Architecture – HVAC Supply

The Peak

The Peak is a luxurious building perched on the edge of an approximately 10-acre wooden park; these West Coast modern penthouses offer breathtaking views of the pacific ocean, Stanley Park and the city skyline. Ambient Dynamics was a part of this project as the leading equipment supplier for Adiabatic Fluid Coolers and Hybrid Heat Pumps, helping optimize the building’s performance and efficiency.

Adiabatic Fluid Coolers:

A perfect combination for Vancouver’s moderate climate
Alternative to a closed-loop cooling tower
Price Competitive
No water treatment required

Hybrid Heat Pumps

Utilizes the compressor in cooling mode
Heating mode accomplished with hot water coils
Energy-efficient thanks to less compressor usage
Quiet equipment during winter operations

Equipment Supplier: Ambient Dynamics

Products: Adiabatic Fluid Coolers and Hybrid Pumps

Consultant: Pinching

Contractor: Airstream Heating and Air Conditioning

The HOpe Centre

HOpe Building

The HOpe Centre in North Vancouver, BC, is where mental health research, clinical patients, resource centers, and treatment areas occur.

Due to a need for efficient heat recovery, Ambient Dynamics was the lead contributor in the supply of Modular Chiller for this project. Thanks to Ambient Dynamics’ expertise and supplier diversification, several components and controls were integrated into the chiller allowing it to become a manageable and unobstructed hydronic system.

With exceptional collaboration, the consultant, mechanical contractor, and equipment supplier worked together to offer a design and build suitable for the building’s requirements.

The structural building system is a post-disaster, post-tensioned concrete structure and LEED Gold certified.

Equipment: Modular Chiller

Consultant: CHH ANGUS

Contractor Division 15 Mechanical

Royal Columbian Hospital Mental Health

Located in New Westminster British Columbia, the Royal Columbian Hospital Wellness Centre is a state-of-the-art centre for people with mental health and substance use concerns.

Ambient Dynamics collaborated with the consultant and installer closely to translate a clever design into a reality. By being a leader in Modular Heat Recovery Chillers across British Columbia, Ambient Dynamics was able to provide the ideal equipment for this project. The chiller in this building produces hot water as well as chilled water to help with air conditioning for public places.

Special thanks to Modern Niagara for their key work in achieving productivity and effectiveness in this project.

Product Benefits:

Equipment: Modular Heat Recovery Chiller

Produces hot water temperature while cooling
Able to operate at variable water flow
True redundancy

Consultant: Stantec

Contractor: Modern Niagara

Minnekhada Middle School District 43

Minnekhada Middle School is one of many schools in the greater Vancouver area that underwent a Seismic replacement transformation turning old middle school into a modern looking building certified with LEED Gold. The Port Coquitlam school is equipped with Mini Air Handling Units supplied by Ambient Dynamics. The base design in this project was of high priority to find a solution while maintaining a quiet working environment for both faculty and students. With great communication and dedication Ambient Dynamics met the high requirement of finding a solution that performs well, and is versatile in configuration.

Product Benefits:

Equipment: MQL Series – Mini Air Handling Units

MQL Series mini air handling units have switchable motors allowing for an adjustable configuration and ease of service access.
Quiet equipment ideal for schools
Fabricated in North American
Versatile configuration

Consultant: Integral Group

Contractor: Raven Plumbing and Heating

Camosun College

Low noise and high efficient chillers in Camosun College

To upgrade the HVAC systems, the new equipment must satisfy all requirements such as footprint, performance, and access limitations.

In Camosun college, the Technologies Center and Liz Ashton Campus Center occupants suffered from the noise of chillers in the buildings’ mechanical rooms. Since the units were close to their end of life, the college decided to replace the old water-cooled chillers with the most updated technology on the market.

In this project, Ambient Dynamics supplied two air-cooled chillers. The chiller in the Technologies Center was provided with a remote condenser to meet the building’s restrictions. Also, oil-free turbocompressors and AXItop Diffusers were provided to reduce the noise level of both chillers. Our chillers completed the demanded noise level in this project.

Noise level reduction was not the only achievement in this project. Thanks to the Turbocor compressor technology, the new air-cooled chillers performed as efficiently as the original water-cooled chillers. Removing the cooling towers, pumps, and associated piping, the new system was recognized as highly efficient to such an extent that Camosun college met the requirements for energy incentives.

Burrard St Office

Low sound level Rooftop unit for residential neighborhood

For offices surrounded by residential buildings in a high traffic neighbourhood, it is essential to be able to reduce noise level pollution. In Burrard Street Office project, Ambient Dynamics developed a solution to provide high performance Heat Recovery Ventilator with a sound level even lower than specified level.

In this project, Ambient dynamics applied the latest technology to reduce redundant mechanical cooling, building energy consumption and associated cost. To meet this target, Ambient Dynamics supplied a fully customized Spinnaker rooftop unit with all required components assembled in the factory as a single comprehensive unit for ease of installation and reducing footprint.

Langara College

Rosenberg Multi Fan Array in “house of teaching”.

Langara, one of the leading undergraduate institutions and well-recognized colleges in BC, now is recognized as one of the high efficient building in Vancouver.

In 2016, the collage decided to reduce energy consumption and increase the building efficiency by upgrading the existing system. To satisfy demanded efficiency, Ambient Dynamics upgraded the building’s supply fans to the latest technology in the world. In this project, Ambient Dynamics supplied Rosenberg multiple fan array which is the best solution for modulating air and controlling the air flow.

By supplying seven high performance fans, Ambient Dynamics reduced the energy consumption, enhanced the energy efficiency, and decreased the noise level due to fans’ variable speed motors and sickle shaped axial blades.

Karen Magnussen Rec Centre

Karen Magnussen Rec Center

Retrofit reduce energy use and costs in a recreation center

Thanks to the chiller new technology, the center built in 1974 now is almost as efficient as a district’s new-construction. Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centre which is operated by North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission was established in 1974.

In 2016, the District of North Vancouver planned to supply additional heat to the recreation center by installation of a new biomass boiler. Since water cooled heat recovery chiller carries unique energy saving features, Ambient Dynamics decided to implement this alternative solution to provide demanded load as well as reduce the cost of operation.

Now, with this new technology, the community enjoys reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission by 60 percent compare to prior usage.

UBC Old Student Building Union

High-efficient Hydronic Heat Recovery System in School

To meet high-efficient well-designed performance, Ambient Dynamics was awarded to supply all HVAC equipment for Student Union Building (SUB) project located in University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The project was renovating and converting the old building to the new building, UBC Life Building, with high efficient Hydronic Heat recovery system.

In this project, Ambient Dynamics was the single source supplier of HVAC hydronic equipment and provided heat pumps, custom Annexair handling unit, Enviro-TEC exhaust fan with heat recovery, Enviro-Tec VAV Boxes, Twin City exhaust fans, BAC fluid cooler, and Cimberio valves & hoses kits.