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Sewage pipes - the engineers' art

Commuters in downtown Toronto are being exposed to the sights only engineers and public works people usually appreciate — the beauty and grandeur of underground sewage structures.
May 22, 2013 9:48AM


Ontario Geothermal Association joins HRAI

HRAI, the Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada, signed an affiliation agreement with the Ontario Geothermal Association in April. The agreement will make OGA an affiliated association or chapter of HRAI.
May 22, 2013 9:47AM


This is Public Works Week in Canada

This week, May 19 to 25, is Public Works Week in Canada. Organized by the Canadian Public Works Association, the event has municipalities providing open houses, tours and school events to display public works facilities and equipment.
May 22, 2013 9:45AM


Air-conditioning HFCs targeted as global warming threat

Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), wrote to Peter Kent, Canada's Minister of the Environment, in early April requesting that someone get in touch about HRAI's concerns.
May 15, 2013 10:05AM


National Music Centre under way in Calgary

In Calgary's East Village, construction of the new National Music Centre broke ground early this year. The bold structure sits on the northeast corner of 9th Avenue and Fourth Street S.E. opposite the Stampede Grounds. The complex consists of...
May 15, 2013 9:57AM


Government wants architecture for new Montreal bridge

Canada's Minister of Transport, Dennis Lebel, announced on May 14 that the government will be working with the city of Montreal to ensure the new bridge across the St. Lawrence River will have architectural quality and will provide...
May 15, 2013 9:52AM


Sprinklers now mandatory for existing care homes in Ontario

The province of Ontario has become the first province to require that automatic sprinklers be installed in all care homes for fire protection. The Fire Code and Building Code have been amended to effect this change, which applies to all...
May 15, 2013 9:49AM


Canadians about to have their own ENERGY STAR benchmarking tool

Natural Resources Canada is launching a new ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager in July. The online tool is used for benchmarking buildings' energy performance against each other.
May 15, 2013 9:47AM


ACEC meets with international group of consulting engineers

The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) met with delegates of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) in Ottawa on May 8.
May 15, 2013 9:43AM


Company News Round-Up: Bouthillette Parizeau, exp, Hatch Mott MacDonald, AECOM

Bouthillette Parizeau was the mechanical-electrical engineer on the first project in Montreal to win LEED-NC Platinum certification. The project is the Maison du développement durable / Centre for Sustainable Development in Montreal.
May 15, 2013 9:37AM


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