MTE is proud to announce that, together with our talented project teams and partners, we have received three awards at the 2025 Hamilton Urban Design and Architecture Awards. These honours recognize excellence in design, innovation, and community impact across projects that advance mixed-use development, affordable housing, and Indigenous-led design throughout the City of Hamilton.

Award of Merit – Private Buildings, Mixed Use: Jarvis 1

Jarvis 1 is a striking example of how mixed-use design can bring energy, flexibility, and connectivity to urban environments. The project integrates residential, retail, and public spaces in a cohesive, sustainable form that enhances the surrounding community. MTE provided environmental engineering and geoscience for the development of Jarvis 1.

Project Team:

• MTE Consultants
• Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc.
• Invizij Architects Inc.
• Smoke Architecture Inc.
• Naomi Smith
• Landwise
• Tim Welch Consulting Inc.
• CK Engineering Inc.
• Kalos Engineering Inc.

Chief Planner Award: 1620 Main Street East

1620 Main Street East demonstrates the power of affordable housing. This six-storey mass timber development showcases the potential of prefabricated construction to enable rapid delivery of high-performance housing. Designed to Passive House standards, the project prioritizes energy efficiency, airtightness, and occupant comfort, while significantly reducing long-term operational costs to maintain affordability. Once completed, it will be among the first multi-residential, mass timber Passive House buildings in North America—setting a new benchmark for sustainable affordable housing. MTE provided structural and civil engineering services for 1620 Main Street East.

Project Team:

• MTE Consultants
• CityHousing Hamilton
• mcCallumSather
• Landwise
• OMC Landscape Architecture
• RDH Building Science Inc.
• DEI Consulting
• Element5
• Melloul-Blamey Construction
• Vortex Fire
• HGC

Award of Merit – Civic Achievements: Sacajawea’s Nih’ Dawin’Naa

Sacajawea’s Nih’ Dawin’Naa is an Indigenous-led civic project that honours culture, storytelling, and connection to the land. Designed as a space for gathering, learning, and reflection, the project embodies reconciliation in action and celebrates the enduring presence and resilience of Indigenous communities. Transformed frpm a former factory building into 15 apartments, plus two additional units in an adjacent duplex, Sacajawea’s mission focuses on providing affordable housing for Indigenous Peoples and families in Hamilton. MTE is honoured to have contributed to a project that places Indigenous knowledge and collaboration at its core. Our multidisciplinary team provided civil, environmental and building engineering, along with surveying.

Project Team

• MTE Consultants
• Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc.
• Invizij Architects Inc.
• Smoke Architecture Inc.
• Naomi Smith
• Landwise
• Tim Welch Consulting Inc.
• CK Engineering Inc.
• Kalos Engineering Inc.

MTE congratulates all the project partners, clients, and community collaborators who made these achievements possible. Together, we continue to shape spaces that reflect the diverse needs and values of the people who live, work, and gather in them.