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J.L.Richards & Associates

History:[edit] Founded in 1955 in Ottawa, Canada by Les Richards, Art Fee and Noel Kirby, J.L Richards was originally established as an engineering consulting service firm with sectors of civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering.7 Since the founding in 1955, architects, planners and project managers have joined the firm creating a multi-disciplinary team with a focus on innovative sustainable design methods. The company has been involved with various types of architectural projects ranging from commercial, educational, healthcare and laboratories and more. As well as engineering projects including energy services, industrial manufacturing and processing and mining plants.7 Organization:[edit] JLR's design approach incorporates innovated energy solutions as a multi-disciplinary team. They are recognized with having a sustainable approach and through services including green house gas emissions evaluations, building energy modelling, renewable energy plans, etc.. the company integrates sustainable efforts into their designs.13 They have advised on renewable energy technology to private clients, federal agencies and provincial public utilities.13 As for their staff, the advantage as a multi-disciplinary team is that is allows for a multiple perspective approach to the designs, with members providing different insights and “nuanced understanding” that could benefit how projects look and function.14 J.L.Richards & Associates has employees in six different offices throughout Ontario including Sudbury, Kingston, Ottawa, Timmins, Guelph and North Bay with over 250 employees presently employeed3 and has won Best Managed company for multiple years, gaining recognition for their focus on employee engagement due to the fact they are 100% employee owned3 with no single person controlling more than 5% of outstanding shares.8 With the company employee owned, the staff have invested interest in their own success as well as the company's.3 “[J.L. Richards'] encourages team building by hosting..corporate-wide social events” and due to their strong retention rate, each year many employees are awarded years of service plaques for 20, 25 and 30 year awards.3 From when the company was founded in 1955 there has been growth from within. “During the dot.com boom many firms got too big by tying their growth to the technology industry and even to individual companies...But because we never put all our eggs in one basket, when the sector tanked it did not affect us that much”8 Since JLR had grown from only an engineering consulting firm and diversified, they were able to continue to grow through their diversification in terms of the team they employ and the projects commissioned, that range from infrastructure, roadwork and waste-water plants to growth in sectors such as health care and power generation.8 Notable Works:[edit] JLR has completed projects in 78 countries around the world.14 Living With Lakes Centre[edit]

Vale Living With Lakes Centre - Lobby Vale Living With Lakes Centre - Lobby Client: Laurentian University – Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit Cost: $15.6 million (JLR) Location: Sudbury, Ontario Size: 30,000 square feet

A research building specializing in industrially damaged water systems6, J.L. Richards contributed consulting services, including Jeff Laberge as project architect, toward the project in coordination with Vancouver based architectural firm of Busby, Perkins + Will4. The two-story research facility includes features of a lime stone building envelope, green roof, high performance thermal envelope, ground source heat pump, biomass powered heat, radiant floor hydronic heating system, passive heating and cooling, wind turbines with net metering, solar domestic water heating, composting toilets, storm and grey water treatment system, permeable paving for driveways and parking lots, natural daylight, energy efficient lighting and appliances, smart building systems and the use of non-toxic materials.4 The aim was to design the building to achieve the highest level of LEED certification, limiting environmental impact and lowering operational costs.11 This building has won awards including Award for Green Building Design (2012), Award of Merit (2012), Award of Excellence (2012), OAA Design Excellence Award (2015), and OAA Sustainable Design Excellence Award (2015).15

Owen Sound WWTP Upgrade1[edit]

Owen Sound Waste Water Treatment Plant - Aerial View Owen Sound WWTP Completed: 2017 Client: City of Owen Sound Cost: $48 million (CCE) Location: Owen Sound

The largest single infrastructure project in the city's history.2 The team faced the challenge of constructing new facilities within an existing operating plant which had to be consistently maintained. JLR in association with Conestoga-Rovers & Associates was tasked with adding a secondary treatment to the existing primary wastewater treatment plant. Major components of the upgrade included a new “BAF” complex; which incorporates a primary sewage pumping station; all of the BAF process equipment and components and ancillary systems; a UV disinfection system; administration facilities including a laboratory, control room, meeting rooms and offices; and other building support functions.2 These upgrades enabled the City of Owen Sound to meet the Government of Canada's Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations, while reducing negative impacts of wastewater effluent on human health and the environment1 and greatly reduced the plant's environmental footprint in Georgian Bay and the Great Lakes.2 Northern College Integrated Emergency Services Complex[edit]

