ENVIRONMENTAL & GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
RACCOON ENVIRONMENTAL
Envirosystems Hamilton Waste Valorization
Raccoon Environmental (RE) has partnered with Envirosystems Incorporated, a large hazardous waste management and industrial services firm, to improve waste valorization at the company's Hamilton facilities. The first half of the project focused on identifying a waste stream which could be diverted from unproductive disposal. RE determined that latex waste provided the best opportunities for improvement. The second phase has focused on designing a method to valorize latex waste as an additive in cement production.
Lucas Krist, Eli Zeeb, Richard Cunningham, Shengdi (Sharon) Chen
GEOSTOR
Increasing Efficiency of CAES with Thermal Energy Storage
Ontario currently produces more energy than is required, as a result the energy being sold is essentially free. Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is a storage technology which relies upon compressing air, using off-demand energy, into a pressure vessel to store it as potential energy in its compressed state. The efficiency of CAES can be increased by using Thermal Energy Storage technology to trap the heat during the compression stage and to reuse the heat to expand the air later to drive a turbine.
Mike DeWeerd, Yash Vyas, Mateusz Tinel, Logan Miller
WASTE WATCHERS
Reduction of Phosphorus in the Grand River Watershed
The eutrophication of Lake Erie has been a major concern since the 1960’s that has only intensified with the increase in fertilizer application on agricultural fields. Fertilizer use in the Grand River watershed has been found to be a large contributor of excess phosphorus loadings into the eastern basin, which has increased the risk of eutrophication. The goal of is project is to reduce these loadings by managing livestock waste using a system of waste relocation and biogas production.
Paolo San Gabriel, Alec Orr, Jacquie Kelton, Doris Choi
POLYTECH SOLUTIONS
Reduction of Microplastic Pollution through Wastewater Treatment at Galt Wastewater Treatment Plant
Microplastics are recognized as an emerging contaminant, prevalent in aquatic ecosystems due to consumer’s increased use of plastic. These plastics can absorb harmful chemicals which bio-accumulate and move up the food chain. PolyTech Solutions aims to reduce pollution by removing microplastics from wastewater treatment plants, as the effluent is the largest recognized point source. This will be achieved by altering the process at the Galt Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridge, Ontario to include a specialized disc filtration system.
Gloria Marefia, Stephanie Vella, Michelle Scott, Natalie Carlone
FULL TILT CONSULTANTS
Optimizing the Selection Process of Deformation Monitoring Methods for Onshore Pipeline Systems
Full Tilt Consultants aims to deal with the difficulties the Canadian oil & gas industry faces in determining the optimal deformation monitoring method(s) for onshore pipeline projects. This is done by providing a context dependent optimal solution that will reduce the risk of oil spills based on numerous quantitative and qualitative inputs. Inputs including pipeline characteristics, pipeline position, climate and topographic settings, feedback time requirements (continuous vs. non-continuous), etc. are entered, providing an output of an optimal deformation monitoring method.
Chawmeyan Rajmohan, Abdul Ijaz, Shehryar Khan, Coleman Sadler and Donny Li
MATA ENVIRONMENTAL
Drinking Water Pre-treatment Enhancement for the Region of Waterloo
In the event of a spill, the Region of Waterloo completely shuts down the Grand River surface water intake. Surface water represents 20% of the Region's water supply; therefore, this practice could result in a drinking water shortage. MATA Environmental has designed a robust pre-treatment system to eliminate the need for shutdowns. The proposed pre-treatment enhancements consist of a treatment wall and constructed wetland such that the system will remain operational in the event of a spill.
Meghan Metke, Kelsey Shaw, Carolyn Miller, Nicole Swett
SCREAMING EAGLES CONSULTING
Stillwater Watercourse Alteration
Near Aberdeen, Ontario a property was purchased due to the aesthetic qualities provided by a mill pond, however, in 2008, the controlling dam washed out and the pond was drained. The owners have been trying to obtain a permit to restore the in-line pond, but designs have not been able to meet the conservation authority’s requirements pertaining to fish migration. Screaming Eagles Consulting has designed an innovative solution that will not only restore the property’s desired aesthetics, but also improve fish migration and its habitat.
