Canadian Consulting Engineer

New Products

ELECTRICAL Rittal Systems has added the LED System Light, the first lighting system designed specifically for industrial enclosures. It shines into every corner with a brilliant 900 to 1200 lumens. The units can be installed into a TS 8 enclosure.……

School Project – Upgrading Calgary Schools’ building automation systems

Over 100 schools in the Calgary Board of Education are having their building automation systems revamped and put under central control, but the buildings are diverse and each requires its own BAS logic.…

Security at Casinos and Hotels

From the August-September 2016 print issue, p. 32 Mike Prsa, P.Eng., vice president at Mulvey & Banani International in Toronto, has seen a great advance take place in security systems in the last decade. “No longer are security systems simply……

Robinson Place Ontario Government Building LEED Upgrades – Award of Excellence

Jury Comments: “At the time this was the only government building in Canada to meet a LEED-EBOM Platinum designation. It shows a high level of commitment to sustainability by Infrastructure Ontario and demonstrates that it is possible to drastically reduce water and energy consumption, while improving the comfort of workers and reaching out to the community.” …

Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture Storage – Award of Excellence

Jury Comments: “Another “first,” this project is a global leader — the first in the world to capture post-combustion carbon from an existing coal-fired power plant at a large commercial scale. It extends the life of the existing plant by 30 years and has the potential to keep coal as an energy option for the future. The challenges of integrating the systems into the existing plant were of a huge magnitude.” …

Rio Abajo Footbridge – Outreach Award & Award of Excellence

Jury Comments: “Winners of the Outreach special award, COWI engineers reviewed the design for this 81-metre footbridge, provided funding and sent a team to help with the construction. The bridge crosses a fast-moving river and gives the remote community its first year-round access to schools, clinics and markets in a nearby town. The impact of the project is truly life changing both for the community and the engineers involved.” …

Events

Sep
26
2017

ACEC-BC: Recruitment and Retention – How to Find and Keep Your Human Capital
Location TBC, downtown Vancouver

Sep
27
2017

2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference
3405 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta, GA

Sep
27
2017

News

Emily Carr University opens new campus

CHU de Quebec wins Healthcare Engineering Society Award of Excellence

Red River College Innovation Centre project awarded to Diamond Schmitt and Number TEN

RWDI expanding in Guelph and investing in new technologies

BC engineering and forest professional associations addressing construction of resource roads

SRK Consulting and Ausenco Engineering awarded feasibility study for Romanian mining project

Edmonton Valley Line LRT gets boost from Province

Features

New Products

School Project – Upgrading Calgary Schools’ building automation systems

Security at Casinos and Hotels

Robinson Place Ontario Government Building LEED Upgrades – Award of Excellence

Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture Storage – Award of Excellence

Rio Abajo Footbridge – Outreach Award & Award of Excellence

Events

ACEC-BC: Recruitment and Retention – How to Find and Keep Your Human Capital
Location TBC, downtown Vancouver

2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference
3405 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta, GA

Canadian Steel Conference
Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2G 5P6

Poll

ACEC-BC: Recruitment and Retention – How to Find and Keep Your Human Capital Location TBC, downtown Vancouver

2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference 3405 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta, GA

Canadian Steel Conference Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2G 5P6

Poll

ACEC-BC: Recruitment and Retention – How to Find and Keep Your Human Capital
Location TBC, downtown Vancouver

2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference
3405 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta, GA

Canadian Steel Conference
Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2G 5P6