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SPRING 2015 Vol.5 No.1

Plumbing & mechanical

the official publication of the mechanical contractors association of british columbia

Sechelt Water reSource centre

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Whether for new buildings or for retrofi ts, our new water-source, 2-pipe VRF system uses less materials than 4-pipe systems and has a signifi cantly lower maintenance cost. Best of all, it’s 575V, so no transformer is needed.

And because it’s modular and installed indoors, there is no need for cranes or heavy equipment. In fact, our new 575V VRF system is so compact it is easier to incorporate into any design, plus it is less expensive to install and maintain.

Mitsubishi Electric’s new water-source, 575V VRF system is a game changer.

ANNOUNCING THE WORLD’S FIRST WATER-SOURCE, MODULAR 575V VRF SYSTEM

HVAC Design hasChanged Forever

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For more information: CityMulti.ca

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Contents

07 PROFILEmajor Welding, specialists in mobile pressure welding, is providing specialized service in a demanding field.

11 COVER STORYDaryl-evans mechanical ltd. played a major role in delivering the innovative Sechelt Water Resource centre on time and on budget. Sechelt’s largest infrastructure project was a highly technical design-build job.

15 WaTERSustaining b.c.’s Water infrastructure

16 HVaCinnovative Systems

On The cOVeR: Sechelt Water Resource centre

Departments

Features

04 Executive Vice President’s Message06 President’s Message 18 Political Scene

Scrutiny of municipal governments

19 association Corner mcabc’s annual conference and agm and more

22 Industry News

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executive vice president's message

MCABC’s government relations agenda for prompt payment leg-islation continues to top the list of things to do. I have had two meetings since January with B.C. government officials in the

Ministries responsible for training and industry and small business. I also at-tended, representing COCTA (the Council of Construction Trades Associa-tions in BC), the National Prompt Payment Summit in Ottawa hosted by NTCCC (National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada) to review and compare notes with other regions of Canada with the purpose of identifying successful strategies to implement the legislation provincially.

Meetings with ministry officials have two principal objectives: 1. to inform the government bureaucrats and explain the purpose and advantages of legis-lation that will match with government objectives on several levels, and 2. to enlist their support when the ‘coalition of the willing’ begin to engage the poli-ticians to corroborate the anticipated results of this legislation. Whether we are talking to departments responsible for trades training and apprenticeship or in-dustry and small business trying to lessen the burdens of operating a business, these Ministries are listening and appear receptive to the message: ‘Prompt payment legislation is good for business and is good government policy.’

More challenging on this topic is getting industry mobilized and working to-gether. The construction associations, apart from COCTA, are all singing from

separate song sheets on prompt payment. If you are a BCCA member you are possibly hearing how successful that entity has been in promoting the regula-tion of prompt payment from government and its agencies. If you are a union-ized contractor, particularly mechanical, your highly paid marketing agencies are telling you how school districts and municipalities are willing to change their contract terms to ensure prompt payment. Other organizations may be saying very little for the simple reason they don’t know where to focus their response. If prompt payment is to become a reality in B.C. then ALL interested parties are going to have to get on the same page. As one senior government MLA said to me recently: “Bring us an industry-wide coalition like the one re-organized in Ontario, and you’ll get your legislation.” How hard can that be?

Maintaining a cohesive and coherent voice is a goal for the mechanical trade as well. For over a year now, mechanical contractors have been meeting somewhat informally together (as recently as the second week in May) to discuss contract and market conditions.

Now the issues this informal group has raised (both MCABC members and non-member mechanical contractors) are clearly matters of concern not only to all mechanical contractors, but to all trade contractors. Owner-pur-chased equipment and materials, labour-only contracts, ‘pay when paid’ con-tracts, unspecified back charges, and of course the general issue of delayed payment, etc. — these are the concerns that unite all mechanical contractors to speak with one voice. It is necessary to form coalitions of interested orga-nizations, in the hope that all will speak together as one.

MCABC is focusing on this group of contractors and its concerns, who are all in a room speaking and committed to standard practices. These con-tractors (and others) need to come together as a unified organization — they represent the industry’s future.

Dana TaylorExecutive Vice President, MCABC

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bOarD OF DirectOrS

eXecUtiVe President

Wayne DavidsonDavidson bros. Mechanical contractors

Vice President, Lower MainlandDale Miller

Division 15 Mechanical

Vice President, Lower Mainlandandrew Wong

alpha Mechanical contracting Ltd.

Vice President, Lower MainlandMira chairman

rob Noel bc comfort Ltd.

Secretary – treasurerDean Loewen

Daryl-evans Mechanical Ltd.

executive Vice PresidentDana taylor

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associates chairmanearl Storey

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associates Vice-chairmanMark Humphrey

Wolseley Mechanical Group

Directorbrian bradshaw

altac Services inc.

Directorbrad Haysom

tight 5 contracting Ltd.

Directorrichard McLatchieLockerbie & Hole

Directorross MacDonald

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Directorangus Macpherson

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DirectorMike OhlmannFred Welsh Ltd.

