Built right.Kept right.Fixed right.
Structural engineering, building science, fire engineering and condominium services for the buildings of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario — new, existing and historic.
One firm for structure, envelope, fire & compliance.
Sixteen disciplines under one roof means one accountable consultant — and nothing lost between the structural engineer, the envelope consultant and the fire engineer.
Structural & Specialty
Design, assessment and repair of structures — new, existing, historic and hazardous.
Building Science
Finding where water, air and heat get in — and stopping it at the source.
Fire & Life Safety
Fire engineering and CAN/ULC-S1001 integrated testing, delivered in-house.
Condominium & Compliance
Reserve funds, Tarion RB-19 field review and project management, start to finish.
Tell us who you are. We'll point you to the right engineer.
From condo boards chasing a leak to developers working through Tarion RB-19, most of our clients arrive with one problem and stay for the next ten.
Leaks, reserve funds, repairs, RB-19 handover
Where condo boards & property managers usually start with us:
Structural design, envelope consulting, Tarion compliance
Where builders & developers usually start with us:
Wall removals, additions, custom homes, cracks
Where homeowners usually start with us:
Root cause, expert reports, testimony
Where lawyers & insurers usually start with us:
Structural, fire and envelope consultants
Where architects & design teams usually start with us:
Blast hazards, heritage assets, portfolios
Where government & industry usually start with us:
Hundreds of clients. New builds, rehabilitations, additions and rescues.
Residential, commercial, institutional and municipal work across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. All 29 projects
Fire & Life Safety
Carleton Student Housing
Integrated Systems Testing
Structural Design
Beechwood Cantilever Midrise
Structural Engineering, Seismic and Wind design, Prime Consulting
Heritage & Restoration
Building Stabilization
Heritage Engineering
Building Science & RB-19
The Spencer at Greystone Village
RB-19 Consulting, Building Envelope Water Testing, Warranty Mitigation Support
Structural Design
Prime Square Midrise
Structural Consulting
We don't just follow the standards. We help write them.
Our engineers sit on the committees and working groups that shape how buildings in Canada are tested and reviewed — so our clients get current best practice, not last decade's.
Our engineers contributed to the development of the new in-field fenestration testing standard.
Our Principal Engineer co-chairs the technical committee on water testing of fenestration.
A partner with Tarion in the ongoing update of the RB-19 guidelines.
Members of the Building Science Association of Ontario; our engineers sit on its committees.
Integrated systems testing since 2020, with a Fire Engineer on staff.
Members of the Ottawa Construction Association.
Our business card measures cracks.
Fifteen years ago we printed a working crack gauge on the back of every CEL business card. It's a small thing — but it says how we think: practical, useful, and always ready for site.
It's travelled to international conferences and been imitated since. Ask any of our engineers for one.
Read the storyNotes from the field.
Plain-language writing on maintenance plans, cold-weather concrete, glass breakage and what your engineer should be doing. All 32 articles
Growth Continues at Capacity Engineering
New Team Members, New Capabilities, and Continued Momentum
Maintenance Plan: Myth or Reality?
The PMPS - Preventative Maintenance Program Study
30 Facts in Planning, Design, Permitting, and Construction
30 Frequently Misunderstood (But Routine!) Facts in Construction
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