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Modine HVAC roadshow to visit Toronto
March 19, 2019
Modine Manufacturing Company, a thermal management systems and components specialist, will make a stop in Toronto during its 2019 Innovation Tour, which will offer new and updated CEU/NATE courses and showcase the latest… Continue Reading
Focus on plastic pipe at Philly conference
March 18, 2019
The Society of Plastics Engineers’ Plastic Pipe Conference, set for April 16 and 17 in Philadelphia, will present 23 technical and case history presentations focusing on water, sewer and gas system applications along with… Continue Reading
ASHRAE offers HVAC designer certification
March 15, 2019
ASHRAE is now offering members the opportunity to become certified HVAC designers.
The Certified HVAC Designer (CHD) certification validates competency of the HVAC designer, working under the responsible charge of an engineer,… Continue Reading
Hunt begins for Canada’s best restroom
March 14, 2019
Cintas Canada is again inviting the public to help it find Canada’s Best Restroom.
Entries will be judged based on five criteria: cleanliness, visual appeal, innovation, functionality and unique design elements. Whether… Continue Reading
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Canada ranked second in LEED green building table
March 5, 2019
Canada has again been ranked second in the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED green building rating system for 2018.
The list recognizes markets outside the U.S., where the system originated, that are using LEED (Leadership… Continue Reading
By Adam Freill
One of the biggest challenges that faces a family business is the passing of ownership and
management from one generation to the next. Some companies are able to navigate to a second generation, far fewer to a third, but Canada’s… Continue Reading
Chic Alors! Warms up to Geothermal
By Denise Deveau
When Quebec City-based Chic Alors! owner Hugues Philippin had the chance to build a new restaurant, he decided a geothermal system would be the perfect choice. A mechanical engineer by education, the pizza restaurant owner… Continue Reading
By Mark Parliament and Alexandra Wennberg Parliament
Around this time each year, with early season installs and retrofits pretty much wrapped up, it’s not unusual for sales to seem to flatline for contractors, so the focus goes to sales… Continue Reading
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