01 Jun 2026
When the schedule is the client’s top priority
Insights
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In some projects, the main challenge isn’t technical complexity. It’s the schedule. When schedules become critical, engineering teams need to shift their mindset: make decisions earlier, accept uncertainty and rely on shared performance. As such, engineering becomes a process of making choices, striking compromises and managing risks, both technical and human. Below are three key questions addressed by Hugo Careau, P.Eng., Decarbonization, and Ulric Chayer, P.Eng., Department Manager, Mechanical Engineering.
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15 Jul 2022Power and RenewablesTen potential pitfalls to avoid when designing a power plant at altitude
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Nicholas Allen, P.Eng.
Engineer - Energy and Air Quality
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10 Jun 2022Mining and MetalsHow to effectively establish static head while sizing centrifugal pumps in mining applications
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Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Piping
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21 Apr 2022Mining and MetalsChute design: what you need to understand and the relevance of the DEM tool
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18 Apr 2022Power and RenewablesWhen is voltage safe?
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Eric Breault, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Systems, Protection and Control
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12 Apr 2022Power and RenewablesWind energy is among the most promising renewable energy sources today. It’s reliable, renewable and emission-free and is increasingly attracting attention worldwide.1 However, the wind fluctuates enormously, depending on site and field characteristics, and its diurnal and seasonal variations are constantly being felt. Given its intermittent and stochastic nature, it is more challenging to predict wind speed and power.Bringing data science to wind energy, driving the energy transition forward -
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07 Apr 2022Power and RenewablesCollaborative approach: sensible use of 3D models for steel structures
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Patrice Pelletier, P.Eng.
Department Manager, Structural
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30 Mar 2022Power and RenewablesSuccessfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures
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28 Feb 2022Power and RenewablesApplication of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization
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21 Feb 2022Power and RenewablesMigrating a distributed control system: modernizing industrial controllers and I/O boards
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14 Feb 2022Power and RenewablesPiles are structural elements in a foundation that have the function of transferring a combination of vertical and horizontal loads from the superstructure through weak soil strata and terminating them onto a competent dense soil or bedrock.Pile design and construction
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Masood Meidani, P.Eng., Ph.D.
Senior Engineer, Civil
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04 Feb 2022Power and RenewablesAdvances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls
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Cong Xu, Ph.D., EIT
Geotechnical Engineer
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31 Jan 2022Power and RenewablesDigital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management
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Lyle Neumann, P.L. Eng., C.E.T., S.C.O.
Department Manager, Industrial and Renewable Power
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21 Jan 2022Power and RenewablesManaging ICS cybersecurity incident response: going beyond containment, eradication and recovery
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Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
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04 Jan 2022Power and RenewablesMetal powder production: quality control is crucial
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Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
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13 Dec 2021Mining and MetalsNumerous mining-related infrastructures have been built and operated across Canada and the world, and it is a common practice to analyze the stability of their tailings facilities. However, it remains challenging to do so when they are subject to dynamic loads, including earthquakes and blasts. Dynamic stability of tailings dams is commonly evaluated by using the pseudo-static method for low-risk regions. Such a simplified method can provide quick and cost-effective inputs. However, based on limit equilibrium analysis, it tends to oversimplify the dynamic response of tailings prone to liquefaction. In August 2020, following several recent catastrophic failures of tailings dams worldwide (e.g., Mount Polley in Canada, and Fundão and Brumadinho in Brazil), an international standard, Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM 2020), was formulated with more stringent seismic design criteria. In this context, BBA offers a more advanced approach, based on stress-strain (i.e., deformation) analysis, to specifically address stability problems for tailings storage facilities (TSF) that are subject to dynamic loads.Stress-strain analysis of tailings facilities subject to dynamic loads
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07 Dec 2021Mining and MetalsChallenges to open pit mining through historic underground workings
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John Henning, P.Eng., Ph.D.
Principal Engineer, Mining and Geology
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02 Dec 2021Power and RenewablesMetal powder production: OHS risks first!
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Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
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30 Nov 2021Power and RenewablesThe importance of mechanical BoP systems
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Hugo Careau, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Decarbonization
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26 Nov 2021Power and RenewablesCommon pitfalls when mapping a process
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23 Nov 2021Other industriesIn this article, we focus on risk assessments as one of the most important components in a cybersecurity risk management program. Cybersecurity risk assessments for industrial control systems (ICS) and industrial automation and control systems (IACS) are used to assess the potential adverse effects to organizational operations, assets, individuals, other organizations or the community that arise from using operation/information systems, tools and processes. This process identifies and analyzes the cybersecurity risks to the organization’s operational environment from various perspectives, such as safety, reliability, availability, confidentiality and integrity.IACS risk assessments are a must!
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15 Nov 2021Other industriesMigrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading computer-aided HMI
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Steve Berteau, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Control Systems Programming
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08 Nov 2021Energy and chemical processesFrom crude oil refineries to biorefineries – From existing to new business models using hybrid approaches
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Joe Nava, P.Eng.
Global Director, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
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03 Nov 2021Power and RenewablesStructural concrete condition assessment and repair methodologies
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27 Oct 2021Other industriesHow an MES can bring instant value to your business
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25 Oct 2021Power and RenewablesThe importance of preliminary interconnection studies
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20 Oct 2021Mining and MetalsDesigning structures to support suspended vibrating screens
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30 Sep 2021Other industriesWhat influences mine effluent toxicity?
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21 Sep 2021Other industriesHow the Lean Six Sigma approach helps guide digital transformation
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16 Sep 2021Mining and Metals9 questions to ensure the success of your artificial intelligence projects
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16 Sep 2021Other industriesMigrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading the operational infrastructure
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Diego Quintero, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Operational Technology and Infrastructure
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