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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05 Jul 2018Power and RenewablesPower grid protection... don't wing it!
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Rémi Hallé, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Systems, Protection and Control
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05 Jul 2018Power and RenewablesWorkforce challenges in industrial electrical facilities
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Pierre Girard, P.Eng.
National Practice Leader, Electrical
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05 Jul 2018Power and RenewablesBBA's equipment and systems testing process
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Pierre Girard, P.Eng.
National Practice Leader, Electrical
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17 May 2018Energy and Chemical ProcessesMajor incidents: corrective actions for "never again!"
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Lyne Ricard, P.Eng.
Senior Consulting Expert, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
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06 May 2018Power and RenewablesThis article appeared in the Ressources Mines et Industrie magazine in May 2018. The concept of Industry 4.0, or industry of the future, is a new way of using innovative technologies to optimize production. It is about using new technologies wisely, either inside or outside the plant.Industry 4.0 or a new wave in an industrial environment-
Michel Ruel, P.Eng.
Expert, Process Control
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04 May 2018Power and RenewablesPower generating stations: a wealth of opportunity
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11 Jan 2018Power and RenewablesInterconnection: 3 things renewable developers should know
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05 Dec 2017Power and RenewablesThe benefits of witnessing electrical factory acceptance tests (FATS)
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Maurice Brisson, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
Senior Consulting Expert, Power System Planning
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06 Oct 2017Power and RenewablesRevisiting electrical energy saving initiatives for industrial facilities
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Aaron Mc Loughlan
Electrical Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
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05 Jul 2017Other IndustriesLearn more about managing explosion hazards more effectively in part 1 of this blog article. Imagine a plant or factory that has been operating for many years. Its equipment and processes have been working continuously under the same conditions for all that time. A significant risk will only be identified when a project manager takes a training course or after the company receives an insurance notice, an occupational health and safety report from a provincial regulator (e.g., WorkSafeBC, CNESST), an incident report (e.g., fire), or the recommendations of a supplier or an expert: the dust and powders at the plant are combustible and may cause certain equipment to explode.Combustible dust: managing explosion hazards more effectively – Part 2
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Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
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05 Jul 2017Power and RenewablesIs your control system ground in good working condition?
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Pierre Girard, P.Eng.
National Practice Leader, Electrical
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15 Jun 2017Other IndustriesCriteria for data centre location
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Yves Bétournay, P.Eng.
Senior Engineer, Electrical - Power Generation and Apparatus
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06 Jun 2017Power and RenewablesArc-flash hazard on direct current (DC) systems
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06 Jun 2017Mining and MetalsDesign and mining simulations
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12 May 2017Power and RenewablesHydraulic balancing is a process that regulates the distribution of fluids, like water or any other liquid, throughout a system. This balancing helps ensure fluid is supplied to various system clients in accordance with design values. Balancing valves are used to equally distribute the system’s total flow.What everyone should know about hydraulic balancing
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François St-Germain, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
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09 Mar 2017Power and RenewablesThe challenge of refurbishing hydroelectric generating stations
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22 Sep 2016Power and RenewablesOff-grid hybrid systems through adaptive power setpoints
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Stéphan Landry, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Electrical - Power Generation and Apparatus
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05 Jul 2016Mining and MetalsSmoke tracing: a diagnostic tool for ventilation
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Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
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05 Jul 2016Power and RenewablesSwitching transient analyses: a worthwhile investment!
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Maurice Brisson, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
Senior Consulting Expert, Power System Planning
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05 Jul 2016Mining and MetalsThe first edition of the NFPA 652 Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust was published in September 2015, the outcome of a five-year process initiated by existing National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committees to rework NFPA standards on combustible dust. This standard sets out a series of measures on proper management of the fire, deflagration and explosion hazards associated with combustible dust and refers users to the relevant NFPA standards. NFPA 652-2016 ushers in a new era of risk management for combustible dust.NFPA 652-2016: owner responsibility for industrial installations in Canada
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Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
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05 May 2016Power and RenewablesHigh-level evaluation of transmission line parameters and energy costs for industrial loads in remote locations
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05 Apr 2016Other IndustriesCombustible dust: controlling the risk of explosion – Part 1
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Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
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14 Mar 2016Power and RenewablesDistrict heating: Steam system optimization or hot water conversion?
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Réal Olivier, P.Eng.
Engineering Graduate, Energy and Air Quality
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27 Aug 2015Mining and MetalsAdoption of high oxygen bottom blowing in copper matte smelting: Why is it taking so long?
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Joël Kapusta, Ph.D.
Senior Consulting Expert, Sonic Injection and Pyrometallurgy
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27 Aug 2015Mining and MetalsThe easiest way to mine valuable orebodies is through the use of explosives and well-planned blasting layouts that produce fragmentation profiles designed specifically for conveyance equipment in underground mines. The design of blasting patterns is specific to not only the explosives being used but also the rock or ore type being fragmented. Many blasting designs are based solely on the experience of those developed for similar orebodies in terms of properties and orientation or individuals that have some blasting experience.Underground stope drill and blast designs optimization program
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05 Jul 2015Power and RenewablesEverything you need to know about 3D laser scanning
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09 Jan 2015Mining and MetalsTonnage control under maximum and instantaneous power constraints
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Serge Naud, P.Eng.
Engineer, Process Control
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09 May 2014Mining and MetalsPotential economic and operational benefits and impacts of trolley assist in open pit mining
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Isabelle Leblanc, P.Eng.
Vice-President, Mining and Metals Market
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