Posts Tagged: CivE
More than 100 professionals from engineering, architecture, planning, development and academia came to the Sandford Fleming Building April 30 to discuss the future of building envelopes. The forum, “Sustainability, Durability Design: The Future of Building Envelopes,” was moderated by Toronto…
Professor Brenda McCabe, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering (CivE), has been selected to receive the 2013 SWAAC Recognition Award from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada. This award is given to a SWAAC member who has continually demonstrated…
Traffic lights that think. Apps that use drivers’ input. These are some of the ideas that U of T Engineering experts offer for easing Toronto’s traffic problems. Their ideas are outlined in “The Road Out of Gridlock City,” an article…
By the end of this year, 60,000 Canadians will have received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions to Canada. The medal was established to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the…
Toronto – and other cities around the world – can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes, says a new study by Professor Chris Kennedy (CivE) and World Bank climate change specialist Lorraine Sugar…
U of T Engineering’s start-up company, Cast ConneX Corporation, is helping to rebuild one of the country’s earthquake-stricken schools. The company donated 170 of its earthquake-resistant connectors to the reconstruction of École Lakay, a trades training centre being built for…
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