Asterisk Engineering Corporation (AEC) is a Kingston based Civil Engineering firm that provides hands on technical expertise in Structural Engineering to an increasing client base. With recognized experts in the consulting industry, each project of AEC is a collaborative process within complementary disciplines like Architectural, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering that combines functionality with innovative deign built around our clients' needs and values.

With a combined 25 years of Civil Engineering experience, our licensed engineers focus on achieving design excellence, incorporating sustainable innovation and realizing the unique vision to each one of our clients.

Our structural engineering department provides fresh ideas and personalized service to each project. We specialize in the design of houses, commercial and industrial structures. AEC provides design consulting services in structures in different construction materials: concrete, wood, aluminium and steel. We offer services to architects, general contractors, residents and municipalities.

AEC engineers are proud members of the Professional Engineers Ontario. As licensed professional engineers, we offer a wide range of structural engineering design, inspection and drafting services to companies and clients of all sizes. We are committed to enhancing the built environment and offers practical, yet innovative solutions to the most difficult problems. AEC strives for the most efficient and cost effective solution and always seeks for reliable answers that will put at ease our clients.

The preparation of our client budgets brings efficiency and improvements in our working organization. By establishing budgets, exact responsibilities are assigned to our professionals in order to minimize financial pit falls within each project. Our budgets serve as benchmarks for controlling on-going operations and helps in reducing or minimizing losses by revealing them in time for corrective action. Our budgetary control is an on-going process that provides continuous comparison of actual project performance with budgetary performance. Our team is also aware of project scope changes and we immediately provide a revision of such specific project budgets in light of changed circumstances. Budgetary control is an important tool for controlling costs and achieving the overall project objectives.

AEC has a unique ability to work with a team of consultants. With our sister company HCCL (Hall Canada Consultants Limited), we are capable of extending our line of services to Coastal Engineering and Environmental Services (ex: Design of Marinas, Breakwaters, Shoreline protection, wave uprush studies and hydraulic analysis) to better serve our clientele.