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CREDENTIALS SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX Entuitive | Credentials FIRM PROFILE TABLE OF CONTENTS Firm Profile i) The Practice 1 ii) Approach 3 iii) Better Design Through Technology 6 Services i) Structural Engineering 8 ii) Building Envelope 10 iii) Building Restoration 12 iv) Special Projects and Renovations 14 Sectors 16 i) Leadership Team 18 ii) Commercial 19 iii) Cultural 26 iv) Institutional 33 SERVICES v) Healthcare 40 vi) Residential 46 vii) Sports and Recreation 53 viii) Retail 59 ix) Hospitality 65 x) Mission Critical Facilities/Data Centres 70 xi) Transportation 76 SECTORS Image: The Bow*, Calgary, Canada FIRM PROFILE: THE PRACTICE ENTUITIVE IS A CONSULTING ENGINEERING PRACTICE WITH A VISION OF BRINGING TOGETHER ENGINEERING AND INTUITION TO ENHANCE BUILDING PERFORMANCE. We created Entuitive with an entrepreneurial spirit, a blank canvas and a new approach. Our mission was to build a consulting engineering firm that revolves around our clients’ needs. What do our clients need most? Innovative ideas. So we created a practice environment with a single overriding goal – realizing your vision through innovative performance solutions. 1 Firm Profile | Entuitive Image: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Canada BACKED BY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL TAKING DESIGN PERFORMANCE TO NEW HEIGHTS. FIRM PROFILE COMPANY FACTS The practice encompasses structural, building envelope, restoration, and special projects and renovations consulting, serving clients NUMBER OF YEARS IN BUSINESS throughout North America and internationally. 4 years. Backed by decades of experience as Consulting Engineers. We’re pushing the envelope on behalf of – and in collaboration with OFFICE LOCATIONS – our clients. They are architects, developers, building owners and CALGARY managers, and construction professionals. But they’re more than 209 8th Avenue SW, Suite 300 Calgary, AB T2P 1B8 Canada their professions. They are the people who drive design excellence +1 403.879.1270 to new levels. And we are partners in the realization of their vision. TORONTO 200 University Avenue, 7th Floor We earn our reputation by applying our ingenuity in a wide variety of Toronto, ON M5H 3C6 Canada sectors, including: commercial, sports and recreation, institutional, +1 416.477.5832 cultural, residential, retail, healthcare, transportation and hospitality. LETHBRIDGE What we learn in one sector, we often apply in others. SERVICES 434 7th Street South, Suite 203 Lethbridge, AB T1J 2G7 +1 403.388.9602 This learning underpins our disciplined imagination, the focused creativity and insights supported by deep technical knowledge and NUMBER OF STAFF experience we bring to each project. NO. OF LEVEL INDIVIDUALS We work in any procurement method our clients specify: conventional Principal 10 procurement and construction management, design/build and prime Associate 12 consultant arrangements, joint ventures and P3 and DBFM. Engineer (Senior & Intermediate) 24 We are dedicated to providing exceptional service on each and Junior Design Engineer 22 every project, but we especially invite projects that present unique Building Envelope challenges. That’s where Entuitive really shines. We take on a wide Specialist 11 range of work from our offices across Canada, from small-scale Technologist 17 projects to billion-dollar landmark structures anywhere in the world. Support Staff 17 TOTAL 118 SECTORS IT’S OUR COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO SIMPLIFY THE COMPLEX THAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE. WE ARE ENTUITIVE. Entuitive | Firm Profile 2 APPROACH ENTUITIVE BRINGS TOGETHER A HIGH CALIBRE, EXPERIENCED GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WITH A NEW ATTITUDE. It’s a new way of thinking that’s driving our success as we strive to build the first-choice engineering firm for exceptional clients in Canada and around the world. 3 Firm Profile | Entuitive Image: Deloitte Tower, Montréal, Canada FIRM PROFILE Collaborative Creative Working as Disciplined One Team Imagination Perspective Advanced Global Knowledge Next Generation and Experience Performance Solutions Holistic Leading Integrated Design Challenging the Approach Status Quo Sustainable Hands-On Building a Principal Brighter Future Project Oversight SERVICES A NEW WAY OF THINKING COLLABORATIVE: WORKING AS ONE TEAM At Entuitive, we collaborate with architects, developers, building owners, building managers and construction clients to find the best constructible, cost-effective solutions. We also have an open approach in-house, where we share ideas, knowledge and resources across our multi-disciplinary team and between offices. CREATIVE: DISCIPLINED IMAGINATION SECTORS We combine our insight, experience and creativity with our technical knowledge to solve the unique challenges presented by every new project. Whether it’s a design challenge, a