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August 11, 2008

U.S. bridge report offers warnings that Ontario should heed, association says

The province of Ontario should look at the findings of a recent study on the challenges facing American bridges, says Andy Manahan, executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.

August 11, 2008

Accolade condominiums get top marks for central location

General contractor Residences At The Accolade Inc. began the condominium project in August 2007. Completion has been scheduled for June 2009.

August 11, 2008

Grascan goes the extra mile on Dundas Street bridge project

Work is progressing on the new Dundas Street Bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek in Oakville, Ont.

August 8, 2008

Construction industry steels against rising rebar prices

Like all commodities, rebar has seen unprecedented price increases in the last year, but don’t look for anyone to start making predictions as to whether the trend will continue.

August 8, 2008

Work moves along quickly at Vanbots’ Sunnybook Hospital project

Construction is moving along on the M-Wing Shell/P&G Fit-Up at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

August 8, 2008

Credit Valley Construction

Work continues on the redevelopment at the Credit Valley Hospital on Eglinton Ave W. in Mississauga, Ont.

August 8, 2008

More than 40,000 leaky British Columbia condo units still need repairs, report finds

A report from British Columbia’s the Homeowner Protection Office indicates that, with 40,000 units still requiring repairs, the province’s construction industry can expect to continue to pay a $750 reconstruction levy on each new multi-family housing unit built in the coastal zone for the next decade.

August 7, 2008

Stringent standards help Chino Hills community withstand recent earthquake

If an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern California, the relatively new suburb of Chino Hills, population 80,000 people, was about the best place possible. Buildings in the community boast the latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds.

August 7, 2008

Eastern Construction digs deep at Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute site

Work is moving along for the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

August 7, 2008

Trucks take turns at Tucker HiRise’s Boutique condo site

Concrete trucks line up at the Boutique phase l condominium project in Toronto.

August 6, 2008

BCITA decision to split ironworker trade into three sections meets opposition

The British Columbia Industry Training Authority (BCITA) is in the process of updating the ironworkers trade certification by making the designation more specialized, but some people in the industry believe the changes will harm the trade.

August 5, 2008

Kenaidan keeps steady pace at Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre project

Work begins to take shape for the expansion to the Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre in Barrie, Ont.

August 1, 2008

Fernbrook Homes team digs deep at Absolute World Tower Four

Construction progresses at the Absolute World Tower Four condominium project in Mississauga, Ont.

August 1, 2008

Bird Construction crews tie some Richmond Street rebar

Construction manager Bird Construction Co. has completion of the project at 60 Richmond scheduled for May 2009.

July 31, 2008

Work continues at Tucker Hi-Rise’s Russell Hill Retirement Residence project

Work moves along at the Russell Hill Retirement Residence at 262 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto.

July 31, 2008

200-ton tunnel boring machine completes Manhattan rail tubes

A huge, granite-eating machine that spent the past eight months chewing a mile (1.6 kilometre)-long tunnel beneath a busy Manhattan office district is getting a rest, of sorts, after completing its journey to the city’s Grand Central Terminal train station.

July 31, 2008

Bluescape keeps on top of construction at 501 Adelaide residential project

Construction manager Bluescape Construction Management Inc. began building at 501 Adelaide Street East in September 2007. Completion of the project is scheduled for May 2009.

July 31, 2008

Federal government funds Maytree Foundation’s skilled immigrant integration project

Through the federal government’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP), Maytree will receive funding to develop a comprehensive set of online tools on immigration to enable employers and community groups to better integrate skilled immigrants into the Canadian workforce, enabling them to better contribute to Canada’s economic and social development.

July 30, 2008

Deltera makes progress on Tridel’s Grand Triomphe II condominium project

Owner Tridel Corporation and construction manager Deltera Inc. plan to complete the Grand Triomphe II condominium project in early 2009.

July 29, 2008

Bondfield keeps up healthy pace at Runnymede Healthcare Centre project

Bondfield Construction started the four-storey, 200-bed Runnymede Healthcare Centre project in November 2007. Completion has been scheduled for summer 2010.

July 29, 2008

Aecon and MHPM prepare for late fall occupancy at Bell Creekbank project

Construction manager Aecon Buildings and MHPM Project Managers Inc. began the five-storey Bell Creekbank office building in spring 2007. Completion is scheduled for late fall 2008.

July 29, 2008

Year-over-year employment levels decline in U.S. heavy construction sector

The total number of highway and bridge construction workers in the United States fell by 2.4 per cent in May 2008, compared with the same month the year before, reports the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

July 28, 2008

Daniels Corp. gears up at Bayview condominium project

Work continues for The Bayview Condominiums on Rean Dr. in Toronto, Ont.

July 28, 2008

Cranes keep swinging at Monarch’s Twenty Gothic in High Park

The crane continues to swing at the Twenty Gothic in High Park condominium project on Gothic Avenue in Toronto.

July 28, 2008

Global financial turmoil affects budget for 2012 London Olympics

Global financial turmoil could play havoc with budget for 2012 London Olympics.

July 25, 2008

EllisDon builds big at Bay Adelaide Centre

Construction manager EllisDon Corp. began the 52-storey Bay Adelaide Centre project in summer 2006 for owner Brookfield Properties Corp. Completion is scheduled for summer 2009.

July 25, 2008

Public Works estimates Parliament Hill restoration will cost $1 billion or more

The cost of renovating and rebuilding the historic Parliament Hill buildings has climbed to a minimum of $1 billion, according to Public Works budgets and plans.

