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Know before you dig.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/new-brunswick-eia-registration-guide/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/new-brunswick-eia-registration-guide/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Environmental Impact Assessment in New Brunswick explained: Schedule A triggers, registration steps, fees, timelines and what reviewers want to see.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/arc-flash-study-guide-facility-managers/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/arc-flash-study-guide-facility-managers/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Arc flash study guide for Canadian facility managers: what CSA Z462 requires, what the labels mean, and when to update. Read this before your next safety audit.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/choosing-an-engineering-consultant-atlantic-canada/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/choosing-an-engineering-consultant-atlantic-canada/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400How to choose an engineering consultant in Atlantic Canada: what to ask, how qualifications-based selection works, why ownership matters. Read before your RFP.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/aquaculture-site-selection-mooring-design/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/aquaculture-site-selection-mooring-design/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Aquaculture site selection and mooring design for Atlantic Canada: site surveys, current and wave data, grid layout, anchors, inspection. Read before applying.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/brownfield-redevelopment-risk-management/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/brownfield-redevelopment-risk-management/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Brownfield redevelopment in New Brunswick explained: remediation vs. risk management under Atlantic RBCA, the Site Professional's role, and reaching closure.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/crane-pads-and-temporary-works-geotechnical-design/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/crane-pads-and-temporary-works-geotechnical-design/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Crane pad design and temporary works geotechnics explained: ground bearing pressure, working platforms, geogrid, and why a pad failure costs more than the pad. Read before you lift.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/building-marine-structures-bay-of-fundy-tides/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/building-marine-structures-bay-of-fundy-tides/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400How Bay of Fundy tides shape marine structure design: wharves, slips, breakwaters and piers that survive 8 to 16 metre tidal ranges, ice and poor seabed soils.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/owners-project-management-small-mid-capital-projects/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/owners-project-management-small-mid-capital-projects/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Owner's project management for small and mid-sized capital projects: what an owner's rep does, when you need one, and what it saves. Read before you tender.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/building-energy-audits-fuel-conversion/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/building-energy-audits-fuel-conversion/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Building energy audit guide for Atlantic Canada: audit levels, what modelling adds, when a fuel conversion pays, and incentives. Find out where the savings are.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/ghost-gear-retrieval-fish-habitat-offsetting/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/ghost-gear-retrieval-fish-habitat-offsetting/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Ghost gear retrieval can count as fish habitat offsetting under the Fisheries Act. See how a Bay of Fundy project won DFO approval and what it means for yours.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/aquaculture-ghg-assessments-certification/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/aquaculture-ghg-assessments-certification/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Aquaculture GHG assessments for ASC certification and seafood buyers: Scope 1, 2 and 3 explained for hatcheries, feed mills and sea sites. What auditors want.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/hvac-upgrades-heritage-buildings/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/hvac-upgrades-heritage-buildings/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400HVAC upgrades for heritage buildings: how to add modern heating, cooling and ventilation without losing an old building's character. See what works.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/permitting-wind-and-solar-projects-atlantic-canada/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/permitting-wind-and-solar-projects-atlantic-canada/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Wind farm permitting in Atlantic Canada: provincial EA thresholds, federal triggers, baseline studies and the sequence that gets projects approved on schedule.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/pre-blast-surveys-and-blast-monitoring/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/pre-blast-surveys-and-blast-monitoring/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400What pre-blast surveys and blast vibration monitoring involve, the vibration limits used in Atlantic Canada, and how they protect neighbours, liability and your schedule.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/retaining-wall-and-rock-slope-failure-warning-signs/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/retaining-wall-and-rock-slope-failure-warning-signs/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Retaining wall and rock slope failure warning signs for Atlantic Canadian owners and municipalities: cracks, bulging, freeze-thaw damage, and what to do next.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/backup-power-generator-upgrades-critical-facilities/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/backup-power-generator-upgrades-critical-facilities/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400How to plan a backup generator upgrade at a hospital, telecom site or data centre without losing protection during construction. Learn the sequence.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/passive-house-mechanical-electrical-design/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/passive-house-mechanical-electrical-design/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400Passive House mechanical and electrical design: how PHIUS certification changes heating, ventilation, hot water and electrical choices. Learn before you design.https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/watercourse-wetland-alteration-permit-nb/https://www.fundyeng.com/insights/watercourse-wetland-alteration-permit-nb/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400WAWA permit rules in New Brunswick explained: the 30 metre buffer, permit types, in-water timing windows and delineation, so you avoid a stop-work order.