Instructor Led Environmental Training in Canada

Introduction to MEPDG Flexible Pavement Design 3 PDHs ...iment with limited local pavement materials, one specific environmental condition, and limited traffic loads. Although these pavement design methods have been used by many highway agencies, they do not design pavements for other pavement materials and environmental conditions accurately. A Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) has been developed in the USA under the NCHRP 1-37A in  more...

Flexible Pavement Design 3 PDHs Description Pavement is one of the main components of our transportation and infrastructure systems. During the last decades, the issue of proper design of pavements have been the focus of highway agencies, contractors, consulting engineers, and researchers. For those who are involved in the pavement design, it is critical to learn and understand concepts and methodologies in traffic loads,  more...

Power Generation - Gas Turbines, Co-Generation, and Combined Cycle Plants, Wind Power Generation, and Solar Power ...der plants of established utilities. These new plants are environmentally friendly and more than twice as efficient as the older fossil and nuclear generating plants. Independent Power Producers and utilities are planning to construct additional combined cycle and co-generation plants due to their short construction lead-time and low capital investment. Combined cycle plants have a 4 -5 year  more...

Environmental Control in Buildings 07-Mec-B2 32 PDHs ...Environmental Control in Buildings Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning: Psychrometrics, heating load, cooling load, comfort, ventilation, and room air distribution. Humidifying and dehumidifying, duct and fan design, piping and pump design. Heating, ventilating and cooling systems, and components. Refrigeration. Noise control: Sound wave characteristics, measurement instruments.  more...

Elementary Structural Design Workshop ...nd then goes into detail on how to calculate the expected environmental and occupational loads on a structure, which includes dead, live, snow, wind, and seismic loads. The course then goes into the design of steel, reinforced concrete, and wooden structural elements by limit states design according to the Canadian Standard Association CSA codes S16-01, A23. 3-04, and O86-01, respectively. The  more...

HVAC Control Systems Design Implementation Commissioning and Operation 18 CEUs ...s CSA Ergonomics Standards Committee and on the Allergy & Environmental Health Associationa ™s panel on Healthy Schools. With 30 years of experience in building automation systems and building operations, he has a breadth and depth of experience unparalleled in the industry. This experience includes being a national HVAC systems trainer for Johnson Controls; Director of Facilities for  more...

Environmental Site Assessment Phase I and II Description This course will closely follow the project stages. It will focus on the CSA/ CCME phased approach and various provincial guidelines for management of contaminated sites as well as remediation and site closure.  more...

Ultraviolet UV Disinfection for Water and Wastewater Treatment Workshop 12 CEUs ...understanding of UV disinfection Engineering students in environmental engineering programs Program Outline (1. 2 CEUs / 12 PDHs) Session 1 a Ultraviolet (UV) Fundamentals What is UV light? Chemical vs. UV disinfection History of UV disinfection Advantages and disadvantages of UV disinfection The Planck Law of light Terms and definitions of UV light Session 2 a UV equipment and  more...

LEED - Sustainable Design and Operation of HVAC Systems in Buildings 18 CEUs ...gn on the environment. The LEEDTM (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) rating system is an excellent way to quantify the sustainability of buildings. This course focuses on sustainable design and operation of HVAC systems used in buildings. It covers the basics of science by which the HVAC systems operate, descriptions of the many system and equipment options that can be  more...

Industrial Wastewater Management and Treatment Methods Description Many of the contaminants in an industrial wastewater are actually raw materials lost from production processes whose recovery would increase process efficiency and reduce wastewater treatment costs. Therefore, a thorough understanding of production processes and the sources of contaminants in wastewater is needed, as is knowledge of the waste characteristics and treatment options.  more...

Earthworks Design Construction Inspection Description: In this two-day course, you will obtain a comprehensive overview of the principles and techniques of design, construction and inspection of earthworks. Issues that you will address through presentations by and discussion with an expert practitioner are site development, soil properties, estimating, excavation, placing and compacting, and the legal and environmental considerations  more...

Introduction to Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide MEPDG ...ed based on considering limited local pavement materials, environmental factors, and traffic conditions. Although these pavement design methods have been used successfully by many highway agencies, frequently they are not accurate for specific pavement materials and environmental conditions other than they have been developed. Additionally these methods were developed based on traffic volume  more...