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W ithout a doubt, the annual MCABC conference and AGM weekend each May is the association’s event of the

year. It’s a weekend full of entertainment, network-ing, activities, camaraderie and team building. As you already know, in addition to these perks, our association is strongly committed to fundraising for local B.C. charities — our members make a point to donate funds where and when possible. This year, the ever-popular Associates’ Night (80s celebrity edition) raised more than $730 for Vic-toria’s Veterans Transition Network (VTN). De-veloped at the University of British Columbia by psychologists and medical experts, the VTN is a cutting edge group course that helps men and women returning from military service “drop the baggage” of operational stress injuries and re-inte-grate fully into civilian lives.

One of the elements of the MCABC annual conference that continues to surprise me is the increasing success of our kids and teen clubs. This contingent of young conference goers is growing with vigour as year after year, kids and teens expe-rience the excitement and the fun of the MCABC conference alongside their parents. While parents are off doing “parent stuff”, kids and teens have a chance to meet new friends, interact and social-ize with their peers, and enjoy the conference in their own youth-friendly program. Each year these kids and teens return to the program with a new sense of adventure. In turn, our members can relax and enjoy their time at the conference knowing their families are ‘in good hands’. The inspiration for this program came from member suggestions and special requests — a clear indi-cation that we value member feedback and take it very seriously. The family friendly nature of the MCABC conference has significant meaning for me as both a father, and a new (and first-time) grandfather, as I understand the importance of work-life balance, and the need to take advantage of family-time whenever I can get it.

A recent achievement for MCABC has been the development and deployment of a custom-izable Health and Safety manual template for individual companies. The production of this manual is the collaboration of member volun-teers and the BC Construction Safety Alliance. Due to its high demand, MCABC is hosting its next orientation session at the start of summer, and will resume more sessions later this fall.

As we begin our summer, don’t forget to keep your finger on the MCABC pulse, as we will be planning our annual summer social — it’s always a fun surprise!

As summer picks up speed, MCABC’s Ride to Conquer Cancer cycling team will be train-ing hard in anticipation of their two-day cycling trip from Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle, WA., on August 29-30, 2015. With the help of our team captain, John Fu, we’ve already assembled a dy-namic team of 14 riders who will embark on this adventure covering more than 200km of terrain. Team MCABC has already started fundraising to meet each rider’s minimum donation thresh-old — team MCABC has made a commitment to raise a minimum of $35,000 to support this amazing cause. Your financial contribution will accelerate the conquest of cancer. I would strongly encourage you to consider making a donation to support our brave and dedicated cyclists. To make a donation to the MCABC Riders and to help support their journey, please visit: www.conquercancer.ca/goto/teammcabc

I’d like to remind our members that being an MCABC contractor member gives you com-plimentary membership with MCA Canada as well. As a contractor member, this dual mem-bership is certainly something you’ll want to explore — there may be new benefits for your company that you are currently unaware of. I would also like to extend an invitation to all of you to attend this year’s national convention, which will be held November 16 – 19, 2015 at the Omni Ranchos Las Palmas Resort & Spa in magnificent Palm Springs, California.

Sincere appreciation goes out to my fellow board members, committee members, and our hard working staff (Dana, Jane, Rivka, and Ber-ry). Thanks to the commitment and devotion shared by all of the people who make up this or-ganization, MCABC continues to strengthen its foundation, expand its community and build its reputation for professional industry excellence. I’m looking forward to seeing new growth in the year ahead, in my final term as president.

Wayne DavidsonPresident, MCABC

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profile

T rust your instincts. It worked for Guy Bouchard, president and owner of Ma-jor Welding, specialists in mobile pres-

sure welding based in Port Coquitlam. Bouchard knew early on he wanted to make a difference in a specific, demanding field — rig welding. His intu-ition? He quickly sensed something was missing from the industry and he’s been doing his best to fill that gap.

At 31, Bouchard has been in the welding indus-try for more than 15 years. “I got into it because my family did it and I thought . . . that was the best way to go,” says Bouchard. “I started in an appren-ticeship program through my high school when I was about 15 years old, in Alberta.”

When he was 16, Bouchard moved to Van-couver with his father, but discovered his Regis-tered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) unavail-

able outside Alberta. “The Apprenticeship Board didn’t even exist when I came into B.C.,” explains Bouchard. “So I decided to do it myself and fin-ish my schooling here.” Bouchard attended night school while completing levels C, B and A of his work/train program to become a certified welder.

Entrepreneurial from the start, Bouchard bought a welding truck halfway through his pro-gram. “I had the goal and never looked back,”

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he says. “I saw somebody coming to school with their big welding truck and it . . . was exactly what I wanted to do.”

Bouchard worked in northern B.C. for a few years and, in 2006, started Bouchard’s Mobile Welding, incorporating it in 2008. When he re-turned to the lower mainland, Bouchard found jobs were scarce. “It’s really competitive,” says Bouchard. “You’re dealing with guys who’ve been in the industry a long time. And everybody wants to work close to home.”

Challenged with the ebb and flow of finding work, Bouchard sought rig work through employ-ment agencies. Though unsuccessful, Bouchard was steered toward an intensive business course that changed his life. “This was by far the best training I ever got,” Bouchard exclaims. “It really was an eye-opener.”

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The government-funded course kick-started Bouchard who began generating business, mar-keting his company and hiring workers. In 2010, he formed MWC Major Welding and Construc-tion Ltd. “There are structural rig welders and heavy-duty equipment rig welders. And then there are pressure welders. That’s what we are: fit-ting and welding pressure pipe.”

