appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message morrison hershfield type private industry engineering consulting founded 1946 headquarters toronto ontario canada key people anthony karakatsanis president and ceo products multidisciplinary engineering services and related expertise number of employees 700 2011 1 website www.morrisonhershfield.com morrison hershfield is an employee owned professional services firm providing engineering and management consulting services in the areas of energy and industrial buildings technology and telecom transportation environment water and wastewater and land development . the firm has delivered vertical and horizontal infrastructure projects from 16 offices across north america . 2 hibernia gravity base structure while it was under construction . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 notable projects 4 awards 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit morrison hershfield was established in 1946 in toronto ontario when carson morrison charles hershfield joe millman and mark huggins responded to needs of the post war building boom by forming a partnership offering civil structural and mechanical engineering services . since that time morrison hershfield has merged with rolf jensen and associates ; maunder britnell inc. ; maxim engineering ; mitchell pound and braddock ltd. ruys & company suncord engineering ltd. jeffers engineering associates and structural design inc. morrison hershfield is a minority equity partner in sikon inc. 1 carson morrison was considered to be a touchstone for professional ethics and morality in engineering and authored the book professional engineering practice ethical aspects . 3 operations edit morrison hershfield has interests in the following fields but is not limited to building services engineering civil engineering code consulting construction management electrical engineering environmental science fire protection engineering hydraulic engineering industrial engineering mechanical engineering petroleum engineering project management structural engineering sustainable design telecommunications engineering and transportation engineering . notable projects edit ontario highway 33 roundabout near completion . the hibernia gravity base structure an oil platform off the coast of st. johns newfoundland morrison hershfield was retained to assist in the development of a structural solution with adequate strength which was also constructible . hibernia was the first gravity base structure ever designed to withstand iceberg impact . completed in 1997 4 the alberta supernet provided engineering and management services for a high speed performance network connecting 429 communities across alberta canada . high bandwidth oc3 microwave radio was used for a 121 km wireless link to a remote community . the link was believed at the time of construction to be the longest of its kind in the world . completed in 2005 5 the richmond olympic oval as building envelope consultants for this facility one of morrison hershfield s roles was the use of inventive cladding materials . they used polycarbonate cladding similar to a translucent plastic to cover very large wall areas . traditional materials such as curtain wall metal siding and composite metal cladding were also used . completed in 2008 6 ontario highway 33 provided detail design for the realignment and reconfiguration of the existing intersection at highway 33 and country road 1 in ontario canada into a single lane roundabout with a central island and truck apron . completed in 2009 7 the vancouver convention centre building envelope consultants for this leed platinum project . morrison hershfield was a key partner to ensuring quality assurance and conducting enhanced field review during construction of all building envelope components including innovative curtain wall glazing and green roof . completed in 2009 8 the simcoe street tunnel a 40 million project with a roof structure designed to carry all 16 pre existing railway tracks while the ground structure provides 2 lanes north bound and 1 lane south bound vehicular connections as well as one bicycle lane and one extra wide pedestrian sidewalk on each side of the tunnel . morrison hershfield provided the project management design contract administration and site engineering for this tunnel . completed in 2009 9 highway 403 aberdeen avenue bridge rapid bridge replacement technology was used in the city of hamilton canada for the first ever multi span bridge replacement in north america . the replacement was completed in 51 hours . completed in 2010 10 grouse mountain wind turbine retained as the structural engineer for this 1.5 megawatt wind turbine it is the first wind turbine built in north america in an extreme high altitude location and is expected to supply 25 % of the grouse mountain resort s electricity . completed in 2010 11 the edmonton transit system centennial garage as prime consultant managed a large multidisciplinary team to deliver a state of the art leed silver certified 313 000 square foot 29 100 m2 facility for the storage and maintenance of 250 regular and articulated buses . completed in 2010 12 the city creek center located in salt lake city utah morrison hershfield was retained for the building envelope work for two underground parking garages five residential office buildings