Best Practices in Designing Safe Access to Rooftops
While working on rooftops, safety is a priority! With advancements in infrastructure and the need for businesses to evolve their physical space, commercial rooftops across the country are becoming...
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Standardizing MVTR testing and reporting for IGUs
Photo courtesy FGIA. The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released a new technical bulletin, IGMA TB-2701-23, Guidelines for the Testing of Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate (MVTR)...
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Stantec and Graham to design-build Cariboo Memorial Hospital expansion
Rendering courtesy Stantec. British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has awarded the design-build contract for the Cariboo Memorial Hospital (CMH) redevelopment project to Stantec and Graham. The...
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WSP expands in Quebec with acquisition of LGT
Image courtesy LGT. WSP has acquired LGT, a building engineering firm with offices in Quebec City, Laval, Rimouski and Sept-Îles, Que. “Partnering with WSP will enable us to fast-track our goal of...
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Building standard measures net-zero carbon and energy goals
Cover image courtesy ASHRAE. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published its first zero-energy and -carbon building evaluation standard....
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CIMA+ opens new office in HRM
Logo courtesy CIMA+. Consulting engineering firm CIMA+ has expanded into the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) for the first time with the opening of a new office. “After last year’s opening of our...
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GM BluePlan merges with GEI Consultants
Image courtesy GEI Consultants. Ontario’s GM BluePlan Engineering has merged with GEI Consultants, part of the employee-owned GISI family of companies. The merger supports U.S.-based GEI’s strategic...
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RJC relocates Montreal office
Photo courtesy RJC. RJC Engineers has relocated its Montreal office to a new, larger and more modern space at 1010 de la Gauchetière O, bureau 2260. The office features collaborative workspaces,...
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Dillon acquires Internat Energy Solutions Canada
Logos courtesy Dillon. Dillon Consulting has acquired Internat Energy Solutions Canada (IESC), a consulting engineering firm specializing in energy management, with offices in Toronto and Calgary....
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Dialog helps design Seneca College’s health and wellness centre
Rendering by Tango Studio, courtesy Dialog. Toronto’s Seneca Polytechnic College has selected consulting engineering firm Dialog to pre-design its new health and wellness centre with Two Row Architect,...
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RJC helps test world’s tallest full-scale building on earthquake simulator
Photo courtesy RJC. Canada’s RJC Engineers is participating in the seismic testing of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Institute (NHERI) TallWood project in San Diego, Calif. The world’s...
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FNX-Innov designs youth club for Saint-Constant
Photo courtesy FNX-Innov. Consulting engineering firm FNX-Innov’s urban planning team designed, planned, specified and supervised the construction of Quebec’s newly opened Saint-Constant Pavillon...
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CIMA+ promotes infrastructure leaders for B.C. and Quebec
Jeff Halliday (left) and Mathieu Perreault (right). LinkedIn photos. CIMA+ has promoted Jeff Halliday, to senior director and regional manager for infrastructure in British Columbia and Mathieu...
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YVAM aims to cool data centres more efficiently
Photo courtesy Johnson Controls. Compared to traditional air-cooled screw chillers, Johnson Controls’ new York variable-speed air-cooled magnetic-bearing (YVAM) centrifugal chiller is designed to...
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Software updated for BAS
Image courtesy Carrier. Carrier has launched i-Vu Pro v8.5 software to enhance the security, commissioning and integration capabilities of its existing i-Vu building automation system (BAS). The new...
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AECOM appoints new leader of construction management
LinkedIn photo. Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has promoted Bob Hart from chief operating officer (COO) to president of its construction management business, which includes the ‘AECOM Hunt’ and...
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The Conversation: Canada’s housing crisis demands better buildings
Photo by Larry Arbuckle. As Canada grapples with an ongoing housing crisis, the need for more housing — particularly in cities — is becoming increasingly apparent. To effectively address this...
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Former TimberFever chair named associate at Moses Structural Engineers
Photo courtesy Moses Structural Engineers. Shanuja Nagarathinam, P.Eng., has become the newest associate at Toronto-based Moses Structural Engineers (MSE), which specializes in designing timber-based...
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U of T Scarborough’s Passive House student residence nears completion
Photo courtesy Pomerleau. Pomerleau’s work on the University of Toronto Scarborough’s (UTSC’s) new campus residence building—built to the Passive House standard for energy efficiency—is nearing...
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MTE Consultants acquires Milman & Associates
Logos courtesy MTE Consultants and Milman & Associates. Civil and structural engineering firm MTE Consultants, which operates five offices across Southern Ontario, has acquired Milman &...
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