Jacob Reusser, Caleb Jefferies, Jacob Ursulak, Bryan Liu
WATERRE ENGINEERING LTD
Robust Water Treatment Solutions for Remote Communities: Neskantaga First Nation
The Neskantaga First Nation in Northern Ontario has not had clean water for over 22 years. There are currently over 100 long-term boil water advisories in Canada. Despite the historical failure of conventional treatment solutions in these communities, they continue to be implemented. Through consideration of source water, treatment, operations & maintenance, monitoring, and distribution, Waterre Engineering Ltd. seeks to provide a long-term drinking water solution for this community. We will deliver a robust solution with an emphasis on physical treatment methods and feasible operation.
Megan Dicks, Samer Elhallak, Jody Lee, Rachel de Jong
DJYM SELENOGRAPHY
Casa Luna
The objective of our project is to design a subterranean lunar excavation to serve as an eventual lunar base. The cavern is to be designed to protect inhabitants from cosmic radiation as well as withstand common impact events from meteorites. Currently, there is a very limited amount of geomechanics data pertaining to subsurface lunar geology; through expert elicitation, rock parameters were developed and then modelled with Rocscience software.
Josh Simpson, Doug Dubeau, Matt Kitchen, Yuheng Fei
GEOSALMON TECH CONSULTING INC
Mackay Creek Ravine Stabilization
GeoSalmon Tech Consulting Inc has been retained by the District of North
Vancouver to design stabilization techniques to mitigate the risk of landslides along Mackay Creek. A ‘Slope-focused’ method was selected to be designed in order to increase the factor of safety for the 13 properties along the crest of the creek which are under a moderate-to-high risk of landslide. Innovation is required to mitigate the risk and protect salmon habitat with a combination of stabilization techniques and systems that have the least environmental impact.
Ruju Gandhi, Christina Mavroidis, Ramneek Plaha, Amatullah Motiwala
BSIIW ENGINEERING
Mitigating Frost Heave on Solar Panel Foundations
In recent decades, converting to renewable forms of energy has become a global target. Therefore, optimizing designs for future solar fields is imperative in the efforts to convert to renewable energy. However, solar fields in Southern Ontario have experienced failure and accrued high repair costs due to the differential frost heaving of pile foundations. BSIIW has conceptualized an innovative, low unit cost design for piles in solar fields and created a versatile design guide to be used as a reference for future solar field projects.
Drew Scott, Brett Webster, Nina Warrier, Ian Bowes
GEOTRANSPO
Reclaimed Pavement Design Using Hydraulic Road Binders
Recognizing Ontario’s dependence on vehicle transportation infrastructure and the current global trend on environmental sustainability, GeoTranspo Engineering’s project aims to satisfy these two demands by improving current pavement design guidelines. This project involves the development of a pavement design guideline to incorporate hydraulic road binders (HRB) with Full-depth Reclamation (FDR). Hydraulic road binders are a new material that offers environmental and structural benefits to pavement design but has not seen widespread use due to lack of existing guidelines.
Eric Hau, Billy Chen, Devin Courtman, Alan Xaykongsa
THE CONSALTANTS
Design of Snowmelt Treatment Facility for the City of Waterloo
During a typical Canadian winter, de-icing agents, traffic debris, and other anthropogenic pollutants accumulate in snow and are released throughout the winter and spring months in snowmelt runoff. Currently, existing regulatory standards do not address the fate of these contaminants and typically are discharged into water bodies or infiltrate into the local aquifers. In response, The ConSaltants designed a snowmelt treatment facility to store and treat contaminated snow in the City of Waterloo.
