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ASCE Guide for Sustainable Building Strategies
This book aims to guide and encourage structural engineers to take an
active and meaningful role in green building development.Prairie Wood Design Award Program: Call for submissions
If you’re located in Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba and have been involved in building projects that demonstrate an understanding of the special qualities of wood, it’s time to enter. And it’s free.
Publication Addresses Tunnels in the Urban Infrastructure System
Papers cover smart sensing, uncertainty modeling in construction, modularity and adaptability, resilience-informed decision making, and multisector interdependencies.
Manitoba building new schools with new procurement process
The province explored the feasibility and benefits of building four new schools using a public private partnership (P3) model … after review, it decided instead to enhance its existing approach by applying lessons learned through analysis of P3 principles, innovations and methodologies.
Construction steel lobby warns that tariffs could threaten major projects
Canadian Coalition for Construction Steel is encouraging the government to proceed carefully regarding new trade measures, as mills in Canada only have the capacity to supply about 50% of domestic demand.
ASHRAE Publishes Updated Legionellosis Standard
The standard was originally developed to assist designers and building operators establish water management plans that include practices specific to the systems that exist in a particular building, campus or health care facility.
Vancouver transitioning diesel fleet to renewable fuel
Entering into a new fuel contract with Suncor, all of Vancouver’s diesel vehicles will transition to 100% renewable diesel.
West Park Healthcare $1.2B Redevelopment awarded to EllisDon Team
The redevelopment project includes a new six-storey hospital facility totalling approximately 730,000 sq. ft.
New Residence Building for U of T
The building will incorporate a three-storey heritage building and rise 23-storeys at the corner of Spadina and Sussex Avenues.
SNC-Lavalin implementing Canadian-designed nuclear solution in China
The firm will implement 37M Natural Uranium Equivalent (NUE) fuel, a mixture of depleted and recycled uranium, in CANDU reactors.
Mott MacDonald hires Digital Delivery Leader
Based in Seattle, Jay Mezher will participate in Digital Delivery strategic planning and will expand Mott MacDonald’s project delivery capabilities through the implementation of new and emerging tools and progressive workflows.
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Innovation Centre at Red River College breaks ground
Targeting net-zero energy consumption, the skin of the new high-performance building consists of photovoltaic glass panels that create energy and also change colour depending on the angle of view and weather conditions.
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Expansion Opens
The 245,000-sq.-ft. addition to the community hospital offers renewed ambulatory care clinics, labour and delivery suites, NICU and major surgical facilities.
Breaking up ‘fatbergs’: UBC engineers develop technique
The technology can be used in municipal fats, oils and grease (FOG) management programs; it pretreats the FOG breaking it down so its does’t clog pipes, and it can be added to sewage sludge to produce methane from the mix.
Robert Andrews joins EXP as sector leader, Ontario infrastructure
Prior to EXP, Andrews was president/ CEO of the Ontario Clean Water Agency and before that was chief executive of global water at AECOM.
Smith + Andersen announces eight personnel appointments
Three new associate principals, four new senior associates, and one new associate announced at the national consulting engineering firm.
Vancouver passes $2.8B infrastructure-heavy capital plan
Infrastructure renewal projects will inlcude upgrades of water, sewer, and drainage systems throughout the city, and repairs and seismic upgrades to Granville Bridge.
Lorna Tardif leading HKA’s Canadian operations
Tardif, a member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, has more than 35 years of experience in claims consultancy, dispute resolution and project advisory services in the construction industry.
WSP acquiring U.S.-based Louis Berger
The 5,000-employee company is recognized for its expertise in sectors and services that WSP had targeted for growth, including water, environment (including emergency management) and transportation (including ports and marine), as well as master planning.
Walmart Canada building sustainable fulfillment centre in Surrey, B.C.
The building’s HVAC system will be designed to reclaim heat rejected from the refrigeration system to heat offices and radiant under floor heating.
P3 contract management tool provides insights to client perspectives
The Global Infrastructure Hub tool provides case studies and sets out the skills and expertise required to both procure and manage P3 programs across their whole lifecycle.
SNC-Lavalin decommissioning research nuclear reactor in Saskatoon
The Safe Low-Power Kritical Experiment (SLOWPOKE-2) research reactor has operated in Saskatchewan Research Council’s Environmental Analytical Laboratories in Saskatoon for 37 years.
SNC-Lavalin forms JV in the U.S. to pursue nuclear decommissioning
Comprehensive Decommissioning International, based in Camden, New Jersey, will be targeting a growth market with a forecast value exceeding US$14B over the next 10 years.
AI for water treatment plants: U of Waterloo research
The goal is an AI system to continuously monitor water flowing through a microscope for a wide range of contaminants and microorganisms.
DIALOG and the Conference Board of Canada release The Community Wellbeing Framework
“By having a framework upon which our industry can define and evaluate the built environment’s contributions to community wellbeing, it empowers conversations toward a shared vision and actionable decision-making.”
Ware Malcomb names David Newson as engineering manager
In this role Newson is responsible for the overall growth and management of Ware Malcomb’s civil engineering services across the Canadian market.
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B.C. releases RFQ for Pattullo Bridge Replacement and announces new hiring practices for infrastructure construction
Through the new Community Benefits Agreement framework a diverse and qualified workforce will be supplied for select major public infrastructure projects through a newly created Crown corporation, BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc.
Ontario cancelling 758 renewable energy contracts
All of the cancelled projects have not reached project development milestones.
B.C. installing 11 more electric vehicle charging stations
British Columbia has more than 1,300 Level 2 charging stations, and 64 DC fast-charging sites, installed or in the process of completion.
Smith + Andersen welcomes three new principals
The new principals are all in Toronto, two members of the mechanical team (Bram Atlin and Tony Spina) and one with the electrical team (James Back).
