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Presidents Viewpoint Does One Size Fit All? Association Notes 2013/2014 Council Election Nominees; APEGBC-led Initiatives Aim to Speed up Integration of Internationally Trained Professionals; 2013/2014 Budget; 2013 Annual Conference and AGM; Revised APEGBC Sustainability Guidelines Now Available; Resource Sector Engineering and Geoscience Bursary Members Rate their Satisfaction with APEGBC Engineering and Geoscience Community Reaches Out to the Public Seismic Retrot Guidelines Recognized with Award for Engineering Excellence Task Force Explores Geotechnical Engineering as Registration Discipline First APEGBC Quality Management Certications Issued
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I have interacted with many professionals across the full spectrum of engineering and science disciplines, including the more traditional branches of engineering as well as newer areas such as software engineering and mechatronics. This has given me an appreciation of the breadth of our two professions and the diversity of engineering and geoscience cultures. In this context, our council has expressed the view that the association should strive to become more relevant across the full range of sectors. But, what are the implications of this? APEGBCs regulatory roles arise in a variety of ways: as relating to applications for membership, enforcement procedures relating to non-members undertaking engineering or geoscience practice, disciplinary procedures relating to inappropriate professional activities by our members, practice reviews of the work of some members, and so on. And, beyond regulation, APEGBC seeks to foster high standards of professional practice, for example, by making available an Organizational Quality Management Program and through the development of practice guidelines. And finally, the association also serves our members through advocacy for the professions, and through a range of member benefits and engagement opportunities. But, here is the dilemma. On the one hand, some sectors of practicethose that are more obviously associated with public safetyrequire APEGBC to play a rigorous regulatory role. On the other hand, in some other sectors membership is often not seen as a requirement and APEGBC may be viewed as having, in effect, little or no regulatory role to play. Usually these are sectors that relate to the development and/or manufacturing of devices and products that often have their own regulatory requirements. These very profound differences raise important questions. Should there be an attempt to reduce the ambiguity as to when enforcement procedures applied to non-members are or are not appropriate? And, recognizing the need to attract members from diverse sectors as distinct from catering to those seeking membership primarily because of employment requirements in more traditional sectors is there a need for the association to shift its emphasis of some of its membership engagement and regulatory activities? Certainly the association should continually strive to enhance its service-oriented, user-friendly interactions with members. And, clearly it cannot and should not take on the roles of the technical societies, the product regulators, and the developers of codes and standards across the full range of sectors. But, given the need to attract a more diverse membership base, to what extent should the various regulatory tools be uniformly applied? And if so, should they be modified in any way? It is noteworthy that, even at present, practice reviews appear to focus on some disciplines more than others, and specific professional development requirements are mandatory for some members (i.e., those that are also Struct.Eng.) but not others. So, for example, would a new mandatory professional development requirement across all sectors be equally beneficial, and would this have the effect of attracting or alienating non-members in some sectors? I do not pretend to have the answers to these kinds of questions and I am not advocating for one approach over another. Rather, I raise these as important issues to be debated as the association evolves in seeking to become more relevant across the full range of sectors.
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 6N2 Tel: 604.430.8035 Fax: 604.430.8085 E-mail: apeginfo@apeg.bc.ca Internet: www.apeg.bc.ca Toll free: 1.888.430.8035 2012/2013 COUNCIL, APEGBC President M.D. Isaacson, P.Eng., PhD, FEC Vice President M.B. Bapty, P.Eng., FEC Past President J.H. Holm, P.Eng., FEC Councillors A.E. Badke, P.Eng.; S.M. Carlson, P.Eng.; J.J. Clague, P.Geo., PhD; A Fernandes, CIM, FCSI; H. Hawson, P.Eng., FEC; D.M. Howes, P.Eng.; H.G. Kell,y P.Eng.; G.D. Kirkham, P.Geo.; J. Martignago; A.J. Mill, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC; K.E. Savage, P.Eng., FEC; M. Waberski, BCLS; M.C. Wrinch, P.Eng., PhD, FEC; S. Wynn, PhD ASSOCIATION STAFF A.J. English, P.Eng. Chief Executive Officer and Registrar T.M.Y. Chong, P.Eng. Chief Regulatory Officer and Deputy Registrar J.Y. Sinclair Chief Operating Officer M.L. Archibald Director, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement J. Cho, CGA Director, Finance and Administration D. Gamble Director, Information Services A. Lim A/Director, Member Services P.R. Mitchell, P.Eng. Director, Professional Practice, Standards and Development D. Olychick Director, Member Services G.M. Pichler, P.Eng. Director, Registration G.A. Thiele, LLB Director, Legislation, Ethics and Compliance R.M. Filipiak, P.Eng. Associate Director, Admissions V. Lai, CGA Associate D irector, Finance and Administration J.J.G. Larocque, P.Eng., LLB Associate Director, Professional Practice Melinda Lau Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD S. Chiu, P.Eng.; R. Gupta, P.Eng., PhD; C.L. Hall, P.Geo.; S.K. Hayes, P.Eng.; K.S. Hirji, P.Eng.; M.A. Klippenstein, P.Eng.; I. Kokan, P.Eng.; M.E. Leslie, P.Eng.; B. Thomson, P.Geo., FEC (Hon) Advertising material should reach the publication by the 5th of the preceding month (e.g., January 5 for the Jan/Feb issue). Advertising Contact: Gillian Cobban Tel: 604.929.6733 Fax: 604.929.6753 E-mail: advertising@apeg.bc.ca Design/Production: Fusion FX Design & Marketing Inc Printed in Canada by Mitchell Press Ltd on recycled paper Subscription rates per issue $4.50; six issues yearly $25.00. Annual subscriptions of Association members are apportioned from membership dues in the amount of $15 per member (rates do not include tax). Innovation is published six times a year by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. As the official publication of the Association, Innovation is circulated to members of the engineering and geoscience professions, architects, contractors and industrial executives. The views expressed in any article contained herein do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Council or membership of this Association. All material is copyright. Please contact the Managing Editor for reprint permission. Submission Guidelines: Innovation encourages unsolicited articles and photos. By submitting material to Innovation, you grant Innovation a royalty-free, worldwide license to publish the material in Innovation magazine; and you warrant that you have the authority to grant such rights and have obtained waivers of all associated moral rights. Innovation reserves the right to edit the material for length, clarity and conformity with our editorial guidelines (www. apeg.bc.ca/resource/innovation/editorial.html) and is under no obligation to publish any or all submissions or any portion thereof including credits. ISSN 1206-3622 Publications Mail Agreement No 40065271. Registration No 09799. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Innovation, Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 6N2. US Postmaster: Innovation (ISSN 1206-3622) is published bimonthly for $25.00 per year by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, c/o US Agent-Transborder Mail, 4708 Caldwell Rd E, Edgewood, WA 98372-9221. Periodicals postage paid at Puyallup, WA, and at additional mailing offices, US PO #007-927. POSTMASTER send address changes (covers only) to Innovation, c/o Transborder Mail, PO Box 6016, Federal Way, WA 98063-6016.

Does One Size Fit All?

Dr. Michael Isaacson, P.Eng., FEC President

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A closer look at health and disability insurance

How coverage can help the self-employed, contractual and underinsured
Being ill or injured can be challenging enough without worrying about being driven into debt. With health and living costs rising steadily, those who are selfemployed or dont have coverage at work could face financial hardships. Without an employers group insurance benefits, you are left to your own means when it comes to protecting yourself and your family. You dont hesitate to insure your home, car and other valuable possessions, so why wouldnt you insure those that are much more valuable than all those things your health and your ability to earn an income? coverage while unemployed. If you become disabled within 12 months of your last job, you remain eligible for a monthly benefit payment. Look for a disability plan that offers coverage for different types of disability, such as total disability, partial disability, residual disability (you are able to return to your regular occupation but in a limited capacity), and catastrophic loss. And if you pay your own premiums (not your partnership), your monthly disability benefits may be tax free.2

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Supplementary health insurance starts where government coverage ends.

