Leadership in Technology - Summer 2014

VOLUME 8

ISSUE 2

June 2014

In this issue:

• AGM Report • New Members - 2014 • Building Commissioning • 10 Smart Building Myths Busted

our future. our choice.

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Leadership in Technology is the official newsletter of TechNova, the Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Nova Scotia.

Leadership in Technology is published biannually by:

202 Brownlow Avenue Cambridge 1, Suite 308 Dartmouth, NS B3B 1T5 Tel: (902) 463-3236 Fax: (902) 465-7567 Toll Free: 1 866 723-8867 info@technova.ca www.technova.ca Please direct all inquiries, submissions and subscription requests to TechNova at the above address.

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From the Editor

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TechNova Group Benefits

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President’s Letter

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New Members

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What is Building Commissioning?

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10 Smart Building Myths Busted

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AGM 2013

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High Performance Buildings

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Oceans Tech Skills Needed

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EDITORIAL DIRECTION Vivian Ernst CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mario Zamfir The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Association. TechNova assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice printed in this publication.

Letters regarding the newsletter should be addressed to the Editor at the Society’s address.

STORY IDEAS WELCOME Leadership in Technology strives to present news, stories and other content in the course of each year that is of particular interest or pertinence to TechNova members.

We rely in part on your input to guide and generate articles. This is your publication and you are always encouraged to contribute.

NEWS: Your technology career is ever-changing. Let others know about the changes and trends in your particular field, discipline or worksite.

PROFILES: Want to share your own story? Leadership in Technology is a great way to demonstrate the ways that members utilize technology in their careers.

FEEDBACK: Write to us and share your viewpoints (members and non-members alike). Write to info@technova.ca or send your letter/article to the TechNova office.

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From the Editor It’s been a busy winter and spring for TechNova, with the society continuing to work diligently to represent the membership.

In our ongoing efforts to keep the members informed and engaged, we are further developing our social media and online presence, and have recently made the investment in collaborative video conferencing equipment. The intent of this is to provide TechNova with the capabilities to work with our provincial counterparts in a modern, efficient way; to allow council members outside of HRM to actively participate in council meetings and events; and to give the membership the opportunity to witness council meetings. As always, we are looking for volunteers to participate on council, and this equipment can allow members anywhere in the province to participate. Check our website for updates on this front.

The 2013 AGM took place this spring, and I’d like to congratulate Michael Frampton, as he takes on the role of Vice President. I’d also like to congratulate Bradley Wakeham for winning the Ray Fiske Award and Brian Bruce for winning the Meloche Monnex Award.

Technology is changing and improving so rapidly, and with that, the buildings we work and live in become increasingly advanced. Buildings are no longer just buildings, they are dynamic structures with integrated systems and sub-systems, that need to perform efficiently and effectively. This edition of Leadership in Technology looks at modern buildings, and what it takes to ensure they operate at a high level of performance, from construction, through the commissioning process, to operation.

Have a wonderful summer, and we’ll see you in the fall!

Mike MacLean, CET Editor, Councillor and Communications Director

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President

Eric Jury, CET

Vice President

Michael Frampton, C.Tech

Past President

Hugh Campbell, C.Tech

Treasurer

Mark Bamford, CET

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Councillors

Sean Piercey, CET Janice Kidson, C.Tech Joy Brown, CET Louis LeBel, CET Mark Bamford, CET Mike MacLean, CET Mark Cormier, CET

Certification Board

Doug Bach, CET, P.Eng., Chair David MacMillan, CET Dawn Ryan, CET Don Jardine, P.Eng., CET (Hon) Ian Mitchell, CET Mike Rushton, CET Joe Simms, CET, Registrar Mark Bamford, CET, Assistant Registrar Patricia Power, CET Sean Piercey, CET

CCTT Director

Hugh Campbell, C.Tech

CTAB Director Joy Brown, CET

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Registrar

Joe Simms, CET

Executive Staff Officer Joe Simms, CET

Office Manager Vivian Ernst

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From the President

Dear Members, I am always surprised at how time goes by so quick. As we move from spring to summer and soon into fall, TechNova will be working hard to ensure all of the membership will have an input into the direction the organization will be taking over the coming years.

