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Volume 19, Issue 2 Winter 2013

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The ChallEnge T N W C G C E

In this issue:

Message from the Chairman Message from the Editor Technical Program Notes Current Ac vi es Upcoming Events 2013 Commi ee

Message from the Chairman

2013 was another busy year for

the Commi ee. In this edi on of

the Challenge, you will find use‐

ful informa on about the group

ac vi es and hopefully became

inspired to par cipate in our programs during the

past six months.

This is the last newsle er edi on that would be

delivered as a hard copy to the WCGCE members.

Our parent ins tu ons expect us to reduce

expenses in the coming years and unfortunately,

cost of prin ng the newsle er represents a

significant por on of our annual budget. All

members, who provided their e‐mails, will be

receiving regular communiques from the Com‐

mi ee, no fica ons about upcoming events and

reports from the group technical mee ngs.

This year we had a number of outstanding speak‐

ers who presented very diversified and interes ng

topics. You can read about 2013 technical

mee ngs in this edi on of the newsle er or visit

our website www.wcgce.org, where you can also

access past edi ons of the newsle er.

Our website has a new look! It has been com‐

pletely redesigned. If you have not visited it yet

I encourage you to do so.

My term as the chairman of the WCGFE is com‐

ing to the end. I would like to take this oppor‐

tunity to thank all members of the 2013 Com‐

mi ee for their hard work, genera ng inter‐

es ng ideas and perseverance in carrying for‐

ward these ideas. Personally, I feel we have had

another successful year. In January, 2014 we

will have our AGM and I would like to encourage

more members to a end. We want to hear

your opinions, we would like you to par cipate

in the Commi ee work and influence the growth

and future direc ons of our organiza on. This is

your opportunity to make a difference!

At the beginning of a new year, on behalf of the

Commi ee of Western Canada Group of Char‐

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Technical Program Notes

Message from the Editor

I would like to thank everyone who has contributed reports to our technical mee ngs and other ac vi es. Members should know to refer to our web site, www.wcgce.org, managed by Secretary George, for current ac vi es and to see back issues. Challenge is available by e‐mail in pdf format. Just e‐mail “Editor” to receive it this way in the future and save on me, prin ng and postage. Richard Perry, C.Eng., P.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F.C.I.B.S.E. email: [email protected] tel: (604) 731‐1402

Summary of evening presenta on by Gregory

Snaith on LIVING BUILDINGS CHALLENGE, Sept. 18,

2013 at the WCGCE technical mee ng in Burnaby.

In order to make significant changes in the green

building industry, a paradigm shi must occur in

the philosophy of how to design new buildings and

communi es. Technology alone is not the solu on,

but how all stake holders collaborate, in a true

integra ve design process to reduce and share re‐

sources including energy, water and materials.

Engineers must start thinking like Architects and

Architects must start thinking like Engineers in

order to maximize the opportuni es of design

collabora on. Gregory outlined the necessary

changes to the new construc on and new commu‐

ni es in order to achieve the legacy of sustainabilty.

Gregory is working with the Interna onal Living

Future Ins tute (the Ins tute) as a volunteer

presenter in the Ambassador Network, providing

educa onal resources for the Living Building

Challenge.

He became involved because he sees sustainable

development as securing our environmental future

and that the Living Building Challenge is the

“Visionary Path to a Restora ve Future”, that the

Ins tute describes on the organiza on’s website:

www.livingbuildingchallenge.org in the following

way: “The Living Building Challenge defines the

most advanced measure of sustainability in the

built environment possible today, and acts to

diminish the gap between current limits and ideal

solu ons. This cer fica on program covers all

building at all scales and is a unified tool for trans‐

forma ve design, allowing us to envision a future

that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically

Restora ve. Whether your project is a single

building, a park, a college campus or even a

complete neighborhood community, the Living

Living Buildings Challenge

September 18, 2013

tered Engineers, I wish you all a very Merry Christ‐

mas and a healthy and successful 2014!

Yours sincerely,

Andrzej Nawrocki, C.Eng., MIET, PMP

Chairman of WCGCE


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lenge provides a framework for design, construc on

and the symbio c rela onship between people and

all aspects of the built environment.

Further reading on the Living Building Challenge

presenta on can be seen in the following web links

to the Interna onal Living Future Ins tute:

A shortened version of the presenta on on Sept.

18, 2013:

h p://living‐future.org/lbc

Living Building Challenge Standard

h p://living‐future.org/sites/default/files/LBC/LBC

Documents/LBC%2102 1%2012‐0501.pdf

Declare (red list products)

h p://www.declareproducts.com/

The speaker for the evening was Adam Lind,

Senior Pipeline Engineer for the firm, Kinder

Morgan, and his presenta on dealt with the

latest informa on regarding the planning, design

challenges and cost of a parallel pipeline to the

exis ng, using the right‐of‐way installed in 1953.

As informa on we have shown the rou ng

below .

The issues facing the rou ng are many. Highways

16, 5 and 1 did not exist when the ini al project

was constructed, previous road expansions have

le many pinch points between exis ng rights‐of‐

way, rail, mountain sides and rivers. The picture

below shows one example of the encroachment

onto the right‐of‐way.


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To give you an idea of what the parallel pipeline

would look like, we have a ached a picture of the

original installa on and a picture of a typical pump‐

ing sta on

The following pictures give some idea of the

expected construc on me.

The other cost items are the expansions of the

tank farms and the docking facili es.

Richard Perry

C.Eng, P.Eng., F.I.Meche.E, F.C.I.B.S.E.

