2015/2016 Council Election • Practice Guidelines • CPD Bylaw • NEGM Results
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS OF BC MAY/JUNE 2015
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MAY/JUNE 2015 [volume19 number 3) features 18 Terrestrial Laser Scanning George Liu, P.Eng.
21 Game Changer – Rapid Damage Assessment Tom Ruffen
24 2015 ACEC-BC Awards for Engineering Excellence news 4 President’s Viewpoint – Making APEGBC Stronger Through Diversity 8 A ssociation Notes – 2015/2016 Council Election; Budget for 2015/2016 Approved; Changes to Professional Practice Exam; Annual Conference and AGM; Government Relations Update
12 Council Report – April 17, 2015 14 CPD Bylaw Revised in Response to Member Feedback 16 C ompetencies and Indicators Developed for Geotechnical Engineering Practice
17 D iversity Breeds Success – The Case for Women in Engineering 26 Member Awareness Urged on Responsibilities for Field Reviews, Cross-discipline Projects, Use of Seal ON THE COVER: 27 Practice Guidelines Being Developed in Response to Mount Polley FLIR Mobile Vehicle Surveillance System 27 APEGBC Welcomes Earthquake Preparedness Report Recommendations (MVSS) in the Middle East. PHOTO: 28 Incorporation vs. Sole Proprietorship – Financial Benefits and Liability Brandon Wright, Considerations P.Eng.
29 Keeping Members, the Public and Kids Curious – National Engineering and Geoscience Month departments Looking for new ways to build better? 5 Letters 27 OQM Certification 30 Membership 34 Professional Services 39 APEGBC Professional Development 18 Terrestrial laser If you’re in the very early stage of designing a commercial, institutional, or multi-unit residential scanning near Prospect Point building, BC Hydro Power Smart’s New Construction Program can provide energy modeling funds in Stanley Park, to help you identify energy-saving measures that will lower operating expenses and increase the Vancouver, BC value and marketability of your building. Plus, you may qualify for additional incentives on the energy-saving measures.
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I recently had the privilege and pleasure of attending our association’s New Member Induction Ceremony in Vancouver. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 6N2 What struck me was the diversity of our new members and Tel: 604.430.8035 Fax: 604.430.8085 the amazing educational and career paths they have taken to E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.apeg.bc.ca registration with APEGBC. Toll free: 1.888.430.8035 A large percentage of the new members at the Induction 2014/2015 COUNCIL, APEGBC President J.J. Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon)
Ceremony grew up and were educated outside North America. Vice President M.C. Wrinch, P.Eng., FEC Making All of them have successfully adjusted to Canadian society and Immediate Past President M.B. Bapty, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon) APEGBC brought vitality, new ideas, and superior professional skills to COUNCILLORS our communities. C.J. Andrewes, P.Eng.; C.D. Anglin, P.Geo. Stronger D.E. Campbell, P.Eng.; A. Fernandes, CIM, FCSI Diversity makes APEGBC stronger. Different backgrounds and D.I. Harvey, P.Eng.,Struct.Eng., FEC; H. Hawson, P.Eng., FEC Through experiences make us more innovative and better problem solvers. D.M. Howes, P.Eng., FEC; H.G. Kelly, P.Eng. K. Laloge, CA; T. Mitha, LLB Diversity Engineers and geoscientists with a variety of cultural backgrounds C.L. Park, P.Eng.; R.P. Stewart, P.Eng. and different professional expertise strengthen project teams, K.V. Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng.; S.Wynn giving them an edge with international and local clients. Today 27.5% of APEGBC members have an undergraduate ASSOCIATION STAFF A.J. English, P.Eng. Chief Executive Officer And Registrar
degree from outside of Canada. The top countries of origin for T.M.Y. Chong, P.Eng. Chief Regulatory Officer And Deputy Registrar P.Eng. applicants are the US, Iran, UK, China, and India. And, in J.Y. Sinclair Chief Operating Officer the case of P.Geo. applicants, the top countries are South Africa, M.L. Archibald Director, Communications And Stakeholder Engagement Dr. John Clague, J. Cho, CGA Director, Finance And Administration P.Geo., FGC, UK, and Australia. APEGBC supports the full participation of D. Gamble Director, Information Systems FEC (Hon) internationally trained professionals in the BC labour market in P.R. Mitchell, P.Eng. Director, Professional Practice, Standards And Development President D. Olychick Director, Member Services their chosen fields. We see this as being of strategic benefit to the G.M. Pichler, P.Eng. Director, Registration economic success of our province. With the influx of internation- E. Swartz, LLB Director, Legislation, Ethics And Compliance ally trained professionals, it is APEGBC’s role to make sure that V. Lai, CGA Associate Director, Finance And Administration J.J.G. Larocque P.Eng., LLB, CD Associate Director, Professional Practice BC has academically qualified engineers and geoscientists practic- M.A. Rigolo P.Eng., Associate Director, Engineering Admissions ing to the highest standards, no matter what their background or where they come from. It’s for this reason that we’re active in the EDITORIAL BOARD area of credentials recognition and integration of internationally S. Chiu, P.Eng.; R. Gupta, P.Eng., PhD; C.L. Hall, P.Geo.; trained engineers and geoscientists into the profession. S.K. Hayes, P.Eng.; K.S. Hirji, P.Eng.; Another dimension of diversity is gender. Currently, only M.A. Klippenstein, P.Eng.; I. Kokan, P.Eng.; M.E. Leslie, P.Eng.; 14% of APEGBC members are female, although for members B. Thomson, P.Geo., FEC (Hon); M.J. Zieleman, EIT
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No Good Reason to Move Burnaby terminal to Roberts Bank as the Concerned Tank Farm Professional Engineers suggested in the The letter by engineers Foschi, Hatfield, Peter, November 2014 Vancouver Sun, and as they and Gunn (who normally call themselves the more gently suggested in the last edition of “Concerned Professional Engineers”) suggests Innovation. The immense costs to move the Roberts Bank as an alternative to Trans pipelines and terminal would presumably Mountain’s existing Burnaby tank farm and increase the pipeline tariff charged shippers on docks in Burrard Inlet east of the Ironworkers the line, and reduce netbacks to producers and Memorial Second Narrows Bridge for the export hence their taxes payable to governments—all of dilbit. for no apparent gain. Given more than 100 years of oil-tanker spill As to their concern about tankers hitting free history in Vancouver Harbour (and more the Second Narrows Bridge, these tankers from than 60 years by Trans Mountain), I question Trans Mountain’s facility have tethered tugs in the wisdom of spending huge sums of money the narrows. The larger risk to the bridge, based to relocate the well-sheltered Burnaby tanker on history, is the non-tanker vessels, which hit
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the current bridge in 1978 in fog and three or services firms. Hopefully the Review Panel’s four others that hit the original bridge in and recommendations regarding the Mt. Polley prior to 1930. disaster will help establish this recognition for John Hunter, P.Eng. the benefit of BC’s future geoscientists. North Vancouver, BC Dr. Kim Green, P.Geo. Disclosure: John Hunter is a chemical engineer Nelson, BC who does consulting work for companies including Trans Mountain Pipelines. A Need to Re-evaluate Risk I am writing in response to the letter in your March/April 2015 edition, A Need to Re-evaluate APEGBC Can Do Much to Increase Risk. These viewpoints on our proposed Trans the ‘Advantage’ of Geoscientists Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project are I read Jean Sorensen’s article on strategies for important but some context was missing from success in geoscience in the March/April issue of the narrative. Innovation with some frustration. While Trans Mountain doesn’t own or operate It’s true a career in geoscience has always the tankers that call at our terminal we are an been plagued by ‘good’ and ‘bad’ times as BC’s active member of the maritime community and resource sectors expand and contract. Having work with maritime agencies to implement best worked as a geoscientist for 30 years, I‘ve seen practices for safe marine transits in the Salish this first-hand and, like many of my colleagues, Sea. For example, we played an important role in have increased my area of expertise through a six-year process led by Port Metro Vancouver additional training to take advantage of new and the Pacific Pilotage Authority to update employment opportunities. tethered tug escorts through the harbour, Haro However, I can’t help but feel frustrated at Straight, and Boundary Pass. Tug escorts have the lack of acknowledgement APEGBC has been proven through live trials as an effective afforded me and my colleagues regarding the and redundant means of controlling tankers, value of our P.Geo. expertise since we signed on particularly through Second Narrows. in the early 1990s. We have training in mapping While spill probabilities from our and assessment of the spatial distribution of quantitative risk assessment were cited, the bedrock, surficial materials and geohazards benefit of new safety measures that will maintain that many engineers lack. Yet many engineers risk at a level comparable to today were not undertake assessment and design works acknowledged. Tankers will be accompanied without a sound understanding of the nature/ by an escort tug for the entire passage to the distribution of underlying materials. 12-mile limit, situational awareness enhanced And, while many environmental engineering with security broadcasts, and the two Pilots on firms seek P.Eng.’s and EITs for resource the bridge will remain past the Victoria pilot development projects, there are very few jobs station and disembark west of Race Rocks. In for P.Geo.’s and GITs with expertise in geological addition, marine spill response will be enhanced and geomorphological mapping and assessment. to provide capacity that is double and a delivery APEGBC has, in fact, limited P.Geo.’s time half what is currently mandated. with expertise in mapping and assessment of Trans Mountain has considered alternatives bedrock, surficial materials and geohazards to the current Westridge Marine Terminal and from undertaking work in the design of resource we feel a new pipeline right-of-way for Robert’s roads that require no specialized engineering Bank/Delta Port is not optimal. Our assessment skills. But there are no imitations on P.Eng.’s showed expansion of the terminal is the best undertaking work requiring geohazards and suited to our proposed expansion proposal. surficial materials mapping skills other than This would be less disruptive than acquiring telling them to self-regulate and only undertake a new right-of-way and terminal land that work they’re qualified to do. would be required to construct a new loading Recognizing and valuing the skill set of facility near Robert’s Bank. Learn more at www. P.Geo.’s by APEGBC is the basis for ensuring a transmountain.com. successful career in geoscience. The expertise of engineering geologists and geomorphologists Michael Davies, P.Eng is well-recognized elsewhere and plays an Senior Director, Marine Development important role in many environmental Kinder Morgan Canada
