Richard Ogle has over thirty years of experience in the field of building engineering. Richard\u2019s primary area of expertise is the building envelope: roofs, walls and windows. Richard\u2019s background also includes concrete restoration, building aerodynamics and the structural analysis and inspection of communication towers.
Richard started his career with the consulting firm of Morrison Hershfield Limited and worked as a project engineer on building engineering projects throughout Western Canada and Ontario for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1990 Richard joined Alberta Infrastructure\u2019s Building Envelope Branch where he worked for six years and finished as Branch Director.
Richard rejoined Morrison Hershfield\u2019s Edmonton Office in 1995 as a Senior Specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1997 Richard started the firm, Building Science Engineering Ltd. (BSE) which offers design, investigation, testing and inspection services primarily related to the building envelope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notable projects Richard has worked on include:
Alberta Legislature Building
Commodity Exchange Tower \u2013 Winnipeg.
CN Tower \u2013 Edmonton.
Western Canadian Place \u2013 Calgary.
Provincial Museum \u2013 Edmonton.
Royal Alexandra Hospital \u2013 Edmonton<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richard has appeared as an expert witness in Court of Queens Bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
University of Alberta, 1978
M.Sc. Civil (Structural) Engineering
University of Alberta, 1981<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of the NWT and Nunavut
The Canadian Society of Civil Engineering
The Alberta Building Envelope Council (Past President)
Chairman \u2013 Joint Standing Committee Task Group: Structural Requirements for Environmental Separators, National Building Code of Canada
Member \u2013 Standing Committee on Environmental Separation, Part 5 of the National Building Code of Canada
Certified Level I Building Thermographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAir Barrier Testing Using Smoke Flow Testing and Infrared Thermography in the Canadian Arctic\u201d. 32nd Annual Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2004.
\u201cDynamic Buffer Zone \u2013 DBZ\u201d,
8th International Conference on the Durability of Building Materials & Components, 1999
\u201cInvestigation and Repair of a Terra Cotta Dome in a Cold Climate\u201d, Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes VI, 1995
\u201cFailure of the Building Envelope: Two Case Studies\u201d, Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes VI, 1995
\u201cFatigue Failure of Steel HSS Trusses\u201d, Structural Engineering Report No. 102, University of Alberta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Eng. Experience: Richard Ogle has over thirty years of experience in the field of building engineering. Richard\u2019s primary area of expertise is the building envelope: roofs, walls and windows. Richard\u2019s background also includes concrete restoration, building aerodynamics and the structural analysis and inspection of communication towers.Richard started his career with the consulting firm… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n