Model of Terminal Sta on in Burnaby


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Port Metro Vancouver

November 20, 2013

On November 20th 2013 at 7 pm a team from Port

Metro Vancouver presented to an audience of 45

on the topic of “Building Infrastructure To Support

Global Trade”. The presenters were: Ma hew

Milton‐Knight PEng CEng MICE, Ian Galsworthy

PEng CEng MICE and Jody Addah PMP LEED‐AP.

A er introduc ons, the infrastructure projects that

the Port is delivering were described.

The Port is a non‐shareholder, financially self‐

sufficient corpora on established by the Govern‐

ment of Canada and accountable to the federal

Minister of Transport. The Port is governed by a

Boord of Directors that represent the Federal

Government, the Western Provinces, the

BC Provincial Government and Port Users. The

Port is responsible for facilita ng the movement of

import and export cargo in support of the Govern‐

ment’s priori es and in accordance with federal

regula ons. It maintains offices in Vancouver and

in Beijing. The Port’s mission is to enhance the

well‐being of .Canadians. The Port’s jurisdic on

covers more than 600 km of shoreline, that is all of

the land that abuts dark blue water on the Port Ju‐

risdic on) slide. The Port borders mul ple munici‐

pali es and one Treaty First Na on. It also inter‐

sects the tradi onal territories of several other

First Na ons. The Port has three key infrastructure

development area: the North Shore Trade Area,

the South Shore Trade Area, and the Roberts Bank

Rail Corridor

The North Shore Trade Area is a $100 million low‐

level road project between St. Georges Avenue and

Co on Drive. It enhances rail and port opera ons

as trade con nues to grow and addresses long‐

standing community safety and traffic conges on

The South Shore Trade Area extends from Canada

Place east 6 km to the Second Narrows. It includes

the container terminals of CENTERM operated by

DP World, and VANTERM operated by TSI, and grain

terminals operated by Viterra and AGT, plus many

other major tenants. 25% of the Port’s cargo by vol‐

ume goes through the South Shore Trade Area and

in the next 15 years container volumes are forecast

to increase by 70% and grain volume to increase by

30%.

The third project is the proposed Roberts Terminal

Expansion. It is a proposed Marine Container

Terminal which could provide capacity for more

than 2 million dollars per year.. The Port’s

preliminary vision would includes mul ple berths

equipped with ship‐to‐shore, capable of handling

the latest genera on of containerships.

North Shore Trade Area

Richard Perry, P.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F.C.I.B.S.E

Roberts Bank Rail Corridor


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Upcoming Events Current Ac vi es

THE ANNUAL BBQ

July 27, 2013

The annual BBQ was hosted by APEGBC Sea‐to‐Sky

branch.

The BBQ commenced at 5:30 pm at 4621 Woodburn

Place, West Vancouver, B.C., residence of engineers

Bill & Vivian Vaughn. Approximately 60 people

a ended, 21 registered through WCGCE.

A welcome address was delivered by the chairman

of Sea‐To‐Sky, Mustapha Zergoun, Ph.D. P.Eng. Da‐

vid Harvey responded on behalf of WCGCE, thanking

the host and organizing commi ees. The weather

was pris ne and a endees enjoyed the delicious

catered buffet and general networking with col‐

leagues.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & DINNER

The Annual General Mee ng will take place at the

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

3811 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, B.C.

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Dinner will follow at 7 p.m.

Guest and spouses of members a ending the AGM

may join an informal recep on prior to another enjoy‐

able evening of excellent food, interest, entertain‐

ment and fun.

Please phone Carine at (604) 931‐2201 or email ad‐

[email protected] by the end of Monday, Jan. 20,

2014 to reserve a seat.

Space is limited: please register early to avoid disap‐

pointment. $60.00 p.p.‐WCGCE Members and Guests.

MEET THE APEGBC LEADERSHIP TEAM

Guest Speakers at Dinner...

Our guest speaker, Ann English, P.Eng., Chief Execu‐

ve Officer and Registrar, APEGBC, will talk on Van‐

couver’s Green Olympics ‐ BC Hydro’s Power Pro‐

ject.

Our next guest speaker will be Janet Sinclair, Chief

Opera ng Officer, APEGBC.

And our next guest speaker will be President Mike

Bapty, P.Eng., FEC APEGBC who will talk on Mon‐

treal’s Champlain Bridge ‐ Replacement Op ons.

Alan Kay, MICE, C.Eng., P.Eng


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2013 Commi ee

Past Chairman & Newsletter Editor Richard Perry (CIBSE) [email protected] & [email protected]

Treasurer Li Marina [email protected]

Chairman Andrzej Nawrocki (Elec.) [email protected]

Honorary Secretary George De Ridder (Struct) [email protected]

Alan Kay (Civil) [email protected]

WCGCE Webmaster

George De Ridder (Struct)

[email protected]

Matthew Walton-Knight (ICE) Mathew.Walton-Knight@port metrovancouver.com

Arul Raja (Elect) [email protected]

Helen Clarke (IET) IET Institution Rep. [email protected]

Vice Chairman David Harvey (Struct) IStruct Representative [email protected]

Chris Richardson (Elec) [email protected]

Carine de Ridder Technical Meetings & Mail-ing List Co-Ordinator [email protected]

Administra on

Alan Wood (Elect) [email protected]

Robert Martin (Mech) [email protected]

Kris Gadareh (Mech) [email protected]

Ronald Wyke (Mech) Washington State Liaison [email protected]