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March/April 2010
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Full-scale tests were done to find out if compressed-air-foam suppression systems are an effective means of putting out fires in electrical power transformers.
The heating and cooling system of a large 30-year old office building in downtown Ottawa is undergoing a major mid-life retrofit.
A long-established pulp and paper company in Nova Scotia has become a hotbed of new green technologies. Minas Basin Pulp & Power is diversifying into recycling, tidal and wind power, and turning plastics into fuel.
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada found some surprising results when it reviewed the energy and environmental performance of 450 commercial buildings certified by its BOMA BESt rating system.
Building engineers need to be at the table along with the other designers right from the start. Too often that "integrated design approach" is not happening.
The record of H.H. Angus & Associates echoes the history of building technology development in Canada.
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