Melody Thai, Justin Ma, James Milton, Gene Lee
WATER AS NEEDED
Development of a Treatment Method for Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater in Rural Pakistan
The groundwater in the Indus Valley within Pakistan is contaminated with Arsenic. Water As Needed has developed a solution to the groundwater problem by designing a cheap and easy to fabricate Solar Still that could be used in rural areas where access to water is limited to these contaminated wells. A deployment and fabrication plan has been developed to ensure project success.
Dillon White, Gabriel Dubé, Pavel Recnik, Joshua Pinter
SMALL SYSTEM SOLUTIONS - S3
Sustainable drinking water technology development for small systems: Lemberg, Saskatchewan
Agricultural communities across Canada face issues of high concentrations of ammonia in groundwater sources due to fertilizers. Ammonia reacts with and eliminates chlorine residuals produced from drinking water treatment that are necessary for safe distribution. In the case of Lemberg, Saskatchewan, our goal is to design an appropriate water management and treatment strategy for the Town’s groundwater-based system that maintains free chlorine residual levels. S3 will be designing a pilot scale setup as the first stage of implementing biological filtration into the existing treatment system.
Kitty Lin, Tiffany Mah, Nolan Boate and Lara de Beer
AQUA WIZARDS CO.
Climate Change Impact on Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
The City of Calgary has experienced an increase in the frequency and intensity of precipitation events, costing billions in damages. The team is focusing on designing a solution for pluvial flooding in the community of Renfrew, which has an outdated and under-designed drainage system. SWMM will be used in an iterative process to model the at-risk urban infrastructure and optimize cost and runoff potential of the alternatives. Our integrated multi-solution approach will consist of green roofs, bioretention, dry ponds, and underground storage tanks.
Mariam Al Gailani, Breanna Graham, Isabel Vilchis, Kate Anderson
CIVIL ENGINEERING
VALHALLA ENGINEERING
Redesign of Conestoga Mall Parking Lot for Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are defined as vehicles capable of operation and navigation without a human driver. AVs are currently being developed, not only by traditional car manufacturers such as Toyota and BMW, but also by competitors new to the automotive industry, such as Google and Uber. This design project focuses on applying the anticipated future capabilities of AVs into the design of a typical space with high vehicle traffic, showcasing new design components that will cater to AVs and its users.
Thomas Nowak, Adam Osmond, Andrew McLean, Iqbal Budwal
EQUILIBRIUM CONSULTANTS
Helical Pile Retrofit of a Settling Residential Building
A two-storey residential building in Oakville is undergoing differential settlement with each side sinking slowly but at different rates into the soil. Equilibrium Consultants tackles this real-world problem of stabilizing the building with minimal disruption to the residents who continue to live there. The team has designed a pile retrofit to protect the building from further displacement and thereby prevent future structural issues from the cracking the displacement causes.
Gabriel Caballero, Gloria Kimuli, Nina Kornilovsky, Faris Al Akhras
RHYS CLEARWATER SOLUTIONS
Scott Street Drainage Basin Investigation and Remediation
Flooding in downtown Toronto has been prominent in recent years due to factors such as population increase, urbanization, climate change, and the aging infrastructure. In response, RHYS Clearwater Solutions has developed an innovative, cost efficient and sustainable solution to reduce flooding within the Scott Street Sewage Pumping Station drainage area. The final design will significantly reduce the inflow into the Scott Street Sewage Pumping Station in an effective and efficient manner while having minimum negative impacts on the surrounding environment.
Heidi Vanheule, Salika Gnanasampanthan, Ray Zhao, Yi Fei Sun
HAUPT INDUSTRIES
Sustainable Housing for Attawapiskat
Attawapiskat is a First Nations community located on the coast of James Bay in Northern Ontario. The community is experiencing a housing crisis forcing many people to live in homes that have been condemned or should be condemned based on their condition. Haupt Industries endeavored to design structures with the conditions of Attawapiskat in mind while making sure the homes were economical for the people in the community. This was completed with a focus on building science and structural efficiency.