Major Welding is also a licensed ‘A’ contractor with the BC Safety Authority, allowing it to fabri-cate pressure pipe at the shop.

Reflecting on past projects, Bouchard recog-nizes their 2013 work on BC Hydro’s 54-inch penstock line in Stewart, B.C. as some of their best. “Those are large diameter water pipelines that we did, project by project, out of town,” he recounts. “We finished it under budget and ahead of sched-ule. That was probably our shining moment.”

Partnering with Jeremy Hayes in 2013 saw Ma-jor Welding growing in a direction that challenged Bouchard’s vision. By shifting from dispatch to the project side of welding, Bouchard had to

bid on jobs, competing against potential clients. “That’s where the biggest challenge was,” he ex-plains. “How do we get the kind of work we do without directly competing with the people we’re trying to provide service to?”

Hayes recently stepped back from the part-nering side of business to continue working as a contractor for Bouchard. “He’s realized it’s too much time away from his family,” says Bouchard. “He wants to be there for the young years, right? And I totally don’t blame him.”

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Like Hayes, Bouchard and wife Shari are busy with their own new family. Along with two-year old son Carter, they are expecting twins in mid-June.

Now back in his role as sole proprietor, Bouchard has revisited his original objectives. “I really want to focus on what I started. And that [is] dispatch. That’s where I believe there’s discon-nect in the industry.”

Bouchard’s mandate is threefold. “Firstly, we are a 24-hour dispatch centre for certified pres-sure welders. Secondly, we serve both the com-panies looking for mobile welders, as well as the mobile welders looking for the work.”

Thirdly, Bouchard says his company can train welders with the necessary experience to

become mobile pressure welders, to help them get started and remain in the industry.

As well as improving client-welder relations, Bouchard has been remodeling the typical rig welding vehicle used in the industry. “Normally it’s . . . an F-350 truck with all the gear in the back,” Bouchard explains. “But there are two problems: one is that it’s really heavy on gas; and two, they get broken into a lot.” Bouchard has developed a new cargo van designed to over-come these obstacles and anticipates promoting it industry-wide.

A member of MCABC for over a year, Boucha-rd applauds the association’s support and current industry news. “For us, the Mechanical Contrac-

tors Association of B.C. made the most sense because their members are specifically looking for our service. And we are specifically looking for them as clients,” he says.

“[MCABC] was more than happy to share in-formation and meet the people that were part of our business. It was a really, really good first expe-rience. They’ve been a great benefit.”

A member of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Com-merce and supporter of Access Youth Outreach Services, Bouchard believes in his professional community. Looking ahead, Bouchard con-cludes: “I do have deep values and a sincere ob-jective to build a system that works best for every-body involved.” PM

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The Sunshine Coast Community Founda-tion notes in its latest Vital Signs report that people over 55 are moving in droves

to this scenic seaside stretch of B.C. And this is why Sechelt — which is growing faster than other Coastal communities — has become a focus of civic upgrades.

Case in point: the new $25-million Sechelt Waste Water Treatment Facility (SWWTF), a keystone to the community’s future growth. Located downtown on the site of the existing Ebbtide Wastewater Treatment Plant and Parks & Public Works, the facility is designed to “ensure wastewater treatment capacity for Sechelt for the

next 20 years, with provision to add capacity in-crementally for up to 50 years more,” according to Sechelt Mayor John R. Henderson.

SWWTF includes a greenhouse that uses inno-vative organic processes (ie: local plants) to filter waste products as a key feature of the treatment process. It is the first time Organica is being used

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in Canada. The building itself was designed to integrate with the surrounding neighbourhood, and overall the project was required to be built to LEED Gold standards.

“The facility will meet the highest provincial standards for water quality, energy efficiency and resource recovery,” notes Henderson.

As part of a consortium headed by Maple Reinders Inc. and that included Urban Sys-tems Ltd. and Veolia Water Solutions & Tech-nologies Canada, Daryl-Evans Mechanical Ltd.

played a major role in bringing the treatment plant — the largest infrastructure construction ever undertaken in Sechelt — in on time and budget.

Working with a mechanical budget of $1.7-mil-lion, Chad Drayton, project manager for Daryl-Evans, describes SWWTF as “a small but highly technical design-build job. A lot of pipe and equipment was required to fit into a relatively small space, and this required careful planning and coordination.”

Work commenced in August of 2013, and Daryl-Evans was tasked with creating an HVAC mechanical system that contributes to the facil-ity’s energy efficiency by extracting heating en-ergy from the process influent (sewer flow into the facility). To achieve this, the company used the SHARC system, a state-of-the-art technol-ogy provided by International Wastewater Heat Exchange Inc.

Drayton calls SHARC “the real showcase of the entire SWWTF project, from our perspective.”

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The technology was originally developed in the United Kingdom, where 10 billion litres of sewage created daily contains sufficient latent heat to run the heating and cooling requirements of every in-dustrial building in the nation.

SHARC’s filtration system adopted and pat-ented by International Wastewater allows for the separation of solid and wet content of sewage flow; the wet content is sent through a heat ex-changer, which in the Sechelt application would supply the facility’s hydronic source loop with low grade heat energy.