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Cost is a common reason offered by those who are not covered by any plans to explain the lack of coverage. Affordable coverage is available for professional engineers through the Engineers Canada-sponsored plans. This allows you to enjoy many of the benefits of a group plan (e.g., lower cost) so you can focus on your recovery, not on the bills.
Average household annual spending (Source: Statistics Canada, 2010 Survey of Household Spending, April 2012). 2 Contact your financial advisor or the Canada Revenue Agency for details. 3 Percentages are based on persons covered at end of 2011 (Source: Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, Facts & Figures, Life and Health Insurance, 2012 Edition) and 2011 provincial population figures (Source: Statistics Canada).
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With no supplementary health coverage, you would have to pay out of your own pocket for common expenses like prescriptions, dental care, vision care, therapeutic services and more. If your spouse doesnt have coverage at work, your out-ofpocket medical expenses can get even bigger, especially if you have children. Private health insurance can be more affordable than you think. Plus, if youre self-employed, you may be able to deduct the cost of your health insurance premiums from your business income.2

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Disability insurance
Disability insurance helps to replace a portion of your income if you become ill or injured and cant work. These plans provide monthly benefit payments, based on a percentage of your monthly earnings, while you are disabled and unable to perform your occupation. Unlike employee disability plans that end when you change jobs, some association-sponsored disability plans can provide continuation of coverage between jobs so you are not left without
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Role of the Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is charged with seeking and selecting the candidates for Council that they believe best demonstrate the qualities needed for strong leadership of the association. The Nominating Committee consists of the immediate Past President (Chair), eight branch representatives, and three members-at-large appointed by Council. For details on the type of candidate characteristics assessed by the committee, visit www.apeg.bc.ca/ about/council/nominationcriteria.html. Under Bylaw 3(b), the committee nominates candidates for the office of President if they have served on Council for at least two full years prior to taking office, and for the office of Vice President, if they have served at least one year on Council prior to taking office.

2013/2014 Council Election

In accordance with Bylaw 3 of the Association, there are two ways by which a member may be nominated to stand for Council election: 1) by the Nominating Committee or 2) in writing by any 25 or more members in good standing.

2013/2014 Candidates for Election to Council

In accordance with Bylaw 3 of the association, notice is hereby given of the nominees for the 2013/2014 Council of APEGBC. The 2013 Nominating Committee selected the following nominees:
Discipline Presidential Candidate Branch

M.B. (Mike) Bapty, P.Eng., FEC J.J. (John) Clague, P.Geo. G.D. (Garth) Kirkham, P.Geo. C.I. (Claudio) Arato, P.Eng., FEC D.I. (David) Harvey, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC H. (Herb) Hawson, P.Eng., FEC D.M. (Donna) Howes, P.Eng., FEC

Mining

Vancouver Island

Vice Presidential Candidates (one to be elected)

Geology Geology

Sea to Sky Burnaby/New Westminster

Councillors (five to be elected, six should a position become vacant as a result of the election)

Chemical Structural Civil Civil

Vancouver Richmond/Delta Fraser Valley

2013 Nominating Committee

Jeff Holm, P.Eng., FEC, Past President, Chair

Sea to Sky

Important Dates

Civil Vancouver H.G. (Harlan) Kelly, P.Eng. Branch Appointees Don Williams, P.Eng. Mechanical Okanagan C.S. (Craig) Merkl, P.Eng. (Central Interior Branch) Electrical Vancouver N.F. (Nathan) Ozog, P.Eng. Martin Fandrich, P.Eng. PhD (Fraser Valley Branch) Mechanical Fraser Valley F. (Ferenc) Pataki, P.Eng. Stephen OLeary, P.Eng., PhD (Okanagan Branch) Continuing Councillors Horst Unger, P.Eng. (Sea to Sky Branch) The following Councillors are entering the second year of a two-year term: Tomer Curiel, P.Eng. (Tri-City Branch) Arnold Badke, P.Eng.; Shiloh Carlson, P.Eng.; Garth Kirkham, P.Geo.; Yuko Suda, P.Eng. (Vancouver Branch) Andy Mill, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC; and Karen Savage, P.Eng., FEC. Lee Rowley, P.Eng. (Vancouver Island Branch) Elroy Switlishoff, P.Eng. Nomination by 25 Members (West Kootenay Branch) Members are reminded that nominations for President, Vice President and Councillors may Council Appointees also be made in writing by any 25 or more members in good standing. Such nominations, Lindsay Bottomer, P.Geo., FEC (Hon.) signed by members making the nomination and accompanied by the written consent of the Angus English, P.Eng. nominee must be received by the Registrar at the association office no later than 5:00 pm, Glenn Pellegrin, P.Eng., FEC Friday, June 21, 2013. The form for nomination by 25 members is available online at www.apeg.bc.ca/about/ council/nominationcriteria.html or by contacting Simmarin Manhas at smanhas@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.6059.
Friday, July 12, 2013 Nominees' Statement of Candidacy must be received at the association office by 5 pm. Friday, September 13, 2013 Election package and ballots will be available online to all members by this date. Paper ballots available upon request. Friday, October 11, 2013, 12 noon All ballots must be submitted and received by noon.

Friday, June 21, 2013 Nominations by 25 members must be received at the association office by 5 pm

Election results will be posted to the APEGBC website by Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

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APEGBC-led Initiatives Aim to Speed up Integration of Internationally Trained Professionals

In November 2012, the BC provincial government announced $4.6 million in funding for initiatives aimed at assisting the integration of internationally trained professionals into the Canadian labour market. At that time, APEGBC submitted funding proposals to the BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation for a number of initiatives aimed at addressing several high priority areas for the qualification assessment and recognition of skilled immigrants. Funding approval has been received from the ministry for three projects, and APEGBC is proceeding with this work. In cooperation with the ministry, APEGBC will be leading three projects aimed at addressing key areas that can delay the full participation of internationally trained engineering or geoscience professionals in the BC labour market: matching professional qualifications to the appropriate career, understanding professional practice requirements in a Canadian environment, and language competency. Online Assessment Tool for Equivalent Engineering Occupations - To assist internationally trained professionals in determining the equivalent Canadian occupation for their skill sets and education, APEGBC will work with the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) on the development of a web-based self-assessment tool that will direct the user to the appropriate engineering career and professional body based on the information they submit. The online tool is intended to more quickly and effectively route skilled immigrants to engineering-related careers that best match their skills and qualifications. Review of One-year Canadian Experience Requirement - Currently, Canadian engineering regulatory bodies require a minimum one-year of Canadian or equivalent work experience for registration. This requirement is aimed at ensuring that all registrants have been exposed to aspects of Canadian engineering practice including professional supervision; training; legal requirements such as climates, codes and standards; and customary Canadian engineering ethics and practice. APEGBC will work with Engineers Canada and other partners to review the current experience requirement with the goal of clearly defining and articulating the competencies and expected outcomes for the internationally trained professional, in support of preparing those professionals to enter the Canadian labour market in their chosen profession. English Language Assessment Pilot - APEGBC will work with Engineers Canada and other partners on a feasibility study to examine how an existing Engineers Canada Engineering Language Assessment could be used cost effectively within Canada to test English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The study will identify transparent and fair selection criteria for who would be required to take the test. These projects aim to contribute strategically to improving the efficiency and effectiveness with which skilled immigrants are integrated within the BC economy as fully participating members of the labour force in their trained professions. They also reinforce APEGBCs commitment to ensuring responsible regulation of professional engineering and geoscience through the admission and licensing processes. Work on the three initiatives is currently underway with project delivery dates in fall of 2013 and spring of 2014. Questions about the projects can be directed to Gillian Pichler, P.Eng., FEC at gpichler@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.4857.

Mentoring, CP Program, Regulatory Outreach Featured in 2013/2014 Budget

On a yearly basis, the associations budget is created within clear guidelines set by Council. Following scrutiny and revision by the Executive Committee of Council, it is then brought forward for examination by all members of Council. At its most recent meeting in May, Council approved APEGBCs operating budget for 2013/2014. The approved budget reflects the Sustainable Financial Policy, and aligns with APEGBCs Strategic Service Plan and Council Work Plan. There will be no increase to membership fees in the budget, and a $10 annual fee will no longer be applied to APEGBC members and licensees secondary professional liability insurance coverage. The 2013/2014 budget will operate with a deficit of $114,000. Monies from the general operating fund will be used to mitigate this budgeted deficit. Through the budgetary review process, efficiencies and economies equal to $458,000 were applied in 12 different areas of operation. These efficiencies enabled the inclusion of 35 program initiatives totalling $513,000. These include expansion of the mentoring program to support the professional registration of membersin-training and applicants, administration of the Certified Professional (CP) program, a member compensation survey, regulatory outreach to employers of APEGBC members, and the implementation of recommendations to support the recruitment and retention of women in the engineering and geoscience professions.