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Under Bylaw 3(b), candidates for 2015/2016 Council Election the office of President must have served In accordance with APEGBC’s Bylaw 3, there are two ways by which a member on Council for at least two full years or limited licensee may be nominated to stand for Council election: 1) by the prior to taking office, and for the office Nominating Committee or 2) in writing by any 25 or more members and/or limited of Vice President, must have served licensees in good standing. at least one year on Council prior to taking office in order to qualify as a Nominating Committee candidate. 2015/2016 Candidates for Election to Council Previous experience on Council is not In accordance with Bylaw 3 of the association, notice is hereby given of the nom- required for write-in candidates. inees for the 2015/2016 Council of APEGBC. The 2015 Nominating Committee selected the following nominees: Important Dates Discipline Branch Friday, June 26, 2015 Presidential Candidate Nominations by 25 members must be M.C. (Michael) Wrinch, P.Eng., FEC Electrical Sea to Sky received at the association office by 5:00 pm. Vice Presidential Candidates (one to be elected) Friday July 10, 2015 G.D. (Garth) Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC Geology Burnaby/New Westminster Nominees’ Statement of Candidacy must be received at the association office by 5:00 pm. R.P. (Bob) Stewart, P.Eng. Electrical Vancouver Friday, September 4, 2015 Councillors (five to be elected) Election package and ballots will be C.L. (Cassandra) Hall, P.Eng./P.Geo. Geological/Geology Sea-to-Sky available online to all members by this date. D.I. (David) Harvey, P.Eng, Struct. Paper ballots available upon request. Structural Richmond/Delta Eng., FEC Friday, October 2, 2015 M.A. (Mark) Jenkins, P.Eng. Mechanical Peace River All ballots must be submitted and received by 12 pm. P.B.P. (Philippe) Kruchten, P.Eng., Software Vancouver FEC Election results will be posted to the APEGBC website by Wednesday, S.J. (Scott) Martin, P.Eng. Geological Okanagan October 7, 2015. B.P. (Brian) Menounos, P.Geo. Geology Central Interior L.D. (Lee) Rowley, P.Eng. Civil Vancouver Island 2015 Nominating Committee K.V. (Kathy) Tarnai-Lokhorst, Mechanical Victoria Michael Bapty, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon) P.Eng., FEC – Past President, Chair J.T. (Thomas) Tiedje, P.Eng. Electrical Victoria Branch Appointees Mohsen Barkh, P.Eng. – Richmond/ Delta Branch Nomination by 25 Members Eric Constantinescu, P.Eng. – Northern Members are reminded that nominations for President, Vice President and Councillor Branch may also be made in writing by any 25 or more members or limited licensees in good Piotr Mazur, P.Eng. – Sea to Sky Branch standing. Such nominations, signed by members and/or limited licensees making the Minh Nguyen, P.Eng. – Burnaby/ New nomination and accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, must be received West Branch by the Registrar at the association office no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, June 26, 2015. Eric Pettit, P.Eng. – Victoria Branch The form for nomination by 25 members is available online at apeg.bc.ca/About-Us/ Ben Skillings, P.Eng. – Vancouver Our-Team/Council/Council-Election-Call-for-Nominations or by contacting Nicole Branch Salvian at [email protected] or 604.412.6055. Elroy Switlishoff, P.Eng. – West Kootenay Branch Role of the Nominating Committee Andrew Watson, P.Eng., Struct.Eng. The Nominating Committee is charged with seeking and selecting a slate of candidates – South Central Branch for election to Council that they believe best demonstrate the qualities needed for strong leadership of the association. Specifically, the committee sought candidates that have Council Appointees demonstrated skills in strategic thinking, organizational management, financial fluency, Doug Barry, P.Eng governance and strategic planning, in addition to a minimum of five years of experience Dick Fletcher, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon) as a professional member or limited licensee. To fulfil its mandate, the committee sought Catherine Hickson, P.Geo., FGC candidates through a series of Call for Nominations notices sent to the membership, and Michael Isaacson, P.Eng., FEC committee members reached out to potential candidates in regions throughout BC. Chris Newcomb, P.Eng., FEC
8 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n Budget for 2015/2016 Approved, Application Fee for Interprovincial Transfers Reduced Council approved the 2015/2016 operating and capital budget, as well as the 2016/2017 proforma budget. This was year two of the three-year budget approved in April 11, 2014, which is fully aligned with the association’s strategic plan. The budget was prepared in accordance to the Council-approved 2015/2016 Budget Guidelines and reviewed by the Executive Committee prior to being presented to Council at its April 17 meeting. It is a balanced budget, in line with what was presented to Council the previous year as the proforma budget for 2015/2016. Highlights of changes from the proforma budget to the 2015/2016 budget approved by Council included: forecasted increases in revenue from the volume of applications and registration, and professional and academic exams; a decrease in advertising revenue; and a reduction of application fees. An increase in legal costs is also anticipated due to increased discipline cases. With the approval of the 2015/2016 budget, Council also approved the reduction of the application fee for professional members and licensees who are already members or licensees in good standing in other Canadian jurisdictions to $250 from $300 effective July 1, 2015. This brings the fees more in line with other jurisdictions and is made possible due to higher than anticipated application volumes com- bined with process efficiencies from leveraging online tools. This change remains consistent with Council’s Sustainable Financial Policy, which states that, “the Applications and Registration program (the intake process) will be financially self-sustaining on a direct cost basis.” For more information on the association’s 2015/2016 budget, please visit apeg.bc.ca/Responsible-Financial-Management/.
Changes Coming to Professional Practice Exam Format Before being granted registration as an engineering or geoscience professional member or licensee, candidates must pass the Professional Practice Exam (PPE). The exam tests knowledge of Canadian professional practice, law, and ethics. APEGBC and most of the other Canadian engineering and geoscience regulatory bodies will shortly be switching from a paper-based to a computer-based exam. Switching to a computer-based system has been under discussion for several years by members of the National Professional Practice Examination Advisory Committee (NPPEAC). The move to discontinue the paper-based system is motivated by it being administratively labour intensive, highly manual, and not as secure as computer-based testing. The last paper exam will be held in July 2015 and the first computer exam will follow in October 2015. Below is a table outlining the key changes to the format and delivery of the exam: Current PPE Format (Until July 20, 2015 Session) New PPE Format (Effective October 19, 2015 Session) Paper-based exam Computer-based exam Available only in select locations Available at various testing centres in BC and worldwide Exam for each session offered over a three-day period with morning Exam for each session offered only on one day in the morning and afternoon sessions 3 hours total exam time 3.5 hours total exam time 100 multiple choice questions (2 hours) 110 multiple choice questions (2.5 hours) 1 hour essay section 1 hour essay section Approximately 6 weeks for results Approximately 3-4 weeks for results Questions regarding the new PPE format should be forwarded to Jason Ong at [email protected].
Annual Conference and AGM Taking Place in Kelowna – October 15 to 17 Join us October 15 to 17 at APEGBC’s 2015 conference and annual President’s Awards Gala recognizing the outstanding achieve- general meeting, taking place at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort ments of APEGBC members. and Conference Centre in Kelowna, BC. Two days of professional The AGM will be held at 8:30 am on Saturday, October 17. All development sessions, networking opportunities and a trade- members are welcome and are encouraged to attend. There is no show will be followed by the 96th annual general meeting of the charge to attend this portion of the annual conference. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. More information on conference sessions and activities, as This year’s professional development sessions feature the well as online registration, is available on the conference website following streams: management, better business, climate change, at apeg.bc.ca/ac2015/. A print brochure is included as a pull-out structural engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energy, insert in the centre of this issue of Innovation. young professionals, engineering and geoscience in the resource Conference sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety sector, municipal engineering and environmental engineering. of levels with benefits to meet the needs of different businesses, Social events include an evening of discovery and adventure including recognition on site, at events, on promotional materials or with Ryan Harris, Senior Underwater Archaeologist, discuss- online. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please con- ing the mysteries surrounding the Franklin Expedition, and the tact Maria-Carmen Kelly at [email protected] or 604.639.8179.
i n n o v a t i o n MAY/JUNE 2015 9 association notes Government Relations Update Government Networking Receptions British Columbians better prepare for – Building BC’s Future an earthquake. APEGBC was consulted On April 20 and 21, APEGBC hosted as a stakeholder, and the recommenda- government networking receptions tions we made related to post-earth- with the BC Liberal Caucus and the BC quake evaluation protocols were cap- NDP Official Opposition Caucus in tured within one of the report’s overall Victoria. The purpose was to provide recommendations, which referred to an informal forum where Council a need for “enhanced hazard risk and and senior staff could interact with vulnerability analysis, and for increas- ministers and MLAs to share the ways ing the availability of emergency that APEGBC works on behalf of the management risk data.” APEGBC looks people of BC and to hear concerns and forward to working with government answer questions posed by officials. to help implement the recommenda- Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, Minister tions. To download the report, go to of Advanced Education, brought greet- embc.gov.bc.ca/em/hazard_prepared- ings on behalf of the BC Government ness/earthquake/prep-consult-report/ at the evening reception, which was pdf/prep-consultation-report.pdf. For well attended with 21 caucus mem- more information, see page 27. bers present throughout the evening, Professional Practice Guidelines including: Hon. Bill Bennett, Minister Respond to Mount Polley of Energy and Mines; Hon. Peter Fass- Recommendations bender, Minister of Education; Hon. Following the release of the Report on Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility Lands and Natural Resource Opera- Breach on January 30, APEGBC initi- tions; Hon. Suzanne Anton, Minister ated work on a key recommendation of Justice and Attorney General; Hon. in the report to develop professional Coralee Oakes, Minister of Commu- practice guidelines for dam site charac- nity, Sport and Cultural Development; terization assessments. The guidelines Hon. Norm Letnick, Minister of Agri- culture; and Dr. Ralph Sultan, P.Eng., will outline the standard of care and MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano. professional obligations professional Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whal- engineers and geoscientists must ley, brought greetings on behalf of the uphold when conducting these assess- BC Official Opposition caucus at the ments, and will define the roles and breakfast reception. responsibilities of the various partici- pants and stakeholders involved in this Legislative Amendments to the process. The guidelines are scheduled Engineers and Geoscientists Act to be released in March 2016, and will APEGBC met with Hon. Andrew complement existing practice stan- Wilkinson, Minister of Advanced dards APEGBC has defined for profes- Education, the ministry responsible sional engineers and geoscientists for the Act, to discuss APEGBC’s involved in dam-related work, includ- requests to amend our legislation. ing APEGBC’s Guidelines for Legislated From Top: Dr. Ralph Sultan, P.Eng., MLA West Vancouver- APEGBC also met with a number of Dam Safety Reviews in BC. For more Capilano, and Colin Smith, P.Eng., FEC, APEGBC repre- key ministers and officials to review sentative to the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region. information, see page 27. our legislative requests, including Dr. Engineers and geoscientists play a Hon. Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education, and Ralph Sultan, P.Eng., MLA for West Tony Chong, P.Eng., Chief Regulatory Officer and key role in the public safety and well- Deputy Registrar. Vancouver-Capilano. being, and APEGBC is committed to Hon. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines; ‘Lyn Earthquake Preparedness working constructively with govern- Anglin, P.Geo., APEGBC Councillor; and Hon. Steve Report Released ments at all levels to assist in carry- Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural On March 26 the Ministry of ing out this responsibility. For more Resource Operations. Justice released the BC Earthquake information on APEGBC’s govern- Dr. John Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), President; Preparedness Consultation Report. ment relations activities, contact Janet Ann English, P.Eng., Chief Executive Officer and Registrar; and Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of The recommendations in the report Sinclair, Chief Operating Officer, at Advanced Education. are an important step in helping [email protected].
