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Engineering
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JLR elects leadership team with new CEO and VP
Ottawa-headquartered consulting engineering firm J.L. Richards & Associates (JLR) has renewed its executive leadership team with the election of both a new CEO and a new vice-president (VP) for the year ahead. The firm’s 11-member board of directors has elected…
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WinSETT Centre launches GoFundMe campaign to outlast COVID-19
The Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology (WinSETT Centre) has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise donations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as its sources of revenue—including face-to-face, facilitated workshops and sponsorships—have dried up for now, with…
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Technical Safety BC lets engineers register designs online
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Technical Safety BC has reportedly become British Columbia’s first regulator to move equipment design registration—as required by the Safety Standards Act and Regulations—fully online. With the shift to virtual processes, engineers no longer…
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Consulting engineers respond to pandemic
Both response and adaptation to COVID-19 have been rapid.
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Engineers among nominees honoured at 2020 WIN Awards
The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) recently announced the honourees for its 2020 WIN Awards. The annual program, launched in 2015, is intended to recognize the contributions of exceptional women in Canada’s infrastructure industry, including engineers. This year the program drew…
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RINA completes reconstruction of Genoa’s Ponte Morandi
RINA has completed main construction of the replacement bridge for the Polcevera Viaduct—also known as Ponte Morandi, named for the engineer who originally designed it—in Genoa, Italy, approximately 18 months after its predecessor tragically collapsed during a rainstorm, killing 43…
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SNC-Lavalin PAE to supply mobile health units across Canada
The federal government has chosen SNC-Lavalin PAE—a joint venture (JV) established in 2002 to support Canadian Armed Forces operations overseas—to augment national health preparedness efforts during the global COVID-19 pandemic with the design, delivery and construction of up to 10…
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Life sciences ‘megahub’ planned in Hamilton
McMaster Innovation Park (MIP), a research facility near Hamilton’s McMaster University, has announced a major campus expansion that will encompass 2.5 million sf of purpose-built facilities for life sciences innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship. MIP has retained architectural firm McCallumSather to…
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More industry events reorganized during pandemic
Here is an update on how upcoming industry events are being reorganized during the global COVID-19 pandemic: – The newly established Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s (FGIA’s) Summer Conference, planned for June 22 to 25 in Chicago, Ill., is being…
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ASCE standard helps estimate hydraulic properties of groundwater systems
The fifth in a series, it is intended for environmental and water resources engineers.
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Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO and board chair step down
Marking a significant change in leadership, the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB’s) founding CEO, Pierre Lavallée, and board chair, Janice Fukakusa, are both stepping down. Lavallée is stepping down from the crown corporation immediately as part of a transition announced by…
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Feds list engineering among essential services during COVID-19 crisis
On Apr. 2, federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness Bill Blair released “Guidance on Essential Services and Functions in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a non-binding, advisory document intended to assist jurisdictions and businesses in determining which employees…
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Engineers Canada transfers PIEVC Program to ICLR
Today, Engineers Canada announced an agreement to transfer ownership of its Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Program—including the protocol for infrastructure climate risk and vulnerability assessment—to the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). ICLR has partnered with the Climate…
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ACEC-Canada asks federal government for industry support
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC-Canada) has written to the prime minister and several cabinet ministers with specific recommendations for how the consulting engineering community can retain its capacity to help the federal government mitigate the COVID-19…
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University of Manitoba engineering faculty named after Gerry and Barb Price
University of Manitoba’s faculty of engineering has a new name, following a recent $20 million donation from Gerry and Barb Price. Going forward, in recognition of their generosity, it will be known as the Price Faculty of Engineering. Gerry is…
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Engineers Canada celebrates International Women’s Day and National Engineering Month
To acknowledge its commitment to International Women’s Day, while also celebrating March as National Engineering Month, Engineers Canada participated in both the #EachforEqual global social media campaign and the #NEM2020 national campaign. As this year’s theme for International Women’s Day…
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Canadian Consulting Engineer helps celebrate Women In Construction
Canadian Consulting Engineer joins sister publications On-Site, Rock to Road and Crane & Hoist Canada in celebrating women in the construction industry with a special new website, sponsored by John Deere. Launched last week, in time for International Women’s Day, the site features…
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Engineering firms honoured among Canada’s Best Managed Companies
A plethora of engineering firms, from across the country, are among the winners of Deloitte’s 2020 Canada’s Best Managed Companies awards program. Now in its 27th year, the program recognizes excellence in privately owned organizations with annual revenues of $25…
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Concordia’s CICIEM works with engineering firms to modernize construction
The Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Engineering and Management (CICIEM), launched at Montreal’s Concordia University in June 2019, is looking for collaboration opportunities with Canada’s engineering firms to help automate and digitize the construction industry. “Here at Concordia,…
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CEA presents 24th annual awards of excellence
On Feb. 21, Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) presented 12 awards of excellence and 14 awards of merit at its 24th annual showcase gala at the Edmonton Convention Centre. More than 50 projects were submitted for this year’s awards program,…
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The cannabis industry’s need for better HVAC
Central chillers aren’t working out. Is there a better way?
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Waterloo and McMaster civil engineering students earn DFI scholarships
The Deep Foundations Institute’s (DFI’s) educational trust has awarded two Manuel Fine scholarships, each worth US$2,500, to civil engineering students in Ontario. The first is Michelle Liu, a graduate student at the University of Waterloo. During her undergraduate studies, she…
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IEEE launches hub for electrical engineering research
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has launched TechRxiv.org, a collaborative, multidisciplinary online hub designed to facilitate the open dissemination of scientific findings in electrical engineering, computer science (CS) and related technologies. The freely accessible repository is the…
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Festo’s process valve configurator simplifies engineering
Technical documentation is downloadable.
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Canstruction Toronto calls for 2020 entries
Teams of engineers, architects, designers, contractors and design students are encouraged to register for and participate in the 21st annual edition of Canstruction Toronto. The international Canstruction design-and-build competition raises awareness of hunger issues by collecting food bank donations while…
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ASHRAE adds new courses to 2020 winter conference
The ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) will offer 21 educational courses—including 17 half-day and four full-day seminars—during the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Conference and the AHR Expo in Orlando, Fla. The lineup will include new ALI courses on such topics as building…
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HVACR community forecasts positive economic outlook for 2020
According to the latest AHR Expo and ASHRAE Economic Outlook Survey, most members of the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) community feel positive about their business heading into 2020. The results of the survey—which was distributed to past and…
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CISC’s Quebec Region celebrates excellence in steel construction
On Nov. 11, the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction’s (CISC’s) Quebec Region handed out its 21st annual Steel Awards for Excellence in Steel Construction at Montreal’s Windsor Hotel. Organized by Quebec Region manager Hellen Christodoulou, the event highlighted projects that…
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Point of view: Perspectives gap
Bruce Matthews, P.Eng., chief executive of Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO), has been a professional engineer since 1990. Matthews took on the leadership role at CEO in late February 2018 and during his brief tenure with the organization, he has…
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WSP wins Schreyer at 51st annual Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards
The 51st annual Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards Gala took place on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Delta Ottawa City Centre hotel, with the top prize—the Schreyer Award—going to WSP for its Solving Small Community Drinking Water Challenge project. The awards…
