Aretek’s Professional Services offering is purpose-built to deliver successful Additive Construction projects from concept through construction. Focused exclusively on Additive Construction, Aretek integrates engineering, regulatory expertise, digital design workflows, construction coordination, and project delivery into a single professional capability.
Additive Construction projects begin with careful evaluation and planning. Aretek works with owners and project teams at the earliest stages to assess feasibility, confirm project suitability, and establish an execution strategy before design or equipment decisions are made.
Our Professional Services offering is built on engineering capability. Professional engineering services are provided through Printerra Inc., which operates under the business name Aretek and holds a current Certificate of Authorization issued by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). Aretek’s licensed engineering team applies advanced structural expertise to Additive Construction, ensuring that emerging construction methods meet established structural and regulatory standards.
The team brings deep specialization in reinforced and post-tensioned concrete design, structural performance validation, and code-compliant alternative solutions. Led by structural engineers with doctoral and graduate-level training in structural engineering, the group includes more than a decade of experience designing complex concrete structures and developing 3D-printed structural components. Their work spans structural durability testing, sustainable material and mix design innovation, and optimization of printed concrete for strength, insulation, and long-term performance. Team members contribute to international standards development through ISO and ASTM committees advancing additive construction practices.
Streamlined Project Estimation
Aretek works with a set of digitized tools that support iterative design, allowing quantities and project costs to be updated efficiently as design decisions develop.
Project estimation is developed alongside engineering and design, reflecting the broader construction strategy rather than structural design alone. The team evaluates alternative delivery approaches, including hybrid combinations of 3D Construction Printing with modular or offsite construction methods, as well as different structural, insulation, flooring, and roofing solutions. These decisions are incorporated directly into the evolving design model so costs reflect how a project will actually be built, enabling informed comparison between viable construction approaches early in the process.
Building Information Modeling
Aretek applies Building Information Modeling (BIM) as part of a digitally driven engineering workflow that supports coordinated design and decision-making from the earliest project stages. Unlike traditional drafting approaches that rely on separate drawings and manual coordination, BIM allows structural, architectural, and construction considerations to develop together within a single evolving model.
This integrated environment makes it easier to evaluate design options, understand construction implications earlier, and maintain alignment between engineering intent and how a project will ultimately be built. The result is clearer documentation, fewer coordination gaps, and a more efficient path through permitting and construction, reflecting Aretek’s technology-forward approach to project delivery.
Permitting and Regulatory Approval Support
Additive Construction and 3D Construction Printing introduce new approaches to building that do not always fit neatly within existing regulatory frameworks, making permitting and approvals a common concern for project owners. Through its research and engineering expertise, Aretek’s team has already secured a building permit supported by Part 4 structural engineering documentation and an Alternative Solution submission under the Ontario Building Code. This accomplishment, unique to Aretek, establishes an accepted pathway for this emerging construction method that can be applied to future projects while new standards continue to be developed and implemented.
Aretek’s engineering team provides full support through the permitting process for Additive Construction projects within the current regulatory pathway. As part of Aretek’s Professional Services offering, this regulatory expertise is extended to client projects, enabling owners and project teams to move forward with a clear and repeatable permitting strategy. By integrating engineering validation with regulatory coordination, Aretek helps reduce uncertainty and supports a smoother approval process for additive construction projects.
Once engineering, permitting, and design are complete, Aretek supports project delivery through coordinated execution services that include 3D Construction Printing, project management, and on-site supervision. As part of its Professional Services offering, Aretek works with owners and project teams to carry projects from approved design into construction, ensuring alignment between engineering intent, construction sequencing, and site operations.
Aretek provides 3D Construction Printing as part of its Professional Services offering, either through its own operating capability or in coordination with qualified printing partners when project requirements call for additional capacity. This flexibility allows projects to be planned around the construction approach best suited to the design, site conditions, and delivery strategy.
Because Aretek is technology agnostic and not tied to a single printer manufacturer or configuration, printing methods can be selected to align with project needs rather than predetermined equipment constraints, allowing engineering and construction decisions to remain focused on achieving the best outcome for each project.
Successful Additive Construction requires coordination across design, engineering, printing, material supply, and conventional trades. Aretek provides project management and site supervision to ensure seamless integration. Our team understands how to sequence 3D printing within broader construction schedules, manage material logistics, coordinate with building inspectors, and troubleshoot issues before they become delays.
The distinction between Aretek's Professional Services offering and traditional construction support is one of expertise. We're not providing labor—we're providing engineering-led project delivery where technical capability and regulatory knowledge guide execution.
This matters because Additive Construction projects fail when they're treated as conventional builds with different equipment. They succeed when they're approached as engineered systems where material performance, structural validation, and regulatory compliance are designed in from the start.
Aretek's Professional Services offering ensures that approach. We bring the engineering depth, regulatory experience, and delivery capability required to execute Additive Construction projects that meet performance expectations, comply with building codes, and achieve project timelines.