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will be recognized. Approval of the new mechatronics APEGBC’s Council of elected members and government engineering discipline of registration is intended to representatives meets throughout the year to conduct the address these issues. Competency assessors in this business of the association governance. The following are area and a member of the Board of Examiners will the highlights of the April 17, 2015 meeting. shortly be recruited for this discipline.
APEGBC-ACEC-BC Memorandum of Updated Guidelines: Elevating Devices in Understanding Renewed New Buildings The Memorandum of Understanding between Council has approved the updated Professional APEGBC and the Association of Consulting Practice Guidelines-Professional Responsibilities Engineering Companies BC (ACEC-BC) has been for the Design and Installation of Elevating Devices renewed through 2020. This document provides in New Buildings (Version 6) pending editorial guidance when issues regarding the professions arise and legal review. Changes to this guideline were in which both organizations have an interest and has made to increase clarity in regards to professional previously proved useful in these instances. responsibility for the design and installation of Budget for 2015/2016 Approved elevators. Council approved the 2015/2016 operating and Policy for the Publication of Disciplinary Decisions capital budget, as well as the 2016/2017 proforma Council has approved a policy for the publication budget. Council also approved the reduction of of Disciplinary Decisions to provide guidance to the application fee for professional members and APEGBC on this subject. This policy includes a licensees who are already members or licensees in procedure for publishing consent orders, interim good standing in other Canadian jurisdictions to orders and disciplinary determinations. The policy $250 from $300 effective July 1, 2015. For more seeks to balance the rights and protection of those information, please see page 9. involved in the complaint process while fulfilling APEGBC’s mandate to protect the public interest. Review of Consultation Feedback on CPD Bylaw APEGBC Council heard the results of the five- Council Approves Publication of the APEGBC month consultation with members on the proposed Operating Budget continuing professional development bylaw. In its Addressing Motion 5 from the 2014 AGM, “that deliberations, Council discussed the feedback and Council consider re-introducing a practice followed how the program requirements could be changed by Council of previous years–the practice being to address the concerns raised by members while the publishing of the APEGBC budget for the still ensuring a robust program that would meet the coming year,” Council has approved publication expectations of the public and government. Council of the APEGBC operating budget for the coming discussed that the program should be simple, flexible year. The operating budget will show the budget and achievable; not disadvantage any particular allocations by department or function level, such group; outline a reasonable level of professional as Regulatory, Operations and Finance. Under each development activity for all practicing members; section the direct revenue and direct expenses and maintain a simple reporting mechanism. As a budgeted will be shown. The information will be result of these discussions, Council passed a motion made available on the APEGBC website at apeg.bc.ca/ to revise the proposed requirements based on these Responsible-Financial-Management/. considerations and on member feedback. Staff will redraft the bylaw to reflect this direction and Council Mechatronics Engineering Approved as Discipline will consider the updated version at an upcoming of Registration meeting. For more information, please see page 14. Council has approved mechatronics engineering as a new discipline of evaluation for registration. DEGIRS Update to Council APEGBC has been experiencing a significant increase The Division of Engineers and Geoscientists in the in the volume of applications from graduates of Resources Sector (DEGIRS) provided an update to mechatronics engineering programs. These applicants Council on its activities and the objective of the must currently choose a discipline of evaluation group. Chair David Melville, P.Geo., presented on for registration (computer, electrical, integrated, behalf of the division. mechanical) that doesn’t fully match their proposed area of practice. Additionally, APEGBC has been Fairness Panel Annual Report to Council hearing concerns from EITs and new graduates about Council received the the APEGBC Fairness Panel’s their uncertainty as to whether their qualifications Annual Report to Council, presented by panel
12 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n chair John Watson, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon). The One remaining session will be conducted with Panel makes recommendations to the Registration APEGBC’s branch representatives at the May 1, Committee and Registration Task Force on process, 2015 Branch Meeting. The outcome for this stage policies and procedures. From March 2014 to will be a brand blueprint document that will clearly February 2015, the Registration Committee reviewed articulate the components, attributes and guiding 31 appeals; six were resolved by the committee, eight principles of APEGBC’s brand, mission and vision. are pending (waiting for documents or review); and Staff anticipates that the next phase of the branding the remaining 17 were referred to the Panel. The initiative will start in the new fiscal year. Panel agreed with the committee’s original decision in eight of the 17 appeals (47%).
Organizational Quality Management (OQM) Program Update APPOINTMENTS Council received an update on the Organizational Board of Examiners Fairness Panel Quality Management (OQM) Program. Launched Jon Mikkelsen, P.Eng. Garth Kirkham, P.Geo., in 2012, the OQM program now has a total of 351 Dr. Hsi-Yung (Steve) Feng, FGC organizations registered to become OQM certified, P.Eng. an increase of 39% since July 1, 2014. Of the Geoscience Committee participating organizations, 124 have achieved OQM Dam Site Antigone Dixon-Warren, Certification, which represents an increase of 70% Characterization P. G e o. since July 1, 2014. Assessments Working Group Mentoring Committee Women in Engineering and Geoscience Update Harvey McLeod, P.Eng., Andrew Randell, P.Geo. APEGBC Council received an update on current P. G e o. Kevin Turner, P.Eng. progress in the area of outreach to women in Andrew Small, P.Eng. Jesse Corrigan, P.Eng. engineering and geoscience, both prior to, during Dr. Dirk Van Zyl, P.Eng. Registration Committee and after they become registered members of Dr. Brent Ward, P.Geo., Kevin Riederer, P.Eng. APEGBC. Council voted to support the Engineers FGC, FEC (Hon) Canada goal of “30 by 30,” which is to have 30% of new registrants be female by the year 2030. Discipline Committee Standing Awards Paul Adams, P.Eng. Committee APEGBC Branding Update Peter Bobrowsky, P.Geo. Dr. Jim McEwen, P.Eng. In February 2015, Karacters Design Group held Edward Bird, P.Eng. a Brand Conviction Workshop with a team made Neil Cumming, P.Eng. More information about up of representatives from membership, branches, Bruce Nicholson, P.Eng., APEGBC Council meetings Council and staff. The agency reported on this FEC is available online at: workshop to Council, and sought Council responses Roz Nielsen, P.Eng. apeg.bc.ca/council. on the findings as well as seeking further input. Ronald Yaworsky, P.Eng.
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CPD Bylaw Revised in Response to Member Feedback
On April 17, APEGBC Council heard the results of APEGBC’s five- month consultation with members, volunteer groups, and external At a Glance: stakeholders on the proposed professional development bylaw. As a result of that feedback, APEGBC Council decided to alter the Who: proposed professional development bylaw to better reflect what members All members with practice rights are seeking. “The consultation process we undertook was significant and What: extremely valuable,” said APEGBC President John Clague, P.Geo., FGC, • Average of 50 hours per year (150 hours on a FEC (Hon). “Members told us that in order to work, the program had to three year rolling total) be flexible and accommodate their busy professional lives. They wanted • A maximum of 20 hours can be professional clear, simple rules that wouldn’t disadvantage any particular group. I’m practice hours confident that the changes we’re making meet these goals, while still • 15 (of the 50) need to be verifiable hours meeting the expectations of the public and government.” (professional practice hours cannot be counted The consultation process reflected a high level of engagement, with towards the verifiable requirement) more than 5,000 members participating in the survey, more than 500 attendees at consultation sessions and events around the province, and What’s different? online information accessed more than 6,500 times. Reduced hours Consultation sessions were also held with APEGBC volunteer groups that have specific areas of expertise or knowledge related to professional Enhanced flexibility development and the proposed bylaw, including the Professional Streamlined and simplified categories Practice, Investigation, Registration, and Practice Review committees. Groups with insight into specific areas of practice were also consulted, such as the Geoscience and Consulting Practice committees. APEGBC also discussed the proposed bylaw and received feedback from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of BC (ACEC-BC). APEGBC’s Continuing Professional Development Committee received and considered the feedback prior to it being delivered to Council. Revisions Recognize Members’ Busy Lives Members raised concerns about several key areas of the proposed bylaw, including the time commitment required; the reporting process; uncertainty over the process for handling non-compliance; program structure; CPD opportunities; and cost. Some members also questioned the program’s inherent value and whether they should be required to demonstrate compliance. In its deliberations, Council discussed how the requirements could be changed to address members’ concerns while still ensuring a robust program that would meet expectations of the public and government. Council identified the program should be simple, flexible and achievable; not disadvantage any particular group; outline a reasonable level of professional development activity for all practicing members; and maintain a simple reporting mechanism. This discussion resulted in several significant changes to the bylaw: Reduced hours: The overall total number of hours required was reduced from an average of 80 to 50 per year (240 PDH to 150 PDH on a three-year rolling total). Enhanced flexibility: The professional practice category was maintained, but the number of hours permitted within this category was reduced from 50 hours* per year to 20 hours per year. This responds to concerns from members who are semi-retired, underemployed, or working part-time. (* Where 15 hours of work earns 1 PDH) Streamlined and simplified categories: Restrictions on categories were removed, which provides members with more flexibility to select opportunities that best meet their professional development goals. The program formerly required hours to be accrued in three of six categories. Category maximums were also removed, except for professional practice. The program formerly had maximum hours in each category. Lastly, a new requirement that 15 hours (45 hours on a three-year rolling total) need to be verifiable was introduced. Verifiable activities are activities that can be objectively verified by a third party and include activities such as attendance at seminars, conferences, industry tradeshows, educational field trips, association meetings, volunteer service, mentoring and more. Verifiable activities cannot include hours accrued under the professional practice category.