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Annual Conference and AGM to Take Place in Whistler, BC October 24-26, 2013
APEGBCs 2013 annual conference and annual general meeting will take place October 24-26 in Whistler, BC. The conference and AGM will be held at the Whistler Conference Centre and will be the venue for two days of professional development sessions, networking opportunities and a tradeshow, followed by the 94th annual general meeting of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. This years professional development sessions will feature the following streams: management, better business, geotechnical, structural engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energy, young professionals, engineering and geoscience in the resource sector, municipal engineering and environmental engineering. The annual general meeting of the association will be held at 8:30 am on Saturday, October 26. All members are welcome and are encouraged to attend. There is no charge to attend the AGM business portions of the annual conference. More information on conference sessions and activities, as well as online registration, is available on the conference website at www. apeg.bc.ca/ac2013/. A print brochure is included as a pull-out insert in the centre of this issue of Innovation. Conference sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels with benefits to meet the needs of businesses, including recognition on site, at events, on promotional materials or online. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Chan at jchan@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.4861.

Sustainability Guidelines in Effect January 2014

APEGBC Council approved revisions to the APEGBC Sustainability Guidelines at their November 30, 2012 meeting. Having now undergone legal and editorial review, the guidelines are now available online and will come into effect in January 2014. The Sustainability Guidelines will provide an important framework, founded on the principle of holding paramount the publics interest, which will guide APEGBC members in their professional practice. The approval of this document is an important revision to the existing APEGBC Sustainability Guidelines, which had not been updated since 1995. The primary obligation of the guidelines is that members must discuss with their clients or employers the opportunity to incorporate sustainability into the project or work. Sustainable options would only be presented if the client or employer wishes to proceed. If the client or employer declines, the members obligation is complete. The Sustainability Committee undertook an extensive consultation period with committees and divisions, and through an online survey and a webinar presentation for members. Based on feedback received, changes were made to the guidelines to reflect member input. Training and educational seminars and webinars on the revised guidelines will be organized by the Sustainability Committee and APEGBC, and offered throughout the province as continuing professional development opportunities. A presentation on the Sustainability Guidelines will also be offered through the environmental engineering professional development stream at the APEGBC Annual Conference and AGM in Whistler, BC in October 2013. The revised Sustainability Guidelines are available online at www.apeg.bc.ca/ppractice/ppdocs.html. For more information contact: sustainability@apeg.bc.ca.

Resource Sector Engineering and Geoscience Bursary

The Division of Engineers and Geoscientists in the Resource Sector (DEGIRS) is pleased to offer a $2,000 bursary aimed at advancing engineering and geoscience education and practices in BC. The bursary is intended to provide financial assistance to students in an accredited postsecondary or postgraduate program at a degree-granting institute in BC. Studies should relate directly to professional engineering and/or geosciences/geotechnique in the resource sector. The deadline to submit applications is June 30, 2013. Bursary application guidelines are available at www.apeg.bc.ca/students/scholarships/degirsbursary.html. For additional information please contact Jason Olmstead at jason.olmstead@gov.bc.ca.

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Members Rate Their Satisfaction with APEGBC

Mojan Farshchi
The results are now in for a survey conducted by APEGBC in February 2013 to assess members level of satisfaction with the associations regulatory and member service functions. A total of 3,031 members completed the survey and provided valuable feedback through personal comments. As an engaged and supported membership is crucial to APEGBCs task of protecting and serving the public interest, the survey gauged satisfaction in six main areas: association mandate and governance; registration; professional practice; investigation and discipline; professional development; and communication and member services. Several questions asked members to rate their level of satisfaction from very satisfied to not at all satisfied, while others asked members to provide comments. Findings showed that the highest levels of satisfaction were interactions with staff at over 79.1% either satisfied or very satisfied, the content of Innovation at 79.6%, and the APEGBC website at 75.9%. Areas for improvement indicated by survey results were the process for initiating complaints, with 45.8% either satisfied or very satisfied; events and activities organized by local branches at 48.4%; and Council consideration of member input at 49.3%. Overall, the survey found that the member satisfaction across all questions amounted to 76% (satisfied or very satisfied). For almost all satisfaction rating questions (16 out of 17), the majority of respondents indicated that they were either very satisfied or satisfied with APEGBCs efforts in the six areas identified. Association Mandate and Governance The mandate of the association is to regulate the practice of professional engineering and professional geoscience in the province of British Columbia. When those surveyed were asked if APEGBC is meeting this mandate, 78.9% agreed. Those respondents who felt that APEGBC is not meeting this mandate voiced a desire for an increase in representation of members interests. There were also some concerns regarding the protection of professional titles against other practitioners. Further feedback indicated that some members feel that APEGBC is over-reaching its mandate. Three questions aimed to gauge members satisfaction with various aspects and duties of Council. The first asked whether Council is setting policies that achieve the vision statement of the association: to be the innovative regulatory leader respected by community and governments while striving for professional excellence through an engaged and supported membership. About 60.4% of respondents expressed satisfaction with Councils policies in accordance with the vision statement. Dont know Yes 14.8% The second Council-related sat78.9% isfaction question addressed memNo 6.4% bers access to Council in order to voice their ideas, comments and concerns. At 53.4% satisfaction, some members were unsure of how to access Council while others called for improvements to methods of communication between Do you feel APEGBC is Council and the membership. fulfilling its mandate? Finally, 49.3% of respondents indicated that they are satisfied with the way in which Council considers member input. Of the remaining, 14.2% were somewhat satisfied, 6.4% were not satisfied and, most notably, 30.1% were unsure. In regard to association voting, 52.1% of those surveyed said they participated, while 25.2% only do so occasionally and 18.9% do not (the remaining were those not eligible to vote). Respondents cited I dont know enough about the issues/candidates as the top reason why they hesitate to vote. Registration, Professional Practice, and Investigation and Discipline The survey indicated that 498 respondents had registered with APEGBC within the last two years. These newer members were asked to rate their satisfaction with the process of registration. The majority (73.7%) answered that they were satisfied or very satisfied, while 15.5% were somewhat satisfied, and 7.2% were not satisfied with their experience. In general, 69% of members responded that they were satisfied with the available professional practice guidelines, quality

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management guidelines and technical bulletins. Not at all Satisfied 3.7% About 255 members provided personal Somewhat input with regard to Satisfied how these resources Satisfied 18.4% 59% could be improved by APEGBC in the future. A How satisfied are you with the current professional total of 64.5% of practice guidelines, quality management guidemembers stated lines and technical bulletins that are available? their satisfaction with the amount of information that APEGBC makes available regarding the practice review process, while 12.6% were somewhat satisfied, 3.4% were not satisfied, and 19.5% were unsure. A significant number of members (46.1%) said they were unsure about the process for initiating complaints about the professional conduct or behavior of other members. This trend also holds true when members were asked to rate their satisfaction with the amount of available information about the process of investigation and discipline, with 33.7% indicating that they were unsure. When asked how the process for initiating complaints could be improved, members suggested faster and more rigorous response to complaints and making the process less adversarial. With regard to the process of investigation and discipline, many members asked for the process to be made more transparent.
Dont Know 8.91% Very Satisfied 10.1%

A total of 48.4% of respondents were satisfied with their local branch events and activities. However, 33.4% of members indicated that they do not attend local branch events largely because they are out of the areaeither traveling for work too often or residing too far away. Communication and Member Services Members were asked to rate the effectiveness of several APEGBC communication outlets. Respondents rated the associations journal, Innovation, the most effective means of communication with members, followed by broadcast emails, Connections e-newsletter and the APEGBC website, all rated somewhat effective. The survey found that 88.3% of respondents read Innovation. Of these, 79.6% stated their satisfaction with the content, while 17% said they were only somewhat satisfied and 1.8% were not satisfied. The APEGBC website received a 75.8% satisfaction rating and 16% of members indicated that they were somewhat satisfied. Members rated the registration and licensing information and association news on the website as the sections they visited most often. Of the 28.5% of members who take advantage of APEGBCs affinity programs, 71.6% were satisfied with the range of products and services offered. From those respondents who subscribe to the service, the career listings e-mail service received a 68.2% satisfaction rating. A total of 35.2% of respondents found APEGBCs bi-annual Compensation Survey very valuable, while 43.7% found it somewhat valuable. Members who have contacted the APEGBC office to resolve a question or concern within the last year were asked Dont Know Not at all Satisfied 2.8% Other to rate their satisfaction 7.2% 0.8% with their experience. Somewhat Of these respondents, Satisfied 87.8% were satisfied 15.5% Very Satisfied with the manner in 28.1% which they were greeted, 81.1% were satisfied Satisfied with the time in which 45.6% their concern was resolved, and 79.1% were Rate your satisfaction with the process satisfied with how their of registration. concern was resolved. Volunteerism About 22.1% of respondents have volunteered with APEGBC, and of these members 41.1% are current volunteers and 58.9% are former volunteers. Those who have never volunteered cited two main reasons: not enough time and not aware of existing opportunities. Among former volunteers, top reasons for discontinuing involvement were not enough time and travel concerns. Next Steps Council has reviewed the results of the Member Satisfaction Survey, and APEGBCs Leadership Team will utilize this information in improving program areas. To monitor members satisfaction with the association on an continuing basis, the Member Satisfaction Survey will be repeated in 2015. v

Professional Development Half of respondents answered that they were satisfied with APEGBCs professional development course offerings. Approximately 26.9% of members were somewhat satisfied and 14.4% indicated that they were dissatisfied. Several members expressed a need for a wider variety of topics appealing to their diverse disciplines. Some felt that the courses are too expensive and need to be offered more frequently outside of the lower mainland. The majority of members (73.7%) indicated that they do not attend the APEGBC Annual Conference. The top reasons cited by members for not attending were lack of time, high costs, travel distance, and that seminar offerings are not relevant to their practice.

