Smith Residence

Micropiles, Shotcrete

Toronto’s First Permanent Soil Nail Wall

This project involved a hillside lot and a high end home in Toronto. The installation was the first permanent soil nail wall used in Toronto.

Micro piles were used to support a cantilever canopy on one level and HC Matcon completed the full excavation, shoring and footings as a package to the owner.
The shoring design called for over sized MAI bars due to low corrosive soil, and a 100 year plus life is expected.
The house construction is wood framed which was a lower cost than steel/concrete in that hillside loads over time are taken by the shoring system, which is 150 mm from the house walls.
The advantages of shotcrete shoring include smaller equipment to access and do the nails, as typical shoring solution involved large equipment and high costs to build working berms on a hillside lot.

Owners of land that was typically considered unsuitable as building lots can re consider and realize hidden value with permanent soil nail walls constructed by HC Matcon. HCM is a full service Design Build Specialist contractor.

Client: HC Matcon
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Lakeview Water Treatment Plant

/ Caissons, Shotcrete

Lakeview Water Treatment Plant This project was part of the second phase of an expansion program to the region of Peel’s Lakeview Water Treatment Plant. Given the information provided at

McMaster Nuclear Building

/ Helical Piles, Shotcrete

McMaster Nuclear Building The nuclear research building was an upgrade to the existing structure to allow for world class nuclear research for leading nuclear scientists. This project was funded by

Telus Sky tower

/ Shotcrete

Telus Sky tower The Telus Sky tower will be the 3rd tallest building in Calgary with the deepest basement excavation in western Canada. HCM Group took on the challenge of

Highland Creek WWTP

/ Soldier Piles & Lagging

Highland Creek WWTP Due to increased population and the requirement for treating excess amounts of waste water, Highland Creek WWTP underwent a significant upgrade to provide clean water for the

CN Malton GO Station

/ Caissons

Challenge: Build While Trains Are Running Work on the Malton GO Station in Toronto, Ontario includes improvements such as new walkways and a tunnel for pedestrian access to new platforms.

Maxwell Bates