The SHARC system then sends the wet and solid content through the treatment process. In Sechelt, water to air heat pumps would provide HVAC to various spaces in the treatment plant, and water-to-water heat pumps would provide heating for unit heaters and outside air units throughout the facility.

Drayton remarks, “We’d never worked with a SHARC system before, so there was a bit of a learning curve to ensure that its installation and function would be trouble-free.” Throughout the design and construction phases, technical exper-tise was provided by consulting engineers Tetra Tech, as well as MHPM Project Managers Inc.

Of SHARC’s use at SFFTF, Drayton says, “It’s a very cool system. It’s proving to be ex-tremely efficient and we hope it will be consid-ered for a wide range of other projects in B.C.” Thanks partly to SHARC, the treatment plant

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is able to process an average day sewage flow of 4,000 cubic metres and up to 6,000 c/m at peak — or a population capacity of roughly 14,000 people. Provisions were made in the design and construction of the facility for up to 8,000 cubic metres per day to be processed, which would ac-commodate a population of 28,000 people. The resulting effluent quality is categorized as indi-rect potable reuse for industry, park irrigation and agriculture.

Several spaces in the treatment plant warranted specialized electrical design and installation for electrical services, process instrumentation and HVAC equipment: class 1 division 2, and class 1 division 1 areas. Process PLC controls, rather than building DDC controls, were used to control the mechanical components, for the sake of plant operators’ convenience.

Drayton points out that SFFTF’s special components render the plant noise and odour free, which is why the District was able to lo-cate it in close proximity to residences. He summarizes Daryl-Evans’ work on the project by remarking, “It was very labour intensive, and at peak we had about 16 people on site. Special mention should be made of the heavy design

involvement from our in-house engineering that helped make sure the job was completed on schedule.”

As of May 2015, the facility now known as the Sechelt Water Resource Centre was fully opera-tional. It is expected to incur operating costs that are dramatically lower than traditional treatment facilities, and the District ultimately hopes it will become a tourist attraction, (similar plants in France and Australia host widely-popular tours for the public).

With over 30 years in the business, Daryl-Evans is well equipped to handle complex proj-ects such as the Sechelt Waste Water Treatment Facility. But managing director Brad Hedblom suggests that the acumen of the company is en-hanced by the MCABC, which it joined in 2013.

Hedblom elaborates that not only does the MCABC “bring us into contact with like-minded business owners and managers to share the wealth of knowledge we have,” but also “in-troduces us to key people who have joined our team and who, had we not been members, may not have crossed our path.” PM

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Sustaining b.c.’s Water infrastructure

Reliable water, sewer, and storm water systems are essential to public health, a clean environment, and a strong econ-

omy. But British Columbia’s systems may be at risk — aging infrastructure, growth, strengthened regulations, seismic risk, and climate change are driving the need for significant upgrades and re-investment in the pipes, pumps, and equipment that are used to treat, deliver and remove water safely, for our homes and businesses. At the same time, fiscal restraint and public complacency im-pede the ability of local governments and water utilities to secure the financial resources required to sustain our water infrastructure assets.

According to a report released by the BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA), communities in B.C. will require at least $13 billion of additional in-vestment to replace existing water and wastewater systems. The report, entitled Are Our Water Sys-tems at Risk?, assesses the financial capacity of BC’s municipalities to maintain, renew, and replace BC’s existing water and wastewater infrastructure.

The assessment, which was carried out by BC-WWA and Urban Systems, uses four financial indicators based on data from the 2013 audited financial statements for municipal governments in B.C. The indicators were selected based on a re-view of best practices in other jurisdictions, avail-able information, and advice from knowledge-able professionals in the asset management field. The report focuses on existing infrastructure and current levels of service, addressing:

• Are BC municipalities financially well po-sitioned to meet their existing water and wastewater infrastructure investment needs to maintain current levels of service?

• Many communities are vulnerable, as they have not set aside sufficient reserves to buffer against unexpected changes in operating costs or revenues.

• Smaller communities have greater financial gaps than larger communities, as costs are shared across a small base of users.

• $13 Billion of additional investment will be required in BC to renew and replace water and wastewater infrastructure when it comes to the end of its useful life.

Building financial sustainability will take time. While the financial risks to BC’s water and waste-water systems are not immediate for all communi-ties, it is important to make sound choices today about priorities for existing tax dollars, and set rates so that they cover the full cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing systems.

The report outlines the following steps that communities can take to strengthen their finan-cial capacity to meet current and future water and wastewater infrastructure needs:

• Adjust water and wastewater rates to cover the full cost of service, including the cost to renew and replace systems.

• Develop and implement integrated asset management processes that assess the state of infrastructure, evaluate risks, and set pri-orities for investment in renewal and replace-ment of water and wastewater assets.

• Rank water and wastewater renewal and re-placement projects as top priorities for capital investment.

• Adopt “smart growth” principles.• Foster collaboration among all levels of

government to support communities to become fiscally self-reliant.

The report is the first of a series of assessments that will be used to evaluate trends in the finan-cial position of BC’s water and wastewater sys-tems over time. It is intended to inform dialog among elected officials, utility managers, and the public about policies and priorities for infra-structure renewal and investment, and provides recommendations that are aimed at enhanc-ing the fiscal sustainability of water, sewer, and storm water systems, to ensure that public wa-ter and wastewater systems continue to protect public health and the environment for genera-tions to come.

