Project Description

Origin at Simon Fraser University’s “UniverCity” campus is a five-storey residential community building, founded over a two-level underground parkade, that also includes a childcare centre and public art programs. Built under the new North American Green Zoning bylaws, Origin is 30% more sustainable than traditional construction.

Our Role

RAM’s geotechnical team was proud to be a part of the development team for Porte’s Origin residential development, and offered several services, including:

• Carrying out a subsurface site investigation comprised of auger drilling, dynamic cone penetration test (DCPT) soundings and failing head permeability tests;
• Providing hydraulic conductivity and seepage estimates to support storm water management design, including an infiltration gallery at the east side of the site;
• Designing a tied back shotcrete shoring system to support temporary excavation cuts;
• Groundwater assessment and modelling;
• Providing excavation shoring design;
• Conducting ongoing construction field reviews.