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June 27, 2008

Rogers Sportsnet’s Isabella Tower judged both simple and innovative

Typically, trophy winners of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction’s (CISC) Ontario Region Steel Design Awards have illustrated an innovative engineering scheme using large volumes of steel. Not so for one of the winners this year.

June 27, 2008

Armtec Infrastructure buys AE Concrete Precast Products for $19 million

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund says it has signed a deal to buy AE Concrete Precast Products Ltd. for approximately $19 million.

June 20, 2008

Ultra high-performance concrete formulation extends material’s limits

When I first wrote about ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) almost seven years ago, it was a new product that had grown out of a concept that was, itself, little more than a decade old, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.

June 19, 2008

Canadian concrete-canoe team ready to race

Montreal’s École de technologie supérieure’s (ETS) concrete canoe team finished first at both the 2008 Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition and the American Regional Concrete Canoe Competition.

June 3, 2008

Slurry wall misses the cut at Burano

It looks like Toronto will have to wait. The Burano, a 48-storey condo planned downtown, was billed as the first highrise in Toronto to use an unusual slurry wall excavation but minds have changed and a traditional caisson wall structure will be specified instead.

May 30, 2008

Older buildings make excavations in New York City risky

The crack in the facade of the century-old apartment building looked ominous. Nearly an inch wide and jagged, it ran through the basement and up the front wall, causing the building to list precariously to the right.

May 29, 2008

Calgary’s Bow tower sets record for largest continuous commercial-building concrete pour

The largest continuous concrete pour for a commercial building foundation in Canada occurred recently as part of the first stage of construction of the $1.2 billion Bow building in Calgary.

May 12, 2008

Concrete-pump simulator offers state-of-the-art training for operating engineers

A state-of-the-art concrete-pump simulator has been installed at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) campus in Oakville.

May 5, 2008

Carbon Sense Solutions trumpets ability to capture carbon during curing

The concrete industry has been actively looking for ways to reduce its carbon footprint. A Canadian company says that new technology available to concrete manufacturers can not only make some concrete operations carbon-neutral, but actually make them carbon-negative.

April 9, 2008

Chavez orders nationalization of Venezuela’s cement industry

President Hugo Chavez has ordered the nationalization of Venezuela’s cement industry, saying the government cannot allow businesses to export materials needed to help tackle a domestic housing shortage.

September 14, 2007

Masonry work goes on at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton, Ontario

Masonry work is under way at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Construction Manager PCL Constructors Canada Inc. began the project last September and completion has been scheduled for fall 2008.

September 14, 2007

Vancouver homes, resorts make use of floating concrete islands

Truck driver Jerry Moyes had two dreams. One was to bring the Stanley Cup to the Arizona desert. The other was to build the world’s largest floating concrete island.

September 14, 2007

International Marine builds many floating villages

There are 500 floating homes in San Francisco, another 500 in Seattle, 500 in Vancouver and 3,500 in Portland, Oregon. International Marine has built many of them.

September 14, 2007

Ontario Masonry Contractors Association focus on education and training

The Ontario Masonry Contractors Association (OMCA) is a contractor driven, contractor focused organization that has taken a leadership role in its commitment to the future of the masonry industry.

September 14, 2007

Scarborough Hospital receives its exterior insulating finish system

Workers install the exterior insulating finish system to the wall of The Scarborough Hospital-General Division Emergency Critical Care Unit at 3050 Lawrence Ave. E. in Scarborough, Ontario.

September 14, 2007

Ontario Masonry Training Centre learn by giving back to the community

Masonry apprentices get to give back to the community and pick up valuable experience through community projects while at the Ontario Masonry Training Centre.

September 14, 2007

Repointing mortar and masonry standards

Ongoing challenges and advances in repointing mortar and masonry are front and centre at the National Research Council Canada’s Institute for Research Construction (IRC).

September 14, 2007

Health of $1 billion Confederation Bridge better than expected, say experts

More than 4,000 kilometres of sea ice grind against its feet each winter, but so far Confederation Bridge is standing as sturdy and reliable as the day it carried its first car over to Prince Edward Island 10 years ago May.

September 14, 2007

Ontario concrete industry gears up to celebrate excellence and innovation in awards ceremony

The Ontario concrete industry is gearing up to celebrate excellence and innovation in its 7th annual awards program.

September 14, 2007

Masonry deterioration sparks review of Parliament Hill’s repair plans

Faster-than-expected deterioration of the exterior masonry on Parliament Hill’s West Block has forced re-examination of a long-term plan for renovation and repair of a cluster of Canada’s most important heritage buildings.

September 14, 2007

Sensors in Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower track structural strength

Not much happens inside Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower that scientists don’t know about.

September 14, 2007

National Research Council teaches old materials new tricks on a micro scale

The National Research Council’s Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) is studying how to improve the performance of ordinary Portland cement and the supplementary cementing materials that are added to the mix.

September 14, 2007

Permeable pavement test site shows promising results

Masonry is a critical component in a special three-year research project at Seneca College’s King campus that is testing the efficiency of porous pavement in allowing rainwater to drain through, thereby recharging the groundwater table and reducing storm water runoff.

September 14, 2007

Canada Masonry Design Centre’s design showcases masonry materials

Construction of a new signature Canada Masonry Design Centre in Mississauga is tentatively scheduled to get under way in the spring of 2008 and open a year later.

September 14, 2007

Pervious concrete technology a solution to storm water problem

The saying “everything old is new again” once again comes in to play in solving a problem that is putting a strain on the use of land resources in municipalities. The financial and land pressures to handle storm water has municipal planners searching for answers.

September 14, 2007

Montreal infrastructure evaluation company develops method of testing concrete bridges

The bridge catastrophe in Minneapolis scared the wits out of structural engineers because North America is rife with aging concrete superstructures.