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Engineering and Geoscience Community Reaches Out to the Public
hosted by the Okanagan Branch and UBC Okanagan, as well as the Vancouver Branchs annual E-fest at the Vancouver Public Library rounded out the offerings. Initiatives such as the Then and Now photo campaign invited members to send in photos of themselves to show how their interest was sparked as children to choose a career in engineering or geoscience. This resulted in an inspirational online gallery, and a print ad that illustrated how a meaningful career can start with inspiration. (Both the gallery and ad can be found at www.apeg.bc.ca/about/ negmthenandnow.html). The Water Works Challenge, a contest asking teams of students and professionals to design and build a speedy water-transporting apparatus with mystery items, brought out enthusiastic participation from the engineering and geoscience community: members, students and companies around the province and even as far as Australia. Water Works Challenge entries can be viewed on APEGBCs YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/APEGBC1, including the winning video from Team Smart Snake of Fluor Canada, whose contraption achieved a breathtaking time of 2.9 seconds. Thank you to everyone who played a part this year, helping to show their pride and share their passion for the professions of engineering and geoscience. NEGM 2013 has been a great success, owing largely to the positive reception from APEGBC members, both participants and volunteers.

Branch volunteers organized National Engineering and Geoscience Month events around BC

National Engineering and Geoscience Month (NEGM) was March 2013, and BC engineers and geoscientists celebrated with substance and style. During this time, different initiatives and activities around the province sought to engage both the public and APEGBC members in order to highlight career choices in engineering and geoscience, and raise awareness of these professions. This year 13 branches participated in 16 NEGM events across the province and succeeded in involving more than 2,800 people in fun engineering- and geoscience-related activities. Popsicle stick bridge competitionswhere bridges are built with nothing but 100 popsicle sticks, glue and ingenuitywere held by the Central Interior, Fraser Valley, Tri-City, Burnaby/New Westminster, Richmond/Delta, South Central, Peace River, Sea to Sky, West Kootenay, Vancouver Island and Northern Branches. Other activities such as the edible car competition

Drawing Contest Encourages Kids to Think about Science Careers

Finding different ways of reaching out to the public about engineering and geoscience is a key part of APEGBCs career awareness strategy. With this in mind, APEGBC and the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC teamed up to hold a drawing contest that asked children, ages 4 to 12, to draw something or someone that uses science to do something neat for a chance to win a $50 Chapters gift card. This year, we received over 150 submissions from around BC. Here are the winning entries in each age category:

Ages 6-8
1st Place - Arianna Ralph, Age 8

Ages 4-5
1st Place - Hannah Musooli, Age 5

Ages 9-12
1st Place - Erika Lieu, Age 10

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Seismic Retrofit Guidelines Recognized with Award for Engineering Excellence

The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines for the Performance-based Seismic Risk Assessment and Seismic Retrofit Design of BC Low Rise School Buildings have been recognized with the Lieutenant Governors Award for Engineering Excellence. The honour was given at the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) 2013 Awards for Engineering Excellence on April 6, 2013, where the Guidelines also received the Award of Excellence in the category of Soft Engineering. In 2004, BCs Ministry of Education initiated a $1.5 billion program for the seismic mitigation of public school buildings. The ministry retained APEGBC to manage the development of new performance-based technical guidelines for structural engineers to use in carrying out seismic risk assessments and retrofit design. What resulted were ground-breaking, innovative technical guidelines emerging from a unique collaboration between government, academia and the engineering community. Following extensive research, development and review, interim guidelines were published in 2005 and 2006, and in 2011, the 1st edition of the Seismic Retrofit Guidelines was released. A second draft edition was released in 2012 with a companion web-based Seismic Performance Analyzer tool. The Guidelines allow users to effectively and consistently determine the seismic risk of an existing building, and optimize the extent of new structural components required to achieve a life-safety seismic performance. The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines were previously recognized with the Canadian Society for Civil Engineerings Excellence in Innovation in Civil Engineering Award. The methodology is also being utilized by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines stand as a remarkable example of how engineers contribute towards the public safety and wellbeing of British Columbians. APEGBC extends congratulations to all those involved in the guidelines development: BC Ministry of Education (Project Owner) GENIVAR TBG Seismic David Nairne and Associates Alkins Project Services AUSENCO Bush Bohlman and Partners Read Jones Christoffersen Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, UBC Department of Civil Engineering John A. Wallace Engineering Dr. Farzad Naeim, PE, SE, Esq. Dr. Michael Mehrain, PE, SE Dr. Robert D. Hanson, PE. v

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n ew s Task Force Explores Geotechnical Engineering as a Registration Discipline

these requirements could form the basis of an APEGBC evaluation In Canada, there is currently no discipline for registration in process for a more formal geotechnical engineering designation, and geotechnical engineering in any professional engineering regulatory a geotechnical engineering discipline if the need is warranted and association. APEGBCs Registration Committee created the should the APEGBC Registration Committee so decide. Geotechnical Engineering Task Force (GETF) in 2010 to explore For more information on the work of the GETF, please contact the potential of geotechnical engineering as a new and separate Ray Filipiak, P.Eng., at rfilipiak@apeg.bc.ca. v engineering discipline for APEGBC registration. The following is a report on the task forces progress to date. Professional Registration of Geotechnical Engineers - In BC, professionals who practice geotechnical CATALYSTPAPER.COM engineering are most often registered with APEGBC in the disciplines of civil engineering, geological engineering, or mining engineering. This is because there are no geotechnical engineering undergraduate degree programs in any Canadian universities. Since registration in APEGBC, as in other Canadian professional engineering associations, is based largely on ones undergraduate degree, there are no established minimum academic and/or experiential requirements that a geotechnical engineer must meet. Resultantly, this can put both APEGBC members and the public in jeopardy. Some engineers who practice geotechnical engineering may not appreciate that they are working outside their area of expertise, contrary to APEGBCs Code of Ethics; and the public who retain geotechnical engineers have no way of knowing if these professionals are appropriately qualified to do the work required. Defining Geotechnical Engineering The term geotechnical engineering is used in some BC legislation and other official documents, and many APEGBC members have referred to themselves as geotechnical engineers; however, there is no commonly agreed upon official definition Catalyst is a major employer in British Columbia, currently with various in this province, or in Canada. Following positions available for engineers. As the leading manufacturer of consultation with APEGBC members in mechanical printing papers in western North America, we offer a 2011, and at the beginning of this year, the culture of innovation, opportunities for professional growth and task force reworked APEGBCs definition as follows: Geotechnical Engineering is an enviable west coast lifestyle for you and your family. Catalyst is theapplicationof the principles of soil well-positioned within the paper industry, manufacturing products mechanics and/or rock mechanics, and suited to the demands of todays markets. Find out what were all associated applied geological sciences. about by visiting catalystpaper.com/careers Next Steps - Over the next few months, the task force is planning to draft minimum academic and/or experiential requirements for registration as a geotechnical engineer in BC. The task forces thinking is that these requirements can initially be used by members for self-evaluation to determine if indeed they should refer to themselves as geotechnical engineers, and by APEGBC in the case of an investigation. In the future,

Engineering positions in British Columbia.

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From Trash Heap to

BC firm Quadrogen is taking Biogas Cleaning to the Next Phase

Quadrogen plans to clean piped gas from the Vancouver Landfill in Delta for energy use in Village Farms Internationals commercial greenhouse operation.

