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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: editor@wcgce.org 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‐
minmail@wcgce.org 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) rperry@telus.net & editor@wcgce.org
Treasurer Li Marina treasurer@wcgce.org
Chairman Andrzej Nawrocki (Elec.) chairman@wcgce.org
Honorary Secretary George De Ridder (Struct) secretary@wcgce.org
Alan Kay (Civil) alan.akay@shaw.ca
WCGCE Webmaster
George De Ridder (Struct)
webmaster@wcgce.org
Matthew Walton-Knight (ICE) Mathew.Walton-Knight@port metrovancouver.com
Arul Raja (Elect) arul@infoserve.net
Helen Clarke (IET) IET Institution Rep. hmclarkeiet@gmail.com
Vice Chairman David Harvey (Struct) IStruct Representative vicechairman@wcgce.org
Chris Richardson (Elec) crichardson@theiet.org
Carine de Ridder Technical Meetings & Mail-ing List Co-Ordinator adminmail@wcgce.org
Administra on
Alan Wood (Elect) woodalanlinda@gmail.com
Robert Martin (Mech) iamrtm@telus.net
Kris Gadareh (Mech) wcgcecontact@imechenetwork.org
Ronald Wyke (Mech) Washington State Liaison erwyke@aol.com