JOC ARCHIVES

Archives for October 2008

2008-10-29—Thermoplastic technology may replace plywood on worksites
2008-10-29—SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. announces third-quarter 2008 results
2008-10-29—Kayaker finds body of missing Langley construction worker
2008-10-29—British Columbia construction industry enters new stage in its business cycle
2008-10-29—Heatherbrae builds a pleasant Exchange
2008-10-29—Legend says stone mason’s ghost haunts site of his death
2008-10-29—Aecon Group posts record results for third-quarter 2008
2008-10-29—Additional $300-million investment moves Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kitimat smelter project forward
2008-10-29—British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell unveils economic strategy
2008-10-29—Chinook Pipelines employee pleads not guilty to Federal Fisheries Act charges
2008-10-29—PCL builds Keynote at downtown Calgary address
2008-10-27—Major British Columbia construction projects put on hold
2008-10-27—Collaborative Structures introduces Canada’s first LEED-CS certified building
2008-10-27—Expansion of EnCana’s Wood River refinery gets underway
2008-10-27—British Columbia Institute of Technology unveils BETH, the Building Envelope Test Hut
2008-10-27—Sustainable design moves to Canada’s smaller cities and rural areas
2008-10-27—WorkSafeBC completes investigation into Maple Ridge dump-truck accident
2008-10-22—British Columbia posts decline in non-residential building investment in third-quarter 2008
2008-10-22—NTCCC prepares guide to CCA’s stipulated price subcontract document
2008-10-22—Canadian economy makes strong recovery in July 2008
2008-10-22—Quattro developer determined to rebuild after devastating fire
2008-10-22—Saudi developers aim high with plan for one-kilometre-tall Kingdom Tower
2008-10-22—Cobalt Engineering clients earn 2008 BC Hydro Power Smart Excellence awards
2008-10-22—EarthFirst Canada announces installation of British Columbia’s first commercial wind turbine
2008-10-22—Letter to the Editor: Standards, regulations discourage use of supplementary cementitious materials
2008-10-22—Construction work stops on Holborn Group’s Ritz-Carlton hotel/condo project in downtown Vancouver
2008-10-20—Pedre Contractors undertake Wellington Street watermain work
2008-10-20—Developer halts plans for Vancouver Island’s tallest tower
2008-10-20—UNBC study gauges reaction to beetle wood as concrete aggregate
2008-10-20—Norm Streu and Chris Hirst: Seven types of land excluded under the B.C. Builders Lien Act
2008-10-20—Tory minority government means few changes for construction industry, associations say
2008-10-20—Construction buoys national job statistics in September 2008
2008-10-20—Canadian Standards Association safety standards now available for free online
2008-10-15—University of Waterloo project studies feasibility of recycling asphalt shingles for road construction
2008-10-15—New Squamish residential developments co-exist with nature
2008-10-15—Runaway cable spool fatally injures Edmonton-area worker
2008-10-15—Massive cost overruns plague Vancouver’s Olympic Village
2008-10-15—British Columbia government revives Northwest Transmission Line plan
2008-10-15—Hybrid Air Vehicles introduces SkyCat airships to Canada
2008-10-15—Canada Line Construction
2008-10-15—National building permit values continued their tumble in August 2008
2008-10-13—ATCO Water will design, build and operate water, wastewater infrastructure projects
2008-10-13—BC Hydro meets with VRCA members to present $5.3-billion expansion plan
2008-10-13—Supermétal Structures lands $6-million steel-supply contract for two Saskatchewan projects
2008-10-13—Peter Kiewit Sons Co. wins $392-million contract for six run-of-river hydroelectric projects
2008-10-13—British Columbia government provides bridge workers with emergency funds
2008-10-13—Bombardier Transportation will showcase streetcars at Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
2008-10-13—Reco Decoration Group pays $26,000 in damages after BSA finds illegal software
2008-10-13—Correction
2008-10-08—Provincial government plans to decommission Coquihalla Highway toll booths
2008-10-08—World currency market activity benefits Canada and its construction industry, economist says
2008-10-08—RAIC aims to educate owners and clients about the value architects bring to building projects
2008-10-08—Labour markets, commodity prices will continue to challenge Canadian construction industry, economist says
2008-10-08—Developer begins to pick up the pieces after Quattro condominium fire
2008-10-08—Growth in white-collar sector critical to commercial real estate markets, expert says
2008-10-08—U.S.-style housing crisis possible in Canada, Merrill Lynch Canada report finds
2008-10-08—Winnipeg Centre MP decries use of foreign trades on portions of airport expansion project
2008-10-06—Once again, CanaData conference addressed the big economic questions
2008-10-06—Edmonton ring road project earns Design-Build Award of Excellence
2008-10-06—Communication key at busy Queen’s University in Ontario
2008-10-06—Battle brews over green-rating systems for high-rise residential buildings
2008-10-06—Intertech brings international flavour to Espana high-rise project
2008-10-06—Bantrel Construction employee dies in accident at Petro-Canada refinery
2008-10-06—Treatment of foreign workers should be a wake-up call for Canadian people
2008-10-03—Massive blaze destroys Quattro 2 condo still under construction
2008-10-01—British Columbia announces building code change to allow taller wood-frame structures
2008-10-01—Onni Group moves forward at Carlyle at Victoria Hill project
2008-10-01—Connectivity poised to be ‘next big thing’ in construction software
2008-10-01—Bilfinger Berger says funds for temp labour were paid to broker Baulex Projects
2008-10-01—Australian and Canadian apprenticeship systems face similar challenges
2008-10-01—Federal government should full comply with local bid depository rules, CCA says
2008-10-01—Defence Construction Canada seeks feedback on construction-industry survey
2008-10-01—British Columbia team joins Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction Project