While greenhouse gas mitigation in buildings is being actively pursued to take action on climate change, recent extreme weather events have highlighted the equally important need for climate resilience. With a patchwork of climate resiliency requirements and guidelines issued by governments and others, a comprehensive approach is lacking. This session will provide an overview of the development of a consolidated Canadian training program for climate resilience in buildings, led by Engineers and Geoscientists BC in partnership with the Climate Risk … Read more “Development of a Climate Resilience Training Program for Building Sector Professionals”
Province/ Territory: Nunavut
Province/ Territory Nunavut
Development of a Climate Resilience Training Program for Building Sector Professionals
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Province/ Territory: Nunavut
Province/ Territory Nunavut
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRiVA) – Eureka HAWS
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The Government of Canada has initiated efforts to prepare communities for climate change impacts, prompting Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to focus on federal assets. As part of this, PSPC enlisted AECOM to conduct a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRiVA) for the Eureka High Arctic Weather Station (HAWS) in Nunavut, managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Using the PIEVC Protocol to assess the station against current and future climate conditions, the assessment covered the timeframes of … Read more “Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRiVA) – Eureka HAWS”
Province/ Territory: Nunavut
Province/ Territory Nunavut
CAMBRIDGE BAY AIRPORT CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
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BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) was commissioned by Transport Canada (TC) in partnership with the Government of Nunavut Territories and with Engineers Canada to apply the vulnerability assessment protocol to the Cambridge Bay Airport. The airport is located on Victoria Island, Nunavut, approximately 2.6 km west of the hamlet of Cambridge Bay, and is owned by the Government of Nunavut. It was constructed in the 1950s and is the only airport in Canada where jet aircraft land on a gravel runway. … Read more “CAMBRIDGE BAY AIRPORT CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT”
