The firm of Sterling, Cooper & Associates was established in 1970 and since then has provided mechanical engineering services for projects throughout British Columbia, including recreational facilities, residential complexes, office buildings, laboratory/research complexes, mixed use facilities, industrial buildings, hotels, retail facilities, medical/hospital facilities and schools.  In addition, our firm has provided mechanical consulting services for projects in Washington, Oregon, California, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Hawaii and overseas in New Zealand, Vietnam and Brazil.

Our staff totals twenty and has a cumulative total in excess of 400 years experience in Mechanical Consulting Engineering.

All our professional engineers are members of the B. C. Association of Professional Engineers.  As well, our senior staff members are members of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) and ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers).

A key to our practice has been the incorporation of the latest energy saving and occupant comfort features in the design of mechanical systems. The Jack Davis Office Building in Victoria, designed for the Provincial Department of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, incorporates the use of openable windows and the use of up to 100% outside air to maximize tenant comfort and minimize energy usage.  Sterling, Cooper & Associates have been honoured with B. C. Hydro Power Smart Design Awards for the Metro McNair Clinical Laboratories in Burnaby, the Jack Davis Building in Victoria and the Real Estate Board Office Building in Vancouver.

More recent buildings, such as the Sierra Wireless office buildings in Richmond that were completed in 2001, have been designed to the stringent requirements of the Canadian Building Incentive Program (CBIP).  Key to the design of many of our more recent buildings is the usage of increased quantities of outside air to improve tenant comfort, reduced energy usage, the use of zero ozone depletion refrigerants, and the use of condensing or high efficiency boiler plants.

LEED and "Green Building" design philosophy has led to the design of buildings incorporating the ground as a source of heating and cooling.  River water or seawater can also be utilized where a building is in close proximity to a major watercourse or the ocean.  These design approaches can result in a substantial reduction in heating/cooling plant size as well as a reduction in the use of electricity and gas, a non-renewable resource. In addition, use of either the ground or a watercourse as a heat sink source/sink enables the elimination of boiler plants and unsightly cooling towers.

To date, Sterling, Cooper & Associates has completed over 6400 projects and the majority of our work has been with clients who have given us repeat work.

We have a proven record for providing mechanical engineering services that are on time and within budget limits.