News
-
Waterloo Research: New powder could help cut CO2 emissions
Once saturated with carbon dioxide, the powder would be transported to storage sites and buried in underground geological formations to prevent CO2 release into the atmosphere.
-
Season’s Greetings
And a Happy New Year!
-
New Montreal bridge officially named: Samuel De Champlain Bridge
With the structure essentially complete, the government promises the bridge will open no later than June 30, 2019.
-
Footprint lands in Ottawa
The seventh location of the sustainability arm of the Smith + Andersen group of companies is being led by Christianne Aussant.
-
SNC-Lavalin awarded Florida bridge construction engineering and inspection contract
The firm’s Atkins business has been selected as prime consultant under a US$36 million contract for the new eight-lane Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa.
-
Waterloo Region previews new LRT documentary
The documentary will showcase the Region’s decision to build light rail transit and the transformative impact the project has had on its community.
-
Stantec awarded US$35 million Maine Naval Shipyard contract
Stantec’s work includes comprehensive preliminary design services of a multi-mission dry dock and other upgrades.
-
WSP closes US$400M Louis Berger acquisition
Combined with the other acquisitions completed since the launch of WSP’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan, the organization has added approximately 15,000 employees and $1.8 billion of net revenues.
-
ASHRAE updates energy-efficient design standard for low-rise residential
“This update to the standard offers better alignment between this standard’s requirements and marketplace product availability as well as some revisions to improve the document’s clarity and internal consistency.”
-
CIMA+ acquires Alberta’s KFR Engineering
The Edmonton-based firm specializes in mechanical engineering design for the buildings sector.
-
The HIDI Group senior management appointments
Three changes to the senior line-up at the Toronto office include John Ferguson, David Sinclair and Dario Di Carlo.
-
Pageau Morel and Therméca merge
The two Quebec-based firms specializing in mechanical/electrical engineering and energy efficiency services will operate under the Pageau Morel name.
-
Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba launches a gender-focused 2030 Coalition
Organizations including Manitoba Hydro, Hatch, AECOM, and the University of Manitoba are participating in the Manitoba 2030 Coalition (coordinated by Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba) to address gendered barriers to recruitment, retention and equity in the profession.
-
BlackBerry offering up secure Smart City transportation solution
The company’s first project using its new security credential management system service will be in partnership with Invest Ottawa, who will leverage it within a secure 16-km road autonomous vehicle test track that resembles a miniature city.
-
Englobe acquires DST Group
The combined environmental engineering operation will include 14 offices and 350 staff in Ontario and nearly 160 staff across six offices in Western Canada.
-
East Coast Consolidation: CBCL acquires Conquest Engineering
Atlantic Canada’s largest employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering firm adds 30+ employee geotechnical and materials testing operation.
-
Concordia University Study: smarter ways for cities to approach mass transit issues
Concordia researcher Anjali Awasthi shows that ranking projects according to certain criteria can guide municipalities considering new sustainability projects.
-
WSP growing in Australia
The acquisition of Irwinconsult, a 210-employee Australian engineering company increases WSP’s presence in the property and buildings sector.
-
Pinchin LeBlanc Environmental Ltd. taking on the Pinchin Ltd. brand
Pinchin LeBlanc has been a part of the Pinchin Group since 1993; Scott McCarthy to become COO for Pinchin Ltd.
-
Report looks at viability of solar power in over 20,000 communities across Canada
Whether solar power is competitive in a province often depends more on local electricity prices than the amount of sunlight received.
-
2018 Canadian Tunnelling Awards Announced
Infrastructure Project of the Year was awarded for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Tunnels.
-
Government of Canada offers free online access to the 2017 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings
This pilot project marks the first time that a national building code has been made freely accessible, and will provide the Government of Canada with the opportunity to evaluate the benefits of moving towards such a model.
-
Lacombe, Alberta receives Envision Silver Award for sustainable main street project
“The Lacombe Main Street Program is an excellent example of turning an urgent, negative situation—in this case a degraded sanitary sewer system—into a sustainable, vibrant, community- and business-oriented project.”
-
DIALOG to Integrate Commercial Canadian Content into BSD’s SpecLink Cloud
Beyond specifying terminology, language and units of measurement, DIALOG will convert complex codes, standards and formatting for the Canadian market.
-
Stantec VP named among Canada’s Most Powerful Women
Denise Pothier, vp of practice services and Indigenous relations at Stantec was honoured in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category of the Women’s Executive Network Top 100 Awards.
-
McIntosh Perry acquires Calgary-based Onstream Engineering
The new acquisition expands the engineering firm’s position in the Western Canadian oil and gas market.
-
Manitoba awards outlet channel projects to Hatch and KGS Group
“The Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels project is vital to protect Manitobans who have sacrificed so much because of flooding,” Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler
-
Canadian transit industry increased national ridership in 2017
Last year saw a 1.5% increase in Canadian transit trips over the previous year, about 30 million additional passenger trips.
-
Milton District Hospital Expansion Certified LEED Gold
“We were committed to pursuing sustainable design strategies, with a goal to achieve a minimum LEED Silver rating and are pleased to have surpassed our original goal by meeting the requirements to achieve Gold certification,” said Bill Bailey, Halton Healthcare’s senior vice president of Redevelopment and Facilities.
-
Canadian Hydropower Association celebrates 20th Anniversary with new Awards
The first Outstanding Project Award went to SNC-Lavalin for the BC Hydro John Hart Generating Station project.
