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Join us for the CSCE Annual Conference in Winnipeg, May 28-30, 2025!

2-October-2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envision Canada’s partner,  the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invites you to its annual conference, CSCE Winnipeg 2025! The conference will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba from Wednesday, May 28 to Friday, May 30, 2025.

The conference will provide a great opportunity to bring together academics, researchers, and practitioners from around the world in various fields of civil engineering, to present, review and debate recent achievements and innovative solutions as well as address and define the challenges of the present and the future, as we come together to explore the theme of Empowering communities through sustainable and resilient engineering solutions.

The City of Winnipeg is well known as “the cultural cradle of Canada”, and home to a very diverse population, the world-class Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the world’s most comprehensive Arctic species exhibit, the Forks, the historical Exchange District, the French-flavored St. Boniface, and many other attractions. A variety of activities are being planned to entertain conference delegates and their guests, family, and friends.

ENV SP Training coming up on October 29th & 30th, 2024

26-July-2024

Join this virtual training session over two consecutive days, hosted through the Envision Canada partnership and led by Clément Boisselier from AECON.

October 29th & 30th 2024

Faculty/Students CAD$400 | Public Sector CAD$650 | Private Sector (members) CAD$875 | Private Sector (non-members) CAD$1,060

Almost 10,000 professionals globally, and 1,000 in Canada, have obtained the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential to help advance the sustainability performance of their capital projects. This credential is quickly becoming an increasingly important designation for any professional involved in the industry.  This training will prepare you for taking the online self-paced exam and earning your ENV SP credential.

Register for the training here: https://csce.ca/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=ENVWS3&WebsiteKey=2f0e7ff9-c79d-4974-88bb-6e327024997e

August 2024 Envision Canada E-News

27-May-2024

FCM Green Municipal Fund and Envision

Through the Envision Canada partnerships CSCE has advocated to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for recognition of Envision verification. We are pleased that projects that are applying to the FCM Green Municipal Fund (GMF) can now include the administrative cost of Envision verification as an eligible reimbursable expense! If you work for a community or know of a community project that would be eligible for GMF, we encourage you to apply and integrate Envision as part of your project. Here are just a few GMF opportunities that qualify:

CSCE 2025 Conference & Call for Abstracts

Mark your calendars to attend the annual CSCE conference in Winnipeg, May 28-30, 2025. We hope to feature a series of Envision-themed presentations from the growing Envision Canada community! You are invited to submit abstracts that feature your application of Envision for projects underway or completed, organizational change, unique applications, research, etc. Keep an eye on the conference website for the call for abstracts to be posted in Aug.  https://www.csce2025winnipeg.ca

New French Resources Available

The ENV SP exam is now available in French! In the coming weeks, ISI will also make available the French version of two verification resources: Envision Credit Cover Sheets as well as the Pre-Verification Checklist. ISI resources, including the Envision manual in French, are available in user’s ISI dashboards.

Upcoming English and French ENV SP Credential Training (September 2024)

Help share the news with others who might have interest in becoming an ENV SP: Almost 10,000 professionals globally, and 1,000 in Canada, have obtained the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential to help advance the sustainability performance of their capital projects. Two upcoming virtual training sessions will be hosted through the Envision Canada partnership:

Cost: Full-time Faculty/Students CAD$400 | Public Sector CAD$650 | Private Sector (ISI/CSCE members) CAD$875 | Private Sector (non-members) CAD$1,060.

WSP Canada Led a June 2024 Webinar on Envision

Kirsten MacKenzie and Maeri Machado of the WSP Climate Change, Resilience, Sustainability and Energy Group delved into the significance of Envision for the industry, its impacts on current and future Canadian projects and shared guidance on adopting Envision in future projects in a June webinar. Two of the Envision case studies presented included Advanced Tunnel 2 Project for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Toronto, Ont. and the Centerm Expansion and South Shore Access Project in Vancouver, B.C. The video can be replayed in the following link. A writeup on the webinar was also published in the Environment Journal.

CSCE 2024 Niagara Falls Re-Cap

A special thank-you to the speakers who made possible the Envision Canada-hosted session at the CSCE 2024 Conference on June 5 in Niagara Falls. Prof. Catherine LeBlanc, Université de Moncton, Scott Smith, Mott MacDonald, Terry Neimeyer, KCI Technologies and Chair, ASCE Committee on Sustainability, Norman Shippee, Stantec, and Dan Sandink, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction delivered a session packed with insights on embedding sustainability

In addition, at the conference this year, which focused on the theme of “Adapting to Climate, Technology, and Growth,” CEOs from three of the world’s top engineering firms shared their perspectives on delivering higher performing projects to meet the surging demand for infrastructure. This session was the focus of the article, “Charting the path to infrastructure transformation with higher performing projects,” which appeared in ACEC Canada’s newsletter. https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/–are-you-free-on-October-23-24–Join-us-for-our-Engineering-Excellence-series-of-events-.html?soid=1135797327007&aid=W-8Epjkd5qQ

Get in touch

Let us know if you have an Envision project to profile, if you are conducting research related to Envision, or if you are promoting Envision at a conference or through an article so that we can profile your leadership! Contact Lourettte Swanepoel (lourette@csce.ca) with questions about the Envision Canada program. You can also visit the Envision Canada website.

