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COVID-19 Won’t Stop This Mission Critical Team from Delivering on Schedule

By Morrison Hershfield | June 15, 2020

Morrison Hershfield is responsible for essential ongoing engineering design work on the TOR1 Data Center in Toronto. Typically, Digital Realty’s project team, based out of Virginia, New York and Boston come to Toronto regularly to conduct inspections on recently completed projects.

Ride for Heart Virtual Event - Making a difference from a distance

By Morrison Hershfield | June 12, 2020

Like so many other events in 2020, the Ride for Heart had a new “spin” this year. Individuals and teams participated virtually to raise much needed funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Building NX Wins 2020 Ontario Consulting Engineering Award

By Morrison Hershfield | May 6, 2020

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.

Supporting STEM: CITY SHAPER℠ Robotics Challenge

By Morrison Hershfield | February 25, 2020

Morrison Hershfield is an active supporter of the early introduction of STEM education. One of our colleagues recently helped the grade 7 & 8 robotics club at Alvin Curling Public School (ACPS) in Toronto, ON prepare for the FIRST® LEGO® League CITY SHAPERSM Challenge.

A Day at Morrison Hershfield is Better Than a Day at School - Take our Kids to Work Day Generates Excitement

By Morrison Hershfield | December 30, 2019

Morrison Hershfield’s Toronto office recently hosted a “Take our Kids to Work Day” that provided an opportunity for high schoolers to learn more about engineering, and based on the feedback from participants, we think the day went pretty well!

Morrison Hershfield Welcomes Jacqueline Darwood to Our Transit Team

By Morrison Hershfield | April 3, 2019

Morrison Hershfield is excited to announce the addition of Jacqueline Darwood, B.A., PM., to our Transit team as a Senior Transit Consultant - Transit Planning.

Advancing the Careers of Women to “Better the Balance”

By Morrison Hershfield | March 25, 2019

What do we need to do to “Better the Balance”? On International Women’s Day (IWD), WTS Toronto chapter hosted a panel of three influential women, who together with a group of about 80 likeminded individuals, tackled this year’s IWD theme of “Better the Balance, Better the World.” Our Chief...

Laura Rogers Shortlisted for Young Mission Critical Engineer of the Year

By Morrison Hershfield | November 21, 2018

Morrison Hershfield congratulates Laura Rogers, for being shortlisted for the 2018 Data Center Dynamics’ (DCD) Global Young Mission Critical Engineer of the Year Award.

TOR1 Design Team Shortlisted for DCD>Global Awards

By Morrison Hershfield | November 21, 2018

Morrison Hershfield is thrilled to announce that the Mission Critical Facilities TOR1 Design Team is one of four shortlisted for the 2018 Data Center Dynamics (DCD) Global - Design Team of the Year Award.

The Evolution of the Mega-Scale Data Center & Tales From TOR1

By Morrison Hershfield | November 13, 2018

Morrison Hershfield and members of the Digital Realty TOR1 data center team (Digital Realty, EllisDon, Vertiv Co., and WZMH Architects) hosted a panel discussion on September 25th, 2018. The group of industry experts provided background information and fielded questions on the evolution of the...

Delivering Sites at 5G Speeds in Canada

By Morrison Hershfield | October 25, 2018

Carriers are in a race to deliver faster service to their customers. The growing demand for connected devices like smart cars, smart homes, IOT, mobile streaming games and movies, requires a more robust network. 5G technology makes the denser, high capacity networks possible – delivering speeds 10X...

"Morrison HershFIELDERS" Enjoy a Successful Season!

By Morrison Hershfield | October 24, 2018

Over the last several months, some adventurous athletes from our Markham Office took part in the Commerce Valley Drive Softball League and recorded their most successful softball season ever. Many of our neighborhood industry competitors became our softball rivals, leading to some friendly...

Toronto Green Standard v3: Updated to target Near-Zero Emissions for New Development by 2030

By Morrison Hershfield | May 16, 2018

The City of Toronto has updated the Toronto Green Standard (TGS) to include stepped performance targets to approach zero emissions for all new buildings by 2030. This update represents a critical step toward achieving City Council's low-carbon goals established in TransformTO, Toronto's Climate...