Commentary

Unlike previous iterations of technological breakthroughs, GenAI impacts our brain function, and the tool becomes part of the team, writes Patrick Coleman.

Commentary by Dani Lindamood, Ontario Salt Pollution Coalition Modernity is a fickle partner for life on earth. It has brought vast improvements for human vitality...

On International Women in Engineering Day, global professional services firm GHD held an informal Q&A session with six engineers from the company’s offices across...

Modernizing Ontario’s water and wastewater systems will go a long way to ensure the over 1 million new homes being built across the province are effectively serviced.

As engineering consultants, we rarely discuss our role in advising and assisting clients with adopting new technologies and managing change — even though they trust us to deliver infrastructure projects, and seek our assistance in planning, selecting, implementing, and testing technology solutions.

When he was a toddler, my wife taught my son a song that they sang together at crosswalks: “Red means stop, green means go, and yellow means pay attention.” The greatest risk to a young pedestrian is during the transition when vehicles stop for a red lightand start for a green light. Similarly, the greatest risk to a design occurs when “we fail to pay attention” while developing a design.

The next 10 years represent a critical time for Canada’s earth and environment sector. Climate impacts are getting worse, and our industry is scrambling to help reduce carbon emissions, save sensitive ecosystems, restore biodiversity, and plan future development that is climate resilient.

In the fast-paced world of consulting engineering, where digitization is as much a part of the daily grind as our morning coffees, we may not fully appreciate the impact cyberattacks can have on our ability to serve clients.

One person, or firm, cannot be the best at everything. Many owners and engineering firms struggle to find the perfect combination of skilled and experienced staff to meet their needs in today’s changing world.

Compared to the big city shows, the Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference event may seem small, but more than 150 enthusiastic water and wastewater professionals attended the two-day event to join their peers and learn about new policies, trends and technologies related to their industry. 

Opinion: Our industry has been messaging for years that toilets are not trash cans, but women’s toilet stalls are not provided with trash cans!

Toronto will host the 2023 America Water Works Association Conference and Expo on June 11 to 14, and while the association can be proud of its continued mission to advance the water industry and operations for both consumers and water companies, there’s still much to do, here and abroad, to improve water management, protection and even access.