16 YORK
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Connected Prestige
Located at the intersection of Bremner and York Streets in Toronto’s dynamic business core, 16 York offers unmatched access with a direct link to the City’s 30 kilometer underground pedestrian PATH network. The premium 33-story, 870,000 square foot office building is a beam and girder concrete structure that includes four levels of below grade parking and secure underground parking for 331 bicycles, complete with change and shower facilities.
Designed with Occupants in Mind
Focused on workplace performance and wellbeing, 16 York incorporates open, flexible floors and floor-to-ceiling windows. Targeting LEED® Platinum certification and WELL Building Standards, this office tower provides optimal operational efficiency, performance and comfort. The welcoming main lobby is finished with stone and wood while a dramatic wrap around canopy features a green roof.
Innovation at Work
To drive value to our client's bottom line, we implemented our Job Site Insights™ (JSI™) smart construction platform and innovative sensor technology to monitor and analyze flood, leak detection, temperature and humidity levels on-site. The system at 16 York consists of four sensors on each floor with a total of 200 sensors on site. The data is streamed 24/7 through the cloud (our unique IoT hub) to a digital dashboard where we can detect and mitigate potential risks early, in addition to optimizing construction processes, accelerating schedule and reducing costs based on real time data. For example, monitoring concrete cure times facilitated getting follow-up trades on site sooner and accelerated the work sequence.
Project details
Clint: The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Location: Ontario, CA
Markets: Sustainability, Commercial Retail
NORTH WEST REDWATER STURGEON REFINERY
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A New Wave of Canadian Refining
North West Refining Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited formed the North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) and embarked on a joint venture to build a first-of-its-kind refinery that champions sustainability and brings resources and revenue back to the community it is built in.
Located north of Edmonton, Alberta, the North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery megaproject is the first new refinery built in Canada in over 35 years. Designed to produce high-quality energy products, it is also a key step in a new process that both reduces carbon creation and captures carbon that can be later utilized or stored indefinitely.
The refinery is an essential part of the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line system. It is the first of its kind in the world to create a sustainable emissions solution that converts a bitumen blend into ultra-low-sulphur diesel and other high-value petroleum products such as vacuum gas oil (VGO) and diluents.
“NWR brought us on because the work we had done with them was incredibly beneficial and they knew we would help them accomplish their goals. They trusted that we would help them create the impact they want to have on the industry.” - Grant Mombourquette, construction manager at RCCG Industrial Management Inc.
Construction spanned four distinct elements: building the utility plant, building the refinery tank farm, building the gasified process unit — one of the most complex units on the project with a key role in the refinery’s carbon capture process— and pre-commissioning the facility prior to start up.
Central to the unique capabilities of the refinery, the gasifier unit is the heart of the facility. As bitumen is transformed into light oil, the gasifier converts waste byproducts into cleaner, usable gases which minimizes environmental impacts. Compared to traditional methods, this process reduces the production of carbon by approximately 70%.
A Modified Modular Construction Process
The facility was constructed in modular components, and those modules came from many different locations including local and overseas facilities. RCCG assisted in providing oversight for the owner at one of the overseas fabrication facilities to ensure the critical deliveries where aligned with the site requirements.
In the end, PCL received, unpacked and safely set 337 modules across three units.
“We were able to bring our expertise to the table and put a team together to support the overseas module fabrication on behalf of the owner,” says Grant. “We performed the necessary functions to ensure the success of the module program and brought peace of mind to the owner that the modules would be delivered to Canada in time to support their overall project schedule.”
PROJECT DETAILS
Client: North West Redwater Partnership
Location: Alberta, CA
Markets: Oil and Gas
The Post
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Preserving the Old and Bringing in the New
The Post is one of the most ambitious heritage redevelopments in Canada’s history. This mid-century landmark, once the main Vancouver sorting facility for Canada Post, is being modernized into what the client envisions as the future of business. The addition of smart building technology will enable tenant employees to communicate digitally with the building.
Our experience in managing and delivering complex projects on time was a key benefit for the client. We share the same solution-provider approach as QuadReal, which has allowed us to work collaboratively and explore ways to maintain or accelerate the construction schedule. QuadReal’s goal is to provide their anchor office tenant—Amazon—with on-time delivery of their office space as they continue their expansion in the Vancouver market.
