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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.
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