Suzanne Morphet
Considering how long landfills around the province have been seen as only passive receptacles for waste, developments in the past decade particularly, the past few yearsseem almost too good to be true. First there was Maxim Powers groundbreaking project in 2003 to turn methane gas from Vancouvers landfill in Delta into electricity and heat. The 5.6 MW electric and 6.7 MW thermal co-generation facility was later expanded and followed by a smaller 1.6 MW power plant at Victorias Hartland landfill. Then, in 2009 Cedar Road Bioenergy demonstrated a modular system for converting biogas into energy at smaller landfills, such as the one in Nanaimo. Last February, Vancouver-based Quadrogen Power Systems announced it had received a million dollars towards a $7.9 million project to take some of the biogas from the landfill in Delta and turn it into electricity, heat, hydrogen and greenhouse-quality carbon dioxide. And, by November of last year, FortisBC announced it was in on the action. After years of planning, it was successfully capturing biogas from the landfill in Salmon Arm and upgrading it to pipeline-quality natural gas. Ten days later, it announced it would duplicate the process at the Kelowna landfill. Suddenly, it seems, biogas is big. Theres been some fundamental changes in energy pricing, explains Michael Weedon, Executive Director of the BC Bioenergy Network. Oil for most of this century has been about $10 a barrel but now its $100 That now has made it more attractive for even us in BC to look at biogas collection.

Buying into Biogas

Biogas is the modern moniker for the gas thats produced when organic matter rots in an anaerobic environment such as a landfill. Other sources of biogas include wastewater treatment plants and animal manure. All biogas contains a variety of gases, mainly methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, some oxygen anddepending on the source a number of impurities. In some countries, where other forms of energy are in short supply, the methane in biogas has been used for decades, if not centuries. In Europe, for over 30 years theyve have been capturing biomethane in agricultural applications, so its well established, says Weedon. In BC we havent been doing that until recently.
The Quadrogen Biogas Clean-up Unit installed at Orange County Sanitation District Waste Water Treatment Plant has been successfully removing pollutants on an impressive scale.

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Bakerview Ecodairy in Abbotsford is not just BCs but Investing in Potential Canadas first small farm to experiment with collecting and using Given the number of landfills and wastewater treatment biogas. It received $240,000 from the BC Bioenergy Network in plants around Canadaand the worldthe potential mar2010 to install an anaerobic digester to process the manure from ket and profits are huge, which explains why Quadrogen is the farms 50 cows, along with milk waste, over a period of 21 to staking its future on finding an economical way of cleaning 30 days. The biogas is converted into electricity using a 20 kW biogas. Prasad figures the global market for clean-up systems generator. Enough power is created175,000 kWh per yearto is $15 billion. meet all the farms energy needs. But converting cow manure into useable biogas is easy compared with converting the relatively dirty biogas from landfills. On a scale of one to 10, with ten being the most challenging, landfill gas S i n G l e to n U rq U h a rt is 10 out of 10, says Alakh Prasad, P.Eng., president and CEO of Quadrogen Power Systems. Its very challenging. And cow manure? Innovative Legal Solutions for the Commercial Property Industry Thats a two out of 10. Which might make you wonder why a full range of commercial commercial property Quadrogen and others have set their real estate expertise group contacts sights on landfill gas, with all its impuriinvestment structures mark s. thompson ties. Because landfills contain man-made mthompson@singleton.com infrastructure waste along with organic waste, they acquisitions and dispositions contain contaminants that arent present derek a. brindle, q.c. development dbrindle@singleton.com in biogas from only organic sources. construction Siloxanes are particularly troublesome. john h. fraser leasing and Theyre added to many consumer prodjfraser@singleton.com condominium law ucts including cosmetics, shampoos and detergents, so they end up in landfills and wastewater treatment plants. If siloxanes arent removed before the biogas is processed, theyre converted into a material that chemically and physically approximates sand, causing significant damage to turbines and generators. According to Dick McCarrick, an analyst with Environmental Leader, a trade publication in Colorado, there are six main technologies for removing siloxanes, among them activated carbon (the most commonly used), activated alumina, refrigeration and membrane technology. To date, none of them is ideal. He writes, the primary criterion for a biogas cleaning technology is efficacy, for instance the ability to remove siloxanes to a level where the biogas is no longer a danger to use in delicate motors. Ideally, this would be below the the problem solvers Singleton Urquhart llp 100 parts-per-billion range. 1200 925 West Georgia Street McCarrick also notes that accordVancouver, BC V6C 3L2 ing to one report, removal of siloxanes T 604. 682 7474 | F 604. 682 1283 can save a five million-gallon-per-day www.singleton.com | su@singleton.com wastewater treatment facility $60,000 to $130,000 per year in operating costs.

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Without divulging the details of Quadrogens answer to the 100-million dollar question of how to do it (Quadrogens goal, literally, is to make $100 million per year) Prasad says his company has found the ultra-cleaning solution. Its a unique and patentpending process that combines traditional cleaning strategies with new ones. And thats why hes busy filling orders for custom-built, scalable equipment even though he has yet to pick up the phone and make a sales call. The analogy he uses is a television set. Suppose youve been watching black and white television. Now, somebody has come out with a colour television. People go for the colour television, right? We are selling a colour television. The BC Bioenergy Network is also confident Quadrogen has found the answer; so confident it has loaned the company $1.5 million for its demonstration project in Delta. Quadrogen has also received $1 million in funding from the BC Innovative Clean Energy Fund and $2.91 million from the federal government through Sustainable Development Technology Canada. Michael Weedon explains the all-round optimism saying, The pollutants hes removing are removed to less than 100 parts per billion and normally theyre measured in 100 parts per million. The particular project that convinced the BC Bioenergy Network to invest in Quadrogen is in California, at the Orange County Sanitation District Waste Water Treatment Plant. There, Quadrogens clean-up system delivers biogas with siloxanes below 100 parts per billion and sulfur below 30 parts per billion to a FuelCell Energy Direct FuelCell power generation system. The system has been running well for more than two years without any maintenance, confirms Prasad. (On his scale of difficulty, he pegs gas from a wastewater treatment plant at about an eight.) Orange County is Quadrogens first ultra cleaning project. But the Delta project is more complex, more costly and involves more partners. The plan is to use 100 standard cubic feet per minute of already piped pipe gas from the Vancouver Landfill in Delta to a site about three kilometers away, where Village Farms International has a commercial greenhouse operation. There, Quadrogens Integrated Biogas Clean-up System and H2 Booster systems will be integrated with a 300 kW Direct FuelCell power plant from FuelCell Energy of Connecticut to generate renewable electricity, heat, and hydrogen. It will also separate out the carbon dioxide and clean it so thoroughly that it can be used in the food-producing greenhouses. If successful, it will be the first project where fuel cells convert gas from a landfill into energy. To date, these high efficiency, yet contaminant-sensitive fuel cells have not been able to use landfill gas due to the significant challenge of removing all the contaminants in the gas, explains Prasad. The uncertain outcome is why this project is being described as a demonstration. What hes attempting to do is a worlds first, says Weedon, so theres risk associated with that and theres a possibility he will fail. We dont believe he will fail. Were investing our money in his project and hes assembled a very impressive team to work on that project. In BC, part of the impetus for converting biogas from landfills into renewable energy is politically driven. In 2009 the province announced that owners and operators of small-to-medium landfills will be required to collect gas by 2016. As well as creating odours and possible explosions, the methane in landfill gas is about 21 times more harmful than carbon dioxide in terms of its effect on global warming. But why flare all that methane when it can be converted to renewable energy that customers want? That was the thinking behind FortisBCs initiatives in converting landfill gas in Salmon Arm into pipeline quality natural gas. Customers wont even see the difference, says Scott Gramm, P.Eng., Business Development Manager for FortisBC. Thats because methane is methane, no matter whether it comes from underground in the form of natural gas or out of a landfill. Furthermore, some of FortisBCs almost one million customers are willing to pay more for the satisfaction of knowing that some of their natural gas comes from renewable sources. About 70% like the idea; 15% are willing to pay more voluntarily is how Gramm sums up the demand. To date, thats translated into about 5,000 customers since the renewable energy option was introduced in June 2011. On average, those residential customers in the Lower Mainland pay an extra five dollars per month for having 10% of their natural gas designated as renewable. It is significant when you think about it, says Gramm. Were seeing demand growing and weve asked for approval for an additional four projects and that is under review by the BC Utilities Commission today. FortisBC is also interested in what Quadrogen might be able to do for them, but its still too early. One of our criteria would be that youve proved it and they havent yet, says Gramm. I think they will. I know Alakh personally. Ive worked with him. I think highly of him and I think he wont make claims he cant substantiate. For his part, Prasad is calmly confident, saying hes shunning publicity, simply concentrating on doing the hard work at hand. And will he succeed? You are asking me if we can put this color television in each house. This will not happen in 5 years. In 10 years? Sure. v

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With the right partnership you can build anything.

Representatives from OQM Certified Organizations commemorating the issuing of the first OQM Certificates.

