It is with great pleasure that Morrison Hershfield announces Nancy Longueira’s appointment to the position of Vice President, Building Science East. Nancy has been with our firm for over 25-years and is well-positioned to take on this role leading such an important part of our Building Specialty Services business. Over the years, Nancy has assumed increasingly progressive operational and technical leadership roles in the firm, including a currently active seat on Morrison Hershfield’s Board of Directors.

“I am confident in her ability to lead the Building Science team to new heights, and to help us to achieve our 2025 Ambition,” noted Senior Vice President – Kevin Chouinard.

The annual Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) awards ceremony was a little different this year!  In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO hosted a live virtual event on YouTube to announce the finalists and winners of the 2020 OCEA Awards.

With increasingly stringent codes and standards, new construction projects are progressively becoming more energy efficient. In order to remain competitive with new facilities, existing buildings are faced with the challenge of balancing retrofit design goals, energy savings and capital investment. Renovating an existing structure can often be a more cost-effective and sustainable option - but how is this determined?

Many municipalities are faced with the challenge of maintaining and repairing aging building portfolios while at the same time having to prioritize and distribute limited budgets.