IRC Building Sciences Group –
committed to providing clients with cost-effective solutions IRC Building Sciences Group (IRC Group) was originally established in 1983 as industrial roof consultants and operated out of a small office in Ajax, Ontario. From our humble beginnings as one of Ontario’s first roofing and waterproofing consulting firms, IRC Group has grown into one of the most respected building envelope engineering firms in Canada. In 1992, IRC Group moved to larger offices in Mississauga and expanded our core professional service offerings to include building envelope engineering to our existing and growing client list throughout Ontario. In 1995, IRC Group opened its Calgary, Alberta office to provide expanded coverage and continued professional services to our growing national client base. The following year, IRC Group incorporated
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as IRC Building Sciences Group Inc. This was followed in 1998 by the purchase of Batten Sears & Associates and provided the vehicle for expansion of two new IRC Group offices in Ottawa and London, Ontario. We grew again in 2002 with the opening of our Vancouver office – again in response to our growing list of satisfied national clients, and to accommodate several projects for which we were asked to provide professional services in British Columbia. Over the years, we had worked with several specialty subconsulting engineering firms, including McCavour Engineering, which provided us with structural engineering services for many of our projects. In 2007, IRC Group purchased McCavour
