Category
Engineering
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Building an embassy in Berlin
Smith Carter Engineers and Architects of Winnipeg is part of a team designing a new Canadian Embassy in Berlin. The city has seen so much building activity after its restoration as the capital city of…
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Sandwell scores in B.C.
The Lieutenant-Governor award and an award of excellence went to Sandwell Inc. in the 1999 Awards for Engineering Excellence given out by the Consulting Engineers of British Columbia (CEBC) in March. …
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PRODUCTS (May 01, 1999)
Simplex has enhanced the 4010 TrueAlarm system for small to mid-sized applications. One addition is a companion product, the Simplex 4009 IDNet NAC (Notification Appliance Circuit) Extender. An addres…
Industrial model
The National Research Council’s Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) has developed a new fire protection model that promises to play an important role in the design of fire protection systems …
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Testing for new technologies
As the world’s only charitable fire research foundation, the non-profit Fire Protection Research Foundation provides practical, usable data on the dangers of fire, and on state-of-the-art fire safety …
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NFPA Chair
Much more than just a new title, the non-profit National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) first “World Fire Safety Congress and Exposition,” in Baltimore, MD, represents an unprecedented effort by…
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Performing better
Over the last 30 years building codes and standards have become increasingly complex, reflecting a rise in the public expectation of how safe buildings should be. Also, the increase in construction-re…
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WELCOME
This is the third annual Canadian Consulting Engineer dedicated to the National Fire Protection Association’s annual spring congress — this year held in Baltimore.Though all the articles in this spec…
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Plastic pipe penetrations
When a penetrating material such as electrical cables, metal pipes or ventilation duct penetrates a fire separation, Canadian building codes specify that the hole must be restored with a firestop syst…
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Accidents in waiting?
Fishermen ducked for cover as the twin-engine DC-9 banked vertically to the right and went straight down into Everglades Holiday Park, Florida, on a warm, May afternoon in 1996. The first fisherman ca…
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Coping with Y2K
Will critical fire safety systems keep functioning this millennial New Year’s Eve? We asked consulting engineers and others in the industry what they think.As we all know by now, computers could have …
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When the Earth Moves
Fire is one of the worst aftereffects of an earthquake, so on Canada’s vulnerable west coast engineers are engaged in a huge effort to ensure they have the necessary infrastructure and water supply in…
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Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel is a prestigious hotel/conference centre complex at Harbourfront in Toronto. The complex includes two towers, 34 and 35 storeys high, four common service and convention…
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Metro East Detention Centre
Upgrading the fire safety equipment in an occupied maximum security prison was a challenge, especially as the security system was being upgraded at the same time.Metro East Detention Centre in Toronto…
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Water Mist
One of the most common natural resources we know is also an environmentally friendly and economic substance in sophisticated fire suppression systems.The production of Halon-1301, one of the most effe…
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High-speed passenger trains
A consortium of Canadian engineering and construction companies is proposing a high-speed passenger train service between Toronto and Quebec City. SNC-Lavalin, AGRA-Monenco, Bombardier, GEC Alsthom, A…
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Of federal budgets and the “National Health”
Over the past 10 to 15 years, governments have typically given low priority to the upgrading of infrastructure such as roads, wastewater management and natural hazard controls, opting instead for “Ban…
Buying Equipment
When Michael Kennedy came to see me about a week ago, he told me his firm was thinking of moving its office to a new site. “We’ve grown substantially over the last few years,” he said, “and our existi…
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ACEC celebrates its 75th by the seaside!
The 1999 ACEC National Convention will be held June 9 to 12 in St-Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, so mark your calendars now! The event also highlights ACEC’s 75th anniversary, with many business a…
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Boston Central Artery / Tunnel
The Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project is the largest, most complex and technologically challenging highway project ever attempted in American history. The project will reduce traffic congestion, im…
Calendar (March 01, 1999)
MAY 24, 1998 — DEADLINE FOR ENTERING THE 1999 CANADIAN CONSULTING ENGINEERING AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE. See Notice of Intention to Enter, which is due now, on page 26 (English) and page 67 (French). Tel….
Consulting Engineering Awards evolve in 1999
In the spirit of ACEC’s 75th anniversary celebrations, the 1999 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards are set to accentuate even more the diversity of the industry, but more importantly, the accompli…
Multilingual Y2K resource now available
Key elements of ACEC’s successful 1998 seminar series for consulting engineers on Y2K have been collected for production into hard copy and downloadable formats. With financial assistance from Industr…
NOTEWORTHY (March 01, 1999)
Learning from Bre-XThe gold mining scam that saw investors lose $3 billion with Bre-X Inc. shares last year could have a long-lasting impact on geoscientists. Task forces attached to the Toronto Stock…
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PRODUCTS (March 01, 1999)
New products from Grinnell include the Figure 700G Grooved End Silent Check Valve (illustrated). It is engineered for silent operation with low head loss and is good for HVAC systems in hospitals and …
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Trainspotting Opportunities in Canada’s rail system
The first time I flew from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg, I was struck by the fact that the only connections between Eastern and Western Canada were a single highway — and two railways.Perhaps to be Canadi…
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AGRA rides Three Gorges wave
AGRA companies continue to chalk up commissions for the Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric project in China. During federal Minister Sergio Marchi’s trade mission to that country late last year, Teshmont …
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Testing Water Pipes
Prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) is used for water transmission pipelines of large diameters that often supply the water for an entire city. These pipes have a low failure rate compared to pi…
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Road Bridges: Finding a better way to build
This question is important considering the deteriorating state of infrastructure everywhere. In the United States there are more than 200,000 deficient bridges, and approximately 30,000 in Canada. Bet…
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Honours for Alberta consulting engineers
The Consulting Engineers of Alberta gave out its 1998 Showcase Awards in January. Among the top winners was Stantec Consulting with the Stoney Trail Bow River Bridge in Calgary. The project won awards…