Jeffrey Stevens, Alec Hegarty, Daniel Staring, Alekos Mckee
JAC CONSULTING LTD.
University of Waterloo ION Transit Pedestrian Overpass Design
With the new ION transit system about to be implemented at UWaterloo, JAC Consulting brings a solution to pedestrian safety to and from the new station. A bridge supported by steel structural systems and designed as an iconic piece for the university will be the final product to an environmentally sustainable and architecturally pleasing passageway for pedestrians.
Haoran Xu, Ka Wai Yuen, Cyrus Decatur Wu, Yim Lap Chan
NORTHERN SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING (NSE)
Tlicho All-Season Road
The Tlicho All-Season Road (TASR) was deemed necessary in 2013 to replace the existing Tlicho Winter Road which has decreased in reliability due to climate change. Northern Solutions Engineering (NSE) was retained by the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) to design three typical road sections and one bridge structure along the predetermined TASR alignment. Faced with challenges like discontinuous permafrost and the ever-changing arctic climate, NSE presents resilient pavement and structural solutions that will provide year-round access to nearby mines and reconnect isolated communities.
Bailey Humphrey, Siva Tharmabala, Michelle Liu, and Kurtis Hubert
RATIONAL SOLUTIONS LTD
Mitigation of Basement Flooding Through the Implementation of an Open Channel Network
The Lawfield-Berrisfield neighbourhood located in Hamilton, Ontario has experienced an increase in the number of basement flooding complaints over the past decade. It was identified that the majority of the flooding was due to the connection of downspouts to the sanitary sewer system. This results in sanitary sewer lateral backups during intense storm events. Rational Solutions aims to mitigate the flooding by disconnecting downspouts from the sanitary sewer system and implementing an open channel network to alleviate the additional loading on the storm sewer system.
Alex Ye, Aaron Chan, Derek Kan, Jonathan Nishio
HELIX DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Planning and Development of Rail Deck Park in Downtown Toronto
Endorsed by Toronto City Council as a solution to downtown Toronto’s lack of large parks, the Rail Deck Park project is an ambitious solution to an otherwise difficult problem. Simply, land is so expensive that buying it is out of the question, so the proposed park is to be built above the rail corridor west of Union Station, thus creating land effectively from thin air. To do so, Helix has designed a park layout and structural design for such a park.
Elly Wei, Abby Lin, Ian Chen, Daniel Lahey
WR MARATHON INC.
Horizons Academy Water Retention System
Providing clean water is a challenge within developing nations; every year nearly two million people die from diarrheal diseases and tens of millions are seriously sickened. WR Marathon has developed a two-tiered water resource solution for Horizons Academy, a school for children with exceptional needs, located in Asella, Ethiopia. The solution is capable of providing the school with treated clean water, for potable uses such as handwashing and cooking. In addition, it will provide recycled rainwater, for non-potable uses such as irrigation and toilet flushing.
Timon Bruulesma, Jason Foofat, Eric Cimino, William Politis-Barber
UNDERLINK INCORPORATED
LRT Underpass at the University of Waterloo
The current configuration of the ION light rail transit (LRT) platform at the University of Waterloo provides an at-grade crossing of the tracks. With the anticipated opening of the LRT, the frequency of pedestrians crossing and rail vehicles on the tracks will increase. This exposes pedestrians to a high risk of being struck by an LRT vehicle. Our group proposes to create a safe crossing by means of a tunnel running underneath Ring Road and the tracks, with a connection to the LRT platform.
Sam Tafreshi, Keren Lu, Stefan Hrnjak, Devin Lo
TRANSTRUCTURE CO.
