Visit Building Envelope at Journal of Commerce

Building Envelope

June 18, 2013

Water protection needed for building envelope

Water is the culprit behind extensive damage that Peter Adams sees in many of his forensic investigations into building envelope problems and failures.

June 14, 2013

Concrete parking building repairs could save costs

Many parking structure owners put off replacing the roof slab membrane. It can be an expensive mistake.

June 13, 2013

Edilcan works on One Valhalla Condos in west Toronto

Window installation continues to move upwards on the Thunderbird Condominium, One Valhalla Condos phase two in Etobicoke, Ont.

May 31, 2013

Steel enhancements for SickKids hospital

Scheduled for completion this September, the 897,860-square-foot Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning at Sick Children’s Hospital in downtown Toronto is predominantly a concrete structure.

May 30, 2013

Ground breaks on U of T innovation complex

The University of Toronto (U of T) Mississauga has broken ground on a $35 million innovation complex designed to help train the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.

May 22, 2013

New ETFO headquarters a benchmark design

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has set a benchmark in sustainable design with its recently completed headquarters.

May 8, 2013

Future of the building envelope discussed in forum series

Planned as a first in a series of forums on sustainable development, Sustainability, Durability, and Design: The Future of Building Envelope, kicked off the series organized by Holcim Canada, the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil Engineering and the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.

April 22, 2013

TMG Builders continues construction on Emerald Park condos in Toronto

Construction rises above grade at the Emerald Park Condominiums at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Ont.

April 12, 2013

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario

Workers build a section of the Eden Park Towers phase two in Markham, Ont.

March 25, 2013

Versatile sports facility to serve multi-purpose

Saint Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology is southwestern Ontario’s major technical school. With its growing population — now 6,500 students at its two Windsor campuses — school officials thought it was about time the college updated its athletic buildings.

April 30, 2010

Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta a building within a building

The new Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alta. has been designed as a building-within-a-building to honour the city’s heritage and the rigorous environmental requirements of a modern art gallery.

April 30, 2010

Halsall Associates begins second part of brick study

A two-part study measuring the impact of interior insulation on solid masonry walls may provide some solutions on how to effectively and safely bring Canada’s extensive inventory of older buildings up to modern day energy efficiency standards.

April 30, 2010

First Canadian Place gets 72-storey facelift

Almost 40 years after it was constructed, the 72-storey, 298-metre-high First Canadian Place office tower still retains its status as Canada’s largest office tower. Now it will soon be receiving what is conceivably the largest recladding in the country.

April 30, 2010

MediaPlex at St. Clair College helps in revival of Windsor’s core

It’s called the MediaPlex. It’s St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology’s new hi-tech journalism school located right in the centre of downtown Windsor.

April 30, 2010

German firm launches ‘intelligent envelope’ system

In modern building design and construction, every component is getting a rethink around increased efficiency and reduced operating costs.

April 30, 2010

Toronto’s Royal Trust Tower undergoing $110-million revitalization

A massive renewal of one of Toronto’s oldest office towers is designed to bring the building up to modern day energy efficient and sustainability performance standards while respecting its heritage character.

April 30, 2010

Canadian architect revives Penn Station PowerHouse in New York

When CGS Developers and Zigmond Brach of Brooklyn, NY undertook the historic condominium renovation of a New York City landmark, the intention was to preserve as much of the structure as possible.