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July 16, 2008

Preliminary design for Strathcona Dam upgrade proposes underwater seismic isolation

The design calls for the use of a method known as seismic isolation of a structure that is partially underwater, says John Sherstobitoff of Sandwell Engineering Inc.

July 16, 2008

Unimet crews reach out at Levo condominium project

Architect/consultant Lawrence Doyle Young & Wright designed the two-tower Levo project for developer/general contractor Unimet Investments Ltd.

July 14, 2008

Aecon Group wins contract to twin Highway 21 near Edmonton

Aecon Group Inc. has been awarded a contract by Alberta Transportation to twin a 13-kilometre section of Highway 21 near Edmonton.

July 14, 2008

Executive Group shows fine form at The Parc condominium project

Patrick Cotter Architect Inc. designed The Parc building for owner/builder Executive Group of Companies. The 17-storey development will include 66 condominium units and 30 townhouses.

July 14, 2008

Liberty Homes oversees construction activity at The Hub

The Hub at UniverCity was designed by Neale Staniszkis Doll Adams Architects for owner/general contractor Liberty Homes Ltd.

July 9, 2008

Cement industry appeals for carbon tax relief

The new carbon tax in B.C. may be revenue neutral for taxpayers, but representatives of the concrete and cement industries say the tax threatens domestic producers

July 9, 2008

Armtec Infrastructure acquires A.E. Concrete Precast Products

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund has acquired a British Columbia-based company in order to expand their presence in the market for precast concrete in Western Canada.

July 9, 2008

Korky Koroluk: Oil conspiracies don’t hold water

Today’s high fuel prices are being felt everywhere. Airlines are levying fuel surcharges, truckers are raising their rates because of fuel prices, farmers are hurting every time they refuel a tractor or plant a crop.

July 2, 2008

IFD Library Partners work to establish standards for BIM software

In April 2008, four groups collectively called the “IFD Library Partners” — along with buildingSMART Alliance and International Code Council (ICC)— co-sponsored a North American workshop in Washington, D.C. Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) was among the groups participating in the effort to promote standards that will help to bring BIM into wider use

June 30, 2008

Canadian wood industry ready to prove to China that wood construction works

British Columbia and the federal government have teamed up through a construction initiative to help China’s earthquake victims and Canada’s suffering lumber industry.

June 30, 2008

Worker crushed by paving machine at Ottawa job site

A 30-year-old employee of Torus Construction Limited is dead after being crushed at a Ottawa job site.

June 30, 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.

June 25, 2008

Crews ready the rebar at Trout Lake ice rink project

Bird Construction Company (construction manager), Walter Francl Architect Inc. (architect) and Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg (landscape architect) are all involved in the Trout Lake Olympic ice rink project.

June 23, 2008

British Columbia government funds seismic upgrades at six more schools

Chilliwack Central Elementary Community, Douglas Road Elementary and Lake Cowichan Secondary are three of the schools in line for a total of $12.3 million in upgrades.