Over the past couple of months TechNova has been working hard for the membership in many different areas. We are currently working on projects related with CCTT and IQA to further our training and development programs and also expand our membership base.

We are always looking for members to becoming active within the TechNova council and committees in many different capacities. All full time members are always allowed to volunteer for council and if interested please contact Vivian at the office.

Thanks to our new communication director Mike MacLean. Mike has been working hard on getting our magazine and website in order. TechNova will be able to manage our website and magazine for future content and advertisements that the membership will likely find interesting.

I wanted to say thank you to all who attend the AGM in March, and thanks again to all that helped set this up. Council is looking at new technologies to better advance the membership and council to ensure we stay current with the times.

I would like to wish every member and their family a happy and safe summer. I look forward to serving all the council and membership in the coming year.

Thank You, Eric D. Jury, CET President

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NEW MEMBERS NOVEMBER 2013 - MAY 2014

Associate Technologists Jonathan Bentley Nimat Yousif Timothy John Beaton Scott Lavatt Scott Menderson Associate Technicians Cheryl Hill Edgar Trimm Certified Engineering Technologists (CET) Edison Miller Courtney Landry Tim Matthews Jason Fraughton Masood Malik Todd Cameron Christopher Solomon Ashton Corkum Chrissy Duggan Kimberley Harder Stewart Judd Julien Nowlan Allain Thebeau Keith Tovey Wilson Wight Mathew Pelrine Phillipe Poulin

Lyndsay Collier Manuel Cierra Joel Haley Karthic Kumar Somangly Charles Nelson William Snow Daniel Blinn Everett Pattison Kevin Sampson John Douglas Courtney MacLean Natalie Bobier Mark Greene Alexander Kalmykov Matthew Marsh Michael Gallant Gregory Mesheau Clive Pattison Matthew Pelrine

Eric Hudson William Douglas Phillip Harris John Mack Ryan Hatcher Michael Jeffrey Wayne Buzzard Scott Strickland Jurgen Hinz Ronald Cooper Richard Montag James Hart Edward Blais Steven Beaulieu David Locke Lawrence Troke

Certified Engineering Technicians (C.Tech) Peter Cottingham Colleen Conner G. Keith Hare M. Blaine MacArthur Joel Rines Colleen Connor Glen MacDougall Leslie McDonald

Transfer In Richard McArthur

Honorary CET Lucy Kanary

Upgraded from an Associate Technologist to a Certified Engineering Technologist Maria Archibald Travis Colter Joseph MacPherson Jennifer Pushie-Burgher

Logan Webb Dallas Wilson Tammy MacCormack Basima Rafou-Day Stephanie Barkhouse Upgrade from an Associate Technician to a Certified Engineering Technician Christopher Kenney Students Tara Thornton Natalie Lachance Jocelyn Bray Andrew Chow Thomas Falkenham Christopher Alderman Jennifer Galvin Amanda Hickey Brittany Marchbank Linnea Penney Alan Locke Gordie McKay Benjamin Bates Songmer Qiao Tyler Boutilier Jonathan Sullivan Christopher Avery

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What is building commissioning?

By Harry B. Koons, III, CxA, LEED AP Director of commissioning services at Precis Engineering.

Building Commissioning is a quality-control measure involving the testing, inspection, and documentation of building systems and equipment to ensure each component and system functions according to design intent and client requirements.

Commissioning coordinates the traditionally separate functions of equipment startup, calibration, balancing, and employee training for efficiency, consistency, and safety.

As an objective, third party measure, commissioning brings value and confidence to any project, large or small. It does not detract from the responsibilities of engineers or contractors, but instead enhances relationships between project teammates and building owners. While all consultants, building trades, and vendors involved in a project are responsible for their individual components or systems, commissioning confirms all of those pieces work together as a whole. Commissioning demonstrates to the owner that all systems are operational and will perform at optimum conditions. It gives facility managers the tools to operate and maintain

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systems correctly.

Why Should I Commission My Building?

The act of commissioning confirms you’ve achieved expected design quality, ensures efficiency and operational confidence, and establishes a baseline to compare future performance.

Commissioning can result in fewer change orders, extended equipment life with fewer warranty issues, lower operating costs, improved indoor air quality, increased productivity, and enhanced safety. Commissioning offers proven savings on energy and operational expenses.

