Envision Platinum Road Project Total Design at Hong Kong Airport Viaduct Challenges in Hong Kong Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative 2016 | WINTER/HIVER LESSONS FROM ASIA LEÇONS D’ASIE Publications Mail Agreement #40065710 Agreement Mail Publications www.csce.ca Canadian Civil Engineer | Winter 2016 1 CIVIL _WINTER 2016_LAZ.indd 1 2016-12-07 10:49 AM Civil_SFrame_Winter.indd CIVIL _WINTER 2016_LAZ.indd 1 2 2016-12-072016-11-29 10:49 8:54 AM contents WINTER 2016/HIVER 2016 | VOLUME 33.5 NEWS, VIEWS & IN VIEW: PROJECTS/PROJETS EN VEDETTE DEPARTMENTS 12 Low Level Road Project – Envision Platinum 15 Overcoming a Viaduct Challenge Through NOUVELLES, Innovaton POINTS DE VUE ET RUBRIQUES FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE/ FORUM SUR LES INFRASTRUCTURES 4 President’s perspective/ DURABLES Perspective présidentielle 10 Barriers and Solutions to Achieving Sustainable Infrastructure 6 From the regions: Quebec/ Région de Québec 8 Student voice/La voix des TECHNICAL: LESSONS FROM ASIA/ étudiants TECHNIQUE: LEÇONS D’ASIE 9 Young professionals 18 Introduction: There’s much to be learned from engineering in Asia. corner/Le coin des jeunes By Brian Burrell, vice-president, International, CSCE professionnels 19 China’s Belt and Road Initiative 34 CSCE partners and 22 Persistence pays in South Asia sponsors/Partenaires et 24 A triumph of total design: HKIA Mideld Concourse commanditaires SCGC 12 24 10 On the cover: Hong Kong International Airport, Mideld Concourse, photo by Kerun Ip/AAHK Canadian Civil Engineer | Winter 2016 3 Civil_SFrame_Winter.indd 1 2016-11-29 8:54 AM CIVIL _WINTER 2016_LAZ.indd 3 2016-12-07 10:49 AM PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE | PERSPECTIVE PRÉSIDENTIELLE PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE | PERSPECTIVE PRÉSIDENTIELLE Jim Gilliland, Ph.D., P.Eng., LEED® AP PRESIDENT, CSCE/PRÉSIDENT, SCGC [email protected] CSCE/SCGC 521-300, rue St-Sacrement Montreal, Québec H2Y 1X4 Tel.: 514-933-2634, Fax: 514-933-3504 E-mail: [email protected] www.csce.ca CSCE is relevant to the conversation ivil engineering in Canada PRESIDENT/PRÉSIDENT Jim Gilliland, Ph.D., P.Eng., LEED® AP Cis evolving in a global mar- ket where the competition for re- CANADIAN CIVIL ENGINEER/L’INGÉNIEUR CIVIL CANADIEN sources continues to become more EDITOR/RÉDACTEUR Doug Salloum, CSCE Executive Director acute. In a highly competitive 514-933-2634 ext. 1, [email protected] economy, all organizations and individuals should feel compelled MANAGING EDITOR/ ASSOCIATE EDITOR/ to re-assess their priorities in order DIRECTEUR DE LA RÉDACTION RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF ADJOINT Cindy Macdonald Bronwen Parsons to ensure that limited resources Tel.: 416-510-6755 Tel.: 416-510-5119 [email protected] [email protected] are spent in ways that maximize their return on investment. CSCE ADVERTISING SALES/ ART DIRECTOR/ PUBLICITÉ COMPOSITION ARTISTIQUE must respond by ensuring that it is Maureen Levy Lisa Zambri optimizing the use of its resourc- Tel: 416-510-5111 Tel: 416-510-5600 x3595 [email protected] es, and maximizing its return on investment for its stakeholders. 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L’ingénieur Civil Canadien (ICC) est is year, CSCE has broadened its relationship with the Canadian Construction Association publié cinq fois par année par la Société Canadienne de Génie Civil (SCGC). by partnering to develop and promote a Canadian Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System. The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering is not responsible for the statements e Association of Engineering Consulting Companies in Canada has formally supported made in this publication. Les opinions exprimées dans les articles sont la seule responsabilité de leurs auteurs et la Société canadienne de génie civil this initiative, and other organizations such as Engineers Canada have also expressed interest. n’engage pas sa responsabilité dans les propos exprimés. In November 2016, the CSCE lead a formal presentation of this initiative to Infrastructure CIVIL Magazine is produced by the publishers of Canadian Consulting Engineer Magazine, published by Annex Canada in Ottawa. is presentation was well received and as I write this article, InfraCan is Publishing & Printing Inc. Le magazine Civil est produit par l’editeur considering its support of our initiative. de