One team across five disciplines. Emails answered. Reports your councils can present at the AGM. Coordinated across your portfolio, not scattered across five sub-consultants.
Property managers juggle dozens of buildings. The last thing a busy office needs is a different engineering firm for every discipline, each with its own response time, format, and relationship.
We cover building science and envelope, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and HVAC, and electrical. One engagement letter, one team, one point of contact for the life of the file.
Reports carry EGBC seals from the engineer who actually did the assessment. Councils get a presentation they can act on at the AGM. When something unexpected comes up, you call the same engineer, not a new one.
Property managers tell us the thing that saves the most time is not having to explain the building history from scratch on every call. We keep the file. You call once.
These are the friction points property managers raise before their first engagement with us. Each one has a structural answer, not a promise.
The most common complaint property managers have about engineering consultants is not price or quality. Engineers at our firm pick up the phone and reply the same day. When you are juggling a dozen buildings, a ghosted email has a real cost.
We do not route you through a receptionist to leave a message. Your file has an engineer attached to it. That engineer is who you call.
A depreciation report from a generalist plus a separate envelope firm plus a structural engineer plus a mechanical consultant. Four invoices, four relationships, four different formats landing in the same council package. We cover all five disciplines internally. One proposal, one team.
Councils ask hard questions. When the engineer who wrote the report is not in the room to answer them, the report loses credibility fast. Our engineers present every depreciation report at council or the AGM and stay for questions. The presentation is included, not billable.
Water through a parkade roof does not wait for a scheduling inbox. When something urgent comes up, you call the engineer on the file. They give you a protocol immediately, and tell you honestly whether site attendance is warranted and within what window.
Section 94 depreciation reports. BC Hydro electrical planning reports. Warranty windows with hard expiry dates. A portfolio manager cannot track every obligation for every building without a system. We keep the calendar for the buildings we work with and flag what is coming up before it slips.
Three quotes for a balcony restoration that swing by a factor of two, with no drawings behind any of them. Before your council approves a budget, an independent engineering assessment tells the council what is actually happening and what the repair scope should be. Contractors price more accurately when they know an engineer is watching.
Every engineering problem in an existing strata building falls under one of five disciplines. We cover all of them internally, with licensed engineers who carry their own EGBC seals.
Moisture management, cladding systems, window and door performance, balcony and deck waterproofing, fenestration consulting. Envelope failures are the most common source of major capital expenditure in BC strata buildings.
Concrete, masonry, wood frame, and parkade structures. When a council sees a crack and does not know whether to worry, we send a structural engineer to give a written answer before anyone approves a repair budget.
Subsurface conditions, foundation assessments, drainage investigations. Geotechnical questions arise more often than property managers expect, particularly in sloped sites common to the Lower Mainland and Okanagan.
Boilers, ventilation systems, heating and cooling plant, domestic hot water. Mechanical systems are among the first major replacements to hit a building's reserve fund. Our engineers assess condition and project useful life accurately.
Distribution systems, EV charging readiness, electrical planning reports required by BC Hydro for strata corporations above a certain threshold. Electrical infrastructure is increasingly where councils face unexpected capital commitments.
On capital projects such as recladding, parkade remediation, or balcony restoration, property managers can opt for dedicated project management through our team: engineering design, tender support, contractor oversight, field reviews, and sign-off on completion. One accountable contact from design to close-out.
How we work
A short call or form. You tell us the buildings, their ages, any current issues, and what reports are already on file. We map each building against its statutory obligations and tell you what is due, in what order, and whether anything is at risk of lapsing.
We quote the specific service indicated, building by building. No bundled retainers, no ambiguous scope. The council approves a clear document and knows what they will receive. When multiple buildings are at similar stages, we structure site visits to reduce travel time and pass that efficiency through.
Our engineers attend the building, complete the assessment, and produce the report. For depreciation reports, the engineers who inspected the building present at council or the AGM and answer questions directly. Property managers tell us this is the step that builds the most council confidence in the firm.
When your council approves a repair, when a contractor sends a quote you want a second opinion on, when water appears somewhere unexpected, you call the engineer who knows the building. We keep the file current between formal engagements so context never has to be rebuilt from scratch.
We built the firm to consolidate that workload. Five disciplines, one team, one point of contact, reports that hold up at the AGM.
One team across five disciplines.Engineering for property managers
Property managers across the Lower Mainland and Okanagan, on work delivered for their portfolios.
"The team at Strata Engineering have worked tirelessly on a number of projects I've assigned to them to deliver the best possible results. Their knowledge and professionalism have encouraged me to refer them to my peers and use them regularly."
"I have always trusted Strata Engineering to handle the engineering needs of my portfolio; everything from general questions to major projects. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants confident solutions to their needs."
"Strata Engineering has always gone above and beyond when I have engaged their services. They are both accommodating to client schedules and leave no question unanswered, leaving me and my strata with peace of mind."
Straight answers, no sales language. If yours is not here, call us.
We work directly with property managers. Many of our long-term engagements run manager to engineer, with council looped in at the points that matter, mainly the AGM presentation and approval decisions. We adapt to however your office handles file coordination.
Yes. When multiple buildings are due for the same service within a similar window, we can scope them together. Site visits are coordinated to reduce disruption, and proposals are issued per building so council approvals stay clean. Talk to us about your portfolio and we will structure it practically.
Call us. When something needs an immediate answer, you will reach a qualified engineer, not a scheduling inbox. If the situation warrants a site visit, we will tell you that on the call and give you a realistic window for mobilization. Lower Mainland properties can typically be assessed faster than Okanagan given the Burnaby HQ, but we keep teams in both regions.
A live session, usually held at a council meeting or AGM, where the engineer who inspected the building walks through findings, the thirty-year projection, and the reserve fund scenarios. We calibrate the level of technical detail to the council in the room and stay for questions. Property managers tell us this is the part that reduces follow-up emails most.
Yes. We are an EGBC member firm and every report carries the professional seal of the engineers who performed the assessment. Our depreciation reports comply with the Strata Property Act and the Strata Property Regulation. Councils and lenders can rely on them as professional documents.
Yes. Our Burnaby HQ serves the Lower Mainland and our Kelowna office serves the Okanagan. Portfolio managers with buildings in both regions work with one team and one point of contact, and we coordinate travel across regions so your buildings are sequenced efficiently.
These are the starting points for most portfolio engineering relationships. Each links to the full service page with scope, process, and frequently asked questions.
Multi-disciplined inspection and thirty-year reserve fund model. Council presentation included. The most requested service in a property manager's engineering calendar.
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Warranty reviews, preliminary investigations, envelope consulting, structural, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and more. Every service available to strata buildings in BC.
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Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, and across the Lower Mainland. Our Burnaby head office serves the region from a team that has been on the ground here since 2012.
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Local engineering delivery for property managers with buildings in Kelowna and across the Okanagan. Same five disciplines, Pandosy Street office.
Kelowna coverage →Building ages, any current issues, what reports are already on file. A short call with a qualified engineer and we can sequence your portfolio's engineering obligations, identify what is at risk of lapsing, and put a clear plan in writing. No retainer. No commitment until you are ready.