LATEST NEWS 
July 1, 2009
New name for engineering association
The association promoting the business and professional interests of the Canadian consulting engineering firms has changed its name for the second time in two years.
Representatives of member firms of the Association of Canadian Engineering Companies (ACEC) voted to amend their bylaws to change the name to the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC – Canada).
The change took place at the recent association summit and conference, in Whistler, B.C.
According to Chris Newcomb, past ACEC chair and president of McElhanney Consulting Services, when the name was last changed in 2007, several member firms were unhappy.
“In 2008, the board decided to review the name change because some firms lamented the loss of the word consultant in the association’s name,” he said.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- International Living Building Institute launches new challenge
- Infrastructure gets funding increase in B.C. Budget 2010
- Society aiming for net zero energy for all new builds by 2030
- Terrane Metals Corp. set to start construction on mine near Fort St. James, British Columbia
- Dominion Construction gets two B.C. contracts
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 342 projects with a total value of $2,911,425,288 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
HOTEL RESORT, GOLF COURSE & WELLNESS CENTRE
$477,000,000 Kelowna BC Prebid
$229,795,000 Edmonton AB Negotiated
$50,000,000 Winnipeg MB Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project
- Canadian construction experts visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti
- Winnipeg gets new water treatment plant
- Weighing in on the Tercon Contractors appeal decision
- Construction restarting on hospital in Fort St. John, British Columbia
- In new movie, Hamilton construction worker becomes ‘Defendor’ at night
- ‘Quality product cannot come from cutting corners on safety’
- Shop owner suing VANOC over pre-Olympics road construction disruptions
- Fraud charges laid against former head of Quebec labour union
- Pursuit of LEED could result in professional negligence, insurance executive warns
- Province holding information sessions on new Ontario accessibility standard
- Work continues on Market Wharf condo in Toronto
- Chilliwack Cultural Centre project sets tilt-up concrete record
- WSIB report a clear response to ideas we submitted, Ontario General Contractors Association chief says
- SNC-Lavalin subsidiary Profac under scrutiny over federal contract billing
- As prices surge, China may raise interest rates
- Canadian soldiers repair blown-up bridge in Afghanistan
- Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation offering Gold Seal course for supervisors
- Slovak construction minister sacked amid corruption scandal
- Historic Kingston Dry Dock restored, enhanced
- Centre for Energy Innovation in Windsor, Ontario built using Termobuild HVAC system
- Canadian Standards Association parking garage standard gets tougher
- Accelerated schedules a challenge for vinyl flooring
- Good materials, shoddy workmanship produces poorly performing floor
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A dozen incredible measurement sets on Canada’s changing ethnic mix (March 9, 2010)
- How fragile is recovery around the world? (March 3, 2010)
- The world financial crisis goes into extra innings (February 25, 2010)
- More
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
- Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects begin work on arena plans for Flamborough, Ontario (Aug 17, 2009)
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