Embankment Design Construction Slope Stability Settlement Analysis and Seepage Control Workshop ...ng, excavation, placing and compacting, and the legal and environmental considerations that bear on embankment construction. There will also be an opportunity to deal with the standards and testing methods that apply to earthen embankment. It is intended to provide transportation earthwork professionals with knowledge to recognize potential problems with soil slope/ embankment stability and  more...

Power Generation - Gas Turbines Co-Generation and Combined Cycle Plants Wind Power Generation and Solar Power ...der plants of established utilities. These new plants are environmentally friendly and more than twice as efficient as the older fossil and nuclear generating plants. Independent Power Producers and utilities are planning to construct additional combined cycle and co-generation plants due to their short construction lead-time and low capital investment. Combined cycle plants have a 4 -5 year  more...

Soil And Groundwater Remediation Technologies ...environmental condition of property is an important issue in real estate transactions and development. In view of the environmental liabilities for contaminated soil and groundwater, regulatory non compliance, and buried wastes it is necessary to have the knowledge of practical and proven remediation technologies most often used at contaminated sites. In this two day intensive course, for each  more...

Asphalt Mix Design Maximizing the performance of high quality materials and sophisticated construction practices is best achieved with a thorough understanding of material properties and asphalt mix design. An understanding of the considerations for the design and construction of an asphalt pavement and of the factors that influence its deterioration is essential to make technically and economically feasible  more...

Drinking Water Treatment - Principles and Practices 3 Days Bringing water from its source to a desirable drinking state requires a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of drinking water characterization and the knowledge of both the commonly used conventional tehnologies and some of the newer more advanced treatment technologies. This course meets this need. Objectives - To impart an understanding of the types of contaminants  more...

Activated Sludge-Treatment Process Design Control and Troubleshooting 2 Days Operators of wastewater treatment plants aim for trouble-free operation which requires a thorough understanding of the activated sludge treatment process. The course places appropriate stress on the fundamentals of activated sludge, deals with biological process including microbial activity. It covers design criteria and includes a discussion on operation of an activated sludge wastewater  more...

Chemical Engineering Process Design The course describes the documents and other protocols that are used at successive stages of design, it surveys literature and software that assist in design, and it presents a set of principles that can aid in the creative activity of process synthesis. Inter-leaved with these general considerations is a systematic tabulation and description of equipment available to meet the physical and  more...

Management Of Environmental Projects 2 Day This two day course will present the project management techniques adapted to environmental projects including: Phase I & II ESAs and Contaminated Site Remediation.  more...

Understanding Environmental Regulations This course deals with the current regulatory environment in a variety of jurisdictions, environmental management systems, liability & the interrelationships among federal, provincial, & municipal agencies.  more...

Environmental Statistical Analysis for Effective Cost Reduction-Epic ...environmental assessment and monitoring projects. Consequently, a growing number of professionals are involved with statistical studies, both as technical experts and as project managers coordinating the activities of technical experts. This course is designed to familiarize participants with modern statistical methods for the analysis of environmental data. Applications to actual data are  more...

High and Medium Voltage Substation Design Testing and Maintenance This course covers all aspects of high & medium voltage substation design including regulatory & environmental requirements, general design considerations, application of switching & power equipment, fault calculations, safe grounding design & more.  more...

Modelling Air Emissions For Compliance - A Hands-on Workshop This workshop uses a hands-on approach to look at the newest family of environmental models. The approach will be very practical and will include a number of case studies and a hands-on workshop for use of the models.  more...

Environmental And Occupational Health And Safety Management System Audits Intended for students who wish to establish & implement audit programs, or to review existing audit programs. You'll acquire knowledge that will enable you to update your audit system to include the generally accepted audit principles & practices.  more...

Design Of Sanitary Sewer And Stormwater Drainage Systems - Workshop In this 4-day workshop you'll complete a sanitary sewer & stormwater drainage system design as well as use a case study to discuss & develop a plan to mitigate the environmental impacts caused by urban development & the management of stormwater.  more...

Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation This seminar provides information on contaminated site assessment & remediation. It focuses on cost effective approaches, methodologies, & technologies. Case studies, which are included & distributed as part of the seminar, are based on real projects..  more...

CompTIA A 2007 - Essentials The course provides a general introduction to computer hardware & operating systems. Skills covered include installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance & basic networking. The material also covers security, safety & environmental...  more...

Recent Advances in Environmental Management for Stormwater and Land Development This seminar focuses on recent experiences and new practices in a multidisciplinary approach of stormwater management and land use, their relationship with development and redevelopment as well as the legal issues involved.  more...