To access the full report: www.bcwwa.org or http://bcwwa.org/resourcelibrary/Are%20Our%20Water%20Systems%20at%20Risk%20-%20Full%20Report.pdf PM

• Are water and wastewater rates recovering the full cost of service, including infrastructure renewal and replacement?

• How much investment is needed to sustain BC’s water and wastewater infrastructure?

• Are municipalities financially resilient to withstand sudden or unexpected changes in revenues or costs for water and wastewater systems?

The cumulative effect of decisions, policies, and actions over a long period of time has

influenced the financial status of B.C.’s sys-tems. Some of these factors include reliance on government grant funding for capital proj-ects, lack of asset management planning, de-ferral of maintenance and investment, urban sprawl, and a lack of public support for full cost pricing.

The assessment highlights four concerns:• Water and sewer fees are not covering the

full cost of service delivery in many commu-nities; in the worst cases, rates would need to nearly double in order to reach financial sustainability.

...communities in B.C. will require at least $13

billion of additional investment to replace

existing water and wastewater systems.


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innovative Systemsthe Earth Sciences Building incorporates a number of leading-edge technologies.by Jimmy ng

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is renowned for its aca-demic programs, offering some the best curriculum and instructors in the country. What is often missed is how creating an appealing

and efficient physical environment for learning contributes to achieving the university’s overall goals for students.

By developing a new Earth Sciences Building (ESB), UBC looked to consolidate several existing programs into a single facility. The objective was to create a space that would enhance links between each department, promoting greater shared learning and collaboration across disciplines.

The building is a showcase of sophisticated mechanical systems and cut-ting edge technology. Located in the centre of UBC’s main campus, the new Earth System Sciences Building’s proximity to nearby academic and residen-tial buildings meant that expelling lab air back into the atmosphere would need to be done safely and efficiently.

The new building needed spaces that met demanding laboratory perfor-mance requirements while meeting UBC’s sustainability goals. Tradition-ally, lab spaces are energy intensive, requiring exhaust systems and scrub-bers for contaminated air and negative pressurization for leak containment. Toxic chemicals are used for experiments, causing material corrosion, so traditional stainless steel fume hoods would not suffice, therefore new ma-terials that satisfied the safety requirements were sourced. Reductions in CO2 emissions would be evaluated and achieved through operations, ma-terials, and construction.

Among the mechanical systems used in the design were manifolded lab exhaust systems to enable waste heat reclaim from laboratory exhaust air-streams via heat pumps to reduce energy consumption and waste heat re-claim from general exhaust, toilet exhaust, and electrical rooms cooling equipment for energy conservation. Use of variable air volume and speed drives for office and lab HVAC systems looked to reduce energy consump-tion during unoccupied hours.

Dilution fan technology was also used in order to distribute contaminated air high into the atmosphere, reducing the risk of toxins lingering around the existing campus buildings. The design included displacement air ventilation in offices, classrooms, and theaters for high ventilation effectiveness, and natural ventilation/cooling via windows in offices and classrooms. A solar chimney in the atrium provides natural ventilation and free cooling via me-chanical louvered openings at the top.

Heat pump technology was used as the heating and cooling plant for dual use application to maximize plant efficiency and reduce carbon foot-print. IMEC’s Thermenex technology was used for the exchange of ther-mal energy, further saving energy for the simultaneous heating and cooling of the buildings.

With a demand-based approach to the new building lab design, the me-chanical systems are automatically turned down from smart sensors to re-duce air and temperature requirements when the rooms are not in use. These control systems also maintain negative pressure in the lab to ensure the safety of each lab, in case of a mishap.

Low flow water fixtures and plumbing trims were implemented to reduce potable water consumption and reduce waste load on the campus sewer drainage system.

During the design phase, a significant modification was necessary due to a six foot reduction in total building height, impacting ceiling space for each floor. Anticipating the impact on mechanical systems, the design

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team relied on BIM software to model a com-pleted building environment, including the im-pact on the structural and electrical systems; and coupled with IES energy simulation software to model energy consumption.

Andrew Wong, construction manager for Al-pha Mechanical Contracting, sees much of the success of the building coming from an accep-tance of new ideas and solutions. “I was proud of how we were able to bring our experience with laboratory and institutional systems to the project, especially given the complexity of the mechanical installation that included specialized plumbing, HVAC and sprinkler systems.”

In addition, a key objective was to achieve a standard of LEED Gold. To this end, overall en-ergy reduction was identified as a primary focus in order to achieve UBC’s sustainability goal. This meant that site design, water use, energy use, indoor environment, materials, and build-ing operations were all important considerations

towards attaining LEED designation, specifically with a benchmark to achieve a minimum 30 per cent reduction in energy through the use of sev-eral mechanical systems.

The integrated design process was successful-ly managed by UBC Properties and led by Busby Perkins + Will Architects, with Stantec engaged to provide mechanical design. Bird Construc-tion was the general contractor.

“We are extremely happy with the energy per-formance of this research-intensive laboratory which is currently achieving its LEED energy tar-get of 314 KWh/M^2 per year,” comments Jeff Giffin, energy conservation manager, Energy & Water Services for UBC.

