News
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WSP growing in Australia
The acquisition of Irwinconsult, a 210-employee Australian engineering company increases WSP’s presence in the property and buildings sector.
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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.
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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.
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2018 Canadian Tunnelling Awards Announced
Infrastructure Project of the Year was awarded for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Tunnels.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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McIntosh Perry acquires Calgary-based Onstream Engineering
The new acquisition expands the engineering firm’s position in the Western Canadian oil and gas market.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Montreal-based Biothermica constructing largest coal mine methane destruction project in North America
The project, which will get underway in 2019, will be financed through the sale on the Quebec-California carbon market of the carbon credits with a market value of over $ 100 million over the project period from 2020 to 2030.
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UPS Canada building largest Canadian operations facility
As part of a $500 million investment in Canada, the new $200 million, 850,000 sq. ft. UPS facility in Ontario will feature advanced scanning and sortation technology integrated with data-driven tools to increase efficiency and reliability.
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Ontario commits $5.7M to winter roads in the Far North
Weather permitting, the winter roads network is open from around mid-January until the spring thaw.
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ASHRAE addresses Canada House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources
ASHRAE provided testimony focused on the technical tools, standards and guidelines it develops that can help government – and the private sector – deliver on energy efficiency and building performance.
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New water treatment plant opens in Gimli, Manitoba
The project consisted of the new plant, two new wells, and the installation of approximately 8,000 metres of pipeline to connect the facility to the existing Gimli town site, the Pelican Beach water plant and a condominium complex.
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Architects selected for Ottawa Public Library/Library and Archives Canada joint facility
Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects were chosen from 33 global submissions and then a shortlist of five finalists.
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SNC-Lavalin developing Urea plant in Western Australia
Phase two of the project will deliver an open book full-cost estimate and design for the delivery of the urea fertilizer plant and related facilities, including a water treatment plant, a power plant, as well as urea storage, loading and unloading facilities.
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Rubin & Rotman Architects change name to Figurr
Along with a relocation in Montreal and name change, three longstanding associates Roberto Campos, Bruno Morin and Pascale Tétrault have been named partners in the firm.
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Feds commit $4.5M to fund 109 projects in municipalities across Canada
“Thanks to our partnership with the Government of Canada, our programs support local solutions with national impact, contributing to infrastructure renewal and our transition to a low-carbon economy,” Vicki-May Hamm, President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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21st Annual Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Canadian P3 Projects
This year five projects were recognized with two receiving Gold Awards and three receiving Silver.
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Jim McKay rejoins HDR to lead Canadian engineering practice
He was previously a vp and Canadian resources group leader from 2010 to 2016, and most recently was the general manager of solid waste management for the City of Toronto.
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City of Toronto announces new Transit Expansion Office
The city is seeking an executive director for the new office that will play a role in providing end-to-end oversight of transit expansion projects as they advance through the project lifecycle.
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Free building energy benchmarking tool released for Ontario designers/constructors
The new online tool, developed by RWDI in partnership with the Ontario Association of Architects and Toronto’s Architecture 2030 District, streamlines energy benchmarking and reporting during the design phase of building development projects.
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UL opens new building envelope test facility in Toronto
The new site contains both a fenestration lab and a mock-up lab that can test full scale window wall, curtain wall and wall assemblies.
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Calgary’s new library opens
The Snøhetta- and DIALOG-designed library reached substantial completion in July 2018, was handed over to Calgary Public Library in September, and opened on time and on budget.
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Stantec finalizes divestiture of MWH Constructors
The sale to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management was for $103 million, with net cash proceeds estimated to be $46 million.
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B.C. Government launches efficient building incentive program/competition, administered by Integral Group
The province’s new Better Buildings BC program is challenging designers, builders and developers with up to $390,000 in incentives to design cost-effective net-zero energy ready buildings.