la publication Canadian Consulting Engineer qui est publie par e Canadian Network of Asset Managers and CSCE signed a memorandum of under- Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. standing together at the 2016 Annual Conference in London, Ont. Our relationship has Annex Publishing & Printing Inc., 80 Valleybrook Drive, developed quickly and has recently resulted in the formation of a working group to identify Toronto, Ontario M3B 2S9 Tel.: 416-442-5600; Fax: 416-510-5140 ways of incorporating the skills required for managing infrastructure into the civil engineering PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT/POSTES CANADA ENREGISTREMENT #40065710 curriculum across Canada. e need for asset management as part of developing sustainable infrastructure was identified by CSCE years ago, and we now know that we share this priority with CNAM. Engineers Canada is also interested in this initiative because of its responsibility for accreditation of all Canadian civil engineering programs. 4 Hiver 2016 | L’Ingénieur civil canadien CIVIL _WINTER 2016_LAZ.indd 4 2016-12-07 10:49 AM PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE | PERSPECTIVE PRÉSIDENTIELLE CSCE LEADERSHIP Conversations with our corporate partners, such exactly the value proposition that our members IN SUSTAINABLE as Lafarge, Canam and SNC-Lavalin, have con- are looking for: member access to new and indus- INFRASTRUCTURE: firmed to me that CSCE’s focus on sustainable in- try-leading innovations, and an understanding of FIVE ADVOCACY frastructure is valued. e companies and employ- how CSCE is promoting sustainable infrastructure POSITIONS ees of these organizations are easger to participate in Canada. 1 in the development of new sustainable infrastruc- e role of the CSCE in Canada has become clear Innovative Procurement ture innovations. to me as my level of involvement has increased. Practices e message I have received from conversations We are uniquely positioned to develop and pro- 2 with members is loud and clear: the CSCE must mote new innovations for Canadian sustainable improve how we communicate with our stake- infrastructure, and continued progress in this field Long-Term Investment Planning holders so they understand more clearly what is critical for Canadian prosperity now and into innovations we are developing and why we think the future. I am confident that CSCE is a relevant 3 they should be listening. In fact, I believe this is and important contributor to this vision. Measure Sustainable Performance 4 Leverage Asset Management Processes La présence de la SCGC est pertinente au débat 5 ’ingénierie civile au Canada se développe au la durabilité pour les infrastructures. L’Association Sustainability Education Lsein d’un marché international où la concur- des firmes d’ingénieurs-conseils du Canada a sou- rence pour les ressources continue de devenir de tenu officiellement cette initiative et d’autres or- plus en plus intense. Dans une économie haute- ganisations telles qu’Ingénieurs Canada ont égale- LEADERSHIP DE LA SCGC ment compétitive, toutes les organisations et les ment exprimé leur intérêt. En novembre 2016, la EN MATIÈRE personnes devraient se sentir contraintes de rééval- SCGC a procédé à une présentation formelle de D’INFRASTRUCTURES uer leurs priorités afin de s’assurer que les ressourc- cette initiative auprès d’Infrastructure Canada, à DURABLES : es limitées sont utilisées d’une manière permettant Ottawa. Cette présentation a reçu un bel accueil CINQ PLAIDOYERS de maximiser leur retour sur investissement. La et, au moment où j’écris cet article, InfraCan con- STRATÉGIQUES SCGC doit répondre à cette situation en s’assur- sidère sérieusement de soutenir notre initiative. 1 ant qu’elle optimise l’utilisation de ses ressources et Le Canadian Network of Asset Managers (Ré- Pratiques qu’elle maximise son retour sur investissement au seau canadien des gestionnaires d’actifs) et la d’approvisionnement profit de ses parties prenantes. La SCGC continue SCGC ont signé un protocole d’entente lors du novatrices d’être à l’affût des tendances de l’industrie au Can- congrès annuel 2016 de London (Ontario). Nos ada et à travers le monde, tout en encourageant liens se sont développés rapidement et ont récem- 2 Planication à long terme l’engagement des membres afin que la pertinence ment mené à la formation d’un groupe de travail des investissements de la SCGC soit claire