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May 9, 2013
Cross-laminated timber first in Ottawa
In what is thought to be the first such commercial installation in the city of Ottawa, cross-laminated timber (CLT) is being utilized on a Playvalue Toys warehouse/retail facility.
May 3, 2013
Bird Construction works on Berczy condos in Toronto
Exterior work continues on the Berczy condos on Front Street in Toronto, Ont. Owner Concert Properties Ltd. and general contractor Bird Construction Company have completion of the 13-storey, 166-unit project designed to meet LEED Gold certification mid-2013.
May 1, 2013
Ontario steel design awards scheduled for June 6
The 22nd Ontario steel design awards of excellence will be presented June 6 in Toronto. The awards are hosted by the Ontario region of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC).
April 30, 2013
Structal-Bridges lands $60-million contracts
Structal-Bridges, a division of Canam Group Inc., has secured two large contracts totaling close to $60 million for the fabrication of steel structures that will replace bridges in Newfoundland and Labrador and Massachusetts.
April 25, 2013
A Tasty Project
Construction is moving along for the Design Build of Whitby Phase 3 Expansion - Durham College Centre for Food in Whitby, Ont.
April 24, 2013
Windsor university steel collapse investigation
Tacoma Engineers of Guelph, Ont. is continuing an investigation of the partial collapse of the steel skeleton of the University of Windsor’s new Innovation Centre.
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 5, 2013
NRC continues search for the Holy Grail of bridge design
In terms of civil engineering, it verges on the quest for the Holy Grail.
April 2, 2013
Haitian school rebuild moves forward
Despite setbacks, plans to rebuild Haitian trades school École Lakay are moving forward, the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) board of directors recently heard.
March 11, 2013
Rehabilitation project reveals complications
A 107-year-old commercial brick building is one of the latest old structures in downtown Sudbury to get a new lease on life.
May 28, 2010
Major steel joist manufacturers are capable of producing 100-foot joists
Twenty years ago, most steel buildings used 30- to 40-foot-long steel joists and a 60-foot-long joist was considered a long span. Field splicing (bolting and/or welding joists together on site) was required for spans greater than 80 feet up to about five years ago.
May 28, 2010
Don Valley Brick Works project builds upon its legacy of steel
The Evergreen Commons project at Toronto’s Don Valley Brick Works has restored a group of heritage industrial buildings and added a new one — the Centre for Green Cities, a five-storey LEED Platinum office building incorporating a visitor welcome centre, retail and amenity space, administrative offices and program workspace.
May 28, 2010
Steel chosen for structural and aesthetic reasons at Queenston-Lewiston border crossing
You only get one chance to make a first impression and for many people passing through the busy international crossing at Queenston, Ont., the border plaza is the first glimpse of Canada.
May 28, 2010
Building with roofs that become walls throws a curve at architects designing the Iroquois Sports Centre in Whitby
The roof of the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, Ont. is as unique as the athletes who will use it.
May 28, 2010
Puttin’ up the Ritz-Carlton not all glamour
Beneath the elegant exterior of Toronto’s first five-star hotel, the Ritz-Carlton, lies a heart of steel.
May 28, 2010
Clear span trusses at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara may set a new record
The 250-foot-long clear span trusses in the 82,000-square-foot main convention hall of the recently completed $70-million Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont. may be the longest of their kind in the world.
May 28, 2010
Structural steel work nears completion at Telus World of Science centre in Calgary
Structural steel work is rising and near completion on Calgary’s TELUS World of Science, Canada’s first science centre of the twenty-first century and the first purpose-built science centre constructed in more than 25 years.
May 28, 2010
Alberta’s Jasper National Park to feature a steel walkway offering tourists a bird’s eye view
Alberta’s Jasper National Park has plans for a futuristic 400-metre glass and steel bridge to allow tourists and visitors to walk suspended above the Sunwapta Valley and the Columbia Ice Fields.
May 28, 2010
Edmonton’s Air Traffic control tower steel shearwall system proves to be a time saver
Air traffic control towers are usually constructed of cast-in-place concrete but a major steel company is making structural engineers and architects think again.
May 28, 2010
Gigantic steel-framed tent in Kenora, Ontario will provide a year-round events venue
The city of Kenora, Ont. is moving ahead with plans to build a gigantic steel-framed tent to provide a year-round events venue on the city’s harbourfront.
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