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December 3, 2008

Di-Tech’s specialized equipment puts company on the cutting edge

When Di-Tech International Inc. was established in Winnipeg 25 years ago, few people had heard of a wire saw — a cutting device that uses aircraft cables studded with diamond beads to slice through concrete and steel.

December 3, 2008

MetroTower III aims to reach new heights for green building

Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. has announced that the third tower at its Burnaby MetroTower Complex will carry the highest commercial green rating possible.

November 5, 2008

Gold Award winners announced at Vancouver Regional Construction Association gala

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) unveiled their Gold Awards of Excellence winners at a recent gala in Vancouver.

October 29, 2008

PCL builds Keynote at downtown Calgary address

Work continues on the Keynote Development project in downtown Calgary, Alta.

October 29, 2008

Thermoplastic technology may replace plywood on worksites

A Quebec-based engineering group has developed a machine to manufacture a plastic sandwich panel that has several possible applications for the construction industry.

October 27, 2008

Collaborative Structures introduces Canada’s first LEED-CS certified building

Paying special attention to the building envelope has paid major dividends for contractor Collaborative Structures Limited and the consultants who designed and built its new Cambridge headquarters.

October 27, 2008

British Columbia Institute of Technology unveils BETH, the Building Envelope Test Hut

Earlier this year, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) unveiled its new research facility, the Building Envelope Test Hut (BETH), the first of its kind in Western Canada.

October 22, 2008

Quattro developer determined to rebuild after devastating fire

Charan Sethi, owner of the Tien Sher Development Group Inc., has called in structural engineers to assess the damage and develop a reconstruction plan for the $625-million Quattro condominium project, which was under construction when it was levelled by a fire earlier this month.

October 22, 2008

Letter to the Editor: Standards, regulations discourage use of supplementary cementitious materials

Although initially lagging behind in the use of fly-ash when comparing with Europe, Canada is now more advanced in allowing up to 50 per cent fly ash, but standards and regulations are still discouraging the proper use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) on an equal footing in general.

October 20, 2008

UNBC study gauges reaction to beetle wood as concrete aggregate

A marketing study is underway to gauge the construction industry’s response to concrete products made with wood killed by the mountain pine beetle.

October 13, 2008

Seven Construction Safety Network member companies receive BCRMCA safety awards

The B.C. Ready Mixed Concrete Association (BCRMCA) handed out their first-ever Safety Awards during their recent annual conference.

October 13, 2008

Inland Aggregates starts up state-of-the-art facility

A Winnipeg aggregate supplier has made a significant investment in a new automated plant that will serve the local construction market and support economic growth.

October 13, 2008

Concrete helps lead the way to green, sustainable construction, Willmer says

Concrete and its major component, cement, have come a long way in the past few years, says Bruce Willmer, vice-president of the B.C. Ready-Mixed Concrete Association and vice-president of Lafarge Canada Inc.’s ready-mix concrete operations in Vancouver.

October 13, 2008

Whitemud Resources opens plant to produce metakaolin concrete additive

It’s not exactly a household name, but metakaolin (pronounced “meta-kay-lin”) could be the next big thing in concrete ingredients.

October 13, 2008

National concrete conference takes place December 3-4, 2008

The Concrete Canada conference is being held on Dec. 3-4, 2008 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.

October 13, 2008

New ENX scale weighs in as Alberta’s largest

Not that anyone’s really been keeping track, but a new scale being built and installed by Ancoma Scales for ENX Inc. may be the largest in Alberta.

October 13, 2008

Two Ontario workers injured on Garden City Skyway bridge

The Garden City Skyway bridge is the site of two Ontario labour ministry investigations stemming from a pair of work accidents six days apart.

October 13, 2008

Prefabricated steel-stud panels cut construction time for Solterra Developments

The use of prefabricated steel-stud panels, complete with insulation and finished exterior concrete, is cutting construction time for Solterra Development’s new 134-unit residential complex Summits View in Squamish.

October 13, 2008

Canadians join massive Angola infrastructure renewal project

Canadian participation in the construction of up to US$1 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Angola is being facilitated by the signing of a new agreement by Export Development Canada (EDC).

October 13, 2008

Next Hibernia oil platform will employ concrete gravity base structure (CFBS) technology

The details of the recent $20-billion offshore oil deal signed between Newfoundland and Labrador and an oil consortium including ExxonMobil, Chevron Resources, Petro-Canada and Norsk Hydro have been widely disseminated.

October 13, 2008

RMCAO launches first North American ‘Eco Certified Concrete Facility’ program

The Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario has launched North America’s first Eco Certified Concrete Facility program.

October 13, 2008

Pontoon controversy hinders bridge decommissioning

Twelve concrete pontoons that floated the old Okanagan Lake Bridge for the past 50 years have been propping up a public debate on how to best dispose of their tons of concrete and rebar.

October 13, 2008

Special Delivery

A worker cleans out the chute of a cement truck delivering it’s load for a new development on Rosser Avenue and Buchanan Street in Burnaby, B.C.

October 13, 2008

Concrete soil solidification and stabilization technology helps reclaim industrial sites

In soil solidification and stabilization, the contaminated soil is either removed and mixed with cement or the cement is directly mixed in the soil in-situ, depending on the site and the conditions.

October 13, 2008

Solar asphalt energy technology heats up

We’ve all seen bad old movies in which an obscure scientist, labouring by himself to develop an idea, suddenly sees it unfold before him with astonishing clarity.