University of Waterloo Parking Facility Design
As the student population has been significantly expanding, the number of parking spaces on the University of Waterloo (UW) campus is no longer sufficient. Transtructure Co. proposes an eight-storey above-ground parking structure replacing the existing Staff Parking Lot L located adjacent to B.C.Matthews Hall, which might be regarded as a new landmark of UW. Transtructure Co. aims to deliver a parking facility design that not only meets the growing parking demand but also brings the UW Campus a "green building" that is highly aesthetically pleasing.
Shuang Liu, Natalie Tsz Ling So, Xincheng Mu, Yang Li
AVJ CONSULTING LTD
Transforming Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into an Elevated Linear Park
After years of expensive rehabilitation, Environmental Assessments and political debate, the City of Toronto has selected an upgraded transportation alternative to the Gardiner Expressway. AVJ Consulting has been retained by the City to design the adaptive reuse of the elevated highway structure in the downtown core as an elevated linear park designed to reconnect the City’s waterfront and offer desperately needed community event space and public parks. AVJ Consulting has undertaken the structural rehabilitation, green space design, infrastructure servicing and roadway design of the park.
Victoria Sypher, Andrew Robinson, Josh Richardson, Jordan Thatcher
ASTM
Highway 11 Wildlife Crossing
Collisions between wildlife and vehicles on Ontario’s highways pose a significant threat to motorists, as evidenced by the 14,000 wildlife-vehicle collisions that are reported on-average annually. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation collision data reveals that wildlife-vehicle collisions on several Northern Ontario highways account for up to 50% of all traffic incidents. ASTM Consulting is committed to designing an innovative wildlife crossing consisting of timber arches to accommodate the safe passage of animals. Our team will undertake a detailed structural design and economical assessment.
Tajinder Singh, Smit Patel, John Mackenzie, Avirup Kar
JYN2 CONSULTING LTD.
Highway 401 & Homer Watson Blvd / Fountain Street South Interchange Improvements
The highway interchange of Highway 401 and Homer Watson Blvd that borders the municipalities of Cambridge and Kitchener suffers from congestion that is unacceptable for a major access route. A long-term solution must be developed to increase level of service and safety aspects of the interchange. JYN2 Consulting has designed an innovative solution in the form of a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) that will retrofit the current partial cloverleaf layout. This design also includes considerations to cost and construction feasibility, public perception and environmental impacts.
Kyle Jong, Brandon Ng, Quentin Ng, Gary Yeung
WINCHESTER CONSULTING LTD.
Ritson & Winchester Mixed‐Use Development in Oshawa, Ontario
Expecting roughly 18% growth in the next ten years, Oshawa has become one of the fastest growing centers in the GTA. To accommodate this growth development has expanded into the northern portions of the city. Winchester Consulting Limited has been retained to complete the planning and engineering design of a 30-‐acre site located near the recent Highway 407 extension and surrounded by new and proposed subdivisions. The final design creates a balance between maximizing the clients return on investment while considering sustainability and innovative solutions.
Max Lysyk, Tyler Keller, Dr. Carl Haas (Technical Advisor), Evan Way, Matt Willcox
INTEGRATED WATER SYSTEMS (IWS)
Cambridge Multiplex Rainwater Harvesting Solutions
The City of Cambridge is planning a new sports Multiplex which provides great opportunities for the region to incorporate sustainability into new infrastructure. Integrated Water Solutions (IWS) is proposing that the City incorporate a rain harvesting system into the design of the Multiplex. This rain harvesting system collects rainfall through the integration of a roof and permeable parking lot rainwater harvesting system and uses the water in applications such as building and maintaining ice rinks, landscaping purposes and toilet water.
Richard Barros, Jonathan Dell, Graham Giles, Daniel Curtis
RIGOROUS INNOVATIONS LTD.
