Future City Planning
Insights from Stantec contributors into Sidewalk Labs' Toronto Quayside development plan. The post Future City Planning appeared first on Canadian Consulting Engineer.
View ArticleNew Federal Prompt Payment … What It Means for Engineers
It will be important for consulting engineers to be aware of the new federal and provincial prompt payment legislation and adapt their billing practices accordingly. The post New Federal Prompt Payment...
View ArticleRectorSeal introduces the new series of secondary drain pans for HVAC...
The Titan Metal Series of HVAC air handling and furnace secondary drain pans prevent commercial property-damaging condensate overflow in the North American HVAC markets. The post RectorSeal introduces...
View ArticleFresh-Aire UV introduces APCO-X for IAQ in HVAC systems
The enhanced product is an upgrade to the original APCO line offering longer UV lamp life, better performance and increased VOC adsorption capabilities. The post Fresh-Aire UV introduces APCO-X for IAQ...
View ArticleIoT is a Hot Topic in Cybercriminal Underground
A new report from Trend Micro Research finds cybercriminals around the world are actively discussing how to compromise connected devices. The post IoT is a Hot Topic in Cybercriminal Underground...
View ArticleKryton International adds wireless real-time concrete monitoring
Vancouver-based Kryton has acquired a 30% interest in Denmark's Sensohive Technologies and is also the exclusive North American distributor of Sensohive’s Maturix technology which enables wireless...
View ArticleRheem Canada partnering with Cardinal Sales
The Mississauga-based specification representative will focus on commercial product bid and spec work with buildings engineers and architects The post Rheem Canada partnering with Cardinal Sales...
View ArticleSun Life Building in Montreal awarded LEED Platinum
It becomes the first century-old building in North America to obtain triple Platinum certification having already earned BOMA BEST Platinum certification and WIRED Platinum certification. The post Sun...
View ArticleInfrastructure Ontario releases Market Update
The total estimated capital costs of the projects on the pipeline, including projects in pre-transaction and the transaction phase, is over $65 billion. The post Infrastructure Ontario releases Market...
View ArticleB.C.’s Step Code helps drive $3.3-billion energy-efficiency market
A recent Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) study suggests communities across British Columbia that are using the new BC Energy Step Code—which allows them to require builders to exceed minimum legal...
View ArticleCanBIM considers technology’s role in affordable housing
On Sept. 25 and 26, CanBIM held a regional event at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, focusing on what is certain a timely theme for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA): addressing the affordable housing crisis...
View ArticleASHRAE prepares new net-zero HQ
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is undertaking a US$15.7-million renovation of the building that will become its new global headquarters (HQ),...
View ArticleNavigant Research forecasts global building stock growth to 2028
A new report by Navigant Research estimates the total global building stock will grow from 165.8 billion m2 in 2019 to 184.7 billion m2 in 2028, with the highest rates of growth to occur in developing...
View ArticleInfrastructure Canada supports expansion of Edmonton’s science centre
Infrastructure Canada recently promised funding, through its community, culture and recreation stream, to support the Aurora project, a renovation and expansion project for Telus World of Science...
View ArticleWeather barrier pioneer honoured as DuPont fellow
DuPont has recognized building science and construction technology leader Theresa ‘Teri’ Weston with the title of fellow, the company’s highest technical professional level for scientists and...
View ArticleCanadian infrastructure report card updated ahead of federal election
The 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, released yesterday ahead of the federal election, calls for long-term investments in the renewal of public infrastructure that it finds is aging, in poor...
View ArticleEllis Don and PCL short-listed to build Vancouver’s new St. Paul’s Hospital
Providence Health Care has short-listed qualified teams from Ellis Don and PCL for the next stage of a competition to design, build and partially finance the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver...
View ArticleEndress+Hauser facility in Burlington pursues three sustainability...
Engineers at mcCallumSather and WSP are helping Endress+Hauser Canada target three major sustainability certifications—i.e. net-zero energy, the Zero Carbon Building Standard and Leadership in Energy...
View ArticleFCM concerned with CPC platform’s infrastructure spending reductions
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has responded to the Conservative Party of Canada’s (CPC’s) election platform—which was released on Oct. 11—by expressing concern over its reductions to...
View ArticleToronto’s SickKids breaks ground on Patient Support Centre
Yesterday, downtown Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and its charitable foundation held an official groundbreaking ceremony for their new 22-storey Patient Support Centre (PSC). The...
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