Posts Tagged: CivE

U of T Student Team Takes Top Prize at Green Building Design Challenge

Civil engineering students Amanda Cirinna (1T3) and Steven Goldstine (1T3) recently took top honours at the Home Sweet Home Student Challenge, an annual competition developed by OntarioGreenSpec.ca and vied for by schools across the province. The competition, which is adjudicated by an advisory board of 12…

Future of Building Envelopes Discussed at U of T Engineering Forum

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 Receives the SWAAC Recognition Award

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…

U of T Engineers Map the Road Out of Gridlock City

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…

Cities Can Affect Climate Change, Says U of T Engineering Study

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…
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