Concrete

August 11, 2010

Aecon continues construction on new engineering building at University of Waterloo

Work has reached the top floor on the University of Waterloo’s Engineering 6 Building in Waterloo, Ont. Aecon Buildings is constructing the five-storey, 115,000 square-foot concrete structure on an existing campus parking lot.

August 11, 2010

Inefficient Chinese steel, cement mills to be closed

China’s government has ordered 2,087 steel and cement mills and other factories with poor energy efficiency to close as it struggles to cut waste and improve the country’s battered environment.

July 29, 2010

Bravo Cement Contracting fined after worker killed

Bravo Cement Contracting Inc., a Windsor-based cement pouring and installation company has been fined $90,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.

July 27, 2010

Construction continues on a.b.m. Canada plastic injection mould plant in Milton, Ontario

Work is wrapping on the new a.b.m. Canada Inc. plastic injection mould plant in Milton, Ont. Cooper Construction Ltd. began the single-storey, 200,000-square-foot building in December 2009 and will be finished July 2010.

July 21, 2010

Lafarge gets Nova Scotia government funding to cut cement carbon levels

The government of Nova Scotia has announced $2 million in funding to help some local industries switch to cleaner technologies.

July 15, 2010

Construction continues on Lorne Park water treatment plant in Mississauga, Ontario

Work is taking shape on the expansion to the Lorne Park water treatment plant on Lakeshore Rd. W. in Mississauga, Ont. General contractor Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. began the $75-millon project – which will expand the Region of Peel’s water supply by 30 per cent – in August 2008. Completion is slated for February 2011.

July 6, 2010

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund secures Calgary contracts

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund has been awarded two contracts worth $19.8 million for projects in Calgary.

June 16, 2010

Student engineering teams take part in National Concrete Canoe Competition

Where is the one place you can find Billy the Kid, the Flying Dutchman and Orion in June? The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 23rd annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, of course.

June 15, 2010

McKay-Cocker Construction goes for LEED Gold in London, Ontario

McKay-Cocker Construction Ltd. is putting its experience in green building to good use on a LEED Gold community recreation centre, YMCA and public library project in London, Ontario.

June 9, 2010

British Columbia’s first Mormon temple built to exacting standards

Taking three years to complete, the first temple in B.C. for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was constructed to such high standards that in some cases builders’ specifications didn’t exist.

March 12, 2010

Centre for Energy Innovation in Windsor, Ontario built using Termobuild HVAC system

Low-tech precast concrete hollow core slabs will converge with leading edge sustainable technologies at a high-tech research and innovation centre now being built at the University of Windsor.

March 12, 2010

Accelerated schedules a challenge for vinyl flooring

Vinyl adhesive manufacturers switched from products containing volatile organic compounds to water-based products in the 1990s. The change was good for installers and the environment, but not so good for some installations involving concrete floors.

March 12, 2010

Historic Kingston Dry Dock restored, enhanced

Ann Blake has watched a piece of history crumble a little more each day she has walked into work.

March 12, 2010

Canadian Standards Association parking garage standard gets tougher

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) published a significant revision to its S-413 Parking Structures Standard in 2007, but some details of the new standard are taking time to filter into practice, says Paul Jeffs, President of PJ Materials Consultants Ltd. of Guelph, Ont.

March 12, 2010

Good materials, shoddy workmanship produces poorly performing floor

New product developments and technical advances in technology aside, the traditional emphasis on communication remains paramount to produce high-quality concrete floors, says an industry expert.