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STAFF APPOINTMENT: CHIEF OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS Engineers and Geoscientists BC is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chief of Strategic Operations, Max Logan. In the role of CSO, Logan will oversee the association’s strategic corporate planning, member services, government relations, stakeholder engagement, communications, and brand marketing.

Operations, for Transportation Investment Corporation, where he was responsible for toll operations and customer service, as well as the organization’s Information Technology systems. Previously, he was Director of Communications and Marketing for Transportation Investment Corporation and oversaw the public launch of the TReO brand and tolling on the Port Mann Bridge. Logan has also held positions as Director for the Retail Council of Canada, Chief of Staff to the BC Minister of Finance, and Communications Director for several BC Cabinet ministers. Logan is a graduate of UBC and Seneca College. as a new energy standard under the code. It establishes a set of voluntary, incremental energy-performance targets for new buildings (via new Subsections 9.36.6. and 10.2.3. of Division B) that builders can choose to build to, and communities may choose to require within their jurisdiction. The new standard is a tool designed to help both government and industry prepare for a future in which all new construction across the province is “net-zero energy-ready” by 2032, as identified in the BC Climate Leadership Plan. To date, 17 municipalities have notified the Province of BC of their intent to reference the Step Code within their jurisdictions. Additional guidance on professional practice considerations in demonstrating conformance to the Step Code will be provided through the publication of Engineers and Geoscientists BC/Architectural Institute of BC Professional Practice Guidelines: Whole Building Energy Modelling Services , which is expected to be released in the spring of this year. divisions including Council and as president in 1969. He also served as vice-president and president of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, now known as Engineers Canada. In 1973, Lambert became Registrar and Managing Director of this association. Since his retirement in 1984, he has continued to be a tireless and dedicated volunteer. He received our professional service award in 1984—an award that in 2009 was renamed the D.C. Lambert Professional Service Award in recognition of his many and varied contributions.

Logan has worked with and for the provincial government in various capacities for more than 15 years and has extensive experience in communications, marketing, and government relations. Most recently Logan was Vice President, Tolling

UPDATED LETTERS OF ASSURANCE FOR THE BC BUILDING CODE On January 30, 2018, changes to the 2012 BC Building Code were approved. These changes introduce updated Letters of Assurance for Schedules B and C-A, which

apply to all projects involving a building permit application. The update relates to the assurance of conformance to Part 10 (Energy) aspects of the code. The changes to Schedules B and C-A are detailed in a member advisory issued by Engineers and Geoscientists BC and the Architectural Institute of British Columbia on January 31. The updated Letters of Assurance should be used for all projects for which a building permit application is submitted on or after January 31, 2018. The updates do not apply retroactively to projects for which a building permit application has already been submitted. In addition, changes have been made throughout the BC Building Code and its Appendix, notably to Article 9.8.8.1. Required Guards, Section 9.32. Ventilation, Section 9.36. Energy Efficiency, and Section 10.2. Energy Efficiency. The BC Energy Step Code was introduced in April 2017

MILESTONE CELEBRATION FOR AN ASSOCIATION STALWART On January 16, guests gathered at the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia office to celebrate the 100th birthday of long-time volunteer Daniel C. Lambert, P.Eng., FEC. President Caroline Andrewes, along with many past presidents, was in attendance to honour Lambert for his remarkable contribution to the association and to the professions of engineering and geoscience over the last 55-plus years.

Having joined the association in 1961, Lambert has been exceptionally involved throughout his entire professional life as a member of various committees, task forces, and

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