Seminars 2008

Innovative Building Design - The Future is Today Speaker David Fookes, P.Eng., Principal, Morrison Hershfield Speaker Bill Brown, recently retired from Morrison Hershfield Host BECOR (Building Envelope Council Ottawa Region) Venue Southway Inn, Grand Ballroom 2431 Bank Street (at Hunt Club), Ottawa When: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Information: Http:// David Fookes will present ""From Innovation to Reality, a 2010 Olympic Village Perspective". In his presentation, David will highlight the sustainable features of this development, including the target of LEED Gold Certification for all of the residential buildings, and LEED Platinum for the community centre. Bill Brown will be presenting "A Historical Perspective of Building Envelopes". This presentation will look at our evolving undertanding of building envelope performance. Top of Page

Canadian Fire Alarm Association, 2008 Annual Technical Seminar Speaker David Sylvester, Senior Life Safety Systems Specialist, Morrison Hershfield Event CFAA 2008 Annual Technical Seminar, An Update on Standards, Technologies and Solutions Host Canadian Fire Alarm Association Location Executive Learning Centre, Schulich School of Business York University, Toronto, Ontario When: Thursday, May 1, 2008 (Registration begins at 7:30 am) Information: Http://www.cfaa.ca/upcomingevents.html#seminar David will be speaking about intelligent buildings and the interconnection of the systems within them. How they change the rules for the designer, for their commissioning, and for the technician will be discussed. David is a Senior Life Safety Systems Specialist at Morrison Hershfield Limited. He has over 20 years of engineering experience within fire protection and life safety systems and with related services, as a designer, building systems manager and consultant. Top of Page

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) First National Summit Event Shifting Into the Mainstream, CaGBC National Summit Host Canada Green Building Council Exhibitor Morrison Hershfield Venue Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON When: June 11 and 12, 2008 Information: Http://www.shiftingintothemainstream.ca The Canada Green Building Council is the leading national authority on green buildings. Shifting into the Mainstream is where building industry decision makers will learn about how LEED® Canada is evolving from one-time certification to a life-cycle building performance management system for any type of building. The summit program will deliver all you need to know to appreciate and prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead, as LEED engages all building sectors, and enables comprehensive, widespread improvements in energy and environmental performance. Real building performance, economic opportunities, the potential for GHG reductions, and the best Canadian solutions for high performance buildings will be on the table. Top of Page

Choosing a Window Using the New Harmonized Window Standard – Could it be More Confusing? Speaker David Kayll, FMA, P. Eng., Principal, Morrison Hershfield Limited Event Lunch and Learn Session Host Building Envelope Council – Ottawa Region Venue SALA SAN MARCO, 215 Preston Street, Ottawa, Ontario RSVP (*Registration for event is requested) When: Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Information: http://www.becor.org/ The CSA A440 reference standard for windows and doors in Canada changed substantially in 2005 as part of a North American harmonization of window and door standards. The new AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-05 Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and unit skylights presents a new format and approach to identification and specification of windows and doors. David will present on how to work with the new standard for choosing the appropriate performance characteristics for windows on a new project, and how to specify the chosen requirements using the new Primary Designator coding system. The intent will be to explore the new system and familiarize the audience with what will become the new standard. Top of Page

Engineering Innovations in Health Care Moderator: Catherine Karakatsanis, P.Eng., Morrison Hershfield Event: Engineering Innovations Forum 2008 Host: Professional Engineers Ontario, Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Venue: Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON When: February 28, 2008 Information: Http://engineersontario.centraldesktop.com/eif/ Catherine Karakatsanis moderates a panel of experts examining interesting and important applications of engineering in the fields of biomaterials and regenerative medicine, productivity improvements in health care delivery and diagnostic imaging/nuclear medicine. Top of Page