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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.
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 5, 2010
Cement-makers Lafarge, Cemex post weak outlooks
European cement makers recently posted weak or opaque outlooks, adding to investor concern about the patchy recovery in global construction markets.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- For Canada, the longer-term outlook is largely about commodities (September 2, 2010)
- Canada’s construction starts in a transition phase (August 27, 2010)
- U.S. initial jobless claims rise to half a million again (August 19, 2010)
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