INNOVATION November-December 2016

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Delegates and guests celebrated the achievements of their colleagues at the President's Awards Gala. S hown here , Mike Nolan, P.Eng., recipient of the D.C. Lambert Professional Service Award, and family.

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Between the professional development seminars and less formal events, members learned of advances in their fields of practice and connected with each other.

2015 ❖ 2016 Project Highlights

The 2015 ❖ 2016Project Highlights showcase recent engineering and geoscience work byAPEGBCmembers, in BC and elsewhere. Innovation thanks thosewho submitted project photographs and descriptions for consideration.

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Nominate a Colleague or Project Recipients of the APEGBC President's Awards are selected from among nominations made by the award- winners' colleagues and peers. If you work with or know of APEGBC members who have made significant, contributions to BC's engineering or geoscience professions and who meet the criteria for an APEGBC award, consider nominating them for a 2017 President's Award. Nominations open January 2017. Watch for details at apeg.b.c.ca/ For-Members/Awards.

AudainArtMuseumStandsAbove theFloods TheAudainArtMuseumhousesan impressive collection ofBC art.Because the56,000-square-foot building sits on a forested site within theFitzsimmonsCreek floodway inWhistler,BC, the architectural design could not proceed until thedebris flood hazard riskwas determined to beacceptable. KerrWoodLeidalAssociateswas retained to assess the debris flood hazardand risk and to design flood-proofingmeasures for the site. The building isdesigned towithstand a 1-in-2,500-year debris floodevent,and is elevated one storey above ground on a series of piers, with only about10 percent of the footprint touching the ground.Debris floodswould pass under themuseum, thereby protecting the building, its precious collection,and visitors. Consultants:KerrWood LeidalAssociates Ltd. (floodprotection);ThurberEngineering Ltd. (geohazard review); EquilibriumConsulting (structural);CreusEngineering Ltd. (civil);SprattEmanuelEngineering Ltd. (building envelope); IntegralGroup (mechanical/electrical/LEED);LMDGBuildingCodeConsultants Ltd. (building code)

Project Pictorial Showcase Deadline for Submissions: January 20, 2017

Every year, Innovation invites BC’s professional engineers and geoscientists to submit photographs of recent work

TomamuCloudwalk ImmersesVisitors inaSeaofClouds HoshinoResorts is a Japanese-based international operator of ryokan (Japanese inns). In 2014,HoshinoResortswas looking for a companion enhancement to their successfulUnkaiTerrace property.The structure they envisionedwould provide visitors with the opportunity to experience an open-airwalkway and immerse themselves in the spectacular cloud phenomenon known affectionately in Japan as unkai —the sea of clouds. ISLEngineering and LandServices joinedMacdonald& LawrenceTimberFraming to design anAlaskan yellow-cedar structure that invokes the vision and aesthetic of touching the clouds—theTomamuCloudwalk.The efficient and cost-effective design alignswith the sustainable ideals of the client,was built towithstand highwind, snow, and earthquake conditions, and creates an architectural piece that blends organically into the landscape. APEGBCmembers,CascadeEngineeringGroup:RobinZirnhelt,P.Eng.;RyzukGeotechnical:ShaneMoore,P.Geo.

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