
Project Examples
Ecosync has created an international reputation for conceptualizing, designing and implementing:
- a comprehensive ecological approach to vegetation management for electrical utilities which simultaneously minimizes costs and tree related outages
- financial interpretation of data arising from TransAlta Forestry reporting system, permitting an assessment of the value of program choices, crew configurations, supervision, stability of work force, etc.
- an Incentive Contract, which shared productivity gains with contractors and their field staff while ensuring safety, quality and customer satisfaction are not jeopardized
- a business decision tool permitting people without a financial background to make quick assessments of the value of current vegetation management practices vs. proposed alternatives
- computer programs for tracking budgets, scheduling crews, monitoring reporting accuracy and uniformity
- innovative methods, protocols and systems to:
- determine the optimal clearance between electric lines and trees
- calculate the increased interruption risk associated with branches overhanging electrical conductors
- assess total power line tree exposure
- track and report work for utility VM
Over four decades, we’ve also:
- guided the design and implementation of a record keeping/reporting system for the Forestry group of TransAlta Utilities which facilitates assessments of site and unit costs, productivity and future needs
- trained and guided field staff in contract/contractor relationships, work planning, scheduling, evaluations
- provided a conceptual approach leading to the development of a practical protocol to quantitatively monitor changes in soil carbon arising from variable agricultural practices over broadly diverse landscapes
- developed provincial estimates of the CO2 sequestration potential of Alberta forest protection and renewal measures
- created methods to quantify, monitor and verify carbon sequestration in forestry and agricultural practices