Non-commissioned buildings generally cost 8-20 percent more to operate than commissioned buildings. Newly constructed commissioned buildings use 18 percent less energy than their noncommissioned counterparts.

Retro-commissioning provides an average of 16 percent whole building energy savings. Rebate incentives are available based on achieved annual energy savings, offering even more return on investment for a building owner.

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commissioning based on energy savings alone is 4.8 years.

What Does a Commissioning Agent Do? When engaged early in a new construction or renovation project, an independent commissioning agent will work cooperatively to identify issues and solve problems. The agent may participate in design or construction reviews, provide input during value engineering, provide technical insights, and offer recommendations for improvements.

Commissioning agents perform functional tests, identify deficiencies, and coordinate with contractors to avoid or overcome problems. As a project is completed, commissioning agents provide summary reports, training guidelines, and documents to close out the construction phase, verify all work is complete, and ensure design parameters are met.

An agent should perform a thorough system walk through and incorporate a comprehensive testing strategy, review the construction schedule,

identify milestone system completion and vendor startup dates, and coordinate full system testing with all responsible contractors and the owner’s personnel.

During commissioning, agents can identify energy efficiency faults that contribute to operational cost savings and owner benefits. Some of the most common issues identified by commissioning agents include missing, broken, or improperly installed equipment or devices, wrong or improperly placed equipment, incorrect air or water balancing, wrong set points or controls, and poor start-up or testing procedures.

A commissioning agent should do more than tick boxes on a checklist, but be a supportive partner, offering technical support, help applying for tax incentives and rebates, details for operating and maintenance of commissioned equipment, and personnel training support.

A strong agent should identify typical issues faced by a facility of your kind, and be prepared with specific guidance and recommendations.

IEA Highlights From the ten workshops at the IEA this year there are four highlights that I think would be of interest to the members of TechNova.

Much discussion was around the fact that Engineering Technology is recognized as a bachelor’s degree program. For that reason members that come from CTAB accredited programs have a high degree of recognition in most countries other than Canada. If anyone would like more information please email TechNova and I will provide links to the many reports that were used during the workshops.

Sharing Best Practice Competence Based Assessment Opportunities for engineers, technologists and technicians to develop professional competence through a wide variety of formal, informal and non-formal pathways are increasing.

International demand for engineering skills remains high and this workshop

aims to share practice in the professional registration of those who have not followed a traditional engineering education pathway and how their international mobility can be supported.

The UK presented a paper on pathways to registration as a PEng. 40% of registered Engineers in the UK come from non-traditional routes.

This group are primarily technologists who follow a pathway set up by the Engineering Society, University, and Employer that allow a technologist to work full time and continue their education to become PEngs. The UK has found that these engineers are very competent and well rounded.

Several other countries also follow similar processes.

Technician Competency Agreement Given the number of Technicians that are working internationally we reviewed the new Technician

Competency Agreement (equivalent to the IPEA and IETA). This agreement will allow Engineering Technicians coming from CTAB accredited programs to have international recognition by way of an international designation.

Consensus was to complete the agreement and have it ready for approval at next year’s meeting in Turkey.

Transnational Education and Recognition Transnational education provision in engineering is evolving in scale and diversity. Educational providers operating transnationally do so in compliance with national regulatory frameworks, and invest much to deliver programs that meet the expectations of their students, and the demands of the profession. Many countries are offering engineering education outside their borders and recognize the programs as being accredited. Currently the engineering body that

does the accreditation will ask the IEA members to sign an MOU recognizing the transnational program.

In future the IEA will set up rules for recognition.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes In the evolving educational environment of studentcentred learning and adoption of digital technologies, the workshop discussed the methods used by education providers to determine that students have acquired programme learning outcomes/graduate attributes, as required by signatories. TechNova in partnership with CCTT, UK, and Hong Kong have started international work on direct outcomes assessment of engineering graduates.

Louis LeBel, FEC(Hon.), CET, IntET(Canada) Chair the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists

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10 Smart Building

By Leo O’Loughlin Senior Vice President of Energy & Sustainability Services, JLL

Smart buildings are a nobrainer and more affordable than most building owners and investors realize.

Smart buildings have been proven to save energy, streamline facilities management and prevent expensive equipment failures. Yet, to many property owners and investors, the value of smart buildings remains a mystery.