14 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n Next Steps A revised bylaw is currently being drafted to incorporate the revisions. Council will review the bylaw at its meeting on June 19, 2015, and the full text of the bylaw will be made available to members once it has been approved by Council. In late August, voting will open for the professional development bylaw, in conjunction with the Council election. Members and licensees will cast their votes over a period of five weeks. In order to be ratified, the bylaw will need to be supported by two-thirds or 66.67% of voters. If the bylaw is ratified, the new professional development requirements will be effective as of January 1, 2017. Learning More About the Program and the Revised Bylaw APEGBC is responding to member requests for more information on the program and how they can meet the requirements of the proposed program. A website will be launched in late June that will feature more comprehensive information on program requirements, CPD opportunities, reporting, compliance, exceptions, and benefits, as well as an interactive question and answer section. The full text of the bylaw, along with supporting information, will also be made available to members once it has been approved by Council. “Our goal is to provide members with information about how the bylaw is designed to meet their unique requirements,” said Clague. “CPD can take many forms, but at the core, it’s a critical part of building and maintaining public trust in our highly-specialized professions. It has been adopted by our professional colleagues in other provinces, and it’s increasingly considered a best-practice by government.” The changes proposed to the CPD program are designed with one goal: to meet the high standards expected of the professions by establishing a program that works for members and their specific needs and circumstances. v
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Competencies and Indicators Developed for Geotechnical Engineering Practice
The Geotechnical Engineering Task Force was formed by the APEGBC Registration Committee to explore whether geotechnical engineering should become a distinct discipline for professional registration. The task force recently developed indicators and competencies for geotechnical engineering in BC. To evaluate whether geotechnical engineering should be considered a singular discipline for registration or a specialist designation, a definition for geotechnical engineering was developed following a robust review of definitions from other jurisdictions as well as feedback from the membership. The task force also investigated the need and desire for a distinct specialist designation for geotechnical engineers. Much like designated structural engineers (Struct.Eng.), geotechnical engineering satisfies the same rationale as structural engineering in requiring unique experience based on a foundation with specific university education— a rationale that had led to structural engineers having a distinct designation from civil engineers. However, unlike structural engineering, there is currently no Canadian undergraduate degree program in geotechnical engineering. This led to the question of whether geotechnical engineers would be expected to have a postgraduate degree to achieve registration as a geotechnical engineer. The task force determined a) that geotechnical engineering should not be a distinct category for registration, such as Struct.Eng., and b) not to have it as a separate registration stream, separate to the civil engineering stream. As an extension of its work, the task force went on to develop a set of core competencies and indicators that define the specific knowledge and experience needed to fulfil the responsibilities of a geotechnical engineer. The task force developed 10 core competencies and indicators for geotechnical engineering in BC. These were reviewed by a panel of leading practitioners and academics in the fields of soil/rock mechanics, applied geological sciences and geomorphol- ogy, as well as regional practitioners, to achieve a cross section of perspectives. The draft document was thus refined and then distributed via survey to more than 300 of BC’s practicing geotechnical engineers and geoscientists. This feedback was incorporated to develop a robust list of geotechnical engineering competencies and indicators. The geotechnical engineering competencies and indicators document provides a best practice approach to geotechnical engineering. It is intended to help new registrants determine if they have suitable experience to register as an engineer practicing in the field of geotechnical engineering in BC, and to aid APEGBC and its members to assess if they are undertaking work that would be defined as geotechnical engineering. The competencies and indicators will be incorporated into a revised Geotechni- cal Engineering Services for Building Projects guideline. A modified version of the indicators will also be developed for use in APEGBC’s Competency Experience Reporting System to provide guidance to applicants for professional engineering registration who are working in the geotechnical engineering field. v
16 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n insight DIVERSITY BREEDS SUCCESS THE CASE FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING Catherine Fritter The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of BC their bottom line, which can result in more employment for all. hosted its annual Awards of Excellence Gala in Vancouver on The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of April 10th. While this event recognized outstanding projects BC has committed to both improving the retention of practicing undertaken by our consulting engineering community, there was female engineering and geoscience professionals and increasing the another achievement that deserves mention–sharing the stage was participation of women in the profession. In concert, ACEC-BC is the Lieutenant Governor of BC, the Honourable Judith Guichon; encouraging our member firms to take part in a study for Dr. Croft the Chair of ACEC-Canada, Anne Poschmann; and the Chair through a study program on “Engineering of ACEC-BC Catherine Fritter. When we include the Premier of Workplace Policies and Experiences.” More British Columbia Christy Clark, who was invited but unavailable, women in engineering and leadership, and and the President of APEGBC, Ann English–our event highlighted the possible benefits, can be accomplished by a formidable array of female leadership and talent! fostering inclusive, diverse workplaces, and While their roles are remarkable, everyone recognizes that more making educational resources that promote needs to done to attract more women to engineering. Dr. Elizabeth the benefits of having a diverse workplace Croft, NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, easily accessible and readily available. v Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean, Education & Professional Development, has observed that “over Catherine Fritter is Business Unit Leader at 55% of students who study science at university are women yet less Moffatt & Nichol Vancouver, and the 2014/2015 than 20% of engineering and geoscience students and only 11% of Chair of the ACEC-BC Board of Directors. professional engineers and geoscientists are female—this must change. The future of our profession depends on drawing from the widest pool of diverse and talented young people and provid- ing a welcoming environment that ensures their success.” Why is it so important to attract and retain more women in Take project success to engineering and leadership positions? As Saddia Zhahidi, head of new heights the Women Leaders’ Programme at the World Economic Forum in 2009 stated, “Women make up half of the human resources The Masters Certifi cate in available to any country. If that half is not being channeled into the economy and not being made part of decision-making pro- Project Management cesses, then that country’s economic potential is bound to suffer.” VANCOUVER & VICTORIA LOCATIONS Likewise for corporations: a study by Roy D. Adler at Get the knowledge and tools you need to Pepperdine University found convincing results by examining consistently deliver projects on time, on budget, 215 Fortune 500 companies from 1980 to 1998. By studying within scope – and beyond expectations. This 18-day program features the very best trainers corporate results over 19 years, a strong correlation was found in Canada and is delivered over fi ve months to between companies with more women at the executive level, and minimize interruptions to your work schedule. increased profitability. Between 2005 and 2007, this was corrobo- Call 250-721-6429 to receive a detailed brochure. rated by a subsequent McKinsey study of 89 European compa- Email [email protected] • execprograms.uvic.ca/ProjectManagement nies, which came to the same conclusion. At the University of Michigan, Scott Page found further evi- dence and stated, “The diverse group almost always outperforms the group of the best by a substantial margin.” Working with Lu
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Above: Stationary Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) on a tripod. Right: Integrating with positioning sensors, a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) can be mounted on a mobile platform for dynamic operations to increase coverage efficiency.
George Liu, P.Eng.
The power of three-dimensional (3D) visualization is reaching years ago when TLS became smaller in size and faster in captur- far beyond the movie theatres. It is increasingly gaining accep- ing data. Hardware costs have dropped while imaging resolution tance in the architectural, engineering and construction industry continues to improve so that a number of commercially avail- as an effective tool for design, communication and documenta- able software can now directly extract features such as windows, tion. As importantly, it is a significant leap since the industry walls, pipes, valves, steel beams, etc., from densely populated data switched from paper drafting to computer aided drafting (CAD) points, or the figuratively termed “point cloud.” A small fraction about three decades ago. of the architectural, engineering and construction industry has Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) collects accurate 3D image adopted the technology; however, there are many who approach data necessary for visualization. The term is synonymous with the technology with trepidation and skepticism. LiDAR, an acronym for “light detection and ranging.” It uses a coherent laser beam for the rapid acquisition of 3D imaging What is Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS)? information from a variety of natural and industrial objects. TLS makes possible the swift measurement of points by Cultural heritage sites, buildings, chemical plants, highways, and automatically scanning the surrounding area by spinning a laser public infrastructures can all be accurately and efficiently mod- beam emitter vertically at high speed while slowly rotating the elled and documented with this portable imaging technology. base to capture the entire panoramic image. The most advanced LiDAR has appeared in a number of articles in past Innovation high performance TLS system available today is capable of issues, primarily in relation to large scale aerial mapping. That’s collecting data up to one million points per second and requires not surprising, due to the fact that aerial mapping was the first to only a few minutes to complete one scan. This is about 10 times adopt LiDAR technology in the late 1980s, around the time the faster than just a few years ago. In the resulting dense point author used prototype GPS technology for positioning an aircraft cloud, accurate to a few mm’s, objects can be easily identified on LiDAR missions. The terrestrial counterpart lagged until a few allowing the creation of 3D models of a wide range of objects.
A historical facade in Vancouver’s Gastown was accurately documented using laser scanning technology. The traditional survey method would have been inefficient due to irregular shaped fixtures and highly detailed ornaments.
18 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n Above: Point cloud data captured by a long range TLS from a single setup near Prospect Point in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC.
Right: The complex layout of overhead lines captured near the Commercial Drive SkyTrain Station in Vancouver, BC.
Laser scanning offers an exceptional level of detail, regardless of geometrical complexity. Consequently, the amount of data captured is enormous. The computing power and data capacity are less of an issue today than just a few years ago. Furthermore, many mainstream CAD software packages will now accept point cloud data directly. As the TLS technology continues to improve, pales in comparison to the average cost of change orders. Laser computing power and software will continue to play catch-up. scanning will not completely eliminate change orders, but it Benefits could potentially reduce exposure to liability. Major public Accurate Record Documentation construction projects as a rule of thumb will have 3 to 4% of the Laser scanning data delivers a complete picture of the exist- total budget allocated for change orders. For smaller projects, ing conditions at the onset of a project. Historical drawings are one literature suggests that a $5 million dollar project would often inaccurate, missing, or damaged. If as-built drawings are typically experience a change order of $250,000 to $400,000. An available, they may not be representative of the present day con- investment of about $25,000 could avoid the bulk of the change struction due to improvements made, geological and structural order costs plus any schedule delays. settlements, etc. Unlike the conventional method of a surveyor’s Multi-Disciplinary Usage total station, laser scanning collects a wealth of data, from which Point cloud data is not limited to any single task oriented group. information can be extracted now or in the future without the Rather, the information is shared across multi-disciplinary need to revisit the site for additional field work. groups, such as mechanical, structural, civil, and electrical. The Construction Management power of 3D visualization has enabled effective communica- Laser scanning can also be performed on an interval basis in tion between staff members through web portal services from a areas of interest for monitoring construction progress or for centralized data source. validating the work performance. It is gaining popularity in Safety confirming critical items, such as floor flatness and floor-to-floor In addition to efficiency and accuracy, safety is another key utility alignment, before the work proceeds to the next step. consideration. The introduction of TLS means that field From the point cloud, virtual computer models are generated for technicians can now be positioned in a safer environment with conceptual designing and for simulating the transport of large less environmental exposure to busy traffic, industrial noise machinery through tight corridors for clash detections. and chemicals, while reducing the inconvenience to a client’s Reduce Rework Costs operations. Typically, TLS systems use a visible light Class 1 Some may claim that conventional measuring methods (e.g., or at most Class 2 laser, where the aversion response limits the tape, total station, etc.) are cost-effective and quite adequate exposure to no more than 0.25 seconds. Most laser pointers use for what they need. These methods are completely different visible light Class 2 laser. from laser scanning and would work well as long as the assumption of linearity holds true (e.g., no curved objects). In General Work Flow larger construction projects, such an assumption introduces Generally, there are four main production stages in a laser scan- the opportunity for clashes during design and throughout the ning assignment: construction phase. Invariably, CAD and Revit drawings would Data acquisition – a set of point cloud data is collected at each not conform to actual construction and create prefabrication scan station. Due to line-of-sight requirements, multiple scan issues. Laser scanning reduces rework costs. stations are normally required to eliminate blind spots and to Reduce Liability increase the detail level. Some may also claim that there is no budget allocated in the Registration – multiple point cloud data sets from various scan project for laser scanning. In actuality, the cost of laser scanning stations are “stitched” into one large point cloud and cleaned
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up to eliminate unwanted noise such as pedestrians, traffic, and surfaces will not reflect the laser beam as well as light other unwanted points. coloured surfaces, and with transparent objects such as Extraction – 3D objects such as walls, pipes, valves, steel windows, the laser travels through. beams, and windows are extracted from the point cloud auto- Professionals in the architectural, engineering and matically by software or manually by an office technician. construction industry should be aware of new technological Documentation – depending on requirements, features are solutions that are available to them and understand to what represented in Building Information Model (BIM) or in a tradi- extent they will add value to their business and clients. tional drawing format such as AutoCAD. Terrestrial laser scanning technology should no longer be regarded as an unaffordable or impractical novelty. It is a part The bulk of the work is being performed at the produc- of the technological evolution from the 2D to 3D world. tion office in the extraction stage. While the automated extraction software packages are becoming more intelligent George Liu, P.Eng., is a North Vancouver-based engineer and have increased the production efficiency, it is still quite specializing in surveying and geomatics. He is with Absolute labour intensive. Space Engineering.