The result of the integrated and sustainable mechanical systems resulted in a 56 per cent energy savings (and 59 per cent energy cost sav-ings), 26 per cent higher than the target set forth in the initial design. The Earth Science Building is the first of its kind to meet this energy goal,

utilizing BIM 3-Dimensional modeling and IES energy simulation for a laboratory.

In the two years since opening, feedback from various occupants shows a liking for the indoor air quality, natural daylight and operable windows that connect staff with the outdoors. The two large theatres (350p and 500p) see high use for classes and examinations, and the laboratory is well uti-lized by three different facility departments.

Due to the design team’s innovation and atten-tion to details, energy consumption has been very close to the BIM and IES energy model, and is the best energy performance wet lab on campus. The building has had very low maintenance and low op-erational costs, and has had minimal deficiencies/call backs under the first year warranty period. PM

Jimmy Ng, P.Eng., LEED AP, is a principal at Stantec Consulting Ltd. in Vancouver. He was the project engineer for the Earth Sciences Building.

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political scene

I t’s ironic that in these days of Orwellian scru-tiny of citizens by various government agen-cies that government itself, particularly at the

municipal level finds itself under very little scru-tiny. One case in point is the bizarre goings on in Saanich, the bucolic suburb of Victoria that is also the 8th largest municipal government in British Columbia.

For 18 years Frank Leonard was the Mayor of Saanich and during that time much of the coun-cil and certainly all of the senior management were or became part of Frank’s team. But no mat-ter how capable the politician the time comes when the electorate senses the need for change. Along came a challenger in the form of Richard Atwell. Atwell is a person who had grown up in Saanich, graduated from the University of Vic-toria and then found great success working for companies like Motorola and then Apple in Sili-con Valley.

Although wealthy enough that he no longer had to work, he became involved in the Capital Region’s much debated Sewage Treatment Proj-ect. Atwell felt that spending a billion dollars to obtain only secondary treatment of sewage waste was not the best use of taxpayers’ dollars. Atwell felt that there needed to be discussion about utilising newer technology to provide tertiary treatment at reduced cost.

Atwell ran for mayor and it was there that various strange and unpleasant occurrences started to occur. Despite being a near tea to-taller he was pulled over on multiple occa-sions by Saanich police and asked to provide a breathalyser, the readings of which all came back 0.00. The next was municipal staff being assigned at taxpayer expense to bird dog the Mayoralty candidate as well as those challeng-ing the incumbent councillors at all candidates meetings and issue a confidential report on their findings and observations.

Despite this harassment, Atwell was elected mayor. Soon after the previous mayor’s computer disappeared from his office and a new one pro-vided to the incoming mayor. The new computer had on it some malicious spyware. The decision to purchase this Spector 360 spyware was made the week after Atwell was elected and was installed the day after he was sworn into office.

It was IT staff that came forward to Atwell to warn him of the presence of the spyware which recorded every keystroke and every image on his computer. When Atwell went public with his

Scrutiny of Municipal GovernmentsSaanich Spyware Scandal by michael geoghegan

concerns he was openly mocked by some media who attempted to portray him as a tinfoil hat con-spiracy theorist.

The Saanich Police Chief aided in this portrayal by taking an afternoon to dismiss the new mayor’s concerns. Of course what he neglected to men-tion was that he was in an apparent conflict of interest as his wife had been hired as Frank Leon-ard’s personal assistant and that she presumably was also aware of the spyware being placed on the mayor’s computer.

Fortunately for Atwell there was someone who looked passed the media mockery and took the concern quite seriously, and that was BC Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. Her report made it clear that Saanich staff broke the law installing spyware on the mayor’s com-puter and that the stated reason for doing so, in order to respond to security concerns based on a consultant’s report from months earlier, was in fact a lie.

A detailed chronology of events is available at http://focusonline.ca/?q=node%2F874 but the up-shot of her report left a number of key questions unanswered. For example who instructed staff to install the spyware, who had access to the server dubbed Langley, no doubt as a smart ass reference to the headquarters of the CIA which is located in Langley Virginia, and was the installation part of a rumoured attempt by incumbent council and staff to force this newly elected mayor from of-fice? An unsuccessful very British Columbia coup if you will.

As the majority of council are incumbents they have no interest in seeing any of these questions answered. They have refused any further investigation into this matter and have even refused to issue an apology to Mayor At-well or the citizens of Saanich whose tax dollars went to pay for the malicious spyware. Instead they have attempted to sweep the entire mat-ter under the rug and have even had the temer-ity to try and throw shade on the BC Privacy Commissioner.

Although Atwell has been vindicated, he and Saanich residents are faced with the distinct possibility of being stuck with a council and se-nior staff that committed and/or condoned the criminal act of placing spyware on his computer, a police department that engaged in harassment of a candidate and a Police Chief that attempted to white wash and dismiss concerns regarding the aforementioned criminal act.

So far despite the public outrage the provincial government is reticent to get involved in Saan-ich’s shenanigans. Thus it appears there is little recourse for the public until the next municipal election which will not be for almost another four years. Clearly there needs to be more ac-countability when it comes to municipal govern-ment. Because if a municipal government can get away with such criminal malfeasance in terms of an elected official what can they get away with should they decide to target you? PM

Michael Geoghegan is a government and media relations consultant working in Victoria, B.C.

