Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
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About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: Ottawa

Gradient Wind had its origins in 1996 as a local consulting company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company has grown to a staff of over 30 experienced engineers and technologists, supported with company-owned state-of-the-art equipment, model fabrication tools, physical wind tunnels, and computer simulation software.

Through its reputation for reliability and excellence, it has expanded its services to major cities across North America. Gradient Wind has amassed a broad range of experience from small direct-to-client projects to large and multifaceted developments as part of international design teams.

Gradient Wind's focus is service excellence and adding value to its clients’ projects. Gradient Wind is committed to providing clients with exceptional service and practical, innovative solutions, focused on the project objectives.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2013

Member Offices

Ottawa

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Concord Sky	Toronto	2027	299 m / 981 ft
2	One Bloor Street East	Toronto	2017	257.3 m / 844 ft
3	Tellus Tower 1	Stockholm	-	237 m / 778 ft
4	ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2	Toronto	2015	234.2 m / 768 ft
5	522 University Avenue	Toronto	-	233 m / 764 ft
6	Telus Sky	Calgary	2019	225.4 m / 740 ft
7	240 Adelaide West	Toronto	-	219 m / 719 ft
8	252 East 57th Street	New York City	2016	217.9 m / 715 ft
9	Jersey City Urby	Jersey City	2016	213.5 m / 700 ft
10	350 Bloor Street East	Toronto	-	208.9 m / 685 ft

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Gradient Microclimate Engineering Inc.

Formerly Named

Gradient Microclimate Engineering Inc.