First APEGBC Quality Management Certifications Issued

APEGBCs Organizational Quality Management (OQM) Program has issued its first certifications to 14 participating organizations. The OQM Certification recognizes those organizations that have successfully implemented quality management policies and procedures consistent with the requirements of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act and APEGBC Bylaws. The OQM Program supports organizations employing APEGBC professionals in developing or adapting in-house quality management policies and procedures through training, reference materials and other resources. This not only benefits the organization, but also their clients, the APEGBC professionals they employ, and the public at large. Geoff McDonell, P.Eng., is with Integral Group, one of the 14 now OQM-certified firms: While we already had a number of inhouse quality management tools, the OQM seminar and certification process really helped us package up our quality management process, and clarify what we needed to do in order to make it easy for everyone in the organization here to use our design and deliverables checklists, and have a clear understanding of the quality management task and goals. Newly certified organizations will be listed in APEGBCs journal, Innovation, and a complete list of all OQM-certified organizations will be made available on APEGBCs website. OQM-certified organizations can also be identified by the licensed use of the OQM logo on their website and other materials. The following organizations have now received certification from APEGBCs OQM Program: Associated Engineering CIMA+ Canada EBA Engineering Consultants Gage-Babcock & Associates Geoclima Mechanical Engineering GES Geotech Hedgehog Technologies Integral Group Klohn Crippen Berger Metro Group of Companies Opus DaytonKnight Consultants R.F. Binnie & Associates Sacr-Davey Engineering Simpson Strong-Tie Canada

Levi Stoelting

Anthony El-Araj

Introducing Our New Principals

Weve been giving our clients leading-edge structural solutions for almost 50 years. And, with the appointment of Anthony El-Araj and Levi Stoelting as principals, were ready to provide answers for another generation. Anthony brings exceptional problem-solving abilities and technical experience to every project he works on. He loves nding the most efcient solutions for complex structural challenges. During his 13 years with us, hes worked on such landmark projects Vancouvers Telus Garden and the Richmond Olympic Oval. Levi has worked on an incredible range and scale of projects during his 12 years at Glotman . Simpson. He considers his most memorable project to be the seismic upgrade on Vancouvers historic Hotel Georgia. Levi believes that every great engineering solution exists in a context that helps to solve all of a clients problems, not just the structural ones. He loves collaborating with clients who ask him to push his boundaries. With problem solvers like this now stepping up to lead the Glotman . Simpson team, were ready to help build anything our clients can dream of.

In the seven months since the launch of the OQM Program, over 100 organizations have now registered for the program. The organizations currently participating represent a broad cross section of employers of APEGBC professionals, including manufacturing, government and consultingfrom sole practitioners to large corporations. For more information on the OQM Program visit www.apeg. bc.ca/oqm or e-mail oqm@apeg.bc.ca.

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Buildings
Award of Excellence UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Awards for Engineering Excellence

The Awards for Engineering Excellence celebrate outstanding achievement in BCs consulting engineering industry. This year, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia recognized the following projects for innovation and technical excellence in five award categories.
Award of Merit Harvest Energy Garden

Consultant: Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers | Owner/Client: UBC Properties Trust

highlights Chinas natural beauty. Using Canadian wood, the Fast + Epp team developed 39 solid-laminated wood roof panels to be fabricated on site using ordinary lumber. Concurrently, 93 gluelaminated wood columns of varying length were individually milled and fitted with custom universal connectors, and shipped to China. Thanks to extensive prefabrication and planning, western designers were able to achieve innovative vision executed in detail with sophisticated design and building materials unfamiliar to local construction partners in just eight months.

Consultant: Opus DaytonKnight Consultants | Owner/Client: Harvest Power

The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences building combines four structurally distinct buildings into a single complex. The design required a structural solution that combined individual elements, making them behave together as a single entity seismically. Glotman-Simpson integrated the buildings structural elements through the use of thin-link slabs. These slabs were integrated into the overall design, and transfer loads throughout the structure. Building information modeling (BIM) was incorporated into this project, with completion in under 34 months. Opened in September 2012, the building is pursuing LEED Gold certification. Award of Merit Tsingtao Pearl Visitor Centre

Municipal

Award of Excellence Bridgeview Sewer System

AECOM Canada Ltd. | Owner/Client: City of Surrey

The Harvest Energy Garden, in Richmond, BC, uses an innovative highsolids anaerobic digestion technology to process solid organic waste material into biogas and high quality compost. Opus DaytonKnight worked with GICON and Harvest Power to deliver the project through design, construction and commissioning. At design capacity, the facility will process approximately 30,000 tonnes of mixed food and yard waste annually, and will generate over 8.0 million KWh of renewable, GHG neutral, electrical energy for sale to BC Hydro. It will also contribute to reduced emissions of approximately 23,000 tonnes of CO2.

Transportation

Consultant: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers | Owner: China Vanke Co. | Client: StructureCraft Builders and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects

Welcoming visitors to Qingdao, the 28,000 sq. ft. Tsingtao Pearl Visitor Centre

Surreys Bridgeview was home to some of the poorest soil conditions in the Lower Mainland and an existing vacuum sewer system plagued with low reliability. In order to minimize costs and the number of pump stations that a conventional sewer system would require, AECOM developed an innovative replacement strategy that combined conventional sewer installation with GPS-based trenchless technology in a manner that had never been used for municipal sewer servicing in BC. AECOMs solution resulted in a highly reliable sewer service that saves the city $1 million per year.

Award of Excellence South Fraser Perimeter Road Eastern Section

Consultant: Stantec Consulting with exp services | Owner: BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | Concessionaire: Fraser Transportation Group Partnership | Client: FTG Constructors

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The South Fraser Perimeter Road is a new four-lane, 80 km/h route from Deltaport Way in Southwest Delta to 176th Street in Surrey. The Eastern Section in Surrey opened to traffic on December 1, 2012 and Stantec has led the multidisciplinary design team providing project management, electrical engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, municipal engineering, traffic engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering. In delivering the project, the design team faced significant design constraints including: limited right of way, poor ground conditions and an accelerated schedule. Award of Merit 202 Street Bus Rapid Transit Project

Lieutenant Governors Award of Excellence; Award of Excellence Seismic Retrofit Guidelines Consultants: Ausenco with Bush, Bohlman & Partners; GENIVAR; Read Jones Christoffersen | Owner: Ministry of Consultants: Kerr Wood Leidal Associates | Owner/ Education | Client: Client: Transportation Investment Corporation APEGBC The Wilson Farm Habitat Enhancement In 2004 the Ministry of Education initiated Project within Colony Farm Regional Park a $1.5 billion seismic mitigation program encompasses 178,000 m2 of aquatic and for public school buildings. A unique colriparian habitat enhancement for fish and laboration between government, academia wildlife. The goals were to re-establish the tidal and the engineering community resulted connection and fish access to the floodplain in the 300+ page Seismic Retrofit Guidelines channels, improve drainage for wildlife and companion web-based Seismic Perforhabitat, and minimize disturbance to park mance Analyzer. This Analyzer accesses a users. Kerr Wood Leidal completed hydraulic database containing millions of non-linear modelling of habitat channels and prepared incremental dynamic analyses for different the detailed engineering design for the tide structural systems and high-risk partition gates, overshot gate, and channels. The tide walls, evaluated for earthquakes expected gates were opened in November 2011, and to occur in BC. Users can rapidly and with in 2012, biologists found young salmon in province-wide consistency determine the abundance in the reconnected channels. seismic risk of an existing building, and optimize the extent of new structure required Award of Merit to achieve life-safety seismic performance. Gibraltar Development Plan 3 Award of Merit Deh Cho Bridge Award of Excellence Wilson Farm Habitat Enhancement

Natural Resource, Energy and Industry

Soft Engineering

Consultants: Hatch Mott MacDonald with MMM Group; McElhanney Consulting Services; Delcan; CMS Focus | Owner/ Client: Transportation Investment Corporation

The 202 Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project was completed to accommodate regular scheduled bus service over the new Port Mann Bridge. The scope included a new transit exchange, a 679-stall park and ride lot, road alignment, highway overpasses, onand off-ramps, and expanded wildlife/ fisheries habitats. The consultant team developed cost-effective and innovative solutions, managing costs and schedule while maintaining quality. Technical challenges included compressible soils, traffic management, drainage, environmental protection and properties acquisition. Project operation began on December 1, 2012.

Consultant: Ausenco | Owner/Client: Gibraltar Mines Limited

Consultants: Associated Engineering | Owner/ Client: Government of the Northwest Territories

Ausenco provided engineering, procurement and construction management services for the third phase of the development and modernization of the Gibraltar coppermolybdenum mine, located in McLeese Lake, BC. This project will increase the milling capacity at the Gibraltar mine with minimal interruption to existing copper and molybdenum production. The project included the construction of a new standalone concentrator, as well as a standalone molybdenum separation plant. The GDP3 project will increase Gibraltars overall processing capacity to 85,000 tons per day with an annual copper production averaging 165 million pounds.

