Projects

Electronic Arts expansion project (Gilmore at Sanderson Way)

• On site from March 2004 to April 2006
• General Contractor: PCL Ltd
• Retained when conventional systems did not satisfactorily address high discharge turbidity
• Blue clay type till encountered
• No site downtime after system installation

Vancouver General Hospital (12th Avenue at Oak Street)

• On site from December 2004 to May 2005
• General Contractor: PCL Ltd
• Retained from the onset to address challenges presented by this very deep excavation project
• Highly visible site with significant political interest
• No site downtime after system installation

Vancouver Convention Centre Project (Adjacent to the Pan Pacific Hotel)

• On site from October 2005 to June 2006
• General Contractor: PCL Ltd
• Retained when competitor did not satisfactorily address high discharge turbidity
• High profile environmentally sensitive site
• No site downtime after system installation

200th Street/Golden Ears Bridge Project

• On site from May 2006 to April 2007
• General Contractor: Bilfinger Berger
• Retained from the onset to address challenges initially presented by the test piles required for this megaproject
• High profile environmentally sensitive site
• No site downtime after system installation
• This was a complex treatment system with removal of toxic vinyl chloride. We used our patented technology to remove toxic organics while managing the DO (dissolved oxygen) for aquatics.
• Ideal DO range is 7 to 12 mg/L
• Bioreactor is liquid incineration technology with an automatic feedback system to control the DO of the water

Shangri-La Project (downtown Vancouver)

• Retained by the developer
• General Contractor: Ledcor
• Retained when competitor did not satisfactorily address high discharge turbidity
• Highest tower in Vancouver
• 80, 000 cubic metres of material excavated
• No site downtime after system installation

Olympic Village Project

• On site from February 2007 to October 2008
• General Contractor: Metrocan Construction
• Retained from the onset to address challenges initially presented by soil conditions at this megaproject
• Heavy metal concerns (over 100 years of industrial use), very fine till material
• High profile environmentally sensitive site
• Effluent water quality held to drinking water standards
• Daily testing (including LC 50's)
• No site downtime after system installation

Olympic Village Project

• This project utilized new patent pending technology to remove toxic levels of surfactants
• The site was a past practice site for ship building, painting and plating
• The soils were hazardous by Environment Canada requiring secure disposal
• System was designed to remove heavy metals, hydrocarbons, TSS and toxic organic compounds
• Tested daily for all parameters to less than 0.01 ppm
• Tested weekly on LC50 fish bioassay
• Treatment Standards:
• 8 NTV
• 10 mg/L TSS
• ND on metals
• Passing LC 50
• Treated water complied with City of Vancouver drinking water standards

Still Creek Drive (Slough Estates) at Willingdon Avenue

• On site from May 2008 to October 2009
• General Contractor: Stuart Olson
• Retained from the onset to address challenges presented by the proximity to Still Creek coupled by the ground conditions (peat concerns and hog fuel contaminants)
• High profile environmentally sensitive site
• No site downtime after system installation

Metrotower 3 (Metrotown, Burnaby)

• On site from 2008 to present
• General Contractor: Ledcor
• Retained from the onset to address challenges relating to this megaproject
• Highly visible site
• No site downtime after system installation