Publications

17 Jul 2025
All industries

Enhancing project delivery with LiDAR-equipped drones and advanced data acquisition

As part of BBA’s commitment to delivering safe and innovative solutions, our LiDAR-equipped Drone initiative has become a valuable tool in project execution. This technology has helped both our team and clients complete work more safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.
21 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Motion amplification: a new tool for vibration diagnosis
20 May 2020
Other industries

Electrical classification of hazardous locations: wastewater treatment plants
14 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: using cameras as sensors (CAMAAS)
- Serge Benoit, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Advisor, Automation
12 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Are your lifting devices safe?
- Jonathan Hamel, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Structural
12 May 2020
Other industries

Ventilation of isolation rooms

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that there is a need for preventive isolation rooms in the workplace. Moreover, the CNESST has issued rules for employers in this regard: they must see that Whether temporary or permanent, an isolation room will prevent contamination of other employees by those who have symptoms of viral infection or similar symptoms, and will allow the owner to deal with the situation properly. Since ventilation is the key component that keeps an isolation room functioning correctly, this article focuses on the design of ventilation systems, particularly on the method for obtaining the required airflow. The important elements of system operation, maintenance and performance monitoring will also be addressed.
Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.

Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
06 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Secure remote access to production networks: the advantages of VDI technology
- Michaël Racine
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
04 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: intelligent distributed optimization (IdO) to get the most from your technological tools
04 May 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry pump design: what you need to know
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
30 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Civil or structural engineering?
27 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 2

Read the part 1 of this blog article here.
Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.

Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19: 3D virtual visits, as if you were there
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
16 Apr 2020
Mining and Metals

Passive water treatment in the mining sector
- Jean-Louis Bandu, P.Eng., M.Env., M.P.M., P.M.P.
  
  Senior Engineer, Earth and Infrastructure
14 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating industrial electrical networks remotely
07 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

The key elements to field testing power transformers
- Gregory Sines, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
01 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remote assets
Jean-François Beaulieu

Director, Digital Consultant
05 Mar 2020
Other industries

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 1
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Beyond IT. Think industrial cybersecurity.
- Marc Potvin, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
13 Feb 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry flow simulation with 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
10 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

The PRC-005-6 and TET-APE-N-0005 standards in Québec: Are you ready?
- Dominic Dubreuil, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
06 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Getting started with an ICS cybersecurity program

The news headlines are regularly reminding us that critical infrastructure, industrial control systems and other cyber-physical systems are prime prey for nation states and hackers who want to cause real-world damage and chaos. And even if not specifically targeted, with the explosion of ubiquitous network connectivity and commodity platforms in these formerly segregated and isolated environments, they can fall victim to any of the multitude of generic malware campaigns spreading across the Internet, such as ransomware, cryptominers and botnets. Take, for example, the recent compromises suffered by Maersk, Norsk Hydro and Merck.
Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH

Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
05 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Authenticating 3D models by professional engineers: moving away from 2D drawings
27 Jan 2020
Energy and Chemical Processes

Improved methodology for liquid/liquid separation design
27 Jan 2020
Power and Renewables

Advanced data analysis: What is it and what is it used for?
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph.D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
18 Dec 2019
Mining and Metals

Tailings disposal: choosing the right technology
- Guylaine St-Jean, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Industrial and Hydro
11 Dec 2019
Power and Renewables

Are you PRC-005-6 compliant ready?

Are you a Transmission Owner (TO), a Generator Owner (GO) or a Distribution Provider (DP) that owns or operates elements of the Bulk Electric System(1) in Ontario? Are you candidate for complying with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standard? Then you will be required to comply with PRC-005-6 Protection System, Automatic Reclosing and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance (3), which governs the maintenance of protection systems. If so, you did or eventually will be subject to the IESO self-certifications or the audits since this Standard was enforced by the IESO Market Authority Compliance Division (MACD) since 2016. As of October 2019, 30% of your facilities (by market participant) were expected to be compliant with PRC-005-6; you must now prepare for the next milestone on April 1, 2020 (refer to the PRC-005-6 implementation plan for more details on enforcement dates and requirements).
04 Dec 2019
Power and Renewables

Is SD-WAN for everyone? Almost!
- Daniel Leblanc
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
27 Nov 2019
Mining and Metals

How to properly prepare your data for a mineral resource estimate?
21 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Effective mitigation measures for environmental impacts
18 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Loads during construction: what to consider and what methods to use
13 Nov 2019
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0 for power plant owners and operators