
Nelson Towers & Low-Rise Development
Two residential towers and a six-storey low-rise building over a shared underground parkade.

Noven Consulting
Technical advice from design and permitting through construction and occupancy.
Our practice
We work with architects, owners, developers and contractors on building code and fire safety requirements. Our assignments include code analysis, Certified Professional services, alternative solutions, construction field reviews and integrated systems testing.
Senior technical staff participate from the outset, with clear responsibilities and deliverables for each assignment.
About NovenOur expertise
Code consulting and engineering for new buildings, alterations and existing facilities.
Explore all servicesCertified Professional services for eligible projects in participating municipalities, with code review, permit coordination and construction-stage review.
Explore Certified Professional (CP) ServicesBuilding code consulting for Vancouver and BC projects: code analysis, compliance reports, design review and coordination with your project team.
Explore Building Code ConsultingPedestrian flow and evacuation modelling to assess queues, movement, travel times and design options for buildings and complex circulation routes.
Explore Pedestrian & Evacuation ModellingFire code consulting for owners and facility managers: compliance reviews, responses to inspection findings and planning for fire safety upgrades.
Explore Fire Code ConsultingConstruction fire exposure assessments for neighbouring buildings, with project-specific recommendations coordinated with the construction fire safety plan.
Explore Protection of Adjacent Buildings ReportsFirestopping review and project-specific engineering judgments for penetrations, joints and field conditions in fire-resistance-rated assemblies.
Explore Firestopping Review & Engineering JudgmentsStructural fire engineering assessments of material response, fire resistance and structural performance under defined fire exposure scenarios.
Explore Structural Fire EngineeringIntegrated testing of fire protection and life safety systems, with test planning, coordination, documented results and deficiency follow-up.
Explore CAN/ULC-S1001 Integrated Systems TestingBuilding code compliance drawings that communicate fire separations, occupancy, egress and life safety requirements for coordinated permit submissions.
Explore Code Compliance DrawingsOccupant load analysis for assembly spaces, commercial premises and licensed venues in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, with egress and approval coordination.
Explore Occupant Load AnalysisProject-specific building code alternative solutions: feasibility review, technical analysis, submission reports and responses to authority comments.
Explore Building Code Alternative SolutionsPerformance based fire safety design and modelling, including fire and smoke analysis, evacuation assessment and documented technical justification.
Explore Performance Based Design and Fire ModellingConstruction fire safety plans for project-specific site conditions, construction phases, emergency procedures and coordination with adjacent-building reports.
Explore Construction Fire Safety Plans (CFSP)Fire protection system review for building projects: review of design information, coordination issues and written recommendations within an agreed scope.
Explore Fire Protection System ReviewIndependent professional review for projects on Indigenous and federal lands, with project-specific code review, construction review and approval coordination.
Explore Independent Professional Services for Indigenous and Federal LandsIndependent third party review of building code, fire protection and life safety submissions for authorities, owners and project design teams.
Explore Third Party ReviewIndependent building code, fire protection and life safety assessments for claims, disputes and legal proceedings.
Explore Legal and ForensicOur work

Two residential towers and a six-storey low-rise building over a shared underground parkade.

More than ten buildings within the Woodfibre LNG site on Howe Sound, including warehouses, administration and office space, and industrial or process buildings.

Existing buildings at Vancouver Community College’s Broadway and Downtown campuses.
Work with Noven