Qualico Developments West Edmonton

Epcor Tower

“Skyscrapers have always inspired the public’s imagination, helping to define a city’s significance and identity. A key consideration for the project team behind EPCOR Tower was the need to create a timeless landmark facility that sets new standards in urban development for the 21st Century.”

— Christiaan Odinga, Lead Designer & Project Manager

EPCOR Tower, at time of construction, represented Edmonton’s first high rise office tower in 20 years. Located at the gateway to the downtown core, it was one of the tallest and most distinctive buildings in the city. The tower, comprising 28 storeys, incorporates a range of sustainable design, construction and operational features and was certified LEED^® Silver. It was selected as one of Canada’s most environmentally advanced buildings, and was featured at the World Sustainability Conference in Finland in 2011. Vertical Transportation systems for the building consist of six low-rise elevators, six high-rise elevators, one dedicated service elevator and three parking shuttles.

Halifax International Airport

Groudside Redevelopment Air Terminal Building

Vertical transportation systems within the Air Terminal Building (ATB) included two new scenic elevators, major alterations to a single administration elevator, and four new escalators. Two moving walks were provided to assist users in moving between the ATB and parking garage.

This development included renovations to the ATB along with a central elevated pedestrian bridge (ped-bridge) and node (ped-node) linking the Mezzanine Level with the adjacent parking garage. Escalators connect the three terminal levels, offering convenience for users.

Moving walks were installed within the 70-metre ped-bridge, with special attention paid to minimize the depth of the pit on the ATB side to ensure that height clearances for emergency vehicles on the road below would be maintained. HH Angus provided a full scope of services commencing with schematic design through to acceptance inspections of all elevating devices.

SERVICES
Vertical Transportation

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completion 2009

LOCATION
Halifax, Nova Scotia

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Vertical transportation systems within the ATB | 2 new scenic elevators | Major alterations to a single administration elevator and added 4 new escalators | 2 moving walks within the pedestrian bridge

Framing the view

As the new scenic elevators are a focal point, special attention was given to the design of the cabs and hoistway enclosure to make these elements as transparent as possible and, at the same time, create an area of passenger interest.

Introducing new services

The moving walks were unique in that they represented the first two such units in the Maritimes.

Brookfield Developments

Bay Adelaide Centre, Phase 1 West Tower

The Bay Adelaide Centre Phase 1 West is a large downtown Toronto office tower. HH Angus was involved in the design and tendering of elevating devices in this new 51-storey development.

Elevating systems include 28 passenger elevators, 2 service elevators and 2 escalators. The passenger elevators have rated speeds ranging from 3.5 m/s (700 fpm) in the 5-car low rise bank to 7.0 m/s (1400 fpm) in the 8-car high rise bank.

SERVICES
Vertical Transportation Consultants

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2009

LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Design and tendering of elevating devices | Elevating systems included 28 passenger elevators, 2 service elevators and 2 escalators

Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd.

Barclays Bank Headquarters & Computer Centre

Barclays Bank was named as one of “the 30 most significant buildings constructed in the past 30 years” in 2008 by the respected ‘Building Services Journal’.

The Barclays Bank building was singled out for its robust design, which featured a high standard of sustainability and energy efficiency, rare attributes for a high technology building. It also earned the UK's "Breeam Excellent" rating, comparable to LEED^® Gold.

The tower consists of a main operations facility, data centre and trading floor with 32 floors above grade, 1,000,000+ ft2 of computer centre, trading floor and high technology office space. HH Angus provided an overall electrical and mechanical design that ensures there are no single points of failure.

Mechanical services were designed to achieve high quality practical solutions for the high cooling loads, while ensuring flexibility for subtenants and office churn. The systems boast dual risers and split plant for the majority of services in order to provide continuity of service for maintenance or in the event of failure.

Electrically, the building has an extremely resilient service provision with dual incoming electrical supplies, 8 MVA of UPS power and 12 MVA of generator power available. The design included dual 11 kV service entrance, a dual 11kV APS systems (12MW), a 2(N+1) UPS topology (8x800kW). All electrical services were provided in a dual riser and split plant format, providing continuation of service under failure or maintenance.

SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Communication Design | Vertical Transportation Consulting

PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 1,000,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2004

LOCATION
London, England

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS

32-storey tower | Mechanical services tailored for high cooling loads | Provided dual riser and split platforms for all electrical services | Breem Excellent / LEED® Gold

Energy conservation

The mechanical services embrace practical energy conservation measures, such as pre-heating fresh air intakes using condenser water heat rejection.

Emirates Towers

NORR Limited, Architects and Engineers

This world-class development, located in Dubai, UAE, represented the third largest pair of towers in the world, with a 52-storey hotel tower and adjacent 53-storey office tower. Both towers rise from an oasis of shopping mall and lush lawns and gardens. At time of completion, the office tower was the tallest in the Middle East and Europe and the 10th tallest building in the world.

The total facility contains 41 elevators and 12 escalators, with the high-rise office elevators having a rated speed of 7 metres per second. Elevators employ artificial intelligence algorithms and VV/VF inverter drives as key features to achieve performance standards.

HH Angus provided a full scope of services, starting with Schematic Design and through to final acceptance inspections of the elevator and escalator units.

SERVICES
Vertical Transporation Consultanting

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completion 2000

LOCATION
Dubai, UAE

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Tallest building in the Middle East at time of construction | Two adjacent towers | Named Elevator Project of the Year

Image courtecy: NORR Ltd, Architects and Engineers

Elevator Project of the year

This prestigious project was selected by Elevator World Magazine as Project of the Year, Category One, Elevator New Construction, Year 2000.