The view and opinions expressed herein are those of the author.

…there needs to be more accountability when

it comes to municipal government.

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2015 annual conference and aGM

This spring marked MCABC’s 71st An-nual Conference and AGM. On May 1st and 2nd, delegates joined us for this year’s

“Spring Summit” at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria. This year’s conference boasted 169 attendees, 30 conference first-timers, and 22 table top presenters. Needless to say, it was a won-derful event. The weekend was jam-packed with business meetings, social events, guest speakers, outings, tasty food and libations, 80s costumes and camaraderie; we look forward to this time next year, when we assemble for the next big An-nual Conference once again.

While, another successful conference weekend event has come to a close, the photos we’ve cap-tured will certainly provide ever-lasting memories and enjoyment. Many thanks to Richard Hum ([email protected]) in Victoria for his skillful photography and participation.


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Members corner

For the 10th year in a row, B.A. Robin-son Co. Ltd. is celebrating its ‘Platinum Member’ status as one of Canada’s best

managed companies. Along with this achieve-ment, B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. is announcing the location of its new semi distro branch at: 11897 103A Ave., Surrey, BC. 604.547.0150.

B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. also welcomes Greg Norris-Jones; new regional sales manager for Brit-ish Columbia. 604.444.3000; [email protected]

This past September 2014, Cairnview Me-chanical Ltd., was purchased by and doing busi-ness as, Archie Johnstone Plumbing and Heat-ing Ltd (AJPH) in the service, maintenance and construction sectors.

Dwayne Edwards has joined Division 15 Mechanical Ltd. as executive vice president / general manager. Dwayne brings 29 years of ex-perience in mechanical construction projects in Canada, the US and UK including the Canary Wharf Development in London.

Division 15 Mechanical Ltd. donated $14,840.00 to the BC Cancer Foundation. Funds were raised through the company’s annual Christ-mas charity drive. Div 15’s general employees do-nated $7,420.00 which was matched by the com-pany. A deserving charity is selected each year and in past years, the company has also supported: Covenant House, Canuck Place Children’s Hos-pice, BC Children’s Hospital.

Effective January 1, 2015, WADE Drains Canada (a Division of Bibby-Ste-Croix) and Equipco Ltd., joined forces in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Claude Saltel, currently the Division Manag-er for Houle Electric Controls in Burnaby, will be retiring on June 26, 2015. Claude has been a valued employee with Houle serving in a variety of roles for over 20 years. Company president, Robert Lashin and the rest of Houle Electric wish Claude all the best for a safe, happy and well deserved retirement. Congratulations!

UPCOMING EVENTSFind complete events listing at www.mcabc.org/events

june 12Vancouver Golf tournament

june 17bcea & Mcabc Joint Kelowna trade Show

june 18Mcabc & bcea Joint Okanagan Golf tournament

june 22Health & Safety Manual Orientation

auguSt 28Mcabc island Golf tournament

auguSt 29 & 30teaM Mcabc Joins the ride to conquer cancer

SepteMber 16contractor advocacy Meeting (all contractors invited)

SepteMber 18 & 19Dispatcher training course

SepteMber 23ciPH & aSPe & Mca Joint Golf tournament

NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS

core Mechanical Ltd. — burnabySystems 1 Mechanical Limited — SurreyLidia contracting — abbotsfordcanstar Mechanical Ltd. — Port coquitlam

Earlier this year, Paul Baddeley joined Daryl Evans Mechanical as the company’s newest proj-ect manager. Paul been in the mechanical industry for 34 years; he is a trained sheet metal journey-man, estimator and project manager, and has been a dedicated MCABC member since 2007.

The All Valley Metals softball team is gearing up for its 5th annual season on the field. This company-made, non-competitive, leisure sports team is made up of the All Valley Metals family and friends. Dan-iel Taylor (AVM) says, “It keeps the blood flowing, gives everyone something to look forward to during the week, and helps strengthen our team on and off the field. We may not be professional softball play-ers…But we are a professional company!”

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industry news

SItE C CLEaRInG ContRaCt aWaRDEDBC Hydro has awarded a contract for clearing the south bank of the Site C dam construction area to Paul Paquette and Son’s Contracting Ltd. The Site C clearing work on the south bank is required to prepare the dam site for construction. This contract will provide approximately 40 jobs and includes: removal of 620 hectares of trees and vegetation; construction of up to 30 kilometres of temporary access roads and associated landings; upgrading and maintaining an existing access road; collection and deposition of waste wood, as required and site preparation for bridge construction.

The contract with Paul Paquette and Son’s Contracting meets key procurement objec-tives — including being within budget — as well as requirements related to safety, quality and production.

Construction of the Site C Clean Energy Proj-ect is scheduled to start in summer 2015 and be completed in 2024.

MaRInE GatEWaY PRoJECtPML Mechanical is the prime mechanical contractor on the Marine Gateway project in Vancouver. Okanagan Plumbing Okanagan Plumbing and Gas Fitting Ltd. was contract-ed by Geotility to supply and install the geo piping from the underground HDPE piping through the parkade structures up to an up-per mechanical room.

PLUMBInG StanDaRD a fIRStThe Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and ULC Standards announced the development of a joint national standard for balloon-type ball backwater valves. The development of this joint Canada-U.S. standard is the first of its kind in the plumbing and heating sector.

