Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards, Award of Excellence (2019)
Canada Green Building Council, Green Building Excellence Award, New Construction (2019)
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The museum comes to life.
Western Canada’s largest museum opened its doors to the public in October 2018. Once the building was constructed, Smith + Andersen was engaged by a global experiential marketing agency to provide mechanical and electrical engineering services on the extensive exhibition fit-out. Our team worked in parallel with the architect to transform the interior into an impressive and contemporary exhibition space devoted to human and natural history.
It's all in the details.
By working closely with all the specialty consultants for lighting, communications and audio-visual design, Smith + Andersen served as the backbone for coordinating the intricacies of everything related to power for the exhibitions. Due to our vast experience in those disciplines, we were able to effectively manage the project to support the goals of all parties (or stakeholders). Our team additionally provided power for several aquariums; life safety devices for animals, and coordinated all changes with the base building for life safety systems.
Mechanically, Smith + Andersen worked with the exhibit installation team to provide the necessary mechanical services, bringing several specialty and interactive exhibitions to life throughout the facility. Some of the spaces requiring high environmental standards were specialty tanks housing live sturgeon and turtles, a display where tiny droplets of water are crystalized in real time, and a nursery where exotic bugs are bred and hatched. Our team worked in unison with the contractors to find elegant solutions for these functional spaces.
The museum comes to life.
Western Canada’s largest museum opened its doors to the public in October 2018. Once the building was constructed, Smith + Andersen was engaged by a global experiential marketing agency to provide mechanical and electrical engineering services on the extensive exhibition fit-out. Our team worked in parallel with the architect to transform the interior into an impressive and contemporary exhibition space devoted to human and natural history.
It's all in the details.
By working closely with all the specialty consultants for lighting, communications and audio-visual design, Smith + Andersen served as the backbone for coordinating the intricacies of everything related to power for the exhibitions. Due to our vast experience in those disciplines, we were able to effectively manage the project to support the goals of all parties (or stakeholders). Our team additionally provided power for several aquariums; life safety devices for animals, and coordinated all changes with the base building for life safety systems.
Mechanically, Smith + Andersen worked with the exhibit installation team to provide the necessary mechanical services, bringing several specialty and interactive exhibitions to life throughout the facility. Some of the spaces requiring high environmental standards were specialty tanks housing live sturgeon and turtles, a display where tiny droplets of water are crystalized in real time, and a nursery where exotic bugs are bred and hatched. Our team worked in unison with the contractors to find elegant solutions for these functional spaces.