The fact is, in most buildings, we can demonstrate a strong business case for strategic investments in smart building systems and management technologies.

Not everyone is aware that the tremendous advantages of today’s affordable smart building management technologies easily justify the cost. The following are 10 myths about smart buildings, along with the facts:

Myth #10: Smart Building

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Technologies Are Expensive.

Myth Debunked: Smart building technology investments typically pay for themselves within one or two years by delivering energy savings and other operational efficiencies. One smart building management pilot program we worked on, for example, generated a positive return on investment within several months.

Myth #9: Smart Buildings are Only About Energy.

Myth Debunked: A smart building management system often can detect when a piece of equipment is close to failure and alert facilities personnel to fix the problem. Knowing the right time to repair or replace equipment extends machinery life, and reduces facility staff, operations and replacement costs. More dramatically, smart building management systems can prevent full-scale building

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system failures—potentially embarrassing to a Superbowl stadium host, but lifethreatening in a hospital or laboratory.

Myth #8: Smart Buildings

and Green Buildings are the Same Thing.

Myth Debunked: Smart buildings maximize energy efficiency from building systems and ensure air quality, while a complete “green” sustainability program includes strategies beyond building automation systems. So, while “smart” and “green” features may overlap, they are not identical concepts. The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) explains the difference in Bright Green Buildings: Convergence of Green and Intelligent Buildings, a comprehensive report authored with Frost and Sullivan.

Myth #7: Industrial Facilities or Laboratories Can’t Become Smart Buildings.

Myth Debunked: All types of buildings—whether residential or commercial— can be built or retrofitted to become highly automated and smart. Even highly specialized facilities such as laboratories can be outfitted with smart building technologies.

Myth #6: Smart Buildings

Can Only Be New Buildings.

Myth Debunked: Some of the smartest buildings in the world are not new at all, but have demonstrated the return on investment in smart technologies. The Empire State Building, for example, has exceeded projected energy savings for the second consecutive year following an extensive phased retrofit begun in 2009.

Myths Busted Myth #5: Smart Building Technologies are Not Interoperable.

Myth Debunked: In the past, building automation equipment and controls were designed as proprietary systems. However, affordable new technologies, such as wireless sensors, now make it possible to gather data from disparate systems produced by any manufacturer.

Myth #4: Smart Systems

Don’t Make a Building More Attractive to Tenants.

Myth Debunked: Anything that improves energy efficiency, reduces occupancy cost and improves productivity is valuable to tenants, as numerous studies and surveys attest. Tenants and their advisors increasingly expect smart building features such as zoned HVAC, sophisticated equipment maintenance

alert systems, and advanced security systems. As reported in JLL’s October 2012 Global Sustainability Perspective, smart systems provide benefits for tenants—and tenants recognize the benefits.

Myth #3: Without a

Municipal Smart Grid, a Building Can’t Really Be Smart.

Myth Debunked: It’s true that smart buildings gain functionality when supported by advanced electrical grids installed by municipalities and their utility company partners. But even without a smart grid, owners and investors can draw a wide range of benefits from smart buildings and a smart building management system that can monitor entire property portfolios.

Myth #2: Smart Buildings

Are Complicated to Operate.

Myth Debunked: Combined

with a smart building management system, a smart building is often easier to operate and maintain than a building that lacks automated systems. A smart building management system can integrate work-order management applications; pull equipment repair and maintenance data into performance analytics; and pinpoint equipment issues to a degree not humanly possible. For example, a smart building management system can diagnose a programming problem that has been undetected for 15 years, enabling facility managers to resolve a recurring equipment malfunction.

building features—and owners and investors are beginning to realize the return on investment in smart systems.

Myth #1: Smart Buildings

Source: energymanagertodayy.com

Leo O’Loughlin is senior vice president of Energy and Sustainability Services at JLL, the global professional services and investment management firm offering specialized services to clients that own, occupy and invest in commercial real estate. With 20 years of energy and sustainability management expertise, Leo helps clients incorporate energy and sustainability concepts into operations and project management, reducing energy consumption, utility expense and carbon emissions. He specializes in creating and analyzing project structures for energy efficiency, central utility plant and energy services outsourcing programs, managing the multi-disciplinary development of energy infrastructure assets and retrofit projects.

