The building is eight (8) storey apartment building located at 6101 Bathurst Street south of Steeles in the City of Toronto, built circa 1983/1984. ABSI carried out Building Envelope Assessment including all walls, windows, and associated details to determine the root cause of various damages observed and establish a strategy to rectify existing deficiencies and provisional budgets.

Based on the results of the Building Envelope Assessment, ABSI provided the owner and the property management with design specifications and drawings, tendering service, project management and administration.

The City of Peterborough, ON is a mid-sized City in Kawartha Region. The single- tier municipality has a population of 85,000+ over 5 geographical wards.

ABSI has been providing the City of Peterborough with consulting for building sciences for more than 15 years, delivering Roof Design, Roof Condition Assessments, Investigations, and Project Administration for a variety of City-Owned facilities, including the replacement of the complete roof at Kinsmen Arena.

From 2017-2018, ABSI led the phased roof replacement. Replacement of five rooftop units also formed part of the project as well as adding a new solar power roof system.

The Leaside Curling club is a one-storey building constructed in 1963 and renovated several times between 2000-2011. The building exterior was finished with solid masonry and concrete block walls, with modified bitumen roof systems. The site included an adjacent arena and pool which are open year-round and required careful phasing and staging to maintain on-going operations and avoid disruptions to activities taking place in the winter season.

ABSI worked with the City to undertake investigations, design, and implementation of renovations to the building envelope to address the adjacent arena ongoing concerns, including

• Repair and waterproofing of the foundation
• Improvements to the roof / site drainage
• Roof Repairs to both the Curling Club and the Old Wing of the adjacent arena

ABSI worked with the Town on Building Envelope Upgrades for this historical theatre, undertaking the design and project management for the project. The design focused on the renovation of the existing soffit and facia, creating a practical, low maintenance solution to on-going problems while maintaining an aesthetic consistent with the historical façade. ABSI worked with the Town to complete a heritage review of the design to ensure it was consistent with the Town’s objectives and worked with owner to develop strategies to maintain on-going operations during the implementation phase.

The Municipality of Central Elgin and Central Elgin wall and structural elements, balconies and interior finishes including doors, trim and mill work. ABSI also coordinated a detailed inventory components to forecast capital renewal costs of its assets over Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation retained the services of Accent Building Sciences Inc. ABSI performed a Building Condition Assessment at Kettle Creek Villa at 289 Frances St, Port Stanley, Ontario. The property consists of 18 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units for a total of 30 units. The total building area is estimated to be 27,300 sq.ft and the total property are is approximately 1.1 ha.

ABSI provided a full assessment of mechanical (including HVAC and fire protection systems), electrical (including fire and life safety systems) elevators, roof, plumbing, interior to the building, the next 5 and 10 years.

ABSI was retained by the City of Brampton to perform Roofing Consulting Services for 1100 Central Park Drive, Brampton, ON. This is a large municipal facility with metal roofing system. The scope of work consisted of the complete removal and disposal of the existing metal roofing components down to the structural purlin supports for metal roof section, and down to metal decking on two sections of the flat roofs, and the installation of new roofing system as per ABSI specifications and drawings. This project was phased over two (2) years.

ABSI was retained by the City of Richmond Hill to perform Roofing Consulting Services at 12895 Bayview Ave, Richmond Hill, ON.

The scope of work consisted of detailed destructive and non-destructive inspections and testing on the existing roofing assembly located over the indoor swimming pool at Oak Ridges Community Centre & Pool.

ABSI provided full working drawings and specifications for the complete removal and disposal of all roofing components, and the installation of new roofing system. Modifications to all mechanical rooftop unit curbs/structural frames were required for the proper installation of new flashing membrane, metal flashing and trims.

The County of Lambton is comprised of the following municipalities: Grand Bend, Sarnia, Petrolia, St. Clair, Lambton Shores, Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick, Enniskillen, Brooke-Alvinston, Point Edward, Dawn-Euphemia and Oil Springs.