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Concord Sky	Toronto	2027	299 m / 981 ft
2	One Bloor	Toronto	-	291 m / 953 ft
3	One Bloor Street East	Toronto	2017	257 m / 844 ft
4	Tellus Tower 1	Stockholm	-	237 m / 778 ft
5	ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2	Toronto	2015	234 m / 768 ft
6	522 University Avenue	Toronto	-	233 m / 764 ft
7	Telus Sky	Calgary	2019	225 m / 740 ft
8	240 Adelaide West	Toronto	-	219 m / 719 ft
9	252 East 57th Street	New York City	2016	218 m / 715 ft
10	Jersey City Urby	Jersey City	2016	214 m / 700 ft
11	350 Bloor Street East	Toronto	-	209 m / 685 ft
12	110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 1	Toronto	-	207 m / 678 ft
13	L Tower	Toronto	2015	205 m / 673 ft
14	ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 1	Toronto	2014	202 m / 664 ft
15	15 Toronto Street	Toronto	-	202 m / 661 ft
16	110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 2	Toronto	-	201 m / 659 ft
17	260 Adelaide Street West	Toronto	-	199 m / 654 ft
18	2189 Lake Shore Boulevard West	Toronto	-	198 m / 650 ft
19	1133 West Georgia	Vancouver	2016	188 m / 616 ft
20	Brentwood One	Burnaby	2019	186 m / 611 ft
20	Brentwood Two	Burnaby	2019	186 m / 611 ft
22	Brentwood Three	Burnaby	2021	182 m / 597 ft
23	Tellus Tower 2	Stockholm	-	177 m / 581 ft
24	6000 McKay	Burnaby	2022	172 m / 564 ft
25	Maple Leaf Square South Tower	Toronto	2010	171 m / 562 ft
26	Tour des Canadiens	Montreal	2016	167 m / 548 ft
27	252 Church	Toronto	2024	166 m / 545 ft
28	Karma	Toronto	2016	166 m / 544 ft
29	ORCA Non-Residential Tower	Toronto	-	161 m / 529 ft
30	ORCA Office Tower	Toronto	-	161 m / 529 ft
31	ORCA Residential Tower 1	Toronto	-	161 m / 529 ft
31	ORCA Residential Tower 2	Toronto	-	161 m / 529 ft
31	ORCA Residential Tower 3	Toronto	-	161 m / 529 ft
34	Hotel Georgia	Vancouver	2012	159 m / 520 ft
35	33 Nelson Street West	Brampton	-	154 m / 505 ft
36	ORCA Residential Tower 4	Toronto	-	152 m / 498 ft
36	ORCA Residential Tower 5	Toronto	-	152 m / 498 ft
36	ORCA Residential Tower 6	Toronto	-	152 m / 498 ft
39	Beyond the Sea Star Tower	Toronto	2012	152 m / 497 ft
40	Monde	Toronto	2018	150 m / 492 ft
41	West Village Tower 1	Calgary	-	150 m / 492 ft
42	CASA	Toronto	2010	148 m / 484 ft
43	315-327 Royal York Road Tower B	Toronto	-	146 m / 480 ft
44	Islington Terrace	Toronto	2021	145 m / 476 ft
45	One Park Tower	Mississauga	2008	142 m / 466 ft
46	Emerald Park East	Toronto	2015	142 m / 465 ft
47	The Melville	Vancouver	2007	141 m / 464 ft
48	6080 McKay	Burnaby	2021	141 m / 461 ft
49	Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver	Vancouver	2010	140 m / 460 ft
50	RBC WaterPark Place	Toronto	2014	140 m / 459 ft
51	Bloor Promenade	Toronto	2022	138 m / 453 ft
52	Couture	Toronto	2013	137 m / 449 ft
53	TELUS Garden Residential Tower	Vancouver	2016	136 m / 445 ft
54	28 Elizabeth Street North	Brampton	-	130 m / 427 ft
55	The Parker	Toronto	2021	128 m / 419 ft
56	3 Swift Drive Tower A	Toronto	-	127 m / 416 ft
57	Emerald City I	Toronto	2014	126 m / 413 ft
58	West Village Tower 2	Calgary	-	125 m / 410 ft
59	Woodward's 43	Vancouver	2010	122 m / 401 ft
60	ORCA East Residential Building 1	Toronto	-	122 m / 399 ft
60	ORCA East Residential Building 2	Toronto	-	122 m / 399 ft
62	The Milan Condominium	Toronto	2014	119 m / 389 ft
63	Jameson House	Vancouver	2011	119 m / 389 ft
64	Centennial Place II	Calgary	2010	118 m / 386 ft
65	586 Eglinton Avenue East	Toronto	-	115 m / 376 ft
66	261‐285 Queen Street East, Building C	Toronto	-	114 m / 375 ft
67	Bloorvista	Toronto	2020	114 m / 374 ft
68	Emerald Park West	Toronto	2015	112 m / 369 ft
69	The Park Club	Toronto	2019	112 m / 367 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,528 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
70	Beyond the Sea South Tower	Toronto	2011	108 m / 354 ft
71	Marine Gateway North Residential	Vancouver	2015	107 m / 351 ft
72	Avani 1 at Metrogate	Toronto	2016	105 m / 345 ft
73	315-327 Royal York Road Tower A	Toronto	-	104 m / 343 ft
74	Beyond the Sea North Tower	Toronto	2011	103 m / 339 ft
75	West Village Tower 3	Calgary	-	100 m / 328 ft
76	Emerald City II	Toronto	2014	99 m / 326 ft
77	3 Swift Drive Tower B	Toronto	-	94 m / 310 ft
78	Performance Court	Ottawa	2014	90 m / 294 ft
79	Marine Gateway South Residential	Vancouver	2015	89 m / 292 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,528 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
80	261‐285 Queen Street East, Building B	Toronto	-	88 m / 290 ft
81	1-9 Oxford Drive	Toronto	-	88 m / 289 ft
82	Fifth on the Park	Toronto	2018	82 m / 269 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,528 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
83	Marine Gateway Office	Vancouver	2015	78 m / 256 ft
84	The Residence at CF Rideau Centre	Ottawa	-	69 m / 225 ft
85	1354 Carling Avenue	Ottawa	-	64 m / 209 ft
86	The Colours	Toronto	2017	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,528 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
87	Palliser East	Calgary	-	- m / - ft
87	Palliser West	Calgary	-	- m / - ft
89	1376 Carling Avenue Building B	Ottawa	-	- m / - ft
90	1376 Carling Avenue Building A	Ottawa	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.

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