A laser scanner captures point cloud data, which enables extraction and documentation of mechanical components. Limitations Like all technologies, laser scanning has some limitations. These are: • M easurements require direct line-of-sight between the scanner and the object of interest. Any stored items or unwanted features in a project area will be captured. If it is an outdoor project, laser scanning technology would not be as effective during inclement weather such as rain and snow, which will produce noise in the scan. • M easurements depend on the surface reflectivity of the object’s surface. Certain surfaces and the angle of incidence can affect measurements. For example, black
Three image variations showing an exterior office building wall. The top image is strictly laser data with the colour corresponding to the signal return intensity level. The middle image applies the true colour information collected from a TLS integrated camera. The bottom image is a 3D Building Information Model (BIM) generated from the point cloud data shown above.
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Game Changer Rapid Damage Assessment
Tom Ruffen Damage assessor uses new RDA app on a tablet.
After successful testing of a new mobile He later spoke with Steven Bibby, their homes,” noted Steven Bibby. “Because and web-based data collection tool in Senior Manager, Security and Emergency we’re a component of the emergency social April, the ability to quickly and efficiently Services for BC Housing. “We discussed service system, BC Housing might have record damages to buildings after an the need for a standardized system,” said to help provide emergency lodging. Even earthquake or other extreme weather Andrews. “We needed to be working on with a small amount of damage, people event is now a reality in British Columbia. the tools and templates that could benefit might think their homes are unsafe.” The technology was developed by a UBC everybody. In 1991, BC Housing began to train student engineering project co-sponsored “Amazingly, while I’m on the phone employees to do damage assessments and by BC Housing and the North Shore with Steven, up pops an email from UBC soon provided training to emergency Emergency Management Office (NSEMO). offering the services of engineering stu- management practitioners throughout the “Speeding up Rapid Damage dents looking for real world problems to province and elsewhere, including Japan Assessment has been a need for some time,” solve. Steven and I developed a proposal in the aftermath of the devastating 2011 said Mike Andrews, Emergency Planning for a field tool that would allow people earthquake and tsunami. Officer for NSEMO. “The impetus for the to report building damage electronically “We teach the basic skills required to new RDA app was an emergency manage- and have it geo-spatially represented in an identify unsafe conditions and to deter- ment open house where I learned that Emergency Operations Centre.” mine if buildings can be re-occupied,” my peers in different cities were trying to BC Housing became involved in Rapid said Bill White, Security and Emergency work on improved data collection through Damage Assessment after the 1989 San Preparedness Coordinator for BC Housing. various agencies. There were a lot of people Francisco earthquake. “We estimated that “Our RDA course is based on guidelines working parallel courses, but everybody when a similar event happens here, more created by the Applied Technology Council was on a different page.” than a half million people may evacuate in California. We combined their ATC 20
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post-earthquake procedures and ACT 45 the time they have because the project has wind-and-flood damage procedures so our to be completed before graduation. people aren’t carrying two sets of field manu- The UBC team was comprised of Chen als and forms.” (Steve) Zeng, an electrical engineering stu- The standard procedure for Rapid dent and three computer engineering majors: Damage Assessment is to send trained staff Sittipol (Phil) Tribunyatkul, Kit Meng, and out into the field with clipboards and paper project leader Natasha Kumar, who is plan- forms to fill out. Teams might go out for up ning a career as a computer game designer. to 12 hours to assess damage and come back “One of the first things we did was to take to the office to drop off stacks of paper. Then BC Housing’s four-hour course on Rapid all reports would be manually entered into a Damage Assessment to get a handle on how spreadsheet. “This step involves hours of data the paper-based data collection system oper- entry,” said White. “It causes a real bottleneck ated,” said Kumar. “What surprised us was in the recovery process.” that no one had already built an app for this, Last fall, UBC accepted the Real-Time given today’s technology.” Building Damage Assessment proposal The goal of the project was to develop a and assigned adjunct professor Dr. Michael functional mobile application to collect RDA Wrinch, P.Eng., FEC, to guide a team of reports and create a platform to manipulate engineering students with BC Housing and and export collected data so it can be used to NSEMO as co-sponsors. coordinate support and recovery efforts and “Each year I take on eight groups of determine which buildings to evacuate, and students and provide industry expertise on where displaced persons can go. The system these capstone projects,” said Wrinch, who needed to allow data to be viewed on a map devotes one day a week to UBC and also runs and exported to a spreadsheet. his own engineering company, Hedgehog “Because this app may be used after Technologies Inc. “The students involved in storms and earthquakes, Professor Wrinch capstone are 4th year students who are ready pointed out the importance of designing to make a difference in the world. They’re in a robust system that could work offline tune with leading-edge technology and very if cell phone service was down,” noted FROM TOP: Left to Right: UBC students Phil Tribunyatkul, Kit Meng, Steve Zeng comfortable with cloud computing concepts Kumar. “So we created an offline storage and Natasha Kumar with Bill White and and writing phone apps.” capability on our mobile application. You Steven Bibby of BC Housing, Mike An- Capstone students learn how interact punch in data but if it can’t be sent right drews of NSEMO, and Dr. Michael Wrinch, with the client, read the scoping document away, you can compile and store the infor- P.Eng., FEC, UBC adjunct professor. to get specific details of what the client mation on your smartphone. When you’ve UBC engineering students Phil wants, and then synthesize a solution. The done your inspections, you go back to the Tribunyatkul and project manager student team comes up with a technical emergency centre where they have a secure Natasha Kumar work at the Emergency plan and a series of options they’re consid- internet. There you can submit all your Operations Centre during DamagEX. ering, and get ongoing feedback from the data for immediate use.” Bill White (left) and Steven Bibby confer client. They establish a timeline for what The Real Time RDA tool has two during the DamagEX trial of the new app. they can achieve in eight months. That’s all components: a mobile application for field
2 2 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n North Shore assessors conduct mock damage assessments during DamagEX.
Andrews was so confident “I’d like the Engineering Department the app would work, he to tailor a version of this tool for our organized an exercise called public assets, recording data on things DamagEX around a field like debris that’s blocking the transporta- test involving more than 50 tion network, water main breaks, and people including six teams damage to bridges and power stations. of assessors. The test, which I’d like all my field staff to have this tool featured pre-arranged scripts loaded onto their smartphones, so I of building conditions can get instant situational analysis from for mock damage assess- them. There needs to be a different set ments, was conducted in the of pull down menus, but the back-end District of North Vancouver architecture should all be the same. It’s with observers from other absolutely a game changer in how we’re municipalities. able to collect data.” inspectors to collect data and a web-based DamagEX tested the tool on multiple Director of Professional Practice, data management system to be used by platforms and devices with and without Standards and Development for Emergency Operations Centre personnel. connectivity. “The RDA app worked fine APEGBC, Peter Mitchell, P.Eng., FEC, The mobile application works on with a whole cast of different smartphone FGC (Hon.) hailed the new engineer- Android and iOS devices. This allows applications and platforms,” said Peter ing achievement. “This new tool is very inspection teams to use smartphones and Navratil, P.Eng., Deputy City Engineer at timely in terms of the work APEGBC tablets to complete an electronic RDA the City of North Vancouver. “It’s really is doing on developing seismic retrofit form, attach photos, and send this data to versatile. They had it working on Androids, guidelines and helping the provincial and the emergency centre. These submissions iPhones and iPads. From the pure technol- municipal governments and the commu- are subsequently geo-tagged so that they ogy perspective, it was really slick.” nity at large to be in a better position to can be mapped. Once an inspection is During the debriefing of DamagEX, respond in a post-earthquake scenario. submitted, it is put in a database. The web all the participants unanimously stated “The students involved in this cap- software designed by the students enables that if an emergency occurred right now stone project have developed a tool that emergency management staff to view their preference would be to use the new will be a tremendous benefit for public buildings on a colour-coded map, and electronic method. safety in emergency situations,” said generate and send reports, as well as edit “I was surprised at how well the new Mitchell. “They should be very proud of and export data, speeding the response tool was accepted by those who were only their accomplishment.” v time in dealing with unsafe structures. given a little training on it before we The students wrote the website went on the exercise,” said BC Housing’s application using their own code. The Steven Bibby. “Should an emergency software facilitates the communica- occur tomorrow, our intention is to have tion of two different databases: MySQL staff deploy with the mobile application Join us in listings, is a database listing of prop- to capture all the damage assessments erties in use in many municipalities, and photos on smartphones, and share engineering and Esri, a Geographic Information the data on the ArcGIS platform.” System software created by California- The RDA app will figure promi- the future. based Environmental Systems Research nently in Operation Windshield, an Institute. It then inputs RDA information exercise proposed for North Shore into the ArcGIS Collector, a platform municipalities in November. “We plan that sends field assessments to the Esri to incorporate the tool and all other database. The assessments appear on the levels of damage assessment, even website application the students built. by a helicopter and unmanned aerial “Esri provides the foundation for us vehicles, including one that will assess to plot points on a map with the ArcGIS the undercarriage of a bridge,” said online database storing all of that infor- NSEMO’s Mike Andrews. “We now have mation in real-time,” explained Kumar. a tool we can incorporate into a number “We wanted to build a custom app of our of different layers.” own and design our own interfaces, but Peter Navratil gained hands-on EXPERTISE. due to time constraints we repurposed experience as a field inspector for infra- INNOVATION. Esri’s mobile application so we could structure damage after the 2011 earth- RESULTS. deliver a fully functional prototype.” quake in Christchurch, New Zealand. When the students presented their “This RDA tool marks the beginning of www.cwaengineers.com/careers demo to BC Housing and NSEMO, Mike a new day in disaster response,” he said.
