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