrigerant.   

In this project, HDK removed older roof top units and window air conditioners and replaced these systems with variable refrigerant flow heat pumps systems, replaced perimeter heating systems, and added energy recovery ventilators to provide much needed ventilation to occupied spaces.  As a result, thermal comfort and indoor air quality was drastically improved for occupants in these historic Canadian buildings. 

Three of the four sites are considered Heritage sites by FHBRO. As a result, careful coordination with all disciplines was required.