Engineering Design Compatible with Your Vision.
Engineering Purpose
J.P. Samuel & Associates Inc. brings together an experienced team of professionals who design and deliver innovative and practical solutions to meet any vision. We understand that our customer’s needs are diverse and challenging, hence we leverage creativity and efficiency through a network of strategic alliances with experts in complimentary fields. We work with an extremely dedicated team of architects, engineers, consultants and contractors to ensure the most adaptive and comprehensive solutions are delivered to you within your time and cost constraints.
At J.P. Samuel, we have adopted a team approach on all of our projects. We take an active leadership role in design development and work closely with the project team to ensure that our clients receive full value from our services. We provide a complete range of structural engineering services using state-of-the-art technology and procedures. We are very proud that our core team has remained unchanged for many years. It is this continuity that allows us to consistently provide high quality and efficient designs. We are constantly updating our approach as the industry evolves towards a more technological future.
Strong Foundations
J.P. Samuel and Associates Inc. was founded in 2007 by James Samuel P.Eng. with the objective of providing the structural engineering services to exceed our client's vision and expectations. Even years later, the company still stands behind this claim. We consistently work on improving our service so that we can find the the most effective solution for our customers.
Our many years of experience in this industry have provided us with many long-term business relationships which we continuously cultivate. Strong relationships and our desire to continuously improve ourselves have allowed our company to flourish for many years. Continuing to combine creativity and efficiency to embody usefulness will allow us to flourish for many more years to come.
Combining Creativity and Efficiency to Embody Usefulness. That is our Purpose.
Our Services
Structural Design Services
- State-of-the-art structural engineering design technology including laser scanning, point cloud and BIM modelling.
- Structural design in steel, reinforced concrete, timber framing and masonry.
- Structural design of all types of building construction including commercial, institutional, heavy and light Industrial, multistory, residential, heavy equipment foundations.
- Production of permit, tender, and construction documents.
- Utilizing industry leading structural design and analysis software including finite element analysis. Suite of in-house developed software programs for the design of complex structures.
Professional Services
- Providing our clients with structural engineering drawings including: schematic, permit, tender and construction services.
- Assistance with building permits compliance including on-site construction review.
- Professional engineering assessment reports.
- Structural Feasibility studies.
- Foundation design for pre-engineered structures.
- Point cloud laser scanning.
- BIM modelling and rendering.
- Project management and contract administration.
- Architectural designs for residential, commercial, and instutional projects.
Renovations and Additions
- Structural Engineering and Architectural Solutions for renovations and additions to existing buildings.
- We have many years experience in understanding the intracasies involved when modifying existing buildings.
- Our designs start from the ground up with the client's goals in mind and we strive to always maintain or exceed the required time and cost constraints.
- We understand that having your residential, commercial or industrial space out of commission during construction can be a headache and so we aim to make the process of modifying your building as smooth as possible
Evaluation of Existing Structures
- We provide reviews of existing building structures to assess structural adequacy and stability
- We are experts in evaluating many types of existing structural systems including steel, reinforced concrete, timber, and masonry.
- We provide structural assessment reports or feasibility studies which outline improvement and conservation of the existing building under review.
- We provide engineering designs to modify the existing building structure to meet current building code regulations.
Green Buildings
- Structural assessment reports and feasibility studies for rooftop solar panel installations on existing buildings.
- Solar carport canopy design.
- Structural evaluation for the construction of green roofs.
- LEED based project contributions.
- Sustainability is built into the design of all our projects from the ground up.
Efficiency from Start to Finish
- We always complete a value analysis for each project which entails a systematic approach to finding cost and time savings by thinking creatively, outside-the-box and challenging existing procedures.
- Projects start with an in-depth planning stage that involves outlining the vision through open discussion amongst our team and with our clients.
- Providing multiple design options with an outline of the benefits and drawbacks of each
- Without every compromising design quality, we always aim to choose the most cost efficient design that fits within our client's vision and time constraints.
Technical Capabilities
- J.P. Samuel & Associate’s staff are highly skilled in the design of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry and timber structures.
- We regularly use a variety of structural analysis software including finite element analysis for complex structural systems.
- We perform detailed calculations via processes that have been developed over the great variety of structures that have been designed and analyzed by our staff.
- State of the art drafting and BIM software allows us to create expertly detailed structural drawings
- 3D point cloud modelling when it is suitable to the enhancement of the project deliverables.
- Our staff have the many years of experience required to perform detailed site reviews during construction.
Licensed to Practice Engineering Across Canada
- Member of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
- Member of Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)
- Member of Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
- Member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APENB)
- Member of Engineers Nova Scotia
- Member of Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of PEI