cost challenge or a scheduling challenge, we are problem solvers. Our aim is to exceed the client’s expectations. Entuitive | Firm Profile 4 ADVANCED: NEXT GENERATION PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Our commitment to using BIM puts us at the leading edge of building design, construction and operation. All projects and team members utilize the latest technology, allowing us to spot and address construction problems in advance, track costs more accurately and deliver on-time and on-budget. Advanced modeling also allows us to anticipate and facilitate the operation, maintenance and future renovation of the building. By using BIM to its fullest, we are able to maximize efficiency, lower risk and provide more value to clients. LEADING: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO We are constantly evaluating and implementing new technologies, processes, and ideas so that we can offer our clients next-generation solutions. We aim to add value through innovations that improve performance, lower costs, save time, save energy and reduce impact on the environment. HANDS-ON: PRINCIPAL PROJECT OVERSIGHT Our principals take a “hands-on” approach with every project. They provide leadership to the team, work closely with the client and are totally “in the loop” to ensure the best results. SUSTAINABLE: BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE We’re committed to delivering sustainable design solutions that reduce the energy needs, minimize the carbon footprint and lessen environmental impact. HOLISTIC: INTEGRATED DESIGN APPROACH We take a large view of the project, looking at how factors integrate within the structure as a whole. Through collaboration and drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of our team members as well as through advanced building modeling, we can create better solutions that work together. PERSPECTIVE: GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE We have longstanding relationships with many North American architects and developers, and experience in assembling teams locally and nationally. We are also comfortable on the global stage, whether working with authorities in Dubai, Frankfurt or Shanghai or navigating the lengthy planning processes in London, UK. 5 Firm Profile | Entuitive FIRM PROFILE SERVICES BETTER DESIGN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY VERTEBRAE IS OUR FIRM’S TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION PLATFORM, OUR TECHNOLOGICAL BACKBONE THAT ENABLES US TO EXPLORE DESIGN POSSIBILITIES AND DELIVER INNOVATIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS. SECTORS Entuitive | Firm Profile 6 Developments in technology related to architecture, design and engineering have progressed significantly in recent years. Vertebrae’s core philosophy is to explore how this technology is evolving engineering and architecture to enhance collaboration, optimization and to provide exciting new possibilities. As building systems become more complex, projects more time-constrained, and architectural forms more bold, engineers are challenged to find new ways to improve building performance and maximize return on investment for our clients. The use of computational and generative design to enhance traditional engineering processes has been an underlying driver of Vertebrae. Parametric models using software like Rhino 3D-Grasshopper and Dynamo allow for the quick study of many forms and design options. Entuitive has been developing methods to allow engineers to explore structural solutions through real time manipulation of geometric forms all while ensuring the structural framing reflects the architectural vision. To ensure optimization, we link modeling software with analysis software to determine a range of possible solutions to enhance the design intent, find material and cost efficiencies, and simplify construction challenges. With the introduction of generative and parametric design, the number of iterations within a solution space for building design challenges becomes unbounded. We explore creative algorithms utilizing evolutionary solvers to find the combination of variables that lead to optimized building performance solutions. Each parametric model is tied to our structural analysis and BIM software. Performing structural analysis during conceptual phase allows the team to develop a high level of confidence that concepts which are being developed are structurally feasible and efficient. Using the links to our BIM and Steel Fabrication Software allows us to review feasibility of complex forms and details for fabrication and erection, and to share 3D models with the team to examine cohesiveness with the architectural vision and other consultant requirements. 7 Firm Profile | Entuitive FIRM PROFILE SERVICES SERVICES: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AT ENTUITIVE, WE SUPPORT THE OWNER’S ASPIRATION AND ARCHITECT’S VISION WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.