Description

The 2019 version of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code is adding requirements for owners to consider sustainability and resilience of their structures such as buried structures. A sustainable product balances economic, social, cultural and environmental interests to meet infrastructure needs. A resilient structure can adapt to changes such as extreme hydraulic events. AIL intends to develop a design method to for our buried structures to meet sustainability and resilience objectives. This project involves evaluating the impact of extreme hydraulic events on buried structures with the goal of understanding of how buried structures can be designed to better adapt to climate change while while improving our sustainability metrics.

Expected Results

The purpose of IRAPs Youth Employment Program - Green is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the green economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Recipient

Atlantic Industries Limited/Industries Atlantic Limite

Location

Sackville, NB E4L 4R4

Agreement Details

Number: 913716

Reference: legacy_2018-19_913716

Timeline

Start: Sept. 1, 2018

End: March 31, 2019

Program

Industrial Research Assistance Program Green Youth Employment Program

The purpose of IRAPs Youth Employment Program - Green is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of adv…

Sector

Manufacturing (331221)