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Concrete industry targets carbon neutrality by 2050
Photo courtesy GCCA. The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched a joint industry statement on behalf of 40 of its members, outlining their ambition to deliver carbon-neutral...
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Correctional facility upgrades planned for Eastern Ontario
St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre in Brockville, Ont. Photo courtesy PCL Construction. Ontario’s government recently announced details about new construction and upgrade projects to...
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IO issues RFQ for new Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre
Image courtesy IO. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for teams to design, build and finance (DBF) its Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre redevelopment project...
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Stantec joins major Arctic research project
Photo courtesy Stantec. Stantec will support research and development (R&D) organization Battelle on a new 10-year, US$260-million Arctic research support and logistics services (ARSLS) contract...
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Loblaw redevelops historic West Block in Toronto
Photos courtesy Loblaw. Several consulting engineering firms contributed to the redevelopment of Loblaw’s historic West Block building in downtown Toronto, which has now officially reopened. Built in...
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Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital reaches substantial completion
Photo courtesy IO. Construction has reached substantial completion for a new hospital in Vaughan, Ont., as announced by Mackenzie Health and Infrastructure Ontario (IO). Known until recently as the...
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Semcon and ELOP develop concrete scanners for critical infrastructure
Semcon and ELOP have signed a product development agreement, whereby they will collaboratively develop concrete scanners for critical infrastructure, to be ready for commercial sales later this year....
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Industry responds to federal infrastructure announcement
Photo courtesy ACEC-Canada. Last week, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced a Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) three-year growth plan to invest $10 billion in new initiatives and create...
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Abstracts due soon for ASHRAE’s Ventilation 2021 conference in Toronto
Photo courtesy ASHRAE. While many industry events have been rescheduled, reformatted or cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ASHRAE still plans to hold its Ventilation 2021 conference in...
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Custom wall panels prefabricated for Vancouver Island projects
Atlas Engineered Products (AEP) has expanded its availability of premanufactured wall panels for multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) and commercial facilities on Vancouver Island. “We have...
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TOA Canada releases next-gen digital mixer amplifier
Commercial audio and security equipment manufacturer and distributor TOA Canada has updated its A-700 series amplifiers with the new A-800D digital mixer amplifier series for paging, noise masking and...
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IFAB and Dennis Group form Canada’s largest design firm for food...
Photo courtesy Dennis Group. IFAB Engineering Partners, based in Cambridge, Ont., has formed a new partnership with U.S.-based Dennis Group to form the largest food and beverage manufacturing facility...
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Stantec promotes health-care and education leaders
Tariq Amlani, P.Eng. (left), and Laura Flannery Sachtleben (right). LinkedIn photos. Stantec has promoted Tariq Amlani, P.Eng., to head its health-care team in Canada and Laura Flannery Sachtleben to...
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OTCC targets LEED Silver with accessibility, sustainability
Photo by Tom Arban Photography. RJC (structural engineering), Crossey Engineering (mechanical and electrical), MTE (civil) and DEI Consulting Engineers (aquatics) contributed to the newly opened...
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Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor wins Schreyer at 52nd annual Canadian...
Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor. Photo courtesy Infrastructure Canada. The 52nd annual Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards were ‘handed out’ at a virtual celebration beamed from Ottawa on...
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2020 #CCEawards Showcase: West Block Rehabilitation
Photos by Richard Seck. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winners: Ojdrovic Engineering and John G. Cooke & Associates The $863-milion restoration and redevelopment of Parliament’s West Block...
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Vancouver’s Wavefront Centre earns Canada’s highest accessibility rating
Photos courtesy Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility. Vancouver’s new Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility head office has achieved the highest national accessibility rating to...
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VIDEO: ASHRAE moves into new net-zero-energy HQ
Photos and video courtesy ASHRAE ASHRAE has announced its approximately 110-person staff officially moved into its new net-zero-energy global headquarters (HQ) in Peachtree Corners, Ga., at the...
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The Better Buildings Podcast #1: Commissioning for the Building Envelope
Canadian Consulting Engineer editor Peter Saunders speaks with David Heska, director of Southwestern Ontario building sciences for WSP Canada, about building commissioning, its scope with relation to...
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2020 #CCEawards Showcase: Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Photos courtesy Daniels Wingerak Engineering. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winner: Daniels Wingerak Engineering Saskatchewan was one of the few provinces in Canada without a dedicated...
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