Written by: Dennis Gillis This project occurred at Saint Mary’s University, involving a 22 story 55 year old residence building with precast concrete cladding. The building had some symptoms indicating problems with the cladding, notably water infiltration in numerous areas, Read More …
Written by: Sanam Dabirian1 and Ursula Eicker1,21 Concordia University, Montreal Canada2 Canada Excellence Research Chair, Montreal Canada Overview The accuracy of urban building energy simulations is highly sensitive to the diverse usage patterns of occupants within buildings. Traditional energy models Read More …
Written by: Eyad El Madhoon, P.Eng, MBA, CEM, CMV Introduction District heating systems are a popular approach to modernizing heating systems. District heating typically depends on underground infrastructure to efficiently transport thermal energy from a central energy plant to multiple Read More …
Written by: Eyad El Madhoon, P.Eng, MBA, CEM, CMVP Introduction Governments and regulators have made decarbonization a top priority for a long time. Recently, it has become a top priority for industrial consumers, businesses, and investors. Many businesses have ambitious Read More …
Written by: Kim Bouffard, Manager of Belonging and Engagement This past Wednesday on May 22nd Engineers Canada hosted their second in-person 30 by 30 conference in Winnipeg Manitoba. The conference brought together engineering regulators, higher education institutions, industry leaders, and Read More …