Author: Silvio Napoleone

HH Angus’ Michael Loughry, P.Eng., LEED® AP, will be speaking at the 26th Annual PM Expo on December 4, 2014. The session is titled  “Lessons Learned from Building Commissioning of New and Existing Facilities: When Has It Worked and When Has It Failed?”  Mike will be speaking on ‘Commissioning Existing Buildings – Compartment Unit Air Systems’.

Mike has been  involved  in the building construction industry for over thirty years.  His experience in providing commissioning services includes a wide range of facilities from healthcare to data centres. As past president of the ASHRAE Toronto Chapter and former long-standing member of the Board of Directors for the Building Commissioning Association – Eastern Canada Chapter, Mike will offer insight into commissioning practices.

The 26th Annual PM Expo will be held concurrently with Construct Canada, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo and Concrete Canada on December 3-5, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building. New this year, the event will expand to the North Building to include Construct International and IIDEXCanada. All shows combined will create The Buildings Show, North America’s largest exposition, networking and educational event. Influential buyers and decision-makers of the design, construction and real estate industries will attend the Show to experience more than 1600 exhibits and 350 seminars and demonstrations, delivering the very latest in products, technologies, best practices and applications.

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November 6, 2014: Today, HH Angus is taking part in the Converged Toronto 2014 Data Centre Conference at the Eaton Chelsea in Toronto.  Company Principal Rod Mons, Director, Technology Division, P. Eng., P.E., C.E.D., RCDD, LEED® AP BD+C, will be a featured panelist at the Thought-Leader Invitational Breakfast Roundtable: “The Changing Nature of C-Suite Roles in the Era of IT Capacity Sourcing – Co-Lo, IAAS, Hyperscaling”.

Also facilitating at the Roundtable is Craig Sievenpiper, P.Eng., LEED® AP, Mission Critical Mechanical Design Lead and Principal. Leading the day’s Design + Strategy session, Mohammad Abusaa, M.B.A., PMP®, LEED® Green Associate, will serve as Hall Chair. 

On November 19, 2014, HH Angus’ - Paul Isaac will be a panelist for an energy generation discussion on “CHP – poised for a resurgence in Ontario?”

From APPrO  – the Association of Power Producers of Ontario: “The prospects for CHP (Combined Heat and Power technology) have rarely been better in Ontario: Improving economics, and the widening recognition that CHP can help to meet objectives for urban resiliency, grid reliability and environmental sustainability, have created the potential for a groundswell of new development. Experts identify the key obstacles to building capacity and how they are being addressed.”

Paul Isaac will be addressing “How new technology can be used to help mitigate short circuit fault capacity issues.”  Paul Isaac, ing., P. Eng., is a senior electrical engineer and a principal at HH Angus and Associates.

Panel:  “CHP – poised for a resurgence in Ontario?” 1:00 pm, Metro Convention Centre, South Building, Toronto, ON – Nov. 19, 2014

The 26th Anniversary of Canadian Power Conference and Networking Centre takes place on November 18 & 19, 2014.  For more information on this event, please click here to visit the APPrO website

HH Angus is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin O’Neill, P.Eng., LEED®AP, Principal, as Division Director, Commercial. Kevin brings to his new role substantial knowledge of infrastructure renewal, together with fresh ideas for our Commercial Division. With a background as a successful and multifaceted senior project manager and mechanical engineer, Kevin’s knowledge of the commercial market, as well as his understanding of sustainable design and the greening of existing buildings, will benefit clients looking to maximize their investments, whether by building new properties or refreshing older ones Kevin is well-respected for his problem-solving abilities, and his collaborative approach to project delivery. He has completed numerous projects as Engineer of Record, and recently led project teams for TD Bank, RBC, Cadillac Fairview’s TD Centre, and Ryerson University. A key focus for Kevin as Division Director will be to bring awareness to the range of services offered by the Commercial Division. These include base building mechanical and electrical engineering, tenant fit-outs and vertical transportation – each serving a broad range of sectors: post secondary, justice, sports and entertainment, and cultural centres. Kevin also manages operations and business development for Angus Lighting. Kevin succeeds Paul Keenan, P.Eng., PE, C.Eng., LEED® AP, Principal, as Paul assumes his new role as Division Director, Health.