 Quebec parliament buildings
Architectural integration – Fiber optics
The illumination of the Parliament Building, Pamphile-Le May and Honoré-Mercier buildings is the first major achievement of the lighting plan for the Capital, whereby significant structures in the Quebec City region will be illuminated using architectural lighting techniques.
This project is highly complex and innovative, as it uses fiber optic lighting systems to illuminate roofs and statues, and because the light sources illuminating the facades are hidden in lanterns.
The illumination resulted from the installation of 100 metal iodide lamps, 142 light generators feeding 528 fiber optic ramps, 168 Hittorff lanterns distributed over 62 pillars, 301 fluorescent units, and 13 illuminated pedestals.
The Commission de la Capitale nationale du Québec (Government agency in charge of promoting the National Capital of the Province of Quebec), Hydro-Québec and the Assemblée Nationale (Legislative Assembly of Quebec) granted CIMA+ the mandate for the electrical engineering work on this project.
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 Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec / Quebec National Museum of Fine Arts
Architectural integration – Color modulation – Fiber optics
This project required the installation of 134 conventional projectors with metal iodide lamps and 33 light generating projectors supplying fiber optic cables. The eleven types of lighting used connect to a centralized automatic control system that allows illumination by specific zone.
In addition, the generators that supply the fiber optic diffusers are equipped with a DMX system that permits modulation of the color of bas-relief and haut-relief features of the Gérard-Morisset Pavilion, and the mascarons and machicolations of the Charles-Baillargé Pavilion.
CIMA+ was responsible for the integration of the electrical components into the buildings' architecture on behalf of the Commission de la Capitale nationale du Québec. The work's execution in no way altered the interior or exterior appearance of the building.
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 Place de la Gare
Pedestrian square – Water features
Archeological vestiges
The landscape is built around a fountain-based work designed by Charles Daudelin, and located in an archeologically significant area, which needs to be protected.
The square, in front of the Gare du Palais train station, has been landscaped exclusively for pedestrians and the parking lot is located on the western portion of the site. A theatrical lighting control system manages the play of light, alternating between three colors and giving the appearance of flames in the plume of water. A programmed control unit located in an underground room controls the entire operation of the fountain.
The City of Québec retained the services of CIMA+ for the electromechanical, structural and civil engineering services required for this project.
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 Pointe-à-Carcy
Heritage development – Proximity to seaway – Public and performance space
The purpose of redeveloping this urban harbourside park, unique in Canada, was to enhance its vitality and ensure accessibility to all, while bringing out its valuable history.
The Port de Québec retained the services of CIMA+ for this project, specifically for the electromechanical work, which involved the following:
- complete renovation of the theatre building (dressing rooms, artists' services)
- restoration of the small stage
- landscaping of waterfalls, pools and fountains
- construction of a new stage and new ticket office
- construction of a service building
- construction of a pumping station
- construction of an enclosed passageway for tour boat passengers
- replacement of all Pointe-à-Carcy lighting
All lighting systems were designed to reduce light pollution and to hide mechanical and electrical components.
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 Multifunction centre Parc Vincent-d'Indy
Entertainment areas and recreational infrastructures Retention pond
This new building, which brings together under one roof all the municipal agencies that provide citizens with various types of training, is sited on the banks of a retention pond of over 35,000 m². Exterior infrastructures also include cycling and hiking paths, open air entertainment spaces, patios and an outdoor stage.
The retention pond offers mitigation measures for the receiving water body, reducing its erosion by controlling peak flow rates and by minimizing the pollution load by means of an aeration system and a filtration wetland zone. It also supports better rainwater management and adds flood protection.
This project was awarded the Quebec Consulting Engineering Award 2003 and the Prix Phénix de l'Environnement 2002.
CIMA+ performed the engineering work associated with the exterior site design and provided project management on behalf of the Ville de Boucherville.
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 Parc Les Sources
Service building – Water features – Modulated exterior lighting
This project, undertaken by the City of Quebec, focused on the construction of a new service building for the park, site design and water displays.
The service building includes a multifunction room, restrooms, and two offices. It also contains a garage for park maintenance equipment, such as the fire hose reel for the skating rink, and a mechanical room that hosts, among other things, the mechanicals for the water displays. All park lighting controls are located in this building.
Paths cover nearly half the park and meander by various landscape features and outdoor play modules. Additional lighting systems have been designed for the other sports facilities of the park, particularly for the rink and tennis courts.
CIMA+ was responsible for the electromechanical engineering work associated with this project.
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