i n n o v a t i o n MAY/JUNE 2015 2 3 f eatures 2015 ACEC-BC Awards for Engineering Excellence BUILDINGS Award of Excellence Kin Centre Complex Consultant: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers • Client/Owner: City of Prince George The City of Prince George needed to upgrade the Kin Centre Complex for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The Complex also needed to easily convert the ice surface from Olympic- to NHL-standard and host non-sporting events such as concerts and tradeshows. Structural challenges included demolishing and reconstructing a new ice rink within a tight timeframe, addressing significant structural/seismic deficien- cies, and incorporating wood as part of the City’s BC Wood First Policy. Award of Merit York House School Senior Building Consultant: MCW Consultants Ltd. • Client/Owner: York House School The new building at this private girls’ school in Vancouver includes a dedicated outdoor air system com-
bining ceiling-mounted chilled beams; all classrooms featuring thermostats, CO2 sensors and occupancy sensors; occupancy sensors that turn lights off and reset temperatures to reduce energy consumption; two 20-ton air-to-water heat pumps in the basement mechanical room to meet the building’s peak cooling load; and a ventilation unit equipped with a heat recovery coil and a single heating and cooling coil.
MUNICIPAL & CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE Award of Excellence Kamloops Sewage Treatment Centre Upgrades Consultant: Urban Systems Ltd. • Client/Owner: City of Kamloops Growth and changing regulations led to an examination of ways to upgrade Kamloops’ sewage treatment centre. To challenge the BC regulation of an effluent criteria of 0.75 mg/L for total phosphorus, a scientific environmental impact study concluded 1.5 mg/L is an ecologically appropriate level, estimated to save $42.5 M, based on a 20-year life cycle analysis. Upgrades planning and design extended over 14 years, and includes the combination of lagoons (the simplest method of treatment) with biological nutrient removal (the most complex method of treatment). Award of Merit Williams Road Drainage Pump Station Upgrade Consultant: Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. • Client/Owner: City of Richmond Aplin & Martin headed up a multidisciplinary team to develop cost-effective engineering solutions to meet the City’s objectives including upgrading the pump station, integrating with the City Parks Trail Strategy, incorporating public art, raising the dyke, providing for mobile/onsite standby power, protecting the existing ecosystems and enhancng views of the ocean and access to the dike from Williams Road. The objectives were met and the area transformed into an outstanding architectural feature.
ENERGY & INDUSTRY Award of Excellence Nanaimo Reservoir No. 1 and Energy Recovery Facility–A Clean Energy Project Consultant: Associated Engineering • Client/Owner: City of Nanaimo This project was intended to provide the community with high quality drinking water and recover energy from the water supply through commissioning of the new South Fork Water Treatment Plant and resulting Reservoir No. 1. A low‐cost and effective energy recovery system using Pump as Turbine technology and other standard water supply equipment was developed that produces enough clean electrical energy to power 100 homes, providing additional revenue through BC Hydro’s Standing Offer Program. Award of Merit Kokish River Hydroelectric Project Consultant: Knight Piésold Ltd. • Client: Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. The 45 MW facility east of Port McNeill will deliver clean renewable energy to the BC electrical grid, with an annual energy production capacity of roughly 140 GWh, enough electricity to power close to 13,000 homes. Challenges centred on the presence of migratory salmon and steelhead trout throughout the diversion reach of the project. Design solutions included possibly the world’s largest capacity Coanda screen, a vertical slotted fish ladder allowing continuous migration around the diversion weir, hydraulic model testing of the entire diversion and intake structure, buried penstock, turbine-generator units capable of long duration flow ramping rates and tailrace channel fish fence to prevent fish migrating upstream from entering.
2 4 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n TRANSPORTATION & BRIDGES Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Engineering Excellence • Award of Excellence Design and Construction Engineering of the Champlain Bridge Superbeam and Modular Truss 2015 ACEC-BC Awards for Engineering Excellence Consultant: Buckland & Taylor • Client/Owner: Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. The main objective was to quickly and safely stabilize the Champlain Bridge in Montreal-Canada’s busiest bridge- after a major flexural crack was discovered in one of its essential post-tensioned girders. This resulted in the closure of the majority of the lanes on the bridge. With the design, erection procedure planning and fabrication of a stabiliz- ing component–the Superbeam–the bridge was fixed in a 48 hour window and safely reopened just two weeks after the emergency situation was detected, and with minimal impact to commuters and the flow of commercial goods, despite winter conditions. A steel truss was later discreetly installed from barges beneath the bridge as a permanent solution and the temporary Superbeam was removed, allowing the bridge to reopen to its full capacity. Award of Merit Composite Barrier Wall / Rock Shed Structure Consultant: Klohn Crippen Berger • Client/Owner: Canadian National Railways A rock landslide in November 2012 along CN track at Mile 109.43, between Lytton and Boston Bar, covered 70 metres of track with debris up to 10 metres deep and destroyed a 21 metre long concrete rock shed, causing a four-day service disruption. This section is part of the CN/CP Rail joint running initiative, and the disruption caused signifi- cant business losses to both railways. Two protection structures were designed and constructed: a mesh attenuation curtain as a short term rock fall barrier for construction personnel, and a composite barrier wall/rock shed structure to providce long term protection from potential rock landslides. Innovative innovative rock slope characterization and modeling techniques were incorporated into the rockslide risk management process, including terrestrial LiDAR, discrete fracture network modeling and dynamic run-out analysis. Award of Merit The Low Level Road (LLR) Project Consultant: Stantec • Client: Port Metro Vancouver The project involved realignment and widening of approximately 2.2 km of urban and rural arterial road, including the improvement of slope stability, community connections and road safety with the construction of multiple retain- ing walls, a vehicle overpass, over five km of pedestrian and cyclist facilities, and three pedestrian bridges. The objec- tives were to eliminate the rail/road conflict and associated safety risks, address safety issues related to slope stability and proximity of vehicles/cyclists to trains, and accommodate Port Metro Vancouver’s sustainable growth strategy.
SOFT ENGINEERING Award of Excellence Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide Consultant: Morrison Hershfield Ltd. • Client/Owner: BC Hydro Power Smart The Guide provides essential information for evaluating building envelope thermal performance, including methods for understanding, accurately calculating and mitigating thermal bridging. Of interest to practitioners, researchers and regula- tors, it outlines how to effectively account for thermal bridging and provides an extensive catalog of common building envelope assemblies and interface details and their associated thermal performance. When implemented, the guide will affect positive change in building envelope design and performance, resulting in more energy efficient buildings. Award of Merit Wood Innovation and Design Centre - Owner’s Technical Representative Consultants: Associated Engineering and Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd. • Client: Partnerships BC Located in Prince George, this six-storey building is the tallest multi-use wood building in North America. The design- build project involved the first Site‐Specific Regulation and Building Code Compliance Strategy, addressing structural and electrical engineering implications, vibration, acoustic, safety, risk, and practical considerations of using wood solutions for tall and multi-use structures. The site‐specific regulations and code modifications facilitated design, construction and occupancy, creating a legacy that contributes to the capacity for building future, large, non-residential, buildings using wood and innovative wood products in the province. Award of Merit Custom Mobile GIS Streamlines Real-Time Data for LNG Pipeline Project Consultant: McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. • Owner/Client: TransCanada Pipelines Limited The Coastal GasLink Pipeline, which will transport liquefied natural gas from northeastern BC to a proposed facility near Kitimat, requires reliable road access to the pipeline corridor for project planning, design, construction, and ongoing main- tenance. The challenge was to assess and inventory the 2,000 km access road network and related infrastructure, including hundreds of bridges and culverts, and present the data in a format that was useful to decision-makers. GPS-enabled tablet computers were used to collect data and asset photos, and georeferenced route photos were automatically captured by dash- board cameras. The data was delivered using in-house, web-based mapping software. The involvement and coordination of more than 80 employees from eight different branches, the majority of whom did not have a GIS background, was mitigated by developing a customized interface for Vertisee, with minimal training needed for data collection and delivery. v
i n n o v a t i o n MAY/JUNE 2015 2 5 practice matters Member Awareness Urged on Responsibilities for Field Reviews, Cross-discipline Projects, Use of Seal
APEGBC recently met with the Regional Permits undertake professional engineering or and Licensing Committee, which convenes professional geoscience works when they building officials from Lower Mainland have the appropriate training, knowledge municipalities. At the March 20, 2015, meeting, and experience required to carry out such a number of areas of concern were identified professional activities. This principle also holds that APEGBC members should be aware of with true for multi- and cross-discipline projects (for respect to their professional practice. example, geotechnical and structural on a Part Use of the APEGBC seal 9 building) where an APEGBC professional may APEGBC members and licensees are reminded assume responsibility for aspects outside the to familiarize themselves with the correct use professional’s usual domain of expertise. Where and application of their seal. In accordance with they apply, the relevant APEGBC professional Section 20(9) of the Engineers and Geoscientists practice guidelines must be followed. Act, APEGBC members and licensees must Field Reviews authenticate with their seal, signature and date, To complete and submit letters of assurance documents they prepare and deliver in their under the British Columbia Building Code or the professional capacity or that have been prepared Vancouver Building By-law, APEGBC members and delivered under their direct supervision. and licensees must provide assurance that the For additional guidance on this topic, relevant components of a constructed work APEGBC members and licensees should refer to substantially comply with the design, as well as the following: the relevant building code and other applicable • APEGBC Quality Management Guidelines – enactments. Such assurance can only be achieved Use of the APEGBC Seal by the professional carrying out the necessary field reviews, either in person or under direct • APEGBC Quality Management Guidelines – supervision. More specifically, the Engineers and Direct Supervision Geoscientists Act and the letters of assurance Multi- and Cross-Discipline Projects require that field reviews be carried out by, or APEGBC members and licensees may only under the direct supervision of, the appropriate registered professional of record. For additional guidance on this topic, APEGBC members should refer to the following: • AP EGBC Quality Management Guidelines – Field Reviews during Construction and Implementation. APEGBC’s guidelines are available online at apeg.bc.ca/ guidelines. For questions regarding the guidelines, or to reach an APEGBC practice advisor, email [email protected], or contact us directly at: Lindsay Steele, P.Geo. Practice Advisor [email protected] 604.412.6056 or toll-free 1.888.430.8035 ext. 6056 Harshan Radhakrishnan, P.Eng. Practice Advisor [email protected] 604.412.6054 or toll-free 1.888.430.8035 ext. 6054 v
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Practice Guidelines Being Developed in Response to Mount Polley Recommendations APEGBC is moving ahead on work to help improve dam safety in BC. Following the release of the Report on Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility Breach on January 30, 2015 APEGBC initiated work on a key recommendation in the report to develop professional practice guidelines for dam site characterization assessments. The guidelines will outline the standard of care and professional obliga- tions that professional engineers and geoscientists must uphold when conducting these assessments, and will define the roles and responsibilities of the various participants and stakeholders involved in this process. Four senior technical experts are leading this work, including Dirk van Zyl, P.Eng., who participated on the independent expert engineering investigation and review panel that authored the Mount Polley report. His co-authors will be Dr. Brent Ward, P.Geo.; Harvey McLeod, P.Eng./P.Geo.; and Andy Small, P.Eng. The guidelines will undergo review by a task force comprising expert engineers and geoscientists, staff from the Ministries of Energy and Mines and Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, and representatives from the Canadian Dam Association. “Our government is committed to ensuring that all of the independent panel’s recommendations are implemented and we support the action that APEGBC is taking,” said Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett. “Developing new guidelines for professional engineers and geoscientists to follow when conducting dam site characterizations is an important part of learning from this serious incident and making sure it never happens again.” The guidelines will complement existing practice standards APEGBC has defined for professional engineers and geoscientists involved in dam-related work, including APEGBC’s Guidelines for Legislated Dam Safety Reviews in BC. The guidelines are scheduled to be released in March 2016, and APEGBC will be conducting training sessions later that spring. APEGBC professional practice guidelines can be found online at apeg.bc.ca/guidelines.
