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: Yukon
Province/ Territory Yukon
Development of a Climate Resilience Training Program for Building Sector Professionals
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Province/ Territory: Yukon
Province/ Territory Yukon
CLIMATE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT: TOWN OF FARO WATER, SEWER AND ROAD UPGRADES – PHASES 2 & 3
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The Town of Faro, located about 360 km North of Whitehorse is undergoing upgrades to its water, sewer, storm water and road infrastructure under the management of the Yukon Government – Community Services (YG-CS). The project is split into multi phases following the length of the construction season. Phase 1 is being built this summer (2019), while Phases 2 and 3 are not designed yet. Construction of Phases 2 and 3 will start next summer (2020) and will continue until … Read more “CLIMATE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT: TOWN OF FARO WATER, SEWER AND ROAD UPGRADES – PHASES 2 & 3”
Province/ Territory: Yukon
Province/ Territory Yukon
MINE ACCESS ROADS IN NORTHERN CANADA – ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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Note: This project used the PIEVC Protocol for various parts of the work, as well as additional surrounding work. An example of how the PIEVC Protocol can be integrated into large projects of wider scope. This study evaluates the climate-related vulnerabilities and related costs and benefits of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road (TCWR), a mine access road built mainly over frozen lakes in the northeastern region of the Northwest Territories (NWT). The TCWR is the main access road for … Read more “MINE ACCESS ROADS IN NORTHERN CANADA – ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE”
Province/ Territory: Yukon
Province/ Territory Yukon
MINE ACCESS ROADS IN NORTHERN CANADA – ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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Note: This project used the PIEVC Protocol for various parts of the work, as well as additional surrounding work. An example of how the PIEVC Protocol can be integrated into large projects of wider scope. This study evaluates the climate-related vulnerabilities and related costs and benefits of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road (TCWR), a mine access road built mainly over frozen lakes in the northeastern region of the Northwest Territories (NWT). The TCWR is the main access road for … Read more “MINE ACCESS ROADS IN NORTHERN CANADA – ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE”
