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May 27, 2013

Concrete airplane in South Dakota takes flight

An 18-pound concrete airplane recently made aeronautical history by being the second known concrete plane to fly and the only one to stay intact upon landing.

May 2, 2013

Remediating Windsor brownfield a learning experience

Andre Abouasli knew a few things about construction before he purchased a long vacant property at a major south Windsor intersection.

April 30, 2013

Construction continues on York Harbour Club Condos in Toronto

Concrete trucks are lined up at the York Harbour Club Condominiums on Bastion Street in Toronto, Ont.

April 29, 2013

New website engages public on benefits of concrete

A new web portal has been launched to engage stakeholders and the public in discussing concrete’s sustainability and provide information on the topic.

April 17, 2013

Ontario wind power projects help drive concrete demand

Ontario’s concrete industry has been enjoying the benefits of the province’s efforts to construct more wind energy and turbines.

April 5, 2013

NRC continues search for the Holy Grail of bridge design

In terms of civil engineering, it verges on the quest for the Holy Grail.

April 4, 2013

Exploring concrete manufacturing’s carbon footprint

Marrying the waste of one process into the production cycle of another related product could be another big step in reducing the carbon footprint of concrete manufacturing.

April 2, 2013

Haitian school rebuild moves forward

Despite setbacks, plans to rebuild Haitian trades school École Lakay are moving forward, the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) board of directors recently heard.

March 25, 2013

OCOT proposes some ratio reductions

The Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) review panels have recommended a reduction in the journeyperson to apprentice ratios for the roofer trade, the terrazzo, tile and marble setter trade, brick and stone masons, and restoration masons.

March 22, 2013

SiteCast brings tilt-up construction global

Tilt-up concrete construction requires four major components—expertise, concrete, a lifting device and a little labour. For Shawn Hickey, president of Ottawa’s SiteCast Construction, that makes it the perfect construction method for overseas countries that haven’t yet experienced its efficiencies.

March 12, 2010

Dome, sweet dome: going back to the future

The Great Lakes Dome Company has more than a dozen construction projects under its belt, most of them residential. The technology used to build the domes allows for the construction of buildings up to 1,000 feet in diameter.

March 12, 2010

Boring machine ‘Big Becky’ nears completion on Niagara Tunnel project

Excavation of the tunnel by Big Becky, a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) with a 14.44-metre-diameter drill profile, has been underway since 2006 and is scheduled for completion at an Ontario Power Generation facility near Niagara Falls this April.

March 12, 2010

Century limestone landmark at St. Michael Catholic School in Belleville being restored

The Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is going the extra mile to restore its early 20th century limestone school, a landmark on the main street of Belleville.

March 12, 2010

Graduate took a shine to polishing concrete

For Lucas Rolland of Grimsby, Ont.-based Contemporary Concrete Solutions, each concrete polishing job is a business card for the company’s next project.

March 12, 2010

Institute for Research in Construction tests new concrete mix

A new high-performance concrete mix developed by researchers at the Institute for Research in Construction holds out the possibility of extending the life of bridge decks by as much as 20 years over decks fabricated from ordinary high-strength concretes.

March 12, 2010

War Memorial arch in Woodstock, Ontario is restored

Mississauga-based Roof Tile Management spent over three months restoring and rebuilding a First World War memorial in Woodstock, Ontario about five metres away from its original location. Pow Petermann Consulting Engineers was the consultant and the city received a grant from the Department of National Defence.

March 12, 2010

A ballet of tight timing and logistics on Hospital for Sick Children Research Tower in Toronto

The concrete component of the new $419 million Hospital for Sick Children’s Research Tower in downtown Toronto is a tightly choreographed team effort. Construction by EllisDon Corp. is scheduled for completion in 2013.

March 12, 2010

Artist transforms his land into a gallery of concrete sculptures

About 50 kilometes north of Huntsville, Ont., Peter Camani is perfecting his castle — a real-life concrete structure the artist and sculptor has been working on for almost three decades.

March 12, 2010

Workers reinstall original bricks from 1925 car dealership on the face of a new Toronto condo

Cameras are a masonry heritage contractor’s best friend when dismantling, cataloguing and storing historic building faades and architectural details.

March 12, 2010

Going green makes green sense for Ready Mixers as demand grows

Taking green-friendly design seriously is smart business for member plants of the Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario (RMCAO) these days.