SCC and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) support cooperation between SDOs in Canada and the U.S. to develop and maintain joint standards. ULC Standards, an SCC-accredited Standards Development Orga-nization (SDO), has been selected to develop this standard. They will work with UL Stan-dards, an SDO accredited by both SCC and ANSI.

Balloon-type ball backwater valves operate as an automated device. When the sensor detects a sewer backup, the control panel inflates the bal-loon bladder to effectively and quickly seal off the sanitary waste pipe. This prevents sewage from potentially causing extensive flood damage to basements, thereby saving homeowners thou-sands of dollars in damage.

The standard will also allow for a retrofit de-vice to be installed in the existing sanitary waste piping without the extensive and costly excava-tion of a home’s concrete floor that is currently required. With the increased incidence of flood risk and the cost of installing backwater valves, especially in residential retrofits, this product will have a valuable impact in both the Canadian and U.S. marketplace.

In 2014, a selection panel of Canada-U.S. in-dustry representatives, including members of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heat-ing (CIPH), concluded that a Joint National Standard for balloon-type ball backwater valves would benefit the most Canadian and American customers.

HoULE DonatIonHoule Electric has made a donation to the BC Chil-dren’s Hospital Foundation in support of its annual Jean’s Day Campaign. Houle raised funds through the generosity of its employees as well as through a social media campaign on Facebook that had the company add a dollar to the pot for every “like” of the corporate page. In matching both employee do-nations and the Facebook “likes”, Houle was able to provide a contribution totalling to $8,500 that was presented to the foundation.

With this event Houle Electric continues a long history of involvement with the BC Children’s Hospital supporting the Jean’s Day campaign every year along with the Foundation’s Building for Kids Charity Golf Classic. And in addition to the opportunity to give back Houle Electric has also benefitted as a construction company from its relationship with Children’s Hospital having performed a number of key projects for the insti-tution’s buildings over the past decade.

ntCCC tRaDE aDvoCaCYThe National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) Prompt Payment Summit was held in Ottawa in April 2015, allowing mem-bers to highlight progress that has been made at the provincial level and to discuss the next steps for seeing these initiatives through. The summit also focused on strategies to engage other con-cerned stakeholders who operate regionally and at the federal level.

“The lion’s share of construction in Canada is done by trade contractors and the money is sup-posed to trickle down from the top” said John Blair, NTCCC director and executive director of the Ca-nadian Masonry Contractors Association. “Trade contractors have a high dependence on cash flow and right now the money isn’t trickling down to pay people who’ve completed work even when there is no dispute about the work that’s been done.”

Trade contractors perform more than 80 per cent of all construction work in Canada. They routinely receive late payments from general con-tractors, which has resulted in cash flow problems that discourage hiring, investments in capital, and in some cases even bankruptcy. This has a very real impact on the economy as fewer contractors can bid on projects, thus driving employment down and preventing apprentices from opportunities to train. The adoption of prompt payment legisla-tion would stimulate the construction sector at no direct cost to government, while bringing Canada in line with all other comparable jurisdictions.

“This issue is hurting families, young people looking for work, and costing small businesses money all across the country,” said Richard McK-eagan, president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada. “Governments should be aware that the lack of prompt payment legislation in Canada is a barrier to prosperity, and we’re pro-posing a painless fix.”

South of the border, 49 of the 50 states have adopted prompt payment legislation. Globally, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand have also enacted these laws. Most re-cently, the European Union has adopted a Prompt Payment directive which all of its member states are required to translate into domestic law. Cana-da is the clear outlier.

B.C.’s Trade Contractor champion on the Prompt Payment file is the Council of Construc-tion Trades Associations (COCTA), which like NTCCC, for over 30 years, has served as a forum for provincial associations to share information, resources, and to collaborate on issues that are of common interest all.

aSHRaE ConSoLIDatIonASHRAE has finalized its consolidation with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA). The consolidation was approved by the boards of di-rectors for ASHRAE and IAQA at ASHRAE’s 2015 Winter Conference in Chicago. The “his-toric” arrangement was first announced last July, and since then the two groups have been doing due diligence.

Under the consolidation, IAQA will become a part of the ASHRAE organization while maintain-ing its own brand and board of directors. IAQA will operate independently within ASHRAE’s organizational structure.

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MCaBC BOaRD MEMBERS

presidentWayne Davidson

Davidson bros. Mechanical contractors

Vice presidentMira chairman

rob Noel, bc comfort Ltd.

Vice presidentDale Miller

Division 15 Mechanical Ltd.

Vice presidentandrew Wong

alpha Mechanical contracting Ltd.

Secretary treasurer Dean Loewen

Daryl-evans Mechanical Ltd.

executive Vice presidentDana taylor

associates chairmanearl Storey

b.a. robinson

associates Vice-chairmanMark Humphrey

Wolseley Mechanical Group

directorbrian bradshaw

altac Services inc.

directorbrad Haysom

tight 5 contracting Ltd.

directorrichard McLatchie

Lockerbie & Hole contracting Limited

directorross MacDonald

control Solutions Ltd.

directorangus Macpherson

cairnview Mechanical Ltd.

directorbrad Popoff

equity Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

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