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New Zero Energy Office Buildings Design Guide
The guide was developed by ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society, and the U.S. Green Building Council with support and funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — and it’s free.
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Library and Archives Canada’s reveals design for net-zero preservation centre
The new preservation centre will be the first “net-zero carbon” facility dedicated to archival preservation in the Americas.
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Trans Mountain pipeline approved to proceed
Every dollar the federal government earns from the project will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition.
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Graham led team selected for Metrolinx Davenport Diamond rail grade separation project
The project includes the construction of a rail grade separation structure between north-south GO Barrie Rail corridor and east-west CP Rail corridor.
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SNC-Lavalin names VP of Project Oversight
Nigel White will lead the newly created project oversight function, a global role based in London, UK, responsible for ensuring delivery and execution across all the operations.
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MTE Consultants growing its Southwestern Ontario footprint
The firm has been growing its capacity and service offering in the London area with the recent acquisitions of two London-based consulting firms, BioLogic and Hastings and Aziz.
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NRC and University of Waterloo create new IoT collaboration hub
This new innovation centre will lead to discoveries and advances including publications, patents, and the commercialization of technology.
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AECOM spinning off its government services business
This move follows a list of actions AECOM has taken to improve shareholder value, including cost cutting, the anticipated exit of hard-bid at-risk construction, the exit of non-core oil & gas and fixed-price combined-cycle gas power plant construction, the planned exit from more than 30 countries and the decision to no longer pursue international at-risk construction opportunities.
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New J.L Richards headquarters to emphasize Wellness
With the release of initial renderings, JLR’s in-house design team has provided new insight into what they hope to accomplish with this project.
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Smith + Andersen welcomes two new principals
Elaine Guenette, P.Eng., and David Hultman, P.Eng. are the latest principals of the firm—Guenette in Ottawa and Hultman in Vancouver.
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Pageau Morel announces a new Creative Solutions team
Roland Charneux and Jacques Lagacé, both veteran engineers in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainable development, will support the firm’s technical skills and design development.
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Bruce out as SNC-Lavalin CEO, Edwards in
Ian Edwards steps in to become interim president and CEO succeeding Neil Bruce who has announced that he is retiring to return to his family in the UK.
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Short list announced for Edmonton’s Valley Line West LRT
The three teams include SNC-Lavalin-led WestLINK Group and Urban Mobility Partners that includes Parsons.
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Crossey Engineering growing in Ottawa
Greg Gebert, senior associate for mechanical, has moved to the firm’s Ottawa office.
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Governments investing in Montreal’s underwater highway tunnel
Together the Canadian and Quebec governments will invest over half a billion dollars to rehabilitate the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel.
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City of Toronto releases Resilience Strategy
The strategy supports the City’s efforts to enhance equity and adapt to climate change.
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LRI Engineering expands into Alberta
The new branch office in Calgary for the fire protection engineering firm follows an expansion into Montreal earlier this year.
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Canada invests in Port of Halifax infrastructure
The Port will add rail tracks within its existing footprint and acquire four new rail-mounted cranes to load and unload containers faster and more efficiently, and roadways will be upgraded to improve traffic flow.
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RJC’s Leadership Grows in 2019
Earlier this year RJC Engineers announced the appointment of four new principals and seven new associates to its leadership teams across the country.
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Ecora acquires Omega in B.C.
Omega & Associates Engineering, a civil and structural firm with offices in Chilliwack and Surrey, is now part of Kelowna-based Ecora Engineering & Resource Group.
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Four teams to bid for GO Rail Expansion project
The pre-qualified teams will be bidding to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the infrastructure for the largest capital project in the GO Expansion program.
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Feds invest in George Brown College’s ‘The Arbour’ project
The Government of Canada has committed to invest $4.1 million to construct The Arbour, the 10-storey, $134-million, mass-timber building project at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus in Toronto. The funding is part of the Green Construction through Wood Program (GCWood) launched by Natural Resources Canada. It’s the first project funded through…
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Canada Infrastructure Bank commits up to $2B to GO Train expansion
This marks CIB’s second investment, with the only previous commitment being its $1.28 billion backing of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project.
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2019 Green Building Excellence Awards Results
Roland Charneux from Pageau Morel, Lisa Westerhoff of the Integral Group, and Afaf Azzouz from Stantec were among those honoured with 2019 CaGBC Leadership Awards.
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Video: REM team in Montreal shares emphasis on accessibility
In the second episode of the project team’s “Destination REM”, an informative video provides a behind-the-scenes look at steps being taken to design universal accessibility into the project.
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SNC-Lavalin heading to trial
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., SNC-Lavalin International Inc. and SNC-Lavalin Construction Inc. have been charged with one count of fraud under section 380 of the Criminal Code of Canada and one count of corruption under Section 3(1)(b) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. The firm will plead not guilty.
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Ontario launching search for Ontario Place developer
The province’s vision for the site is a destination that could include sport and entertainment landmarks, public spaces and parks, recreational facilities, as well as retail.
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HH Angus names new president
Paul Keenan becomes first non-Angus family president in the firm’s 100-year history.
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CarbonCure’s Sean Monkman named Canada’s Mission Innovation Champion
Mission Innovation is a global initiative involving 22 countries and the European Commission.
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Canada seeking Clean Energy Innovators
The federal government has announced an investment of up to $30 million and a partnership with Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy for a new initiative designed to encourage companies to come up with and deliver clean energy innovations to the market.