View these updates in e-newsletter format.

Recent ENV SP Training: July 10 & 11, 2024

17-May-2024

The virtual training session prepared users to take the online self-paced exam and earn their ENV SP credential. Some 8,000 professionals globally, and over 800 in Canada, have obtained the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential to help advance the sustainability performance of their capital projects. This virtual training session, hosted through the Envision Canada partnership, was facilitated by Brad Moore, P.Eng.*

When: July 10 and 11, 2024

Cost: Students CAD$400 | Public Sector CAD$650 | Private Sector (CSCE / ISI members) CAD$875 | Private Sector (non-members) CAD$1,060

Envision by the Numbers 2023 Q4 is out

1-February-2024

This document has data on Envision use and related statistics from ISI Verification, Credentialing and Membership Programs. It was designed to equip Envision Sustainability Professionals (ENV SPs) and other champions of sustainable infrastructure with Envision stats and graphs, which may be used to support presentations on the framework and Envision business cases. Please credit ISI if you are using this document, which will be updated on a quarterly basis in January, April, July, and October.

Link to the resource.

 

CSCE Annual Conference Niagara Falls, Ontario

31-January-2024

CSCE Niagara 2024 Conference

June 5 – June 7

Adapting to Climate, Technology and Growth. How will the civil engineering industry take leadership to address the compounding challenges of climate change and unprecedented urbanization? The conference will provide a forum for discussing the adaptation of technologies in the design and management of the next generation of smart and resilient infrastructure to create an urban environment geared toward achieving sustainability and well-being for both people and the natural environment.

Visit the conference site: https://www.csce2024niagara.ca/

That’s a Wrap: The 2023 ISI Conference

7-November-2023

Accelerate Action: Prioritizing Sustainable Infrastructure for Climate Change was a huge success.  

ISI’s third annual conference included a session focusing on “Contractor Perspectives on Envision Adoption” with Clément Boisselier, Aecon Group Inc., discussing Canadian projects; and a “Projects Showcase” Session that includes a presentation from Jill Roth on the Fairview Cove Marine Container Examination Facility Project. The recorded sessions continue to be available in the Zoom Events link.

Rewatch Sessions

CSCE’s Alberta Chapters Highlight Envision

16-October-2023

CSCE’s Alberta chapters organized and introductory presentation on Oct. 17, 2023 that included an overview of what Envision is, the types of infrastructure it applies to, the benefits of using Envision, as well as the underlying components available to help advance its application in the industry. This webinar was presented by Joelle Doubrough, a certified Environmental Professional (designated via EcoCanada) and Senior Environmental Planner with SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.

Note: this event is now past. Details were posted here.

Fairview Cove MCEF project in the Port of Halifax Project is awarded Envision Verified

9-August-2023

The container ship ONE Magnificence at PSA Halifax Fairview Cove. Photo credit Steve Farmer.

Earning high levels of achievement across several Envision sustainability credit areas, this project will improve efficiency, safety and operations of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Port of Halifax.

The Halifax Port Authority (HPA) had long identified the need to decrease port congestion and plan for future increases in container processing demand. But the Fairview Cove Marine Container Examination Facility (MCEF) project will go much further, delivering speedier turnaround times, enhanced port security, and significant environmental and community benefits.

SOUNDBITES

“Integrating sustainability into our core business practices is essential for future success,” said Captain Allan Gray, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority. “The completed Marine Container Examination Facility will improve overall operational efficiency while advancing our sustainability goals. It can serve as a framework for future projects on our path to becoming One Port City.”

“This project is a milestone for the Halifax Port Authority and a reflection of the dedication to sustainability, collaboration and moving beyond “Business as Usual” practices,” said Jill Roth, Project Lead ENV SP.

Kristi Wamstad, ISI’s Verification Director, said: “ISI congratulates the Halifax Port Authority and the project partners on the success of the Fairview Cove Marine Container Examination Facility project. It optimizes rapid and reliable container inspections and helps to achieve the Port’s net-zero emission goals.”

Read more about the Fairview Cove Marine Container Examination Facility (MCEF) project.