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Q&A with Lord Kelvin award recipient Elias Ghannoum
Elias Ghannoum received the 2024 Lord Kelvin Award . He is the 39th person to achieve this honour and the second from Canada. He received the award at the IEC general meeting in Edinburgh, which also celebrated the 200th...
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Future by design: standards for a climate resilient...
Final Report of the 2016-2021 Standards to Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program Our buildings and infrastructure are designed with weather in mind. We expect our homes to protect us from heavy snow, our stormwater...
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Annual Report 2018-2019: Delivering Value Together
The Standards Council of Canada is pleased to publish our 2018–19 Annual Report.
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Circular solutions for a changing world: Q&A ...
Environmental sustainability and the circular economy are closely connected ideas. Their main goal is to ensure we don't exhaust our resources or continue to harm the planet excessively. The two work together to find smart...
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Beyond Disclosure: Driving Performance & Trust...
Getting beyond greenwashing through standardization Environmental, Social and Governance performance (or ESG) is an increasingly important topic amongst organizations around the world, driven in large part by growing consumer...
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SCC’s Innovation Initiative
Whether it is a company that has developed a cutting-edge idea, or an established business that is adapting to stay relevant, innovation offers organizations the key to success. In 2017, the federal government announced an...
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(Infographic) CSA W211:21, Management standard...
Infographic - CSA W211:21, Management standard for stormwater systems
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CSA Z240.10.1:19, Site preparation, foundation...
The changing climate impacts the amount and distribution of rain, snow, and ice and increases the risk of floods in communities across Canada. Proper structural foundations, especially when building in flood zones, are...
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Mobilizing the Recommendations in Thermally Comfortable...
This report summarizes the results of an engagement process to discuss ideas to mobilize the recommendations found in a recently published report by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), in collaboration with the National...
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Standards in Action: Building a Climate Resilient...
Since 2016, SCC’s Standards to Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program has led the development of dozens of standards and related guidance to safeguard critical infrastructure in Canada. SCC held a national consultation...
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Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds
Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds collects the latest research and practical knowledge into one document. It draws upon a literature review and a survey of experts while summarizing design practices and site features that...
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Developing an Efficient and Cost-Effective Inflow...
Every year across Canada, billions of litres of clean rain and groundwater is unnecessarily discharged into sanitary sewers and treated at sewage treatment plants. This excess water in sewers, referred to as Inflow...