APEGBC Welcomes Earthquake Preparedness Report Recommendations APEGBC welcomed the recommendations of the BC Earthquake with others to bring the appropriate engineering knowledge Preparedness Consultation Report released March 26, 2015. and experience to the table. A product of the Earthquake Preparedness Consultation APEGBC is pleased the report acknowledged that in the long announced by BC’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice term, there is a need for “enhanced hazard risk and vulnerability on March 11, 2014, the report provides recommendations on analysis, and for increasing the availability of emergency manage- how British Columbians could improve their preparedness for a ment risk data.” With the assistance of government and together catastrophic earthquake. with UBC, APEGBC is leading the development of guidelines for The consultation was chaired by Henry Renteria, former the seismic assessment and retrofit of existing buildings and post- head of California’s Office of Emergency Services, with earthquake evaluation protocols that will ensure the right techni- the objective of gathering feedback regarding earthquake cal information is available to analyze the stability of a structure preparedness issues and priorities from stakeholders. after an earthquake. These tools will provide first responders Consultations were conducted between April and July 2014, with the ability to triage and focus post-earthquake response in a engaging a variety of stakeholders within and outside of timely fashion, resulting in a faster and more effective recovery. government, including APEGBC. As a partner in advancing earthquake preparedness, APEGBC As the regulatory body for engineering and geoscience in is committed to working with government to enhance public safety. BC, public safety is APEGBC’s first priority. APEGBC appreci- For more information or to read the full consultation report, visit the ated the opportunity to provide input to the report and to work Emergency Management BC website: embc.gov.bc.ca/em/index.htm.
Organizational Quality OQM Management Program The following organizations have recently received OQM Certification. To find out more, visit apegbc.ca/oqm. Alex Lornie, P.Eng. (sole proprietor) GBS Engineering Group Ltd. Allnorth Consultants Limited Great Northern Engineering Consultants Aqua-Coast Engineers Limited Howes Technical Advantage Ltd. Axine Water Technologies McCue Engineering Contractors Coastal Geoforestry Consulting Ltd. Roberts Toombs
i n n o v a t i o n MAY/JUNE 2015 2 7 insight Incorporation vs. Sole Proprietorship Financial Benefits and Liability Considerations Benjamin Kent, Marsh Canada Limited
The benefits of being your own boss can be extremely appealing and staying ready for potential regulatory scrutiny. They with many APEGBC members beginning to leave the company can also be more expensive to startup and administer than side and venture out on their own. In such circumstances, Marsh a sole proprietorship/partnership as the services of an Canada believes all APEGBC members should be aware of the rela- accountant and lawyer will likely be needed on an ongoing tive advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship/partner- basis for the life of the business. ship vs. incorporation, particularly with regard to their liability. 2) P otential Conflicts Between Shareholders/Directors/Officers Sole Proprietorship/Partnerships: and Other Stakeholders of the Business: Should the business be incorporated, there will likely be more stakeholders than Benefits: just the individuals who started the business and transact 1) Ease of Setup - You can begin immediately as there are few the business operations. restrictions and minimal forms/administration to worry It is important to note that the organizational structure of a about. You only need to follow the procedures in place and business can be changed over time as the business evolves. While register at your local provincial/federal office. engineers or geoscientists in business for themselves will likely 2) Control of Profits - As a sole proprietor, all of the assets and start out as a sole proprietors/partnerships, it is sometimes profits associated with your business are yours to keep. In necessary (and is highly recommended) to become an the case of a partnership, assets and profits would be split in incorporated entity. The biggest driver behind this move to accordance with your partnership agreement. incorporation is the desire to help limit liability — particularly in Risks: the case of helping to protect personal assets from potential claims which can arise when Professional Liability Insurance is no longer 1) Unlimited Legal Liability: Under this form of organization, purchased (for example in retirement). any business debts or obligations could be charged or offset Through the APEGBC Professional Liability Insurance against your income or personal assets — even including Program, brokered by Marsh Canada, program members have your retirement savings. This can be a major concern, access to 60 minutes of free legal consulting from Dolden Wallace especially since a claim can occur years after an insurance LLP on a number of issues concerning engineers and geoscientists, policy has lapsed. Although this risk can be addressed for such as those addressed above. a set period of time through extended reporting period For advice regarding any legal matter, please contact your legal coverage, the solution is usually not permanent. advisor. If you have any questions regarding Professional Liability 2) Continuity and Asset Transfer: As a sole proprietor/ insurance or the APEGBC Insurance Program, please contact your partnership, it can be difficult to quantify the value of your local Marsh Canada licensed insurance broker: brand and sell your business. This situation can make tax Benjamin Kent and succession planning difficult as the business matures. Client Executive Incorporation: Marsh Canada Limited – Vancouver 604 692 4838 Benefits: [email protected] 1) Limited Liability: Protection of the shareholders’ personal Rob Selnes assets from the liabilities and obligations of the business. Vice President 2) Easier Transfer of Ownership: The shares of an incorporated Marsh Canada Limited – Vancouver entity can be sold partially, or in full, to third-parties. 604 443 3535 [email protected] 3) Public Perception: There is sometimes a general public perception that corporations are more stable to transact The opinions contained in this article are those of Marsh and not business with than sole proprietors/partnerships. necessarily those of APEGBC.This article is not intended to be taken as advice regarding any individual situation and should not Risks: be relied upon as such. Any statements concerning actuarial, tax, 1) Startup Costs and Administration: Corporations accounting, or legal matters are based solely on our experience as undoubtedly involve more work in completing insurance brokers and risk consultants and are not to be relied upon administrative tasks such as keeping minutes of as actuarial, accounting, tax, or legal advice, for which you should shareholders meetings, complying with various tax filings, consult your own professional advisors. v
2 8 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n public awareness
Keeping Members, the Public and Kids Curious The end of March wrapped up another successful National Engineering and Geoscience Month (NEGM). The theme this year was Be Curious. Stay Curious. Curiosity keeps us innovative by continuing to learn, explore and improve the world around us. How did we keep members and the community curious? APEGBC and our branches around the province organized family-oriented events such as Engineering-Geoscience Fest, Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contests, the Science Games and the NEGM Challenge. Through these events we are able to promote awareness of engineering and geoscience, highlight career choices in these professions, remind the public that engineering and geoscience are part Team H20 Met with the NEGM Challenge Cup (left to right): Floria Lee, P.Eng., Tom of everyday life, and have friendly competitions Robinson, EIT, Darren Schwartz, P.Eng. and Shayne Roberts, EIT. Missing team members between schools, friends and colleagues. are Kate Lafferty, P.Eng., Adam Miller, P.Eng., Norman Hayton, P.Eng. and Paul Sauve, EIT. NEGM Challenge It was a close call for our participants, but it was the Teck Resources’ Team H20 Met that won the challenge. Along with the coveted NEGM Challenge Cup and APEGBC swag, a $1,000 donation will be made in Team H20 Met’s name to the Science Fair Foundation of British Columbia. (This organization was selected by the team from a list of local science-based charities that APEGBC supports.) Photo Search APEGBC asked members to send a picture showing how they stay curious in their professions. The winner was Brandon Wright, P.Eng., who stays curious by “working on projects around the world!” Congratulations Brandon. Brandon Wright, P.Eng., submitted Drawing Contest a stunning photo taken in the Middle East. APEGBC and the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) held a drawing contest for kids ages 4 to 12. Students were asked to draw a picture of something they are curious about and think about how they can use science to explore it or discover how it works. APEGBC received close to 100 drawings from talented students. The first place winning entries in each category are featured in this story. APEGBC thanks all those who participated in these challenges and contests. To view all submissions, visit apeg.bc.ca/NEGM. v
Ages 4–5 Ages 6–8 Ages 9–12 Angus Cameron, Age 4 Adrian Chan, Age 6 Noreen Chan, Age 10
