Welcome to the Ottawa Chapter page.
The SLCan Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Ottawa Chapter was formed in August 2021. The Chapter Board will be led by Founding President Ryan Gregory (Merrick Canada ULC), Vice President Chris Goudie (Merrick Canada ULC) and Treasurer Kelly Lowe (Merrick Canada ULC). Membership in the Chapter is included in SLCan's annual membership fees. Visit https://slcan.ca/
Our group includes members from the public and private sectors with representation from: academic, hospital and national labs; facility representatives; sustainability experts; design teams; and product specialists. We are interesting in collaborating and sharing knowledge and expertise on everything from new technologies to planning principles to operational solutions that will make our laboratories some of the most sustainable environments possible. We are tackling topics such as: air management; design principles; use of hazardous materials; funding challenges; environmental impact; and the use of green technologies just to cover a few of the topics of discussion.
For more information on the Chapter please contact ottawa@slcan.ca.
Sustainability in Labs at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Register HereLocation
Centurion Conference & Event Center – Adriatic Room
170 Colonnade Road South, Ottawa, K2E 7J5
Agenda
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration and Happy Hour
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner and Business Session
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Presentation
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Q&A and Closing Remarks
Cost/Attendance
- SLCan Member: $ 60 plus fees/taxes
- Non-Member: $ 75 plus fees/taxes
Abstract:
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is Canada’s national nuclear laboratory and a world leader in developing nuclear technology for peaceful and innovative applications. Using our over 70 years of expertise as Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, we work to advance innovative solutions on behalf of Canadians, including carbon-free energy, cancer treatments and other therapies, non-proliferation technologies and waste management solutions.
CNL’s Chalk River Laboratories campus is made up of numerous laboratories and support infrastructure and is currently undergoing a site revitalization which includes the design and construction of the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). ANMRC will provide a modern research facility for Canadian Nuclear Laboratory’s (CNL’s) materials and fuels research and development capabilities co-located with supporting shielded facilities. The capabilities included in the ANMRC, particularly the ability to handle industrial-scale radioactive materials and fuels, which are unique to Canada and are available in only a handful of facilities worldwide.
Like other buildings at the CNL campus, the ANMRC design and construction has incorporated sustainability and wellness. This is despite the challenges of building a nuclear science laboratory with code-based requirements that would render sustainability option infeasible or impractical. ANMRC will be positioned to accept renewable energy sources (e.g. Small Modular Reactor campus heating loop), and thereby help CNL achieve carbon neutral operation at the Chalk River campus by 2040.
Presenters:
Craig Muirhead, Project Leader, Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre, Canadian Nuclear Laboratory
Craig Muirhead is the Project Leader for the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). In his role as a Project Leader, Craig has gained experience on an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Team.
Craig started his career with CNL over 13 years ago as a Research Scientist in the Hydrogen Isotopes Technology Branch and was part of the Tritium Facility. In 2015, Craig joined Capital Projects as a Project Engineering Representative on the Tritium Facility Relocation Project. In 2022 Craig transitioned from his role as Project Engineering Representative on the ANMRC project to the ANMRC Project Leader. In his roles at CNL, Craig has been involved in developing laboratories, liaising with stakeholders such as Science and Technology, Operations, and Compliance Programs. Craig has since worked on several projects including the Site Utilities Revitalization Project, Hot Cell Bridging, and Fuel Fabrication Facility, but has been mainly focused on the ANMRC.
Steven Bemis, Project Manager, Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre, Canadian Nuclear Laboratory
Steven Bemis is the Project Manager for the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). Steve works with the Integrated Project Delivery team, including CNL’s project, operation, S&T and compliance program staff as well as the Contractor and Consultant teams that were onboarded to deliver the design, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning of the ANMRC. Steve is a World Nuclear University 2016 alumni and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario. Steve has been with CNL for 13 years and he started in the NRU maintenance engineering department where he specialized in the reactor’s control rods and relay logic system. After NRU’s closure, Steve moved to Capital where he served a term as a Project Engineering Representative, than section head for Infrastructure Project Engineering and the Delegated Design Authority for Capital’s Infrastructure group. He then joined ANMRC as Project Leader in 2020 progressing to Project Manager in 2022. Through his experiences, Steve has gained a passion for the nuclear industry and the vital role it will continue to play in solving some of humanity’s biggest challenges.
SLCan presentations are eligible as a directed training activity.
High Performance Lab Commissioning
With the expertise present in the National Capital Region, we are extremely excited to host the Ottawa Chapter with our first in-person event on November 2nd! Come out and meet the Ottawa Chapter Board and network with your local colleagues!
Location
Centurion Conference & Event Center – Adriatic Room
170 Colonnade Road South, Ottawa, K2E 7J5
Timelines
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Registration and Happy Hour
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Dinner and Business Session
7:30pm to 8:30 pm – Presentation
8:30pm – 9:00 pm – Questions and Closing Remarks
Abstract
In this presentation, the laboratory testing process will be explored, and the modernized analytics approach will be discussed. The importance of performance testing for any lab cannot be understated. However, we should not be satisfied with the traditional approach. As building systems become more complicated and integrated, there is greater importance on modernizing the testing process and using data analytics to help provide additional insights. This presentation will share real-world lessons learned and insight on delivering a high-performance, fully functioning spaces over the long term.
John Bell, Technical Director of Commissioning, RWDI
John Bell is the Technical Director of Commissioning and helps new and existing buildings achieve their full potential. John is an award-winning building commissioning professional with more than 20 years of testing and commissioning experience and hundreds of projects across diverse sectors and industries, including laboratories and data centers.
Cost/Attendance
- SLCan Member: $ 60 plus fees/taxes
- Non-Member: $ 75 plus fees/taxes
Note: SLCan presentations are eligible as a directed training activity.
Pub Night
We are excited to be hosting our first in person social event at the Mill Street Pub (555 Wellington) in Ottawa on May 30, 2022. This will be an informal event where we encourage everyone to come out and have dinner and drinks and get to know your fellow Chapter members and industry peers.
We have rented the BrewMaster’s Bar area (upstairs) for our group and people will be required to pay for their own food and beverages as required. We are very limited on numbers to be able to keep things flexible.
Look forward to seeing you all there!
With the expertise present in the National Capital Region, we are extremely excited to launch our Ottawa Chapter with our first virtual event on February 17: High Performance Buildings & Laboratories.
We look forward to (virtually!) seeing you there!
Abstract
This presentation focuses on the application of “back-to-basics” good design principles as a legitimate energy efficiency measure to achieve high performance / low energy buildings and laboratories. The approaches described hinge on rigorous adherence to prescriptive design characteristics that match energy standards (90.1, 189.1, AEDGs), over the industry approach to rely on trade-offs/technologies to achieve improvements in building energy performance.
There are several reasons why the industry needs to start focusing on the design process rather than “simply pasting energy efficiency into a conventional design”. They include:
- the very small improvement in energy performance being achieved by so called green buildings;
- the need to start designing more resilient and climate responsive buildings with reduced loads and low TEDIs, and finally
- the urgency to tackle GHG emissions reductions in the face of accelerating worldwide climate change with increasingly unpredictable weather.
Presenter: Giuliano Todesco, University of Ottawa
Giuliano Todesco is a Senior Energy Specialist with the University of Ottawa. He has over 35 years of experience in energy efficiency, energy auditing, load calculations and energy modeling. He has published energy efficiency articles in the ASHRAE Journal and presented at many industry conferences.
SLCan presentations are eligible as a directed training activity.