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Arup commits to eliminate embodied carbon in projects by 2050
Consulting engineering firm Arup has joined the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050) to support co-ordinated action across the profession to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. Launched...
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Otis supplies elevators, escalators for major Canadian transit projects
Rendering courtesy Mosaic Group. Otis has been selected to provide hundreds of elevators and escalators for six public transportation projects across Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. In Montreal, the...
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Stantec promotes Arliss Szysky to SVP of buildings practice
Photo courtesy Stantec. Stantec has promoted Arliss Szysky, P.Eng., to senior vice-president (SVP) and business leader of operations for its buildings practice. Born and raised in Calgary, Szysky...
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The Better Buildings Podcast: Radon Mitigation
Canadian Consulting Engineer editor Peter Saunders speaks with Maxime Duzyk, director of building science and engineering for Huntsman Building Solutions in Boisbriand, Que., about the significant...
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NRCan helps fund Fast + Epp’s mass-timber HQ
Pictured left to right are: . Lynn Embury-Williams, executive director of Wood Works! B.C.; Joyce Murray, federal minister of digital government; and Paul Fast, founding partner for Fast + Epp. Photos...
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Dialog reorganizes leadership structure
Pictured left to right: (top row) Marion LaRue, Alison McNeil and David Miner; (bottom row) Steven Oosterhof, Jim Anderson and Jeff DiBattista. Photos courtesy Dialog. Dialog, a partner-led practice,...
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Fast + Epp specs mass timber for new Vancouver schools
Gymnasium during construction of Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary School. Photo by Bright Photography. Fast + Epp is providing structural engineering services for a Vancouver School Board (VSB) pilot...
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WSP, HOK and A49 to design LabsCanada’s Ontario facilities
Image courtesy Government of Canada. The federal government’s Laboratories Canada (LabsCanada) initiative has selected a joint venture (JV) team known as Canada First—comprising architecture and...
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CIB launches Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has launched its Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII) to generate investments, support access to capital and enable the building of new projects...
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Federal infrastructure spending risks not meeting objectives: auditor general
Image courtesy Office of the Auditor General of Canada. A report from auditor general Karen Hogan, tabled yesterday in the House of Commons, indicates Infrastructure Canada has failed to provide...
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The Better Buildings Podcast: Prefabricated Building Envelope Enhancements
Mark Carver (left) and Dan Dicaire (right). Canadian Consulting Engineer editor Peter Saunders speaks with Mark Carver of Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) CanmetEnergy housing team and Dan...
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Webinar to bridge gap between HVAC and IT infrastructure
On Apr. 15, Rittal Systems applications engineer Herb Villa, Sr., and training supervisor Steve Sullivan will present their first joint webinar on industrial and information technology (IT) climate...
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Stantec/KPMB Architects providing design services for transformed SickKids...
Photo Credit: Stantec/KPMB Architects The planning phase of The Hospital for Sick Children’s (SickKids) ten-plus year campus redevelopment, Project Horizon, is getting some assistance from the joint...
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FGIA releases new document setting requirements for synthetic laminates for...
Photo Credit: Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released a new specification establishing minimum requirements for in-process quality...
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Bell & Gossett expands capabilities of energy-efficient air and sediment...
Pumps, valves and heat exchangers maker Bell & Gossett has expanded its CRS Coalescing-Style Air & Sediment Separator product line – available for use in any HVAC system – to help break...
View ArticleNew guidelines issued for mass-timber buildings in B.C.
In a nod to the growth in innovative wood engineering and architecture in British Columbia, and to support the safe design and construction of taller mass-timber buildings, Engineers and Geoscientists...
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HDR and Stantec selected to design new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver
Artist’s rendering of the new St. Paul’s Hospital Project. Image Credit: Stantec Engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services providers HDR and Stantec have been selected to...
View ArticleCanada and Nova Scotia invest in Acadia University’s recreational infrastructure
The Canadian government is investing $400,000 in a project that will upgrade Acadia University’s Raymond Field, one of the two outdoor artificial turf playing fields in the Annapolis Valley of Nova...
View ArticleBrick Industry Association reports emerging 2021 brick trends
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has released its “Emerging 2021 Brick Trends” report for residential and commercial exteriors and interiors. On the residential side, the report finds that top...
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Plastics Pipe Institute updates its plastic pipe design calculator for...
Photo Credit: Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), the major trade association representing the plastic pipe industry, has announced a major update to its Building &...
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