INNOVATION July-August 2013

Acid and Caustic Railcar Loading Capacity Increase The Canexus Corporation facility in North Vancouver, BC, has expanded their hydrochloric acid production facilities, requiring an increase to the railcar loading capacity. MG Engineering performed the engineering to upgrade their acid and caustic rail loading facilities. The project consisted of feasibility, appropriation budget preparation and detailed engineering for three new acid and caustic railcar loading stations. The scope of the work included the loading pumps and piping along with the railcar support structure complete with access gangways, fall protection cages, and spill containment. MG Engineering’s professional engineers performed the engineering including structural, civil, mechanical and process

engineering. The engineering and construction was unique since the implementation plan had to maintain the existing loading facility operations during the construction of the new loading station. The new facility is meeting acid and caustic loading rates and has achieved significant safety and environmental improvements.

The Leadenhall Building The Leadenhall Building located in London, UK, when finished will be 225 m tall, with 53 floors and will feature a tapered ventilated glass façade on one side designed to protect views of St. Paul’s Cathedral from Fleet Street. This innovative and striking commercial development will be a new iconic addition to the London skyline, with the base of the tower forming a six-storey enclosed public space with shops, cafes and restaurants. Working for The Leadenhall Development Company, a joint venture between British Land and Oxford Properties, as the employer’s representative WSP GENIVAR is providing contract administration and technical compliance services to this prestigious central London commercial development, known locally as The Cheese Grater. Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Structural and services engineer: ARUP. General contractor: Laing O’Rourke. Contract administration and technical compliance services:WSP GENIVAR (Sasa Popovic, P.Eng., Struct.Eng.)

Waneta Expansion Project The Waneta Expansion Project will see the addition of a second powerhouse immediately downstream of the Waneta Dam on the Pend d’Oreille River near Trail, BC. The design-build contract for the Waneta Expansion Project was executed October 2010 between the Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP, a partnership consisting of Fortis (51%); Columbia Power (32%) and Columbia Basin Trust (16.5%) and SNC Lavalin Inc. The project involves the construction of a new 335 MW hydroelectric facility immediately downstream of the existing Waneta Generating Station (owned by Teck/BC Hydro). The project is scheduled to be on-line in the spring of 2015.

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