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Dillon Consulting confirms new president
Sean Hanlon has taken over as president of Dillon Consulting Ltd. and Dillon Consulting Inc., having served as interim-president since April 2018.
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Infrastructure upgrades approved for Canadian Coast Guard College
The work will include the installation of heat pump technology that will use ocean water from Sydney Harbour to provide heating and cooling to the entire campus.
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Yukon implements Independent Power Production policy
The policy allows First Nation governments, communities and entrepreneurs to generate renewable energy and feed it into the electrical grid to help meet local demands.
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SNC-Lavalin names new COO
Ian Edwards has led SNC’s infrastructure business since 2014, previously he was a senior manager with the Leighton Group.
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ISO publishes BIM Standards
“Taking this to an international level not only means more effective collaboration on global projects, but allows designers and contractors working on all kinds of building works to have clearer and more efficient information management.”
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Nova Scotia using P3 process: prequalifies three bids for highway twinning project
While the province is using a P3 approach for Highway 104, it is not considering the implementation of any tolls to finance the project.
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Stantec leading next stage of Toronto’s Rail Deck Park
The firm will prepare a reference concept design and outline specifications that ensure constructability of the outdoor space planned above a downtown rail corridor.
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Feds help fund residential high-rise Net Zero project in London, Ont.
Government investing $3.9 million toward the construction of the Sifton Properties’ Helio building, a mixed-use, multi-unit residential high-rise in the West 5 sustainable community, a projected $57,608,500 project.
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Second Annual BIM Survey closes February 1
CanBIM, the business voice of Canada’s BIM community, is encouraging responses from building industry professionals across the country.
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Enter Now: 51st annual Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards
It’s time to begin preparing your entries for Canada’s most prestigious awards for consulting engineering projects.
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AECOM releases second Future of Infrastructure report
This year’s report captures data and opinions from 10,000 residents across 10 global cities — Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York, Riyadh, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.
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WorleyParsons awarded Encana EPC contract
The firm’s western Canadian operation will provide engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction services for the Pipestone Processing Facility in Alberta.
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Parsons acquires geospacial intelligence company
OGSystems, a solutions provider with technologies in geospatial intelligence, big data analytics, and threat mitigation, enhances Parsons’ national security planning and designing of tomorrow’s resilient smart cities.
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PEI commits $2.5M to new bridge
A new taller, more modern, bridge will be built in North Lake Harbour to improve clearance for boat traffic and provide better access to facilities in the area.
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New Brunswick developing strategy to preserve covered bridges
New Brunswick-based engineering company Timber Restoration Services has been contracted to conduct detailed inspections of five covered bridges in the southern part of the province.
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Jeff Reid named director for Burns & McDonnell Energy Group, Canada
Over the past 10 years, Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell has expanded its presence in Canada, designing and building some of the country’s largest power generation and transmission projects.
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Contemporary Calgary selects architects to transform planetarium into modern art gallery
The team of Calgary-based Gibbs Gage Architects and KPMB Architects of Toronto were awarded the project.
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ASHRAE recognizes members and achievements at winter conference
Two Canadians were named Fellow this year, and a team from Montreal received a Technology Award.
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Morrison Hershfield merges with U.S.-based CCG Facilities Integration
Both companies are industry leaders delivering mechanical, electrical and other professional services for mission critical environments.
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WSP names new president/CEO for WSP Canada
Three key executive appointments were announced including Ryan Brain, as president and CEO of WSP in Canada; Ivy Hoi Yan Kong, managing director of WSP in Asia; and André-Martin Bouchard, global director, environment.
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American firm Vector Structural Engineering now licensed in Canada
“We’ve had numerous queries from Canadian and cross-border firms looking for expertise in our areas of specialization, and we’re delighted now to be in a position to help them.”
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York University opens new energy-efficient building
A core feature of the Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building, attached to the Schulich School of Business, is a dramatic glass solar chimney that rises 27 metres to provide passive natural ventilation for the entire building.
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Urban design firm, ParioPlan, joins Associated Engineering in Edmonton
The merger of the two firms will provide clients expanded services in community planning, urban design, landscape architecture, community engagement, and infrastructure, transportation, and environmental planning and design.
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Engcomp and SDG announce alliance to serve Canadian mining and resource industries
The alliance between Saskatoon-based engineering firm with American management consultants will provide strategic decision consulting services to clients in mining and resource industries.
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Toronto building owner fined almost $100,000 for fire code violations
In addition to the fines related to the violations of the Ontario Fire Code, Toronto Fire Services ordered the owner to pay $137,000 for the costs incurred for safely removing the thousands of liters of highly flammable and combustible chemicals from the property after the fire.
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Canadian named president of Deep Foundations Institute
Matthew Janes, P.Eng., a senior engineer with Isherwood Associates in Toronto is president of DFI for 2019, while Daniel MacLean, P.Eng., of Keller Foundations Ltd. in Acton, Ontario joins the DFI Board.
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Pikangikum First Nation marks connection to Ontario electrical grid
The milestone enables Pikangikum to eliminate its dependence on diesel as their primary energy source.
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Seequent acquires Geosoft
The merger brings together the Leapfrog 3D geological modelling software suite with Toronto-based Geosoft’s subsurface geoscience and exploration technology.
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Ramboll Group growing in the Americas
European firm acquires U.S.-based OBG and establishes a new Americas business unit covering the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil for services in water, energy, environment and health.
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VIDEO: Government of Canada excited about Zero Carbon Building renovation project
The Arthur Meighen Building renovation project in Toronto is one of the 16 CaGBC Zero Carbon pilot projects.