Vertical Farming System
It is projected that in order to feed a world population of 9.1 billion people in 2050, there must be an overall increase in food production by 70%. As urbanization occurs, it eliminates the opportunity for agricultural land. Rigorous Innovations Ltd. aims to provide a commercially viable vertical farming system that incorporates year-round farming in Waterloo, Ontario. The vertical farming system will produce a greater crop yield than a conventional farm of the same land footprint.
Chris Koerth, Michael Mularski, Ninza Sichinga, Jordan Varlow
ARCTIC ASSEMBLIES
Community Centre for First Nation Communities
Arctic Assemblies is addressing the social needs of the First Nation communities in Northern Quebec, specifically Nunavik. Nunavik is facing overcrowding and has a growing need for mental health facilities, leadership and skill workshops, counseling, and extracurricular activities. The purpose of this project is to design a community centre that would be able to address multiple social and temporary housing needs within one building while being able to withstand Nunavik’s harsh climate conditions.
Patricia Klemp, Sahar Sajjad, Tiffany Sun Dela Cruz, Navan Chawla
NATURE TRAILS ENGINEERING
Increasing efficiency of CAES with thermal energy storage
Nature Trails Engineering has been retained by Klaus Keunecke, Co-Chair of Lambton Shores Nature Trails (LSNT) to design a pedestrian footbridge located in Port Franks, Ontario. The purpose of the pedestrian footbridge is to connect two trails that are separated by a creek. The proposed pedestrian bridge will be approximately 56’ in length across Mud Creek and will utilize a simple suspension design to ensure it can be easily constructed by volunteers.
Greg Glasbergen, TaeSoo Park, DongYi Ye, Julio Jose Flores Condor
NORTHFOUR CONSULTANTS
Six-storey Cold-formed Steel Student Residence
Waterloo is home to a growing number of multi-storey student residences. Northfour Consultants has endeavoured to design an aesthetically pleasing, cost-effective and environmentally friendly student residence with cold-formed steel as the predominant structural material. With a proposed site location in the Northdale neighbourhood of Waterloo, the six-storey building was designed according to specific building requirements and guidelines as set out by the city. Furthermore, the use of cold-formed steel in the residential floors above a concrete commercial ground floor resulted in a unique structural design.
Darren Bauman, BJ Brubacher, Lukas Hayter, Lucas Weinberger
TYNY CONSULTING LTD
Togren Five-Storey Building
TYNY has been chosen to prepare the structural design of the Tongren City Five-Storey Building using the composition of structural steel for the first commercial floor and cold-formed steel for the upper four residential floors. TYNY Group aims to complete an environmentally friendly structural design in order for the building to have the highest ranking in the local green standard. The building is prefabricated and it is light in weight. Thus, the construction of this building is expected to be 40% faster than normal.
Hoda Abdelaaty; Ning Kang; Yajing Zhan; Yue Yin
EZYC CORPORATION
Design of Modular Members for Temporary Stadium
Stadiums for sport mega-events cost billions of dollars to construct and maintain. As in the example of the last FIFA World Cup held in Brazil in 2014, structures are left unused for the most part of their lifetime after the event is over. EzyC chose to develop modular members for the construction of temporary structures that can be disassembled and transported to another location. The concept is not limited to the construction of stadiums but can be extended to design other super structures as well.
Talha Amar, Taha Jibril, Talha Yousafzai, Mohyminur Rahman Chowdhury
HOUSEHOLD HUMANITY
Affordable Housing in Kibera, Kenya
Kibera is one of the largest slums in the world, locating around Nairobi, Kenya. Most of the Kibera slum residents live in extreme poverty, earning less than a dollar per day. Kibera is overpopulated, have no nearby access to water, and have no sewage or waste management system. Our project aims to provide innovative, affordable housing to slum residents, and improve their living quality. We work to design a structurally sound home with adequate water supply, waste management system, heating & cooling system, and lighting.
Ivan Mock, Robert Thomas, Sidney Lao, Jang Lee
SHOCK STOP SOLUTIONS LTD.