The Deh Cho Bridge spans the Mackenzie River. Originally begun as a P3 project, the Government of the Northwest Territories assumed control after construction had commenced, appointing Associated Engineering as Project Manager. The project management team acted quickly to maintain project continuity and resume control over schedule, budget, quality and risks. Quality was addressed by developing a comprehensive quality program and a risk matrix was developed, constantly monitored and updated to ensure no surprises. Schedule and budget were quickly brought under control through meticulous monitoring and teamwork. v

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Shipping containers were unloaded according to a pre-planned sequence and transported to shore by barge by Brazilian Navy personnel

How Hard-wall Expandable Containers Helped Brazil Recover from an Antarctic Disaster

Konrad Mech, P.Eng., CD

razils Estao Antrtica Comandante Ferraz (Commandante Ferraz Antarctic Station or EACF), is located on King George Island, part of the South Shetlands chain in Antarctica. On Saturday, February 25, 2012, an explosion occurred in the base electrical generating plant. The resulting fire went out of control, forcing the bases 58 surviving occupants outdoors. Nearby Argentinean, Chilean and Polish personnel rescued the survivors and assisted in the recovery efforts. The fire resulted in 2 deaths and one injury, and 80% of the EACF base was completely destroyed in the inferno. The only structures left intact were three remote research modules and a 28 m by 28 m steel-decked helipad. But, Brazil was determined to rebuild the EACF base as a national priority. As a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, Brazil faced unlimited liability for all environmental damage resulting from the fire. Brazil had to take immediate action to remediate actual damage and mitigate further damage. With the entire nation and the press watching, Brazils response to the situation was put under the microscope. Brazils Antarctic program is administered by the Secretariat of the Interministerial Commission for Ocean Resources (SECRIM). SECIRM commissioned the design, supply and construction of Emergency Antarctic Modules (MAE) in mid-2012, for a 5-year mission. The purpose of the project was to house up to 66 personnel, including support workers, scientists and researchers. The modules would provide a temporary base while Brazil designs, constructs, and commissions a new permanent base.

tight construction schedule window at site due to severe weather conditions. Cultural and language differences added management complexity on top of a technically challenging project. The available construction window was less than five months, with the bid process taking time away from the front end of the available construction window. Specializing in the design, manufacture, and site construction of redeployable shelter systems for commercial, military and governmental clients, Burnaby-based Weatherhaven Canada Resources was selected to provide services for the design, manufacture, delivery, construction and commissioning of a completely self-sustaining, self-supporting camp complex for 66 personnel. With shelters in service on every continent, including Antarctica, Weatherhaven was selected for its expertise in polar climes, and on the technical merits of the proposed complex. In particular, SECIRM was interested in Weatherhavens solution due to the advantages of its patented HERCon, a steel-framed, hard-wall paneled, expandable, redeployable containerized shelter that directly responded to the project constraints. The HERCon was the key component that would form the core of the EACF complex.

Innovative Solutions for a Hostile Environment

Weatherhavens analysis of the site constraints during the bid phase led to the proposal of an integrated modular complex, with the main living complex erected on the surface of the existing helipad, and utilities located near the complex. The MAE complex is based on a combination of standard, modified, and expandable HERCon shipping containers, each 20 feet long. The shipping containers comply with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), allowing the entire base complex to be transported by standard freight carriers. The layout consisted of HERCon modules outfitted at the factory with equipment, fixtures and furnishings; and modified shipping containers with washrooms, laundry, clothes changing

Project Challenges
The project posed many challenges throughout its life cycle. Project requirements imposed design constraints for wind velocities and snow loads, weight restrictions on modules and material to be transported to site, restrictions on environmental impact during site preparation and construction, waste management obligations in compliance with the Antarctic Treaty, and a very

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vestibule, kitchen make up air unit, etc. These were connected with a corridor or spine constructed of standard shipping containers fitted with doors and insulation to create one contiguous living complex. The HERCon containers were used for modules requiring large usable floor space equipped with integrated furnishings or featuresplumbed sinks, toilets, cabinetry, and kitchen equipment. Furnishings and equipment were secured inside the HERCons prior to shipment, an approach which provided shipping efficiencies by reducing container count. During design, environmental and climactic conditions had to be considered. Antarcticas unique flora and fauna are protected by onerous restrictions of the Antarctic Treaty. Weatherhaven was restricted in allowable sites for erecting the modules. During construction, movement of heavy equipment at site and excavation and foundation work had to be minimized, driving the design to minimize the footprint. Using 20-foot modules for the complex minimized foundation work requiring excavation, and maximized space utilization on the helipad. Design had to allow for 200 km/h winds as well as snow load. With temperatures ranging between -28 C and +16 C, snow and ice-loading issues are exacerbated by the freeze-thaw cycle. Heavy snowfalls also require ongoing shoveling of the roofs and around the modules. One major challenge for Weatherhavens engineering department was to confirm the ability of the existing helipad to withstand the loads transferred from the modules erected on the helipad decking to 30-year-old footings constructed on the gravel beach. Mike Crozier, P.Eng., conducted Finite Element Analysis on the complex and structure, and conferred with Brazilian Naval engineers prior to acceptance of the design. Wind loads, anchoring arrangements to secure the modules to the helipad, and constantly shifting wind directions had to be considered. There was also concern about potential degradation of the helipad integrity after 30 years exposure to the elements, particularly aggressive corrosion from marine salt-spray. To mitigate risk, Weatherhavens Construction Manager flew from Burnaby to Antarctica to inspect the helipad steel deck plating, steel support structure, and concrete footings. Landing by military helicopter with sustained 90 km/h winds, his total allowed time at site was 12 minutes, during which he drilled test holes in the decking, and inspected and photographed the support structure and footings. The HERCon required many design changes due to the project requirements. The author was sent to South Africa last fall to assist the plant with design changes required to meet the snow loading and wind loading conditions. Karl Kenny, P.Eng., developed cross bracing supports for the HERCon core roofs and swing roofs to enhance the modules capability to withstand expected snow loading. Supplemental insulation for the HERCons required an innovative approach for simple field installation to the exterior of the modules in harsh conditions. One key advantage of the camp design was the small number of containers required for such a sophisticated complex. Travelling by ship from Punta Arenas, Chile, to site involves a four-day transit of the Drake Passage, infamous for making passengers and crew alike violently seasick. The Brazilian Navy

chartered a ship specifically for this mission, so minimizing the number of required containers was also important. Making multiple trips to and from Chile was not an option, nor did transit time and weather make this viable. Further, weight limitations on each module were restricted by the load-carrying capacities of the unloading crane and barge used to transport each container from ship to shore. The total number of containers sent to site was 39, including bulk materials and tools. Because the HERCon deploys from a standard 8-foot by 20-foot shipping container configuration to an open-plan unit, Weatherhaven provided 366 square feet of usable floor space per module, significantly reducing the number of containers. Twelve HERCons when deployed provided a total usable floor space of 4,392 square feetthe equivalent of 36 ISO containers. When the high logistical cost and effort to transport containers to site is considered, the benefit of reducing the number of shipping containers by 24 is significanta reduction of almost 40% of logistical efforts and costs. Construction constraints were not limited to equipment Weatherhavens construction manpower was limited to 15 personnel due to the time, distance and expense of deploying them to site and supporting them. Schedule delays could not be compensated for by simply increasing the amount of workers on the project. Communications were challenging at times, and delays occurred when the construction manager needed confirmation or data from the engineering department in Burnaby. However, site construction was completed in 28 days, including commissioning of electrical power generation and reticulation, potable water treatment, sewage treatment, and occupancy for the client. Each shipping container was unloaded according to a preplanned sequence and transported to shore by barge by Brazilian Navy personnel. The containers were then positioned onto the ABOVE: Modules being loaded on to a helipad using a boom barge for transport to the site. crane mounted on a tracked vehicle. The BELOW: Temporary base deployed on and around the existing helipad. Site crew constructed construction was completed in 28 days. insulated cribbing to thermally insulate the modules from the steel decking of the helipad. HERCon modules were deployed, taking three men less than one hour to fully deploy and secure each

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Furnishings and equipment were secured inside the modules prior to shipment, such as this kitchen, for greater efficiency of transport.