He also manages business development, commercial structuring, financial and technical analyses and implementation of energy-related projects. Previously, Leo was an executive at several leading California energy companies. He holds an MBA from San Diego State University and a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

Are a No-Brainer.

Myth NOT Debunked: This myth isn’t a myth at all — it’s actually true. As affordable new technologies are adopted, tenants are beginning to expect smart

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The 2013 TechNova AGM took place on March 29, 2014 at the Ramada Renaissance Hotel

The 2013 AGM was wellattended, and we’d like to thank representatives from NBSCETT, OACETT, NSCC and the members for attending. Congratulations to the Ray Fiske and Meloche Monnex award winners, as well as those who won door prizes. A special thank you to Ed Leslie of NBSCETT for his interesting and informative presentation. We look forward to seeing everybody next Spring!

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Brian Bruce, receiving the Meloche Monnex Award

Louis LeBel delivering the CCTT Report

Bradley Wakeham, receiving the Ray Fiske Award

Joe Simms, delivering the Registrar and ESO Reports

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High performance buildings In response to market demand and in partnership with industry, the NRC High Performance Building initiative will help transform the country’s buildings into high performance, energy‑efficient buildings.

Through industry‑led research projects, new technologies will be developed, validated and de‑risked to enable retrofitted commercial and institutional buildings to reduce energy use without compromising the health, safety and comfort of building occupants.

Commercialization of these new technologies will enable Canadian companies to grow their business in the expanding international marketplace.

Partnership opportunity NRC is seeking partners from these areas: public and private building owners, building solutions companies, electric and gas utilities, and governments.

To help Canadian firms commercialize and

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deploy validated energy retrofit technologies for high‑performance energy‑efficient buildings, NRC is bringing together important stakeholders to create an R&D Ecosystem.

The R&D Ecosystem brings together firms from each segment of the building energy retrofit value chain to collaborate one‑on‑one, or in multi‑party, technology‑specific projects designed to bridge technology gaps with the end‑goal of a new commercialized energy retrofit technology or service.

The solutions will span the development and validation of new products and systems, big data analytics, and monitoring in laboratories, culminating in large‑scale demonstration and validation projects in real buildings to ensure wide acceptance in the marketplace.

NRC will partner with industry clients on strategic projects in the R&D Ecosystem as well as

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technical services in three areas: Dynamic building envelope: New and validated façade technologies will make building envelope systems more thermally efficient while harvesting energy, managing solar load, and performing requirements for natural light, durability and moisture management.

energy management will be developed, validated in buildings, and licensed to firms for integration into existing commercial systems. In addition, retrofit decision support tools will be developed to accurately predict the time for economic payback and will be validated using demonstration projects.

Intelligent building environmental control: New and validated technologies will deliver interior lighting and ventilation only where and when needed. Human factors research will ensure wide adoption of LED lighting, and define Building Management Systems parameters required for a safe and comfortable indoor environment.

Partner benefits Canada’s institutional and commercial building owners invest billions of dollars each year in technologies aimed at reducing their annual $22B energy bill, money that could otherwise be invested in growing their core business. With the cost of energy expected to double by 2020, the need for retrofit energy saving technologies that are validated, de‑risked and cost effective is becoming more urgent.

Interactive platforms connecting building energy systems and Smart Grid: Data analysis and reasoning functionalities required for optimal building

The R&D Ecosystem will enable Canada’s building energy retrofit value chain to commercialize validated technologies and offer new services that

Government of Canada partners with industry to help Canadian firms commercialize and deploy validated energy retrofit technologies for high‑performance energy‑efficient buildings reduce energy use while providing building owners a compelling payback without compromising the health, safety and comfort of building occupants.

R&D Ecosystem participants will benefit from:

• A space where firms

can collaborate and experience significant leverage on their own R&D investment, translating into larger gains and faster progress with less investment; • Multi‑year collaborative research projects led by industry and NRC; • Impartial performance evaluation and validation of innovative solutions; • Impartial performance evaluation and validation of innovative solutions; • Working within a multi‑partner network that can result in stronger industry relationships with other leading technology solution firms and future business.

The High Performance Buildings initiative offers opportunities to building owners, utility, and government stakeholders wanting to stimulate and influence the development of new and validated energy retrofit technologies and services.

