AC unit fit for MURBs
Photo courtesy Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls’ York HMCG2 side-discharge air-conditioning (AC) unit is intended for multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) and other high-density environments that...
View ArticleMorrison Hershfield appoints VP of operations and business development
Photo courtesy Morrison Hershfield. Morrison Hershfield (MH) has promoted principal David Kankaras to vice-president (VP) of operations and business development for its building engineering group....
View ArticleFirst retrofit financed by CIB earns IREE certification
Image courtesy Dream. Real estate company Dream’s redevelopment of an office tower at 366 Bay Street in Toronto recently became the first retrofit project financed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank...
View ArticleExtech 42280A offers continuous temperature and humidity monitoring
Photo courtesy Teledyne FLIR. Teledyne FLIR’s new Extech 42280A temperature and humidity data logger provides collection and export capabilities to ensure laboratories, clean rooms, hospitals and other...
View ArticleG120X drive optimized for pump, fan and compressor applications
Photo courtesy Siemens. Siemens’ new Sinamics G120X drive is designed for integration into existing pump, fan and compressor applications in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration...
View ArticleStantec, Dialog and PCL hand over Calgary Cancer Centre
Photo courtesy Stantec. A design-build team comprising Stantec, Dialog and PCL Construction has achieved substantial completion of the $1.4-billion Calgary Cancer Centre (CCC), Alberta’s largest...
View ArticleRJC appoints principals, associates
Photos courtesy RJC. RJC Engineers, reportedly Canada’s largest independent and employee-owned engineering firm to specialize in buildings, has appointed three new principals and 14 associates across...
View ArticleAir-cooled chiller meets 2024 low-GWP requirements
Photo courtesy Carrier. Carrier has designed its newest air-cooled chiller, the AquaSnap 30RC, to meet pending 2024 low global warming potential (GWP) requirements for refrigerants. The compact,...
View ArticleH.H. Angus promotes associate director of health division
Image courtesy H.H. Angus. Consulting engineering firm H.H. Angus & Associates recently promoted principal Eric Suderman to associate director of its health division. Suderman joined the firm as a...
View Article2023 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards open for entries
Image courtesy AECOM. Canadian Consulting Engineer and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC-Canada) have officially launched the 2023 edition of the Canadian Consulting...
View ArticleNew code for ICT infrastructure for buildings
Smart technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions used in modern buildings can put the reliability and security of connected building systems at risk. The new CSA Group publication, CSA...
View ArticleNew code for ICT infrastructure for buildings
iStock image licensed by CSA Group. The building industry is guided by various codes for construction, plumbing systems, electrical systems, or energy use. But as our buildings increasingly leverage...
View ArticleEnclosure cooling units reduce energy consumption and global warming potential
Photo courtesy Rittal Canada. Rittal Canada has updated its Blue e+ line of enclosure cooling units with the Blue e+ S. The company explains this new wall-mounted model facilitates more targeted...
View ArticleH.H. Angus to provide mechanical engineering for new South Niagara Hospital
Photo courtesy IO. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Niagara Health have selected a health-care bid team, including consulting engineering firm H.H. Angus & Associates, as the preferred proponent to...
View ArticleNRCan calls for green building and energy code funding proposals
Photo courtesy NRCan. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has launched a call for proposals for its Codes Acceleration Fund, which will support governments and stakeholders across the country in adopting...
View ArticleFederal, provincial funding promised for Saskatchewan infrastructure projects
Photo courtesy: First Nations University of Canada. Earlier this week, Dominic Leblanc, the federal minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, joined Don McMorris,...
View ArticleCrozier plans new HQ in Collingwood
Rendering courtesy Crozier. Consulting engineering firm C.F. Crozier & Associates unveiled plans today for its new 26,000-sf, three-storey head office building in Collingwood, Ont., to be...
View ArticleNGE enters Canada with Ontario Line rail project
Rendering courtesy IO. NGE, a construction and civil engineering firm based in France, has entered the Canadian market for the first time, where it will contribute to the Ontario Line rapid-transit...
View ArticleWSP secures contract for Seabird Island cultural centre
Photo courtesy Seabird Island Band. British Columbia’s Seabird Island First Nation has awarded an engineering services contract to WSP in Canada for the development of a new community and cultural...
View ArticleThe rise of EPDs
Photo courtesy Huntsman Building Solutions. Nearly 200 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) are parties to the Paris Agreements, an international treaty adopted...
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