Retaining the existing structure will save approximately 25,000 tons of carbon. Installation of structural foundations in the existing structure support the addition of a 21-story and a 22-story tower to the existing podium. Once complete, the towers will make up the largest office space footprint in Vancouver. Each tower will feature landscaped roofs. The space between the towers will provide outdoor amenities such as sports courts accessible by a spiral ramp.
To provide common spaces for the community, the design incorporates an airy, natural light-filled atrium, an outdoor plaza and green spaces that will invite residents and visitors to gather at The Post. The retail concourse will feature a Loblaws City Market flagship grocery store, a food hall, fine dining, farm-to-table inspired cuisine, as well as other lifestyle amenities. Everything you need for a great day at work or a visit to the neighborhood.
PROJECT DETAILS
Client: QuadReal Property
Location: British Columbia, CA
Markets: Building Revitalization, Commercial Retail
Minto Era
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Project Overview
Era is a multi-family community development in Calgary’s Bridgeland neighborhood, nestled near the downtown core.
Era is one of the largest new builds for Minto Communities in Western Canada, and to bring it to life, RCCG was trusted to manage all work from pre-construction to the build’s completion.
The development features two condominium buildings, one 13-story tower with 180 suites and another four-story 40-suite low-rise building. There is also a three-level underground parkade with 189 stalls, amenity and retail spaces on the ground floor, a rooftop amenity level and a central courtyard.
Building a Bond
This is the Royal Canadian Construction Group's second project with Minto Communities in Calgary; the first was The Annex development. Following that project’s success, RCCG was awarded Era. Pre-construction began in 2019, and construction began in December 2020.
The bond between Minto Communities and RCCG was carried through Era’s concept design and construction. Minto needed a lump sum contract, but the design was not complete when the shovels needed to be in the ground.
The solution? Trust.
Royal Canadian Construction Group and Minto Communities agreed to an alternative work pattern—complete the design and tender sequentially under a lump sum contract. This gave the client the cost confidence and schedule they needed.
And this solution paid off. During pre-construction, through several design optimization processes, our value engineering insights resulted in significant cost savings for Minto Communities.
PROJECT DETAILS
Client: Minto Communities
Location: Alberta, CA
Markets: Multifamily Residential
Two St. Thomas
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Double the Luxury
This luxury residential complex is double the ‘wow,’ with not one, but two towers. Located in Yorkville, Toronto’s upscale, destination neighborhood, this purpose-built LEED® Gold rental include 11-story and 26-story tower with 251 quality suites, a rooftop lounge, fitness center and amenities galore to cater to the growing community.
Engaging smart building technologies, we implemented a unique destination dispatch system, for the elevators as well as a high-end security system, that allows the tenants to access their suites with either a fob or by using Bluetooth on their smart phone.
Keeping the Environment Luxurious
LEED Gold certified, this project showcases how luxury can be sustainable. We were successful in diverting 75% of construction waste from landfills, reducing water usage by 37% and achieving 45% energy savings relative to the Model National Energy Code for Buildings.
PROJECT DETAILS
Clint: 2-8 St. Thomas Holdings Inc.
Location: Ontario, CA
Markets: Multifamily Residential, Sustainability
Milner Gas Expansion 1
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From Grey Market to Green Light
The heart of the Milner Gas Expansion project — a 200MW simple-cycle natural gas power unit built to enable the decommission of an active coal-fired unit on the same site — was grey market centerline equipment that spent eight years in storage in Utah before construction.
This equipment presented some unique challenges for RCCG construction team. Beyond just installing the unit, we also had to update it after almost a decade in storage, to meet Canadian and Albertan pressure vessel and electrical regulations. We met ABSA and CSA requirements and certifications, and identified and sourced replacement parts due to age or product changes over the storage period. The RCCG Fabrication Facility was brought in to fabricate replacement OEM piping so that we could meet ABSA requirements without delaying the construction schedule. Finally, the equipment was not originally decided for the Northern Canadian climate where it may need to operate in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius, so our team also had to outfit the equipment for the cold as well. Finally, all this had to be integrated into the control room and electrical distribution of a 40-year-old plant that was still operating.
The result was a new unit that started up smoothly at nameplate and was finished ahead of schedule in just 17 months of construction.