Sustainable Design of Composite Bamboo Flooring System
There is a need to relieve stress on the forestry industry in developing countries. One method of achieving this is to progressively change from timber to bamboo construction in these regions. However, bamboo’s primary strength is in the axial direction and hitherto it has predominantly been used for scaffolding structures. Shock Stop Solutions is designing and testing an easily constructible composite bamboo flooring system that uses bamboo’s axial strength to resist bending. This will open a new realm of possibilities for bamboo structures.
Evan McLaughlin, Tyler Hull, Marissa Ford, Saad Salman
SROC BUILDING CONSULTANTS
Net-Zero Energy Ready Design for Habitat for Humanity Homes in Waterloo Region
With the goal of improving the quality of homes accessible to low-income families within the local community, SROC seeks to demonstrate that a high-performance home can be achieved using the materials readily available to Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region (HabitatWR). SROC’s aim is to improve the energy performance of HabitatWR’s current design, address constructability concerns, and minimize the costs incurred to both the home owner and HabitatWR. Committed to HabitatWR’s mission, SROC plans to assist them in being successful in the years to come.
Matt Roberts, Peter Oliveira, Alexandra Suchoń, Quynh Chau
NATURAL URBAN DESIGN AND CONSULTING (NU DESIGN)
The Toronto Boardwalk
The City of Toronto Harbourfront area is becoming an increasingly attractive place to live and visit. Faced with the impending commercialization of the lakefront area in the form of condominiums, it was determined that additional recreational space is needed along the lakefront. Two piers are proposed to extend into Lake Ontario, with movable connecting walkways to create a multi-functional boardwalk. Modular construction will be implemented to reduce construction costs, accelerate project schedules, minimize waste, as well as allow for the possibility of future expansion.
Steven Chuo, Lav Chaudhary, Philip Lochan, Zining Wang
ACE CONSULTANTS
Stadium Membrane Roof Design
To accommodate the demand for larger stadiums, ACE Consultants are proposing expansion structures that do not rely on the existing structure. The new stands are to be cantilevered over the existing stands. The design also includes a lightweight, spoke and wheel membrane roof structure.
Joanne Kauenhofen, Viktoria Kordowska, Mary Jo David, Matthew Gleason
GOOD FOUR ENGINEERING LTD.
Iconic Structure for Enhancing Student Space at UW Arts Quad
In celebration of the University of Waterloo’s 60th anniversary, the University has initiated the Celebration 2017 Legacy project. The project seeks to design an iconic student space within the Arts Quad, which currently serves as a hub for pedestrian and cycling traffic. Good Four Engineering Ltd. has developed an innovative design of a radial pavilion structure that enhances the usage of the Arts Quad. The design aims to fulfill the University’s vision through five key criteria: aesthetics, pedestrian movement, social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
Dennis Hong, Karen Cheng, Hannah Kim, Joseph Geronimo
MNSK ENGINEERING
Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Extension
The Town of Oakville has plans for the extension of the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in response to the growing population in northern Oakville. The extension must feature a fitness gym, gymnasium, public library, youth facility and two swimming pools. MNSK has undertaken the design of the new extension. The design scope will primarily focus on the superstructure and the building enclosure. Possible considerations will also be given to green building technologies.
Nathan Yau, Matthew Chan, Kadin Choi, Xia (Summer) Wang
H4TS CONSULTANTS
Building Design Using Sustainable Construction Materials
H4TS Consultants Ltd. aims to show the environmental benefits that small, manageable changes in standard construction materials can make to a building's overall sustainability. H4TS will accomplish this task by developing a concrete mix which incorporates waste products. This unique concrete is used in conjunction with steel to design a typical institutional building which can be constructed on the University of Waterloo's campus. An overall environmental assessment of the building will he performed to reinforce the benefits of selecting more sustainable structural materials.
