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April 17, 2013

Port Mann Bridge builders honoured as demo starts

Two plaques were unveiled at the Port Mann Bridge recently to mark the opening of the new crossing, while the demolition of the old structure gets underway.

April 15, 2013

Ground freezing for utilities set to catch on in B.C.

Ground freezing in utility applications is gaining traction in the U.S. and is set to follow suit in B.C. thanks to environmental regulation limiting ground water disposal and soft soil conditions in city areas.

April 3, 2013

Truck driver dies while delivering a crane in Calgary

A truck driver was killed recently on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary when a semi-truck and a connected push-truck crashed while hauling a construction crane.

March 25, 2013

Site work lays the foundation for construction activity

How well a site has been prepared for construction can make all the difference in longevity and the need to return and fix any little problems that can crop up such as road upgrades.

March 25, 2013

Contractors face challenges at Cape Scott wind farm

A small army of cranes is at Vancouver Island's Cape Scott to install massive turbines for a wind farm.

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

GPS tracking aims to boost construction productivity

When it comes to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking, what springs to mind is the ability to program and plot the travels of a half-ton or gravel truck.

March 4, 2013

Laser scanning gains traction on construction sites

Software used in the construction industry is becoming more sophisticated, with speed and capabilities that couldn't even be imagined as recently as a few years ago.

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).

May 31, 2010

Highway twinning underway near Wandering River, Alberta

Construction underway on the next section of Highway 63 twinning north of Wandering River will increase safety for motorists on one of Alberta’s busiest highways. The project includes 18 kilometres of grading work at a cost of $17.8 milion and is scheduled to be completed by fall 2011.

May 31, 2010

Work continues on Port Mann/Highway 1 Project

An excavator does some work on a slope under an overpass on Highway 1 and Boundary Road in Burnaby.

May 31, 2010

Canadian construction industry slow to embrace hybrids

Even as the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster highlights our reliance on a disappearing commodity, when it comes to the Canadian heavy construction industry, hybrid heavy equipment has yet to make inroads.

May 31, 2010

Development company World SkyCat advocates using airships instead of pipelines

A British company is developing a giant airship to transport natural gas, which could replace pipeline construction in remote northern regions and free up scarce skilled labour for other major projects.

May 31, 2010

European volcanic eruption clouds equipment conference travel

An e-mail arrived last Saturday, informing me that the sun was shining in Munich, and the Bauma showground was packed with people.

May 31, 2010

Discovering where old heavy equipment goes to die

Where do old machines go to die? The answer reads like a bumper sticker slogan: Old Machines Don’t Die – They Just Depart.

May 31, 2010

FPInnovations launches renewable biodiesel study

A $1.7-million field study on the potential use of biodiesel for off-road machinery in highway construction and forest operations is being conducted by FPInnovations, in partnership with Natural Resources, Canada’s National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative.

May 31, 2010

Metro Vancouver proposes heavy equipment emission standards

Metro Vancouver is proposing an air-quality emissions standard by 2012 for non-road, diesel-powered heavy equipment.