University of B.C. and University of Regina teams are top winners in ASHRAE...
The ASHRAE 2016 Student Design Competition saw teams from eight countries take part. First place in the HVAC Design Calculations category went to the University of British Columbia. Their challenge was...
View ArticleStrip of Montreal’s St-Laurent to be transformed
A rundown section of street deep in the cultural and shopping heart of downtown Montreal is about to undergo a major overhaul. The Société de développment Angus (SDA) is redeveloping a strip of...
View ArticleNew GE factory in Welland will be “brilliant”
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late August for a new “brilliant” 450,000 sq. ft. factory for GE Canada in Welland, near the U.S. border in the Niagara Region of southwest Ontario. The plant is...
View ArticleEx-engineer goes to trial over Elliot Lake mall roof collapse
The trial of the former engineer who last inspected the Algo Mall structure in Elliot Lake, Northern Ontario, has begun. Robert Wood is being tried in the Ontario Superior Court in Sault Ste. Marie on...
View ArticleQuick time finish for Brock Commons at UBC
The mass wood structure and façade has been completed for the University of B.C.’s Brock Commons student residence, months ahead of schedule. The structure was completed less than 70 days after the...
View ArticleCompany news round-up: Hatch in China, WSP on New Mobility, and IBI at Ryerson
Hatch has established a new joint venture with a Chinese investment company, Zhongshe Baiqi. The newly-formed Hatch Beijing Environment & Technology Co. (HBET) is intended to provide solutions to...
View ArticleSchool Project – Upgrading Calgary Schools’ building automation systems
Over 100 schools in the Calgary Board of Education are having their building automation systems revamped and put under central control, but the buildings are diverse and each requires its own BAS...
View ArticleAndré Rochette – a story of resourcefulness and optimism
André Rochette, president and CEO of Ecosystem, started a company in his parents’ basement in Quebec City 20 years ago. The post André Rochette – a story of resourcefulness and optimism appeared first...
View ArticleWhat does “urban resilience” and sustainability mean?
A panel at the SBE16T Conference in Toronto explores some interesting examples, such as the benefits of medium height buildings in natural disasters. The post What does “urban resilience” and...
View ArticleCentre Vidéotron
Quebec City’s new hockey arena and entertainment venue welcomes visitors into a grand soaring hall banked with immersive technologies. But behind the scenes, the engineering of the building structure...
View ArticleSTGM Head Office
An architect’s head office in Quebec City is the first commercial building in Quebec to earn LEED Platinum certification. Its sophisticated, minimal style is complemented by its innovative and highly...
View ArticleSchool Project: Calgary Board of Education building automation systems retrofit
Over 100 schools in the Calgary Board of Education are having their building automation systems revamped and put under central control, but the buildings are diverse and each requires its own BAS...
View ArticleNext Generation Buildings: Power Over Ethernet
In the emerging era of the Internet-of-Things and IP networks, the use of Power-over-Ethernet is a technology that can simplify a building’s electrical and communications infrastructure. The post Next...
View ArticleCritical Protection: Fire Safety and Casinos
In designing upgrades to the fire protection systems for a casino surveillance operations room, WSP evaluated various advanced systems for suppression and detection. The post Critical Protection: Fire...
View ArticleSecurity at Casinos and Hotels
From the August-September 2016 print issue, p. 32 Mike Prsa, P.Eng., vice president at Mulvey & Banani International in Toronto, has seen a great advance take place in security systems in the last...
View ArticleCaGBC report recommends four measures that could boost the economy by billions
CaGBC recommends greening existing buildings, deploying energy benchmarking, and adopting a net zero standard to help meet Canada’s 2030 climate change targets while stimulating economic growth. A new...
View ArticleLarge numbers of Quebec university buildings need repairs
CBC report finds 73% at McGill University, for example, are in poor or very poor condition. The post Large numbers of Quebec university buildings need repairs appeared first on Canadian Consulting...
View ArticleCanadian Institute of Steel Construction announces national awards
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) has announced the winners of the 2016 National Steel Design Awards. The winners are in four categories. Winner of the award for Bridges is the...
View ArticleCan we levitate concrete trucks onto a building site?
Quote: “Finding other options to blocking public sidewalks and streets might be possible at some large scale sites, but it’s not at the “infill properties of the nature that I’m building…. “There is an...
View ArticleCanBIM conference speaker envisions computers doing design
The head of research at Autodesk sees an era coming where designers can simply input their end goals into a computer and leave the technology to come up with the best design The post CanBIM conference...
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