Encana – The Bow
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Project Description
- Construction of a 58 story steel building, the highest in Western Canada with more than 1.7 million sq ft of office space in downtown Calgary.
- Its crescent-shaped geometry, orientation and “diagrid” type lateral load resisting system makes it a unique building in North America.
- 39,000 tons of structural steel.
- The building will house the headquarters of EnCana Corporation.
Description of services provided
Fabrication Engineering:
- Concept and design of complex connections which are part of the lateral load resisting system of the building.
- Connections include the diagonal beam-column joints distributed throughout the outer shell of the building as well as on multiple inner segments of the building.
Construction Engineering:
- Development of the erection procedure, methods of assembly and transportation of the structural steel assemblies.
