Fibre-embedded concrete sprays can reinforce new and existing structures,...
A Canadian university professor has taken the concept of spraying fibres onto concrete to the next level to strengthen new structures and retrofit existing ones such as bridges.
View ArticlePHOTO: Window Work
Window installation is progressing up The Bond condominiums on Adelaide Street West in Toronto.
View ArticleLiberal’s infrastructure approach welcomed by industry
When it comes to the federal Liberal government’s maiden budget, Canadian Construction Association president Michael Atkinson says it’s hard to poke holes in a document that commits more than $120...
View ArticleNova Scotia fire crew battles fire in massive mountain of construction debris
KENTVILLE, N.S.—The fire chief of a small Nova Scotia town says crews who have been battling a blaze inside a massive pile of construction debris for five days have been overwhelmed by the support from...
View ArticleBrazilian authorities claim Odebrecht had bribes department
RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilians authorities carried out a wave of searches and detentions linked to the Odebrecht construction company on March 22, accusing it of having a department that oversaw payment of...
View ArticleManitoba NDP promise more school funding
WINNIPEG—Manitoba New Democrats are promising more money for schools if the party wins next month’s election.
View ArticleSteel Technologies to expand Woodstock facility
WOODSTOCK, ONT.—With help from the province, Steel Technologies is looking to expand its current facilities, adding 64,000 square feet to its existing 80,000-square-foot facility in Woodstock, Ont.
View ArticleEtobicoke Hospital contract goes to Walsh
TORONTO—Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and William Osler Health System have announced the selection of Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership to undertake the redevelopment of Etobicoke General Hospital in...
View ArticleU.S. Housing Starts Forecasts and Long-term Graphs
CMD’s latest U.S. housing starts forecasts appear in Table 1 of this Economy at a Glance and the patterns for ‘total’, ‘single-family’ and ‘multi-family’ are readily apparent from the three...
View ArticleRetail Sales Story in U.S. and Canada is a Twisty Narrative
Obtaining a proper read on retail sales in the U.S. and Canada these days has been made harder by the sharp drop in gasoline prices, -20.7% year over year south of the border and -13.1% on the north side.
View ArticleApplying the High-tech Wizardry of Sparklines to Economic Data
Yes, I’m an economist first, but in my secondary role as ‘tech whiz’ – my wife and kids would guffaw at that assertion – I’ve come across an exciting feature of standard Excel spreadsheets that I feel...
View ArticleMake wait short for second phase of infrastructure spend: ACEC
Canada’s national engineering associations welcome the federal government’s two-phased commitment to infrastructure spending over the next decade but one of them, the Association of Consulting...
View ArticleSteel box girder core to Bishop’s Falls, N.L. bridge
The design choice of a double steel box girder structure for the $13.8 million Sir Robert Bond Bridge over the Exploits River near Bishop's Falls, N.L. is "a bit unusual" by the province's Department...
View ArticlePlenty to like in 2016 federal budget, say a variety of stakeholders
OTTAWA—Funding to overhaul First Nations communities, updates to building codes and upgrading public transit regionally was praised by various stakeholder groups following the unveiling of the federal...
View ArticleMulti-bedroom housing units needed in GTHA: RESCON
TORONTO—More three- and four-bedroom condominium apartments and townhomes are needed to meet the housing needs of millennials in the GTHA’s housing spectrum, says the Residential Construction Council...
View Article$2 million in OCIF funds for Prescott
BROCKVILLE, ONT.—The Town of Prescott and the City of Brockville will be receiving a combined funding of up to $2.7 million under the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) the provincial...
View ArticleRoad overpass under construction collapses, killing 21
KOLKATA, INDIA—A long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed March 31 in a crowded Kolkata neighbourhood, with tons of concrete and steel slamming into midday traffic, leaving at least...
View ArticleLightweight concrete hits the wall in search of acceptance
Cellular Lightweight Concrete has been long used for slabs and road construction, but getting the industry to look at it as a building block for structural walls has been a challenge.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Where to put carbon after it’s caught?
Scarcely a week passes without an announcement of a new project to take carbon out of the atmosphere and sequester it, somewhere.
View ArticlePHOTO: King Blue Steel
Structural steel work progresses on the King Blue condos and mixed-use project by developer Greenland Group in Toronto.
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