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Engineering and architecture firms bestow first B.C. Indigenous student award
Photo courtesy RJC Engineers. Kennedy Rolston, a fourth-year civil engineering student at University of Victoria, is the inaugural recipient of the ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Fund Award, which was established...
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2022 CaGBC Awards celebrate Canadian green building innovators
Michael Mousa of Dialog was among this year’s winners. Photo courtesy CaGBC. Last week, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) handed out its annual awards—which celebrate projects, teams and...
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Blue-Tube UV-X continually disinfects HVAC systems
Photo courtesy Fresh-Aire UV. Indoor air quality (IAQ) product manufacturer Fresh-Aire UV has introduced the Blue-Tube UV-X light to keep heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems’...
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2nd-gen control panel adjusts audio on the fly
Photo courtesy TOA Canada. TOA Canada has released its second-generation audio interface with a control panel that enables enhanced connectivity. With the MW-41BT audio interface, users can quickly and...
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Canada Infrastructure Bank commits funds to Efficiency Capital to retrofit...
Photo courtesy CIB. The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has committed to invest up to $50 million in Efficiency Capital’s (EC’s) $62.5-million asset management platform for the purpose of developing,...
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Conversation: Educating tomorrow’s building scientists
Photo courtesy Cynthia Cruickshank. Cynthia Cruickshank, P.Eng., is the director of Carleton University’s newly built Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research (CABER) in Ottawa. As a professor in...
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Ottawa housing complex to recover thermal energy from wastewater
Logos courtesy HTS. A new housing complex in Ottawa has selected HTS Ontario to supply two Piranha T15 wastewater energy transfer (WET) units, manufactured by Sharc Energy in Port Coquitlam, B.C., to...
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Designing HVAC systems for data centres
Photo courtesy JCI. For companies that want to maintain complete control of their infrastructure, data centres are often a key component. That said, they are also energy-intensive and can be costly to...
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June 26 is World Refrigeration Day
Image courtesy WRD. On June 26, ASHRAE and other organizations will observe World Refrigeration Day (WRD), an international initiative to raise awareness of the benefits of cooling and to inspire the...
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AECOM appoints digital lead for Canadian buildings and places
Image courtesy AECOM. Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has appointed Eric P. Leitner digital lead for its Canadian ‘buildings and places’ business. Leitner has more than 30 years’ experience in...
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ASHRAE updates refrigeration handbook
Image courtesy ASHRAE. From cryogenics to strawberries, from fishing vessels to mortuaries, the 2022 ASHRAE refrigeration handbook covers equipment and systems essential for applications beyond human...
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Hamilton courthouse repaired with reinforcement system
Photos courtesy Cintec. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) recently retained a+LiNK Architecture of London, Ont., to help preserve Hamilton’s John Sopinka Courthouse by restoring its stone façade. Built in...
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Water control system specified for the Well
Rendering courtesy Tridel. Real estate developer Tridel has entered an agreement whereby Eddy Solutions’ water control system will be installed in the Well, a major downtown Toronto development that...
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Ventilation conferences in Toronto highlight low-carbon HVAC
Photo by Peter Saunders. In June, two conferences at the Sheraton Centre Toronto showcased ventilation innovations, challenges and opportunities, both with the involvement of the American Society of...
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ASHRAE commits to broad building decarbonization
Image courtesy ASHRAE. In a newly issued position document on building decarbonization, ASHRAE has presented recommendations for achieve reductions in carbon emissions through both the renovation of...
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CaGBC updates zero-carbon building design standard
Logo courtesy CaGBC. The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has updated its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) design standard to better incentivize energy efficiency and the use of alternatives to fossil...
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Aercoustics Engineering hires VP of architectural acoustics
Photo courtesy Aercoustics. Toronto-based Aercoustics Engineering has hired Amanda Robinson as its new vice-president (VP) of architectural acoustics. She has more than 25 years’ experience and joins...
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Arcadis acquires IBI Group
Logos courtesy Arcadis and IBI Group. Arcadis, an international consulting engineering firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has entered an agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding...
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CGSB approves funding to update Canadian glass standards
Photo courtesy FGIA. The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has announced funding approval for the updating of three Canadian glass standards, made possible through the Canadian General...
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NRCan presents Energy Star Canada Awards for commercial and institutional...
Photo courtesy Horizon Health Network. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced the winners of the 2022 Energy Star Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse...
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