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 Items tagged: IWAItems Found: 14WatertightApril 5, 2012 - 1:21 pm “Water loss is a reality, and it’s going to get worse,” says Shaun McKaigue, vice president at FER-PAL Construction Ltd. McKaigue is talking about leaky pipes, an issue that’s costing $700 million a year in Ontario alone. A 2009 Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario study... Categories: Features Research Chair HonouredNovember 17, 2010 - 10:43 am Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi, Canada Research Chair in Bioconversion of Waste Water and Sewage Sludge into High-Value-Added Products, has won the International Water Association's (IWA) 2010 Global Honour Award for Applied Research. Dr. Tyagi, who holds his chair at the Université du Québec's Institut... Categories: International, News, Quebec IWA: Day Four (VIDEO)September 23, 2010 - 8:32 pm We spoke with Glen Daigger, new president of the International Water Association and senior vice president and chief technology officer at CH2M HILL on Day Four of the World Water Congress. Here, Daigger discusses his goals for his term with the association. Categories: Blog IWA: Day TwoSeptember 21, 2010 - 8:54 pm To begin the day, William Cosgrove inspired Congress delegates to imagine water in the cities of the future. "If a major metropolitan city had to rebuild its infrastructure from scratch, would it use the same technologies? Of course not," said Cosgrove, advocating integrated water resource management... Categories: Blog IWA: Day OneSeptember 19, 2010 - 6:58 pm "People have to come together to say 'we can't solve this by ourselves,'" said David Garman, the International Water Association's outgoing president at Sunday evening's World Congress opening ceremonies, speaking about the global water crisis and IWA's talented membership. Collaboration was a... Categories: Blog Countdown to IWASeptember 17, 2010 - 12:00 pm Starting this Sunday, water professionals from around the world will congregate in Montreal for the International Water Association's World Congress. We're looking forward to meeting people like Khoo Teng Chye, CEO of Singapore's national water agency, and Karen Elleman, Denmark's Minister of Environment—watch... Categories: Blog September 21, 2010: IWA Industry Forum: Measuring Progress for Better Results - Harmonization of Environmental Performance Measurement and Verification of Water TechnologiesSeptember 7, 2010 - 8:17 am Montreal, QC Website: Click here. Panel discussions to include inter-jurisdictional efforts towards mutual acceptance of verified water technologies and challenges in establishing a level playing field for solution providers and adopters in the water sector. 9:15-10:45 am, Room 14 Categories: Events September 22, 2010: IWA Industry Forum: Mobilizing Innovative Water SolutionsAugust 27, 2010 - 8:48 am Montreal, QC Website: Click here. Sustainable water solutions require integrated approaches that incorporate innovative technologies, stakeholder engagement and best practices. This forum will highlight the interface between innovation and application, and explore the requirements for successful... Categories: Events September 21, 2010: IWA Industry Forum: Securing New and Traditional Water Resources for the FutureAugust 27, 2010 - 8:43 am Montreal, QC Website: Click here. Water shortages are a social, economic, and national security threat to governments and businesses. This forum will share the experiences of SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s leading engineering and construction firms, in the development of water resources in water-scarce... Categories: Events September 21, 2010: IWA Industry Forum: Water Technology Cooperation and Capacity BuildingAugust 27, 2010 - 8:39 am Montreal, QC Website: Click here. Water scarcity and contamination limit economic development. Although this has led to implementation of water reduction measures and tighter regulations for protection of water resources in many countries, it is expected that water demand - and thus competition... Categories: Events |