multiple retail stores one building rehabilitation and areas around and beneath the man made stream and fountain areas . expected completion 2012 13 the grand river bridge a context sensitive design workshop was conducted for the heritage caledonia bridge in ontario canada . a number of issues were found requiring action included structural deficiencies structural deterioration insufficient roadside safety foundation problems and inadequate hydraulics . expected completion 2012 14 highway 401 hogg s hollow bridge lead consultants for a total project management tpm detailed design assignment for the rehabilitation of a busy 14 lane highway bridge in toronto canada . expected completion 2012 15 the niagara tunnel project lead consulting engineer for the outside works including all tunnel intake works . expected completion 2013 16 the detroit river international crossing one of three engineering firms that developed cost estimates for right of way and utility relocation ; design and construction ; and operation and maintenance on the canadian side of the crossing . expected completion 2016 17 awards edit intake works under construction for the niagara tunnel project award of merit in the consulting engineers of british columbia awards for engineering excellence for the grouse mountain wind turbine . morrison hershfield provided the structural engineering services for this project 2011 18 ontario concrete infrastructure award for the dufferin street widening and reconstruction project in vaughan ontario 2010 19 r & d magazine s lab of the year award special mention for the steacie superlab at carleton university 2009 20 canadian consulting engineering award of excellence in the water resources and energy production category for the niagara tunnel intake works 2008 21 sustainable buildings industry council best sustainable practice award for the ecocalculator 2008 22 employer award for career enhancement and success of women as technology professionals 2007 23 alberta public works association project of the year for technical innovation for the east rocky view regional wastewater utility network 2007 24 canadian consulting engineering award of excellence in the project management category for alberta supernet 2005 25 ontario chapter of the american public works association s public works project of the year award in the transportation category shared with the city of ottawa and canadian pacific railway for the o train project 2003 26 see also edit carson morrison charles hershfield references edit a b history of morrison hershfield . retrieved 2011 02 23 . about morrison hershfield . retrieved 2011 04 27 . carson morrison ; p. hughes 1982 . professional engineering practice ethical aspects . mcgraw hill ryerson limited toronto . isbn 0 07 548550 8 . structural design of the lceberg resistant hibernia . offshore technology conference 5 8 may 1997 houston texas . retrieved 2010 10 25 . alberta supernet general info . aset.ab.ca . retrieved 2010 10 19 . richmond olympic oval cannon design . alberta norweg . retrieved 2011 02 03 . highway 33 roundabout ontario ministry of transportation . what makes it green . wmig.aiaseattle.org . retrieved october 26 2010 . some examples of tunnelling projects faculty of engineering the university of western ontario . mto rehabilitating bridges along highway 403 . hamilton mountain news . retrieved 2010 09 18 . construction nears completion on mountaintop wind turbine near vancouver . journal of commerce . 2009 11 23 . retrieved 2011 03 02 . marta gold april 11 2010 . ets opens state of the art garage . edmonton journal . retrieved 2011 01 21 . city creek center . utah tile & roofing inc. retrieved 2011 03 03 . morrison hershfield heritage bridge restoration . nighttime roadwork in toronto . dailycommercialnews.ca . retrieved 2010 10 19 . niagara tunnel project . niagarafrontier.com . retrieved 2010 10 20 . report to the legislature of the state of michigan pdf . michigan department of transportation . retrieved october 18 2010 . 2011 cebc awards winning projects . consulting engineers of british columbia . retrieved 2011 03 10 . ontario projects awarded for concrete use . construction canada . retrieved 2011 02 03 . r & d magazine s laboratory of the year winners . rdmag.com . retrieved 2010 10 19 . niagara tunnel award of excellence category . canadian consulting engineer . retrieved 2010 10 19 . sbic announces beyond green winners . greensource.construction.com . retrieved 2010 10 19 . asttbc awards . asttbc.org . retrieved 2010 10 19 . project of the year for technical innovation . morrisonhershfield.com . retrieved 2010 10 19 . award winning teams 2005 . canadian consulting engineer . retrieved 2010 10 19 . acec.ca . retrieved 2011 04 05 . external links edit morrison hershfield website sikon website sustainability webpage morrison hershfield facebook page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title morrison hershfield & oldid 647142948 categories companies established in 1946engineering consulting firmsconstruction and civil engineering companies of canadaconstruction and civil engineering companies of the united statescompanies based in toronto1946 establishments in ontariohidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from may 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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