Northern College Integrated Emergency Services Building Completed: 2018 Client: Northern College Cost:$19 million Location: Timmins, Ontario Size: 40,000 square foot5

Being the first facility to combine educational programs and emergency services10, this building houses the college's pre-service firefighter, paramedic, paramedic bridging, and police foundations programs, and includes community partnerships with the City of Timmins' Whitney Fire Station, Cochrane District EMS, and Health Sciences North Base Hospital.5 In addition to these services, the building also includes a mock courtroom, jail cell, exterior intersection, interview, fingerprint rooms and scenario labs.5 This building provides a space where three programs, typically studying separately, can gain real life experience working along side each other.6 These programs now have a state-of-the-art facility where students can acquire "critical thinking skills and inter-professional skills." 6 The sustainable design efforts of this design include high-efficiency mechanical systems and a high-performance building envelope, reducing the facility's carbon foot print and operational costs as well.10 Awards:15[edit] 2001 – Award of Merit 2004 – Award of Excellence 2008 – Holcim North America Award for Sustainable Construction 2010 – Award of Excellence 2010 – Willis Chapman Award 2010 – Service Excellence Award 2011 – Young Professional Award Best Place to Work 2011 – Company of the Year (51 + Employees) 2012 – Award for Green Building Wood Design 2012 – Award of Merit 2012 – Award of Excellence 2013 – Top 5 Best Places to Work 2013 – Best Managed Company 2014 – Award of Merit 2014 – Best Managed Company Requalification 2015 – OAA Design Excellence Award 2015 – Best Managed Company Requalification 2015 – OAA Sustainable Design Excellence Award 2016 – Best Managed Company Requalification 2017 – Best Managed Company Gold Standard 2018 – Best Managed Company Re-Qualifying Gold Standard Finalist 2019 – Company of the Year Finalist 2019 – Best Managed Company Re-Qualifying Gold Standard 2019 – Gold Award of Merit 2019 – 40 Under 40 Award 2020 – Finalist – Kidd Operations Business of the Year Award 2020 – President's Award 2020 – Finalist – Ontario Consulting Engineering Award 2020 – Best Managed Company Platinum Club References:[edit] 1. Admin. “New Wastewater Treatment Plant Begins Operation in Owen Sound, Ont. - Water Canada.” Water Canada, 2017. https://www.watercanada.net/new-wastewater-treatment-plant-begins- operation-in-owen-sound-ont/. 2. CCE. “Owen Sound, ON, Opens Upgraded Wastewater Plant.” Canadian Consulting Engineer, 2017. https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/water-wastewater/owen-sound-opens-upgraded- wastewater-plant/1003406238/. 3. Haddow, Scott. “J.L. Richards & Associates.” Northern Ontario Business, October 2013. 4J.L. Richards & Associates. “Award of Excellence: Living With Lakes Centre.” Canadian Consulting Engineer, 2012. https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/features/award-of-excellence-vale-living-with-lakes-centre/. 5Northern Ontario Business Staff. “Northern College Opens Emergency Services Complex.” Northern Ontario Business, 2018. https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/regional-news/timmins/northern-college-opens-emergency-services-complex-1103712. 6Ross, Ian. “Laurentian's Living with Lakes Centre on Ramsey .” Northern Ontario Business, October 2006. 7J.L. Richards & Associates. “About Us.” J.L. Richards, January 14, 2021. https://www.jlrichards.ca/about-us/. 8Unknown. “Engineering an Employee-Owned Success Story.” National Post, 2014. 9.“Vale Living With Lakes Centre.” J.L. Richards, August 16, 2017. https://www.jlrichards.ca/all-projects/vale-living-with-lakes-centre/. 10. J.L.Richards & Associates. “CCE Awards Northern College.” J.L.Richards & Associates, n.d. 11. “Living With Lakes Centre.” Sudbury: J.L.Richards & Associates, n.d. 12. “Owen Sound WWTP Upgrade.” J.L. Richards & Associates, n.d. 13. “Innovative Energy.” J.L.Richards & Associates, n.d.