We are fire protection engineers in Vancouver offering:
Our experienced team of professionals bridges owners, contractors, users, and other stakeholders by offering creative, tailored solutions to each project.
Symbolized by the letter “T” in our logo, we bring the spirit of teamwork to your project. Our core values are:
We take care to listen and to understand each client. This allows us to design a strategic plan that bridges effective communication between clients and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
With over 40 years of combined experience in fire and life safety, our team integrates aspects of the building code with fire protection system design for a complete solution.
We believe in building bridges between clients, AHJs, and other consultants. We regard teamwork as essential to success, and our team works tirelessly to align all stakeholders towards a common goal.
You can expect our consulting services to be held to the professional standards as stipulated by the Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) Organizational Quality Management (OQM) Program.
Be confident in your project’s code compliance. With our holistic approach to fire and life safety, we strive to ensure your project design’s code requirements are clarified and harmonized with your designs.
Our Certified Professionals (CPs) can help expedite permit issuance. The CP program means municipalities can rely on our professional assurance that appropriate design, construction, life safety, and accessibility requirements are met.
We can help streamline the Building Permit process and expedite the Authority Having Jurisdiction’s review time by coordinating the procedure on your behalf and delivering a comprehensive permit application.
Have an innovative design that poses unique challenges? Alternative Solutions are an option for achieving the code compliance you require. Contact us to see if this option is a good fit for your project.
We design fire suppression and fire alarm systems for both new and existing developments. Our team offers 40 years of combined experience to deliver solutions sensitive to design, functionality, and long-term maintenance.
We offer fire dynamic simulations of your proposed designs for informed decision-making. Our performance-based approach demonstrates, through computer fire/smoke and egress modelling, proposed designs that meet defined objectives.
The Inglewood Care Centre is a complex care residence in West Vancouver, BC that provides 24/7 care for up to 230 residents. Inglewood’s revitalization project encourages healthy lifestyles and a deeper connection to nature while ensuring access to health services for people of all abilities. This project includes a long-term care building, a combined assisted living and long-term care building, affordable housing, and an independent living and life lease building.
Pontem Group contributes Certified Professional services to Beedie’s Panorama Ridge Industrial project. This project consists of two new buildings (309,723 sq. feet and 66,021 sq. feet) for industrial and office use. This facility is located in the Sullivan neighbourhood of Surrey, BC just south of Highway 10.
BOSA Bridgeview is a warehouse building in Surrey, BC. This project is located in a high-exposure corner near transit and major roadways like King George Boulevard, Highway 1, and Highway 17. This industrial facility is about 109,820 sq. feet in size.
Martini Film Studios has a new studio complex in Langley, BC. Located on the southwest corner of Highway 1 and 216th street, this project includes eight building blocks containing sound stages, offices, and storage and support space. Martini Film Studios has been involved in major, internationally-renowned film projects. This new development expands Metro Vancouver’s filmmaking capacity by as much as 15%.
Project Panacea is designed to meet the needs of a pharmaceutical distributor in the Campbell Heights district of Surrey, BC. This project includes 27,000 sq. feet of office space and a new 250,000 sq. foot distribution centre (the building). The distribution centre has the potential to expand an additional 75,000 square feet. Campbell Heights is an industrial area in Surrey, BC, home to many other major businesses, including Amazon and Loblaws distribution and logistics centres.
6630 Telford Avenue is in the urban heart of Burnaby near the Metrotown Skytrain station and shopping centre. Consisting of two towers and 380 residential units, it includes both market rental units and non-market replacement units for existing residents who may be displaced by new community developments. The two towers create an eye-catching, staggered skyline at 14 storeys and 31 storeys.
The 4330 Maywood Street project by Madeira Manor Ltd. is a redevelopment of the existing Madeira apartment building. Originally built in 1966, the existing 3-storey building is replaced by a new 25-level highrise with 2 storeys of commercial space and 22 storeys of residential units stacked in a unique, cascading design. This project is located steps away from the Metrotown shopping centre and Skytrain station, near Central Park.
The 544 Austin Avenue Project is a 36-storey market residential tower in the urban core of Burquitlam. This Unimet development includes a purpose-built rental podium of 54 units, 12 below-market value units, and 168 tower units. Pontem Group contributes code consulting and fire suppression design services for this project, conveniently located near Vancouver Golf Club and the City of Lougheed Shopping Centre.
Century City™, is a development in Surrey City Centre across from King George Skytrain station. Conveniently located near downtown Surrey’s Holland Park, this development contributes to a transit-oriented neighbourhood that espouses the tenets of Surrey’s City Centre Area Plan. Pontem Group provides Certified Professional (CP) services for this project, which consists of two residential market towers, a rental housing tower, and an office tower on top of an underground parkade.
The Southland Lot 40 Brewhall is a microbrewery, restaurant and townhomes building with unique, rustic features reminiscent of a farmstead aesthetic. This Brewhall is located at a central part of the Southlands Market District, an intentionally designed beachfront community that combines the urban and the rural for an authentic, farm-to-table style of living.
This multi-family development consists of two 6-storey apartments in the East Clayton neighbourhood of Surrey, BC. Located near Willowbrook Park, this project covers 2.2 acres on the eastern edge of Surrey, near Langley. This project is spearheaded by Steelix Developments, a company with a long-term vision towards developing purpose-built homes in the Clayton Heights area.
