Metrolinx, the transit authority for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), has awarded French global firm VINCI Construction Grands Projets (VINCI) the civil contract for the design-build-finance of a major portion of the Ontario Line.
Tag: Civil Engineering
University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)’s civil engineering assistant professor, Dr. Ramla Qureshi, and her team will be given a grant of $132,000 over a period of five years from the Discovery Grants (DG)...
ISO helping to ‘green’ civil engineering
(07/14/2015)
A new International Organization for Standardization/Technical Specification (ISO/TS) aims to streamline how environmental impacts of civil engineering projects are reported. ISO/TS 21929-2, Sustainability in Building Construction–Sustainability Indicators Part 2: Framework for the Development of...
University of Toronto professor honoured by AISC
(03/10/2015)
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has recognized Peter Birkemoe with a Lifetime Achievement Award for making a difference in the structural steel industry. Birkemoe, who teaches at the University of Toronto (U...