Wind Engineering

Pedestrian Comfort

Air Quality

Exhaust Stack & Air
Intake Solutions

Sun / Shade / Glare

Snow Engineering

Ventilation

Noise, Acoustics & Vibration

Hazard & Risk

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Regional Airshed Modeling

Regulatory Permitting

Stack & Field Testing

Laboratory Services

Master Planning

Sustainable Design

Protective Ventilation

About the Company

 Awards

Leadership
Awards
Client Awards
"To use physical modeling, computer modeling and measurement to solve technical problems worldwide...
...complicated issues made simple".


2007
Alan G. Davenport Medal
Awarded to Nick Cook, RWDI Anemos Limited
From the International Association of Wind Engineering
For more information, visit Nick Cook awarded the Alan G Davenport Medal!
2007
Jack E. Cermak Medal, Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to Peter A. Irwin by the American Society of Civil Engineers
For more information, visit RWDI's Peter Irwin awarded the Jack E. Cermak Medal!
2006
Hall of Distinction Inductee
Awarded to Anton Davies
From the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
For more information, visit Anton Davies honoured with Hall of Distinction Award
2006
Gold Award: Market Expansion Award - Service
Awarded to Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
See the CNW Group Report
See the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Report
2003 Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize (Institution of Civil Engineers, London, U.K.)
Awarded to Peter A. Irwin, Ph.D., P.Eng.
For the paper 'Vortex-induced Vibrations of the Second Severn Crossing Cable-stayed Bridge--Full Scale and Wind Tunnel Measurements'

The Engineering Medal: Entrepreneurship (Ontario Professional Engineers Awards)
Awarded to William Rowan, P.Eng.

Merit Award (American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. / National Steel Bridge Alliance)
For wind tunnel testing of the William H. Natcher Bridge between Owensboror, KY and Rockport, IN.

2002

Award for Design Excellence for New Construction
University of Massachusetts Medical School Research Laboratory Building in Dartmouth, MA, USA
Healthcare facility emission and air intakes

Honorable Mention for Design (Boston Society of Architects /AIA & New England Healthcare Assembly)
University of Massachusetts Medical School Research Laboratory Building in Dartmouth, MA, USA
Healthcare facility emission and air intakes

Award of Excellence (Canadian Consulting Engineer)

One Wall Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tallest Building in Vancouver with an extreme height to width ratio (7:1)

(Finalist) The Industry Award for Export Performance (GLOBE)

GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence
2001

Award of Merit (Canadian Consulting Engineer)
Nortel Networks' manufacturing facility in Kanata, ON, Canada
1998

Innovation Award of Merit (Ontario Global Traders)
For Excellence in Exporting in Southwestern Ontario
1995

Gzowski Gold Medal for Best Technical Paper (Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering)
Snow loads
1991

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (Ontario Association of Certified Technicians & Technologists)
Arctic Community Snow Fences
1987

Award of Merit
SkyDome Stadium in Toronto, ON, Canada
For predicting snow loads on the first stadium retractable roof
1985

Award of Merit (Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada)
VIA Rail diesel locomotive repair shops in Toronto, ON, Canada
Ventilating exhausts fumes
1984

Award of Excellence (Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada)
Downtown Buffalo, NY, USA
Pedestrian level wind
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Mall