BOLD Properties develops a modern, wood-frame residential development east of Clarke Road and south of Saint Johns Street. This project includes two 6-storey buildings in the heart of Port Moody, a vibrant area that combines proximity to nature and convenient access to the Evergreen Extension (Skytrain line).
The W63 Mansion is a four-storey residential development tucked one block away from the urban Cambie corridor. This collection of 28 one-, two-, and three-bedroom “smart” homes allows residents to access home features such as temperature and security from their smartphone.
Gladstone at Hoon Park is a residential development in Abbotsford, BC. Located along Marshall Road, this suburban, stylish pair of six-storey apartments consists of 156 units, a two-level underground parkade, and an accompanying amenity building.
The Cheer project is a six-storey residential development in Surrey, located at the corner of 108 Avenue and 132A Street. It contains 80 residential units and two levels of underground parking.
This stately townhouse development is located on 80 Elgin Street and consists of 30 townhouse units across four blocks. Residential units sit on top of an underground parkade.
Located at 2929 Nootka Street in East Vancouver, Kelly Court is an accessible housing development designed for residents with physical challenges and their families. Pontem Group conducted an accessibility review for this project in accordance with the Vancouver Building Bylaw and CSA B651 - Accessible Design for the Built Environment.
Twin Towers is a 209-unit senior retirement residence located at 172 East 2nd Avenue in North Vancouver, offering both independent living facilities and supportive amenities. Pontem Group contributes code consulting services to the Twin Towers Energy Upgrade project, which brings a complete mechanical upgrade and building envelope retrofit to this address.
This is a 23-unit townhouse development spearheaded by Golden Glory Development Ltd., a company that specializes in townhomes and wood-frame condominiums. Pontem Group is involved with code consultation services for this project, which consists of three blocks built above an underground parkade.
The Ridge is a modern collection of 54 one- and two-bedroom condo units in the heart of Downtown Maple Ridge. Pontem Group provides code consulting and fire suppression design services. Built in the modern West Coast style of architecture, The Ridge is nestled close to both spectacular, outdoor public space and shopping, entertainment, and restaurant amenities.
Located in Burnaby, this is a modern, 5-unit townhouse project developed by Metro Park Homes Ltd. and designed by Jordan Kutev Architect Inc., with Pontem Group providing code consultation services. Conveniently located across the street from McPherson Park just east of the Michael J. Fox Theatre, this residential project offers sleek and spacious living, exemplified by its generous, floor-to-ceiling windows.
Pontem Group provides Certified Professional (CP) services to Oak Street Residential Rental, a six-storey development with 36 units and two levels of basement parkade. Located in the Marpole neighbourhood of south Vancouver, this project by Maiway Investments and S2 Architecture is within walking distance of Marine Drive Canada Line station.
This two-phase development includes two six-storey residential condominiums with 213 residential units, located in the Whalley District of Surrey between King George Boulevard and Forsyth Road Elementary School. Pontem Group’s involvement in this project includes Certified Professional (CP) services and integral fire suppression design work. These condominiums are developed by Red Brick Development Ltd.
This development is conveniently located in the heart of Coquitlam, southeast of the City of Lougheed Shopping Centre and a short walk from Lougheed Town Centre Skytrain Station. One of two apartment buildings by Vanhome Properties in Coquitlam, it contains a six-storey apartment building with 71 residential units. Pontem Group is providing code consultation in relation to this project.
One of two developments by Vanhome Properties in Coquitlam, this residential building is strategically located near the City of Lougheed Shopping Centre and the transport hubs of Lougheed Town Centre Skytrain Station and Lougheed Highway. Pontem Group assists Vanhome Properties with code consulting on this project, which consists of 73 units within a six-storey apartment.
The 1st and Lakewood development by Dimex Group is located in the Grandview Woodland neighbourhood near the vibrant Commercial Drive area in the heart of East Van. This project features three four-storey townhouse blocks and a common parkade. Pontem Group contributes Certified Professional (CP) services to this project, whose construction aligns with Passive House requirements (an internationally recognized energy-efficient building standard).
This townhouse development is located in the Grandview Woodland neighbourhood, in the heart of East Van. It contains four buildings with 60 units all over a single level of underground parking. Designed in accordance with the energy-efficient standards of Passive House, this project is developed by Dimex Group and designed by Cornerstone Architecture, with Pontem Group providing Certified Professional (CP) services.
Tenant improvement projects are currently underway in the two IQ Office Suites locations in downtown Vancouver. The IQ Office Suites are trendy communal offices for start-ups and small businesses, offering snacks and refreshments, conference rooms, fitness facilities, and more.
The Robert G. Kuhn School of Business is a proposed four-storey hub that will serve as an eye-catching entry point to Trinity Western’s Langley, BC campus. Natural materials that reflect campus surroundings — including a mixture of non-combustible and mass timber construction — shape classrooms, faculty offices, and student collaboration spaces, that are connected by a wide atrium designed to draw in sunlight
Richmond Hospital, the only hospital facility in the City of Richmond and located on 7000 Westminster Highway, has been undergoing continuous renovation and expansion. Our Building Code Assessment project at Richmond Hospital (RGH) provides fire and life safety evaluation for the facility’s three main buildings: the Westminster Health Centre, North Tower, and South Tower.
Surrey Memorial Hospital, located on 13750 96 Avenue, is the second-largest hospital in British Columbia and serves one of BC’s fastest growing communities. Since 2019, Pontem Group has provided as-needed, general code consulting services to Surrey Memorial as it continues to undergo expansion and renovation.
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