Other services & facilities For over 65 years, NRC Construction has been providing a competitive advantage to the Canadian construction industry.

Our world‑class research facilities combined with our expertise and customized technical and advisory services make us an important resource for construction innovation.

If you’re interested in developing new construction products, accessing world‑class construction research facilities, or collaborating with building science experts, contact: Dino Zuppa Telephone: 613-949-0073 Email: dino.zuppa@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

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Oceans tech skills needed scientists with the advanced skills needed to develop and deploy technology that can withstand challenging marine environments.

Oceans technology business owners like Paul Yeatman, President of GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc., are facing a huge problem – there simply are not enough skilled employees available in Nova Scotia to work in this growing sector.

“That’s why I’m looking forward to the new Oceans Technology Advanced Diploma program,” says Paul, who also chairs the Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia.

Launching fall 2014 at NSCC’s Waterfront Campus, the program provides engineers, technicians and

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“This program,” Paul says, “has evolved into something better than I expected.”

The oceans technology industry is a broad-based one. It includes companies that design, build and market high-tech products and technology-based services for use in, or on, the ocean.

Nova Scotia’s companies have earned a worldwide reputation for innovation in acoustics, imaging, communications and navigational equipment. Yet Paul says the industry has traditionally had to look beyond the province to find marine expertise, or spend considerable time and energy training new hires.

“There’s a lack of knowledge about what happens when you put equipment in the water. When we bring in a new designer

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and tell them to develop expensive equipment like our hydrophones and underwater sound projectors, we want to make sure they can withstand the impact of the ocean environment and not get swept away,” says Paul. “Designs can be inappropriate if the designers just don’t have that knowledge.”

The new program is already piquing the interest of college and university graduates like Cris Seaton, who is keen to hone his skills in the marine field. “I have a really strong interest in working in the tidal energy sector when it takes off in Nova Scotia,” says the environmental engineering and biology graduate. “This program will prepare me for that, while keeping doors open for other opportunities.”

Cris is particularly excited about the hands-on experience the program will deliver, which he believes will give his theoretical master’s degree a real edge. “People

in the industry I’ve talked to have said ‘you’ll have a resume that nobody else in the world will have,’ in terms of a strong balance between theoretical and technical skills that neither degree could solely supply.”

Anne Rodger is the project manager at the School of Trades and Technology who led the development of the program with industry. She agrees that the program offers significant advantages for students like Cris. “They will build on the credentials they already have to become highly specialized in the ocean sector and, obviously, highly employable.”

Adds Paul: “We are waiting for graduates. Right now, the biggest throttle for the growth of our industry is the finite number of experienced people. Increasing the local pool of skilled workers to draw on will help us immensely. The key is that the students will graduate with hands-on experience related to our niche industry.”

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NS Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle Challenge On April 11th the Nova Scotia Community College, Akerley Campus in Dartmouth played host to the Nova Scotia Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle Challenge for High School Students.

The event brought teams together to compete with underwater crafts that they had been designing, building and testing since the beginning of the school year. This year’s theme focused on underwater shipwrecks, and challenged the students to enter and explore mock wrecks, collect

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA PILOT PROGRAM POSITIONS CANADIAN SMES TO MOVE PRODUCT, SERVICES TO MARKET FASTER Business Innovation Access Program creates linkages between businesses and universities, colleges, and research institutions for economic benefits The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology), joined by John R. McDougall, President of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced a new program that will help small and medium-sized

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biological samples, and swap out underwater instrumentation.

The coordinators at NSCC would like to thank all of the organizations who provided volunteer mentors and judges, including TechNova, for their dedication and support for future Ocean Engineers and Technologists.

On June 25th, Prince Andrew High School will represent Nova Scotia in Alpena, Michigan at the international competition and compete against 30 teams from 8 other countries.

businesses (SMEs) access the business and technical services they need to get innovative products and services to market faster.

The Business Innovation Access Program, a $20-million investment, will leverage the extensive networks and knowledge within NRC’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to connect SMEs with universities, colleges and other research institutions to address and resolve barriers to the commercialization of ideas, products and services.

The support available through the program can involve external business services such as planning and marketing as well as technical services such as

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specialized testing, product prototyping and process development.

