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April 8, 2013
Haitian school rebuild moves forward
Despite setbacks, plans to rebuild Haitian trades school Ecole Lakay are moving forward, the Canadian Construction Association's (CCA) board of directors recently heard.
March 27, 2013
Bullitt Center boasts green tech
Some people are already calling it the world's greenest building, although that may be a bit of a stretch. What is certain is that the Bullitt Center, in Seattle, incorporates an impressive collection of green technologies that will set the building apart from other office buildings in town.
March 20, 2013
Eastern Alberta Transmission Line contractor named
Valard has been selected by ATCO Electric to install transmission infrastructure for the Eastern Alberta Transmission Line (EATL) project.
March 4, 2013
Concrete thermal mass rediscovered
Climate change is causing the use of thermal mass to be rediscovered in building design to reduce carbon emissions resulting from heating and cooling of buildings, said Andrew Vizer, Cement Association of Canada's marketing and technical affairs director based in Vancouver.
March 4, 2013
New student grants
The Province of British Columbia has introduced The Labour Market StudentAid BC Grant, a provincial program that provides up to $2 million in grant funding to be awarded each year to qualified applicants, who demonstrate financial need and are enrolled in training programs that align with identified labour market priorities.
February 25, 2013
Concrete work in colder climates can be challenging
In an area where it's common for temperatures to drop to -42C and lower, pouring and finishing concrete successfully can be challenging.
February 25, 2013
Canada yet to see the light with translucent concrete
Available for almost three years, transparent concrete panels have yet to shed their light within the Canadian construction industry.
February 25, 2013
Cement association president sings the praises of concrete
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is facing a tough battle in B.C. as its whirlwind Canadian campaign, Rediscover Concrete, tries to convince municipalities to use more concrete in buildings and highways.
February 25, 2013
Historic warehouse renovation features innovative use of concrete
A warehouse in Vancouver, B.C.'s Yaletown has been vacant for decades, but it's coming back to life thanks in part to a cast-in-place concrete addition to the original heavy timber structure.
February 25, 2013
Manufacturing concrete from recycled materials earns award
Lock-Block Ltd., a Richmond, B.C. company that manufactures concrete products from recycled materials, recently won a TechGREEN Award from the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C. (ASTTBC).
October 2, 2010
Concrete integral to construction of Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg
Even on the very darkest coldest days last winter, construction crews building the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg continued to pour and install concrete.
October 2, 2010
Edmonton aggregate recycling program reduces capital project costs
For more than three decades Edmonton’s concrete and asphalt aggregate recycling program has been making new roads out of old, providing an in-house resource for infrastructure materials.
October 2, 2010
Cement Association of Canada pushes for harmonized climate change legislation
The patchwork of climate change regulatory initiatives in each of the five provinces, where cement is produced, is the most significant threat to the competitiveness of the nation’s cement industry, says the Cement Association of Canada (CAC).
October 2, 2010
Column: From the Romans to the Jetsons, concrete is versatile
As long ago as the Greek and Roman empires, concrete helped shape the built environment.
October 2, 2010
Laforce Construction replaces sewer line in Legal, Alberta
Laforce Construction workers pour concrete for a sewer line replacement project on Main Street in Legal, Alberta, a small community located 40 minutes north of Edmonton.
October 2, 2010
Get ready for National Precast Day
The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) is co-ordinating National Precast Day events across the country from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8.
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Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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