module. The modules were secured together and then anchored to the decking. The HERCons and corridor were insulated using a field-installed exterior insulating system battened to the exterior and the helideck surface. Final finishing included running of power through the corridors, running blue, grey and black water lines to and from the water and sewage treatment modules, and heat tracing and insulating all lines. Key aspects of the delivered camp due to the previous fire are safety, reliability and redundancy. The winter crew of 20 Brazilian personnel are completely isolated for seven months of the year, and are resupplied by C130 Hercules parachute drop, three or four times a year. The MAE complex is constructed to the Canadian Building Code for fire protection in living quarters. Corridors, washing facilities, and sleeping quarters all have modifications in wall construction and door design to ensure occupants have multiple points of egress, the ability to trigger alarms, and plenty of fire-fighting capability. Many design changes were made at site to ensure occupants could be evacuated from modules via multiple escape routes.

site was seven weeks, including weather delays in the Drake Passage, this project was delivered to customer expectations in a remarkably short time. Actual construction time at site was 28 days. This design demonstrates that end users now have the capability to rapidly deploy self-contained camps in severe environments, using standard equipment, with a minimum of container handling, erection labour, and a high degree of safety. As a further advantage, on completion of the mission, the entire camp complex is redeployable to another location for other purposes. v The author wishes to acknowledge Dr. Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Commander Alexey Bobroff Daros, Captain (N) Geraldo Gondim Juacaba Filho, Tom Seaboyer and Maria Flavia Arantes de Carvalho Foggiato for their contributions to this article. Konrad Mech, CD, P.Eng., B.A., MBA, PMP, is former Military Sales Director Latin America, for Weatherhaven Canada Resources Ltd. He is now Principal of Executus Consulting.

A Proven Approach For Polar Regions

The order for the Brazilian MAE Camp Complex was formally received by Weatherhaven on September 12, 2012 with project completion on March 8, 2013. Considering the transit time by sea to

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Electrical (B.A.Sc. Bangladesh U. of Eng. and Tech. 76) A.W. Millan, P.Eng. Civil (B.Eng. Quebec, Ecole de Tech. Superieure 00) S. Mirmirani, P.Eng. Civil (B.Sc. Mazandaran 98, M.Sc. Isfahan U. of Tech. 02) R.D. Mitchell, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 07) C.W. Mullen, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.A.Sc. UBC 08) B.P. Murtagh, P.Eng. Structural (B.Eng. Lakehead 07) P. Mysak, P.Eng. Forest (B.Sc. New Brunswick 07) S. Nadeem, P.Eng. Electrical (B.A.Sc. UBC 08) P. NajafiAshtiani, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.A.Sc. Toronto 05) P.J. Necpal, P.Eng. Electrical (B.Eng. McMaster 08) C. Nemes, P.Eng. Electrical (B.Eng. Concordia, Quebec 93) D.J. Nicolson, P.Eng. Civil (B.Eng. Lakehead 96) T.S. North, P.Eng. Electrical (B.Eng. Lakehead 07) M. Ouellet, P.Eng. Environmental (B.Eng. Carleton 00) A.C. Oxford, P.Eng. Civil (B.Sc. Alberta 02, B.A. Carleton 95) Y. Pageau, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.Ing. Quebec 08) M.Y. Palencia, P.Eng. Civil (B.Eng. Lakehead 06) A.R. Patterson, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 05) D.A. Penman, P.Eng. 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N. Szeto, P.Eng. Civil (B.Eng. BCIT 09) M.E. Teschke, P.Eng. Mechanical.(B.A.Sc. UBC 03) R. Thazhathe Peringod, P.Eng. Chemical (B.Eng. Inst. of Engineers, India 90, M.Eng. Nagpur 94) S.F. Timler, P.Eng. Metallurgical (B.Eng. McMaster 74) R. Tremblay, P.Eng. Electrical (B.Sc. New Brunswick 84) J.Y. Tsai, P.Eng. Integrated (B.Eng.Sc. Western Ontario 08) P. Turgeon, P.Eng. Environmental (B.Eng. Sherbrooke 96) T. Ueda, P.Eng. Electrical (B.A.Sc. SFU04, M.A.Sc. SFU08) R.G. Venasse, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. Ottawa 90) C.E.M. Vincent, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.Eng. UVic 07) W. Wade, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 01) S.C. Wagner, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.A.Sc. UBC 08) J.M. Walsh, P.Eng. Electrical (B.A.Sc. UBC 07) A.W. Wan, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 06, M.Eng. UBC08) E.P. Watson-Hurthig, P.Eng. Engineering Physics (B.A.Sc. Toronto 05) D.L.Whitley, P.Eng. Structural (B.A.Sc. UBC 04)

T. Whitney, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC07) P.M.Winkelman, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.Sc. McGill, Macdonald College 86, M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State U. 88, Ph.D. Calgary 01) J.T. Wong, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 02, M.A.Sc. UBC 05) R.K. Wong, P.Eng. Civil (B.Sc. Alberta 01) S. Yadav, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.A.Sc. UBC 96) Y. Yao, P.Eng. Engineering Physics (B.A.Sc. UBC 07) J.P. Yeung, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.A.Sc. UBC 06) G.Y. Yu, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.Sc. UBC 03) M.G. Zemanek., P.Eng. Environmental (Dipl. Civil Eng. Southern Alberta Inst. of Tech. 83, M.Sc. Alberta 94, B.Sc. Alberta 87)
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M.G. Adams, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. New Brunswick 03) J. Bachman, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. SFU04) G.J. Cain, P.Geo. Geophysics (B.Sc. (Hons.) UVic78) G.W. Chan, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. Alberta 83)

J.M. Dawson, P.Geo. Geophysics (B.Sc.Eng. Queens 87, M.Sc. Eng. Queens 92, Ph.D. UBC97) C. Di.Capua, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. Calgary 05) A.J. Dunford, P.Geo. Geology (H.B.Sc. Lakehead 03, B.Sc. (Hons.) Lakehead 01, M.Sc. Vienna Tech. U. (Tech. U. Wien) 08) D. Heon, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. McGill, Montreal 83) C.L. Knight, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. UBC 02) C. Laroulandie, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. SFU06) D.C. Mackie, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. Massachusetts, Amherst 97, M.Sc. SFU 02) I.R. MacLeod, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. UVic 04) K.D. MacNeil, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. St. Francis Xavier 02, M.Sc. UBC 09) C.A. Magyar, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. SFU07) B.D. May, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. SFU07) V.G. McLennan, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. Lakehead 99) M.D. Mitchelmore, P.Geo. Geophysics (B.Sc. (Hons.) Memorial U. of Newfoundland 90, M.Sc. Calgary 93) M.W. Norton, P.Geo. Geophysics (B.Sc. (Hons.) Manitoba 00)

T.D. Pastachak, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. Saskatchewan 08) R.E. Pressacco, P.Geo. Geology (B.S. Lake Superior State 84, M.Sc. McGill, Montreal 86) A.M. Somerville, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. UVic 08) L.D. Steele, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. St. Francis Xavier 06) V.M. Stevens, P.Geo. Environmental Geoscience (B.Sc. SFU03) D.A. Thomson, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc. Waterloo 99, M.Sc. Waterloo 04) DESIGNATED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS D.K.Woo, P.Eng., Struct. Eng. Structural (B.A.Sc. UBC 97, M.Eng. University of British Columbia 99) NON-RESIDENT LICENSEES T.D. Abbott, P.Eng. Electrical (B.Sc. Eng. Witwatersrand Johannesburg 98) M.G. Abrahams, P.Geo. Geology (B.Sc.(Hons.) Edinburgh 04, M.Sc. Leeds 05) M.P. Fernandez de Velasco Rodrigo, P.Eng. Civil (Ingeniero Tech. U. of Madrid 03) J.W. Harris, P.Eng. Electrical (B.S. Colorado, Boulder 74)

K.L. Heller, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. Colorado School of Mines 98) G. Kerr, P.Eng. Civil (B.A.I. Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) 05, B.A. Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) 05, M.Sc. Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) 07) H.E. Klein, P.Geo. Geology (B.A. Middlebury College 86, M.S. California, Berkeley 90, M.S. Utah 08) K.L. Lincoln, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. Milwaukee School of Engineering 04, M.Sc. Calgary 11) J.A. Piehl, P.Eng. Electrical (B.S. North Dakota 96) M.F. Pyrz, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. United States Military Academy 80, M.S. Southern California 84) J.C. Ryan, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State U. 98, M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State U. 99, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State U. 06) R.S. Tuttle, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. Brigham Young 04, M.S. Brigham Young 05) E.O. Wilson, P.Eng. Civil (B.S. Wyoming 95) R.J. Wissbaum, P.Eng. Chemical (B.S. Colorado School of Mines 75, B.S. Colorado School of Mines 75) M.D. Woehrle, P.Eng. Mechanical (B.S. Minnesota-Twin Cities 84)

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