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IN MEMORIAM K. Hajdo, P.Eng. W.E. Lyle, P.Eng. P.A. Niblock, L.P. Starck, P.Eng. K. Agbanlog, The Association Dipl. d’Ing. B.A.Sc. UBC P.Eng. B.A.Sc. B.A.Sc. UBC ‘47 P.Eng. B.A.Sc. announces with Budapest U. of ‘46 UBC ‘49, I.M. Steele, P.Eng. UBC ‘09 regret the passing Tech.& Econ. R.C. Macdonald, M.A.Sc. UBC ‘52 B.A.Sc. UBC ‘45 M.N. Alam, P.Eng. of the following ‘40 P.Eng. B.A.Sc. P.C. O’Callaghan, G.T. Talling, B.Sc. Bangladesh members: M.B. Hansen, UBC ‘46, P.Eng. B.E. U. Col- P.Eng. B.A.Sc. U. of Eng. and B.T. Barber, P.Eng. B.A.Sc. M.A.Sc. UBC lege Dublin ‘48 UBC ‘50 Tech. ‘83 P.Eng. B.Sc. Bir- UBC ‘40 ‘47 J.C. Omand, J.D. Taylor, P.Eng. D. Allaire, P.Eng. mingham ‘41 F.T. Hubbard, L.S. MacLure, P.Eng. B.A.Sc. B.A.Sc. UBC ‘49 B.Eng. Laval ‘04 Z. Bige, P.Eng. P.Eng. B.A.Sc P.Eng. B.Sc. UBC ‘59 S. Techy, P.Eng. V. Alzate Okleveles Buda- Toronto ‘50 Manitoba ‘49 V. Pomajzl, P.Eng. B.A.Sc. UBC Restrepo, P.Eng. pest U. of Tech.& I. Huff, P.Eng. A.J. McCaskill, B.Sc. Alberta ‘73 ‘49 Ing. National Econ. ‘49 Okleveles Buda- P.Eng. B.S. Okla- A.W. Pratt, P.Eng. S.D. Townsend, U. of Colombia, R.G. Brearley, pest U. of Tech.& homa ‘41 Associate I.E.E. P.Eng. B.A.Sc. Medellin ‘04, P.Eng. B.Sc. Econ. ‘56 R.N. McLellan, ‘45 UBC ‘41 M.Sc. Calgary Queen’s ‘51 G.A. Jameson, P.Eng. B.A.Sc. C.M. Reardon, D.J. Turland, ‘07 L.J. Cherene, P.Eng. A.C.S.M. UBC ‘46 P.Eng. B.A.Sc. P.Eng. B.A.Sc. D. Andreescu, UBC ‘49 P. E n g . Dipl. P.Eng. Ind.Eng. Exeter, inc. R.R. McLeod, Ottawa ‘68 V.H. Vaughan, d’Ing. Craiova Geneva College Camborne P.Eng. B.A.Sc. A.C. Ritchie, P.Eng. B.A.Sc. ‘82 ‘42 School of Mines UBC ‘51 P.Eng. B.A.Sc. UBC ‘48 R.B. Arbuckle, N.T. Chizik, ‘48 J.A. Meech, P.Eng. UBC ‘49 W.S. Walker, P.Eng. B.Sc. P.Eng. B.A.Sc. J.A. Kavanagh, B.Eng. McGill J.A. Robinson, P.Eng. B.Sc. Queen’s ‘07 UBC ‘51 P.Eng. B.Sc. Sas- ‘70, M.Sc. P.Eng. B.A.Sc. Queen’s ‘40 D.C. Atchison, F.A. Dagg, P.Eng. katchewan ‘58 Queen’s ‘75, UBC ‘41 C.G. Walley, P.Eng. B.Sc. Manitoba J.E. Lawrence, Ph.D. Queen’s G.I. Russell, P.Eng. B.S. Idaho B.Eng. Lake- ‘29 P.Eng. B.A.Sc. ‘79 P.Eng. B.A.Sc ‘41 head’09, Dipl. H. Fograscher, UBC ‘49 J.W. Nelson, Toronto ‘47 G.M. Webster, Eng. BCIT P.Eng. APEGBC D. Logan, P.Eng. P. E n g . APEGBC J.C. Stainsby, P.Eng. B.Sc. Dal- ‘07 Examinations A.R.T.C. Examinations P.Eng. B.A.Sc. housie’39, B.Eng. H.P. Aung, P.Eng. ‘70 Glasgow ‘48 ‘59 UBC ‘50 McGill ‘41 Dipl.Tech. BCIT G.N. Worsley, ‘08, B.Eng. BCIT P.Eng. B.A.Sc. ‘11 UBC ‘50 S. Bae, P.Eng. APEGBC A nity Program B.Eng. Ryerson LIFE MEMBERS ‘05, M.A.Sc. The following Ryerson ‘06 member has M. Bakhshi- Do you need insurance, health or dental plans, nancial services, a hotel, or been granted Life Dezfouli, do you just want to ensure that your pet is safe? See which service is best Membership under P.Eng. B.Sc. for you and take advantage of the many bene ts from our A nity Program Bylaw 10(c1) Tabriz ‘93 partners: N.D. Ratledge, R. Bandekar, P.Eng. B.Sc. St. P. E n g . B.E. Accent Inns Marsh Andrews ‘66 Visveswaraiah Bell Mobility Olympia Bene ts Tech U. (VTU) Esso Park Insurance ‘06, M.S. Wayne Great-West Life Petsecure NEW MEMBERS State ‘08, M.Sc.E. Johnson UPS PROFESSIONAL New Brunswick Local Hospitality— Travel Discounts YVR Parking ENGINEERS ‘13 Manulife Financial B.K. Acharya, L.A. Barr, P.Eng. P.Eng. B.Eng. B.Sc. Maharaja Barkatullah Sayajirao U. of Vishwavidya- Baroda ‘94 For more information visit us at: laya ‘82, M.Eng. S. Basit, P.Eng. apeg.bc.ca/a nity Asian Inst. of B.Eng. Tech. ‘96 Concordia ‘07
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3 8 MAY/JUNE 2015 i n n o v a t i o n APEGBC Continuing Professional Development Personal Investment. Professional Commitment.
Risk Assessment and Management in Engineering OQM Training Session starting a small business? It is essential that you equip Systems June 11, 2015 – Kelowna, BC yourself with the fundamental financial knowledge required June 1 - 3, 2015 – Vancouver, BC June 25, 2015 – Burnaby, BC to running a financially efficient business. This course introduces the concepts and general principles of APEGBC’s Organizational Quality Management (OQM) Program risk analysis, assessment and management in engineering has been developed to improve the quality management of Construction Law for Consultants systems. The course discusses the qualitative risk identifica- professional engineering and geoscience practices at the indi- July 7, 2015 – Vancouver, BC and via Webinar tion methods and the quantitative risk assessment methods vidual and organizational level. This voluntary program offers Learn about the critical contractual terms and your obliga- and techniques. It also explains in a detailed approach the certification to participating organizations. The OQM Program tions under standard form construction contracts during risk management strategy and process of managing risks, offers organizations employing APEGBC professionals the the construction phase, strategies to resolve disputes starting by the identification stage, and followed by the opportunity to implement or adapt in-house quality manage- during construction, schedule and delay claim issues and initial assessment and the response and mitigation stage. The ment policies and procedures consistent with the requirements strategies to minimize the impact of delays, dealing with risk management regime and the contingency management of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act and Bylaws. changes, dealing with deficiencies, and a brief review of components are identified. The risk management tools and the obligations owed by consultants under the Builder’s techniques are clarified through considering the risk and Social Media: Requirement or Extravagance? Lien Act. This seminar will focus on specific issues relevant value management by different implemented case studies June 11, 2015 – Vancouver, BC and via Webinar to consultants with primary or significant responsibility for related to different engineering fields. The principles of risk Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, blogs, forums, YouTube, Face- project administration and completion. modelling will be introduced. Managing financial risks in book, Pinterest. The pressure to deploy these social media major projects will be illustrated through case studies. heavy hitters in the service of company branding is both in- Open Channel Hydraulics tense and confusing. Younger employees see them as digital July 9, 2015 – Vancouver, BC Leading with the Brain in Mind extensions of everyday life. This stimulating course takes a It is believed that humans now redistribute more contamin- June 4, 2015 – Vancouver, BC fresh look at social media in the context of what really works ants across the Earth’s surface using mechanical means than Referencing the latest research on neuroscience, leaders can based on your business arena. It is practical, no-nonsense, all of the combined natural processes involving water, air, improve their capacity to understand and improve the quality and draws on the latest media stats and resources. The end ice, and gravity. Nevertheless, most of the features that we of their everyday interactions with others. Take your leader- result will be smarter work practices and more time to focus see on landscapes or in the sediment records, and many of ship to the next level by leading with the “Brain in Mind.” on what really matters, on and off the job. the hazards and challenges involving sedimentation and erosion, originate from natural process that move sediment Improving Critical Thinking Contract Administration and Contractual Issues for from one place to another. Evaluating and regulating June 9, 2015 – Vancouver, BC Engineering and Construction Projects water resources (from quantity and quality points of view) Thinking critically is a mandatory skill in leading organiza- June 12, 2015 – Vancouver, BC has been a primary focus of environmental engineering tions. But in many of today’s organizations we continuously This seminar will cover legal and contractual issues related to practices since inception. run into situations where critical thinking is not happening. the effective management and administration of construc- As the heart of every project in the water resources Often we hear that “we simply don’t have time to think.” tion projects. It focuses on the roles and responsibilities of area, the hydraulics of flow is an enormously determining Participants in this workshop will take some time to really project managers to contractors and suppliers. It provides factor. Water resources systems are physically complex and get to the heart of what critical thinking is. We will explore project managers with a good understanding and the the solution of appropriate mathematical models is compu- the capacity for critical thinking through a series of exer- practical implications of the legal precedents, and improves tationally demanding. This course is designed to provide the cises. We will introduce and use tools to help us increase their ability to make better decisions. Legal cases and dispute audiences with a fundamental understanding of hydraulic our capacity to exercise critical thinking and to help others situations will be reviewed and discussed with participants. modeling, theory, and to some extent application. increase their skills. Hydrotechnical Design of Tunnels Call for Presenters Project Claims and Disputes and Team Building June 16 & 17, 2015 – Vancouver, BC Are you an expert in your field who would like to contribute to the on Engineering and Construction Projects The course offers fundamentals of hydrotechnical design future of engineering and geoscience? APEGBC is actively seeking June 11, 2015 – Vancouver, BC of tunnels. Professionals from engineering firms or from members to present on a variety of topics. For more information, In the engineering and construction industries, contract municipal, provincial and federal authorities with zero to 20 please visit apeg.bc.ca/Events/Seminar. claims and disputes are common issues. They occur between years of experience dealing with tunnels carrying water for APEGBC Online Learning Centre owners and contractors, contractors and their subcontrac- various municipal, power, dam construction, irrigation, or The Online Learning Centre features audio recordings of tors, and contractors and vendors. Resolution of the claims flood control purposes should attend. previously held APEGBC seminars, synchronized with and disputes can be an adversarial and costly process for all PowerPoint. New sessions will be added throughout parties. This session discusses the causes and types of claims, Small Business Essentials the year. Visit apeg.bc.ca/Professional-Development/ the procedures by owners and contractors to avoid claims, June 25, 2015 – Webinar Offerings/Online-and-Distance-Education for a complete and methods to quantify and resolve claims. Are you running a small business? Are you thinking about listing of sessions available.
For a complete listing of events or for more information, visit apeg.bc.ca/prodev/events.html or contact APEGBC Professional Development at 604.430.8035 or 1.888.430.8035.
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