5 things you shouldn’t store in your garage
Your garage can offer you extra space for storage, but some items need to be protected carefully and others can be hazards. So think carefully before you put just anything in the garage. 1. Important documents and photos Important documents, artwork, school projects and family photos can be climate-sensitive and potentially be damaged if they […]
Ontario needs more engineers in the energy efficiency and green building sectors
As Ontario and Canada transition towards a low-carbon future, the energy efficiency and building sector will be at the forefront of change. To accelerate this, we need to strengthen the capacity of the existing workforce and attract more people to work in these sectors, especially engineers. This is why OSPE has joined Workforce Coalition 2030, […]
OSPE Task Force Chair Receives 2020 International Energy Engineer of the Year Award
Today, the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) announced that Emily Thorn Corthay, P.Eng., Founder & CEO of Thorn Associates and current Chair of OSPE’s Energy Task Force, has been awarded the 2020 International Energy Engineer of the year award. This award is presented to an individual for outstanding accomplishments in promoting the practices, principles and […]
OSPE Advocacy Update: Recent Submissions to the Ontario Government
This past month, OSPE’s Task Forces, comprised of engineering subject matter experts, have been hard at work preparing comprehensive responses to government consultations. OSPE meets with the government regularly to keep the critical work and expertise of engineers top of mind. OSPE drafts timely submissions to ensure engineers’ key concerns and suggestions are recognized and […]
Federal Government acknowledges and supports OSPE’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Recommendations
On June 11, OSPE presented the provincial and federal governments with recommendations developed by our COVID-19 Economic Recovery working group. OSPE was pleased to hear back from both The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources and The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. OSPE’s message was clear: Engineers generate wealth for the […]
Ontario Wasted Enough Clean Electricity to Power 720,000 Homes in 2019: OSPE Data
Trend expected to continue into 2020 for the sixth consecutive year The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), the voice of Ontario’s engineering community, has released updated data on curtailed (wasted) energy, following its 2019 Retail Electricity Price Reform Report, revealing that Ontario wasted a total of 6.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean electricity in 2019 […]
There’s More to Microtransit than Meets the Eye
Willem Klumpenhouwer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Transit Analytics Lab in the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering. Willem created this blog to highlight the report he wrote on demand-responsive transit in Canada. You can read the full report here. Public transit is one big compromise. When it works, it’s because […]
Top 7 reasons why OSPE’s Career Centre will get you your next job
It’s been two months since the launch of OSPE’s new and improved Career Centre. Since then, we’ve helped match loads of qualified engineers with employers from all over Canada. No matter your discipline or what stage of your career you’re in, our Career Centre will match you with an employer that’s right for you. Here […]
Are Schools Safe to Return to Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In less than three weeks students will stream back into schools while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. While returning back to some of the “normalcy” of our pre-pandemic lives will bring much needed relief to parents, caregivers, and workers, there are many potential pitfalls that come with returning to crowded environments amidst an ongoing pandemic. The […]
5 ways life might differ post-pandemic
After many months spent adjusting to life in the midst of a pandemic, it makes sense that we’re more eager than ever to get back to our “normal” lives. So what will our “new normal” look like? As quarantines and event cancellations continue, the signs are that a full return to pre-pandemic life just won’t […]