The Business Innovation Access Program follows from a series of recommendations made by the independent Research and Development Review Expert Panel lead by Tom Jenkins in 2010-11 to better focus federal investments while maximizing innovation and economic benefit for Canadians.

To date, the Government of Canada has delivered on a number of recommendations from the Panel: it has created a Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) to increase private sector venture capital funds; transformed the National Research Council

into a business-focused research council; created a Concierge service to help SMEs navigate existing government innovation programs; leveraged federal government procurement to encourage innovative Canadian products and services; doubled the investments of the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP); and encouraged continued partnerships between Canadian universities, colleges and businesses.

To access the program, small and medium-sized businesses are invited to contact NRC IRAP by calling 1-877-994-4727.

MELOCHE MONNEX CONTINUING EDUCATION BURSARY*

AWARDS & BURSARIES

The Meloche Monnex Continuing Education Bursary awards $1000 (actually two awards of $500.00 each) to a member, or child of a member, who is enrolled in a recognized technology program at the post-secondary level. The winner is selected at random from all eligible applicants. 1st of October. Entries must include proof of enrollment.

2014 Receipient : Brian Bruce

Provincial Awards & Bursaries • • • • •

President's Awarrd The Ray Fiske Memorial Award for Service Excellence Meloche Monnex Continuing Education Bursary Ray Fiske Education Award Student Achievement Awards

National Awards & Bursaries

RAY FISKE EDUCATION AWARD*

Named in honour of long-time Registrar Mr. Ray Fiske, P.Eng., CET (Hon.), TechNova awards a $500 bursary each year to the son or daughter of a member who is undertaking post-secondary studies.

The winner is drawn at random from all qualified applicants. The deadline for entries is 1st of October.

2014 Receipient: Bradley Sheldon Wakeham

CCTT WINS CIC AWARD FOR NEW ENGINEERING CAREER PATHWAYS TOOL On March 13, 2014, the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) received an award from Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the newlylaunched Engineering Career Pathways web tool.

Parliamentary Secretary, Hon. Costas Menegakis presented the prestigious award to CCTT Chair Louis LeBel on behalf of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander at the 2nd annual IQN Awards hosted at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. The award was presented to CCTT for innovation and leadership in the “Overseas” category which focuses on pre- arrival supports for skilled workers immigrating or considering immigrating to Canada.

According to Chairman LeBel, the new Engineering

Career Pathways tool has been specifically designed to help internationally-trained engineers, technologists and technicians explore alternative careers in Canada’s technology profession where their valuable engineering skills may be applied. “We are pleased to have been able to develop this new tool with funding support from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and to have received valuable collaborative input from our colleagues at Engineers Canada.”

Historically, a chronic issue which has challenged the successful integration of internationally-trained engineering and technology professionals is their lack of a clear understanding of the differences and similarities between the engineering and technology sectors in Canada. The terms “engineer”, “engineering” and “engineering technology” have different meanings and implications around the world. Each year, thousands

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National Achievement Award Manulife Scholarship Canadian Technology Scholarship

* To apply, simply send a letter along with the name of your son or daughter and proof of his/her enrollment at a college or university.

See our website (www.technova.ca) for more information.

of skilled newcomers come to Canada and learn that regardless of having been trained and worked as an “engineer” in their home country, their education and competencies may not allow them to immediately practice as a professional engineer in Canada. A key support which has been lacking until now is an inventory of alternative career pathways and related occupations in the technology sectors for individuals possessing engineering skills but who may not immediately become licensed as professional engineers.

CCTT’s Engineering Career Pathways tool creates this important linkage allowing prospective immigrants at the pre-arrival stage as well as new arrivals already in Canada to investigate alternative career pathways for employment and to better prepare for integration into a wide range of technology occupations. The tool is also connected with the Engineers Canada IEG Roadmap providing a

first-ever direct link for newcomers exploring the relationship between the engineering and technology professions in Canada.

In addition, the new Engineering Career Pathways Tool provides: • Information on the engineering and technology professions in Canada and licensure requirements for each; • An introduction to the “Engineering Team” comprising engineers, technicians and technologists, complete with defined roles, responsibilities, professional certifications and education requirements, and; • A digital pathway that links Canada’s professional engineering disciplines with related applied science and engineering technology disciplines and a full spectrum technology occupations.

To find out more visit: www.engineeringcareerpathways.ca

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