Mena Shamshoom, Colin Zilstra, Russell Giles, Kaitlyn Hauck
INTENSE
Tensegrity Enclosure for Tall Structures (TENTS)
The magnitudes and frequency of wind gusts have risen as a result of climate change. High-rise buildings designed with wind load specifications that do not correspond to this change may be susceptible to structural failure. InTense proposes a deployable, varying-geometry system, Tensegrity Enclosure for Tall Structures (TENTS), to modify the aerodynamic profile of buildings and maintain their structural integrity through increased wind loads. TENTS will provide a guaranteed reduction in wind loads experienced by structures without the need to perform an exhaustive structural analysis.
Kenechi Chidolue, Manzora Nero, Setareh Memarian, Deesha Nayeck
BRYAN AND ASSOCIATES LTD.
Eel’s Creek Bridge Replacement
Eel’s Creek Bridge was constructed in 1952 in North Kawartha, Ontario along Highway 28. The existing structure is a 47.55m ten span structure, comprised of a laminated timber deck on timber pile bents. Over time, the bridge has seen extensive wear, thus resulting in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to issue a request for a replacement bridge. The goal of the Eel’s Creek Bridge Replacement Project is to design a replacement structure that maximizes functionality, while reducing cost and environmental impact.
Irwan Poerba, Qi Zhou, Allen Chen, Felipe Opazo
P3L CONSULTING
Industrial Aluminum Greenhouse with Rotation Construction
Commercial greenhouses face a number of challenges in lifecycle costs, two of which stem from costs associated with working at heights and steel corrosion. Our design consists of a corrosion-resistant aluminum frame applied to a greenhouse spanning 10 acres. Columns will start in an initial lowered position which allows easier installation of roof fixtures and then rotated into the upright final position. Through this method, costs traditionally associated with working at heights and corrosion will be reduced.
Melanie Perreault, Sarah Price, Fatima Pannu, Cindy Lu
JETSON
Mars Multi-Use Facility
With depleting resources and overpopulation here on Earth, more and more people are looking to the stars for an answer. Mars is the logical next step in human exploration and expansion - but after we manage to land, how will we survive? This project proposes that the answer is a lightweight modular living facility, carried to Mars from Earth, and capable of supporting a small colony. The goal was to optimize the facility for human comfort amongst the extremes of the Martian atmosphere.
Bruce Gee, Nathalie Skaf, Jacob Lukacs, Laurent Gérin
RE-HOUSING
Development of Alternative Refugee Housing
The country of Jordan currently houses roughly 1.5 million Syrian refugees, and the vast majority of these refugees are housed in tents that provide a low quality of life. RE-Housing Inc. aims to address this issue by designing a cost-effective housing alternative using sustainable, locally-sourced materials.
Basel Alhatabeh, Saad Akbar, Tariq Hasan, Obiee Etleb
Interdisciplinary
CONTINUOUS ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF STEAM TRAPS FOR FAILURE DETECTION
A steam trap is a commonly used device in industry that separates condensate from active steam. Steam traps have mechanical components that are continuously in use and are susceptible to failure, and a failed steam trap can be expensive to operate, while remaining undetected. This project will design a device that can detect and alert these failures. Temperature and acoustic data will be collected from an operating steam trap, and a computer program will be developed that can recognize the acoustic patterns of a failed trap.
Brandon Lui, Shahriar Kabir, Paul Boyadjian, Thomas Uhlenbruck, Aniket Verma
DESIGN OF A NOVEL UV WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Conventional wastewater treatment is often unable to successfully remove organic contaminants at low concentrations. Our team has partnered with H2nanO, a nanotechnology startup company, to design a UV-LED reactor that will use TiO2 particles to oxidize organic pollutants. We are using experimental data and computational fluid dynamics simulation software to explore different designs. The optimal reactor will be designed in order to destroy contaminants at a low concentration while reducing energy, maintenance, and operational costs.
Sam Caldwell, Cliff Tuyishime, Don Tu, Bernadette Weaver