J. Brian BlaheyBSc (Mech), MBA, P.Eng
brian@jbbengineers.comBrian has a wide variety of professional design, engineering, construction and management experience through continually increasing roles as a business executive with vast construction contractor experience, sales and account management and business ownership. With 28+ years of deep technical experience and knowledge, Brian has successfully cultivated a large global network of associates, contacts and professional business relationships. Excelling at enhancing and fostering a collaborative approach to design, engineering and problem solving within teams of owners, designers, architects, stakeholders and implementing fully integrated commercial, institutional, industrial mechanical/refrigeration solutions. A refrigeration design engineer with a wide range of experience in recreational community and multi-plex ice surfaces with an emphasis on heat reclamation, energy reduction, sustainability and energy conscious designs.
Arenas & Recreation (Partial)
- Deep South Sports and Recreation Complex Houston TX – Twin Pad (2018)
- Bellevue CC- Nashville, TN Predators Practice Facility (2018)
- Cullen Arena Complex Moorhead, MN MYHA- Triple Rink Renovation (2018)
- Schaumberg Wachter Rink, Bismarck, ND (1st- Co2 Direct-Transcritical floor in USA-2017)
- VFW Arena, Bismarck, ND (2017)
- VFW Curling Club, Bismarck, ND (2017)
- Minot MAYSA rink 3, Minot, ND (2016)
- Bud King Arena, Winona, MN (2016)
- R-22 Refrigerant and Energy Retrofit comparative study reports for:
- PNC Arena- Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) 2018
- Nationwide Arena – Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) 2019
- Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena (NBA) 2019
- Kirkwood Arena, St Louis, MO
- Ralph Engelstad Arena- Detailed Facility Study, Thief River Falls, MN
- Larson Center, Brookings, SD
- Reston, VA Twin rink; East Grand Forks, MN (3 rinks); Dryden, ON (pool);
- Selkirk Memorial arena and curling club
- LaPeche, PQ (42% less Energy than MNECB energy code)
- Credit Union Center, Dauphin, MB
- LaSalle Community Center HVAC &R
- Altona Sunflower Center and Curling Club
Building Science / Systems & Energy Audits
- Winnipeg Clinic – Mechanical & Ventilation, Winnipeg
- Hamlet of Igloolik, NU/Government of Nunavut – HTO Fish processing facility
- St. Norbert Hotel and Diner & Vendor, St. Norbert, MB
- APEGM – Association of Professional Engineers Home Office Building, Winnipeg
- Manitoba Public Insurance; Odour Control Project – Dauphin
- Manitoba Teachers Society; Mechanical & Controls Retrofit & Energy Review
- Manitoba Hydro – RFP mechanical system collaborative proposal submissions
- Canadian Red Cross Home Office Mechanical system and controls review – Winnipeg
- City of Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) Fire Halls, various – Winnipeg
- BC Place Stadium, HVAC Audit, VANOC, Vancouver (Vancouver Olympic Games)
- Town of Sioux Lookout Municipal Offices, Mechanical, Sioux Lookout, ON
- Hydro Power Smart; Refrigeration & Heat Reclaim System Audit – Martin Brower
Industrial
- CWS Logistics Ventilation & Truck Maintenace Shop; Phase I & II, WInnipeg
- Westco Cold Storage (Hytek Ind.) – 15,000 sq.ft (-10°F) Freezer – Design-Build-Install
- Ford Motor Company (-40°F) “Cold Soak Testing” Facility-Thompson, MB design
- Class 6 & 8 – ISO – 14644 Rated Aerospace Clean Room – Winnipeg ($3.7M + ) design
- Saputo Milk Plant, Production Rooms Ventilation – Cooling, Edmonton
- Resin Storage Freezer Design – Retrofit, Boeing Technology – Winnipeg
- Costco Wholesale Warehouses, Neihu, Shih-Chih, Kaohsiung Taiwan, Deigu, Korea;
- Polanco, Morelia, Merida, Mexico ($ 9.0M – $12.0M USD);
- Costco Wholesale Warehouses coast to coast in Canada
- Canadian Inovatech Trilogy Egg Process Cooling & Cold Storage, Winnipeg
- Pillsbury Canada Pizza Pop Plant, Westco Cold Storage, HVAC-Mechanical, Winnipeg
- Interprovincial Co-operatives (IPCO) – Pesticide Room air pressurization
- flush/control systems
- Sunwest Graphics Warehouse, Winnipeg
- Western Pre-Bake Spiral Blast Freezer Expansion; Saskatoon, SK
- Community Freezers – Chesterfield Inlet, Repulse Bay, Igloolik, Kugaaruk,
- Chesterfield Inlet
- Monsanto Seed Storage – Ultra Critical Humidity & Temperature, Winnipeg
- Dunnrite Hatchery, Egg Hatchery Room HVAC, Grunthal, MB
- Manitoba Government Services & Archives, Critical Document Storage, WInnipeg
- U of Saskatchewan, Grain Storage Low temperature and Humidity, Saskatoon
- Department of Fisheries & Oceans, (-40°F) Holding Freezer U of M Archives
- Zeneca Seeds, Environmental Seed Growth Chambers, WInnipeg
General Construction / Management
- Northern/Arctic Community Fish Processing Freezer
- APTN – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network – Server Rooms – Winnipeg
- Polo Park Shopping Center, Boiler/Cooling Tower Retrofit, Winnipeg
- Parmalat Dairy – CFIA Rated Ventilation & Dehumidification; Grunthal, MB – design
- Manitoba Justice – Headingly Jail Server Rooms – Headingly, MB
Laboratory / Specialty
- Agri Canada Plant Pathogen Containment Lab Level 3 growth chambers, Mordern, MB
- Red River Community College – CARSI – Ultra Critical (-40°C) Chamber Expansion
- EH Price Air Distribution Lab & Cold Weather Testing Facility, Winnipeg
- University of Manitoba Wind – Icing Tunnel; Preliminary Design, Winnipeg
- Manitoba Rolling Mills, Production Measurement Laser Cooling, Selkirk
- St. Boniface Hospital and Research; Titration Lab Cooling, Winnipeg
- Winnipeg Blood Center; Holding Cooler – Tender Design, Winnipeg
Commercial
- St John’s Ravenscourt Middle/High School Design Build; D & D – Winnipeg
- Splendido Burrito Mexican Restaurant HVAC – Mechanical Design – Build; Winnipeg
- Thompson Community Center – Building Mechanical Design – Assist – Install
- Federated Co-op Cold Storage Facility System Design, Winnipeg RSC (Design); 2000
- Martin Brower Canada, McDonalds Restaurant Storage Facility Retrofits, Winnipeg
- Kitikmeot Foods; Elk, Ox, Char Processing Plant, Cambridge Bay, NT “Selling Ice
- to the Eskimos” Published in internal HUSSMAN Brochure
- Supermarket System Design, Project Management and Installations for: Safeway,
- Sobey’s Federated Co-op & MacDonald Consolidated Independents
- River East Personal Care Home, HVAC System, Winnipeg
- Supermarket of Hall Beach, NU