Hydrogeomorphology: Conciliating Infrastructures and Dynamic Hydrosystems
Watercourse and bank management has developed considerably in recent decades. It used to be common practice to linearize some watercourses and backfill flood zones to make them buildable. Today, we understand that watercourses and banks follow a natural adaptation process shaped by different control variables. For example, watercourses constantly adjust to changes in flow and slope, as do the active banks along the St. Lawrence River that are eroding while other areas accumulate sediment.
ESG: commitment is essential
In today’s increasingly complex society, it has become critically important for an organization to engage in effective ways with growing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) responsibilities. Developing strategies and action plans to incorporate the principles and practical issues of ESG has become a central business…
Audit 4.0 complete? Time to get started!
Industry 4.0 encompasses a multitude of technology groups that can be applied in different ways to meet different business needs. As a result, it would be difficult for a company to achieve its digital transformation through a single project or by implementing a single system.
A strategic imperative: managing sustainability of infrastructures
Over the last fifty years, and particularly over the last two decades, cities and regions around the world have expanded rapidly. The construction and installation of numerous major infrastructures (airports, bridges, roads, ports, railway lines, etc.) has been an important part of this rapid expansion….
Incorporating ESG into Major Project Decisions & Design in the Resource Sector
Decision How does your company make its major capital project decisions, such as those with an installed cost of over $10M? Does it consider and incorporate all risks and opportunities? Is it a methodological approach or is it relatively adhoc where only economics are truly…
Asset Durability Management: Expertise at the Heart of Asset Management
Asset Durability Management (ADM) is a rapidly growing field of activity. Around the world, companies must balance their economic, social and environmental sustainability with the need to maintain and optimize their physical assets. With successive retirements, restructurings and relocations, corporate memory is being lost, as some of the knowledge and expertise disappears, making it difficult to determine the health and performance of assets. The development of cloud software such as a SaaS service has paved the way for significantly improved overall management of capital-intensive assets, whether they are infrastructure or equipment.
What is the future for hydrogen in Canada?
In a previous article [1], we sought to discern a winning strategy for Québec to develop its local green hydrogen sector. Let’s briefly summarize its main conclusions: hydrogen is complementary to bioenergy, electrification and to strategies of energy sobriety and efficiency that must characterize the…
Madagascar’s Industrial Marvel
Lying just 300 miles off the eastern coastline of South Africa, the island republic of Madagascar is a hidden gem that is better known for its rich biodiversity and paradise beaches than for its industrial potential. There is more to this place than meets the…
Emergency responses
Whether it’s a train derailment, a collapsed culvert or a highway blocked by an accident, Jean-Pierre has seen everything is his long career. Emergency responses often receive heavy media coverage, but what happens behind the scenes? Here is an informal discussion that plunges us into the reality of emergency responses by engineers.
How would we respond to a collapsed culvert that forces Autoroute 20 to close on a Friday afternoon, or to the breakdown of a crowded passenger train?
Let’s find out!
Digital Transformation, for a Sustainable Vision!
Cutting-edge manufacturing technologies are developing at an exponential pace, competition on the global scale is creating strong pressure on Québec companies, and the labour shortage is adding multiple challenges related to productivity. Is digital transformation becoming the solution?