News
B.C. building code to allow 12-storey mass timber builds
B.C. has obtained permission from the National Research Council to use the encapsulated mass-timber construction provisions from the 2020 National Building Code through a jurisdiction-specific regulation. →
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Feds fund flood protection project in Southern Alberta
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Energy efficiency guide for ice rinks
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Ontario opens online channel for rural/northern infrastructure funding
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Infrastructure Ontario reaching beyond its borders
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Manitoba boosts infrastructure and water resources funding
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Flood resilience investment in Edmonton
Features
Hitting the right Acoustical Notes
Meeting the challenges of converting an old Toronto warehouse into a much-needed music rehearsal space and recording studio.…
YVR Flywheel Energy Storage project – Tree For Life Award
Working with YVR, WSP designed a flywheel energy storage and power generation system. This system consists of two 600 kW redundant high-efficiency diesel generators, an intelligent power switchgear distribution system, and a 625 kVA flywheel uninterruptable power supply (UPS) system.…
Alternatives to grade separation for railway crossings
With over 20,000 at-grade railway crossings across Canada, making all railway tracks cross in a grade-separated manner is not economically viable.…
Accessibility Along the Trillium Line
Meeting and exceeding established codes for barrier-free access to Ottawa's transit system.…
Back-Up Power Solutions
A cost-effective and repeatable solution was required to maintain water delivery to this northern Saskatchewan community when the power goes out.…
Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Schreyer Award Winner
CHUM mandated an energy consumption target of 40% less than the ASHRAE 90.1-1999 baseline—a very aggressive target for an urban acute care hospital ... the target was achieved using a multi-pronged approach.…
Events
25
2019
ACEC-SK – PSMJ Project Management Bootcamp
Holiday Inn Downtown Saskatoon
101 Pacific Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N8
26
2019
12th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum
Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal
04
2019