July 24, 2008

Dykon Blasting reduces stands at Ottawa’s Frank Clair Stadium to rubble

A quick succession of explosions on a quiet Sunday morning was all it took to reduce an entire section of stands in a football stadium to about 5,000 tonnes of broken concrete rubble.

July 24, 2008

Work moves along smoothly at Vanbots’ Southlake Regional Cancer Centre project

Concrete work continues at the Southlake Regional Cancer Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.

July 23, 2008

Bank of Canada’s Carney shares his oil-wealth optimism

Canadians all over the country are profiting from the ongoing commodities boom and helping to rescue the economy from recession, the Bank of Canada says.

July 23, 2008

Armtec buys Burnco in $50 million deal

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund, a southwestern Ontario-based maker of sewer pipe and bridge components, says it has struck a deal to acquire Alberta-focused Burnco Concrete Products Ltd. for $50 milliion.

July 23, 2008

Monarch Construction builds EQ – times two

Work is moving upward at the EQ1 and EQ2 at Equinox condominiums in Scarborough, Ontario.

July 22, 2008

McNally and Aecon work to extract tunnel boring machine trapped under Langstaff Road

McNally Construction and Aecon Group, working as a joint venture, have begun preparations to remove the $5-million tunnel boring machine that has been trapped under Langstaff Road since May 2, 2008. Approximately 1,000 cubic metres of soil collapsed on the machine during construction of a portion of the York-Durham Sewer System project.

July 22, 2008

Bondfield nears completion of Peel Region’s Joint Use Regional and Police Facility

Bondfield Construction Co. has completion of the six-storey Joint Use Regional and Police Facility project scheduled for October 2008.

July 22, 2008

Slumping U.S. economy blamed for layoffs at Sterling’s St. Thomas truck plant

Sterling Trucks is eliminating one of its two remaining shifts and laying off another 720 workers as of November 2008 as the southwestern Ontario manufacturer joins the growing ranks of companies being squeezed by an economic slowdown in the U.S.

July 22, 2008

U.S. construction educators team up to offer green-building course to U.S. craft professionals

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has partnered with the Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Research Team of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University to create green training for the U.S. construction industry.

July 22, 2008

Rubber touted as new tool for seismic upgrades to buildings

Vancouver’s heritage city hall isn’t the only structure that is under consideration for an innovative seismic retrofit that essentially uses disc-shaped, rubber shock absorbers to isolate the effects of an earthquake.

July 21, 2008

Vanbots oversees smooth progress of Bramalea City Centre Mall project

Construction manager Vanbots Construction Corp. began the two-storey, 325,000-square-foot Bramalea City Centre Mall project in July 2007. Completion has been scheduled for November 2009.

July 18, 2008

Burnac puts finishing touches on Madison Avenue Lofts’ first phase

Outside work moves along on the old Toronto Hydro Building now being converted into the Madison Avenue Lofts phase I in Toronto.

July 17, 2008

Volatile asphalt prices fail to put paving plans on hold

The cost of asphalt cement continues to rise, but it’s business as usual for pavers and roofers.

July 17, 2008

H & R reaches the rooftop at Royal York Grand condominium project

Construction has reached the roof of the Royal York Grand Condominiums at Royal York Rd. and Eglinton Avenue West in Etobicoke, Ontario.

July 17, 2008

Kwason Structures crews show fine form at The Parc condominium project

Workers guide a concrete form into place during construction of The Parc in Coquitlam, B.C.

July 17, 2008

Green roof over Yonkers reservoir could be world’s largest

An environmentally friendly “green roof” would be the world’s largest if built over a Yonkers reservoir.

July 17, 2008

British Columbia’s ready-mix producers see threat in new carbon tax

The new carbon tax in B.C. may be revenue-neutral for taxpayers, but representatives of the concrete and cement industries say the tax threatens domestic producers.

July 15, 2008

Shane B. keeps moving at St. Gabriel Village

A worker gives guidance at St. Gabriel Village condominium and townhouse project in North York, Ont.

July 15, 2008

‘Red-Dead’ canal promises life for Dead Sea desert

It is hard to predict how the proposed artificial waterway from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, popularly known as the Red-Dead canal, will turn out.

July 15, 2008

Ottawa City Council puts plans to develop Lansdowne Park on hold once again

The on-again-off-again plans to redevelop Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park are off again.

July 14, 2008

Armtec acquires A.E. Concrete Precast Products

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund has acquired British Columbia-based Armtec acquires A.E. Concrete Precast Products in order to expand its presence in the market for precast concrete in Western Canada.

July 14, 2008

Vanbots builds Allstream conference centre within Automotive Building facade

MTS Allstream has forged a 10-year sponsorship agreement with the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place and the City of Toronto, the owners of Toronto’s future conference and convention centre.

July 14, 2008

B.C. campaign promotes wood for environment-friendly building

The British Columbia government has launched a campaign to convince the public that its forest industry is an asset when it comes to fighting climate change.

July 11, 2008

Crews pour it on at Toddglen Avenue condominium project

Concrete pouring progresses at the Avenue Condos at Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto.

July 10, 2008

Greenpark’s Rosewood rises

Construction progresses at the Wynford Drive site of The Rosewood condominium project in Toronto.

July 10, 2008

Times Group crews take to the stage at Majestic Court

Work progresses at the Majestic Court condominium project on Clegg Road in Markham, Ontario.