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May 13, 2008

May 12, 2008

Construction team ready to raise cranes on Toronto site of Trump International Hotel & Tower

Construction is well under way on Toronto’s $500-million Trump International Hotel & Tower, located at 325 Bay Street, in the heart of the city’s financial and business district.

May 12, 2008

Shane B. oversees work on St. Gabriel Village’s dome roof

Owner/developer/general contractor/project/construction manager Shane B. Inc. began work on the St. Gabriel Village condominium and townhouse project in August 2006. Completion is scheduled for December 2008.

May 12, 2008

Concrete-pump simulator offers state-of-the-art training for operating engineers

A state-of-the-art concrete-pump simulator has been installed at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) campus in Oakville.

May 9, 2008

Aecon Atlantic’s crews expand Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Construction manager Aecon Atlantic Group began the two-storey Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre project in August 2007. Completion is scheduled for March 2009.

May 9, 2008

Today’s cutting-edge construction technology will become tomorrow’s essential technology

The design of a cutting-edge RFID system that combines elements from Architectural Desktop and Navisworks from Autodesk, among others, comes from another RFID-based management system Skanska USA Building Inc. developed for one of its projects in Finland. While the technology is a custom solution for a large construction company right now, it could very well become commonplace in the future.

May 8, 2008

Bahrain’s construction industry faces crisis

Prices of all building materials — including sand, cement, aggregates and steel — have gone up in Bahrain and there is an acute shortage in supply, said Samir Nass, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry contractors’ committee chairman.

May 8, 2008

H & R Construction Management nears completion of Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre project

H & R Construction Management nears completion of Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario.

May 8, 2008

Toddglen Construction builds more Joy at condominium project

Designed by Atkins Architects Inc., the Joy condo building will feature a fitness room, pool, library and two-levels of underground parking.

May 8, 2008

New York City targets “high-risk” construction sites

Following the resignation of New York City’s embattled buildings commissioner, the Michael Bloomberg administration has announced a US$4 million plan to hire specialized engineers to inspect “high-risk” construction sites citywide and develop new procedures to make the work safer.

May 7, 2008

Crew pours superflat floor at McKay-Cocker’s Tepperman project

McKay-Cocker Construction Ltd. began the single-storey, design-build Tepperman project in July 2007. Completion is scheduled for June 2008.

May 7, 2008

Alberta government gives British Columbia trade bill second reading

The Alberta government led by Premier Ed Stelmach introduced Bill 1 on April 15. The legislation, which has gone through second reading, aims to provide the foundation for the full implementation of the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA).

May 6, 2008

Toddglen Chateau approaches completion of Mount Pleasant project

General contractor Toddglen Chateau Limited began the eight-storey, 97-unit Chateau Royal condominium project in January 2006.

May 6, 2008

H & R Construction makes its way to the top at Royal York Grand condominiums

H & R Construction Management is general contractor on the 15-storey, 216-unit Royal York Grand condominium project. Occupancy is scheduled to begin in March 2009.

May 5, 2008

Daniels Corp. keeps crew busy building the Arc

Daniels Corporation is owner/developer of the 15-storey, 447-unit Arc development. Designed by Kirkor Architects and Planners, the project includes two levels of underground parking and ground-floor retail.

May 5, 2008

Carbon Sense Solutions trumpets ability to capture carbon during curing

The concrete industry has been actively looking for ways to reduce its carbon footprint. A Canadian company says that new technology available to concrete manufacturers can not only make some concrete operations carbon-neutral, but actually make them carbon-negative.

May 2, 2008

Vanbots Construction pushes ahead at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre site

Work continues on the M-Wing Shell/P&G Fit-Up at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

May 2, 2008

Residents still remember ‘lost’ towns

At 12:01 a.m. on April 28, 1938, four valley towns in western Massachusetts ceased to exist — their main streets and family farms soon to become the silty bottom of the massive Quabbin reservoir.

May 2, 2008

Ferry good construction progress at Departure Bay terminal

Clive Grout Architecture Ltd. is the architect on the new Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo, B.C.

May 1, 2008

Greenpark makes concrete progress at Rosewood condominium project

Greenpark is the construction manager on the two-tower Rosewood project, which was designed by Burka Varacalli Architects Inc.

May 1, 2008

Romeo makes way for Juliet

Built on the site of former landmark Romeo’s Pizza, the Juliet building’s 14-storey, cast-in-place concrete structure will offer space for 95 suites and ground-level retail.

May 1, 2008

Tridel’s Meridian Residences Phase 2 project nears completion

Tridel Corp. and Hullmark Developments have completion of the 26-storey, 406-unit Meridian Residences Phase 2 project scheduled for spring 2008. The development includes a three-level podium and ten townhomes.

May 1, 2008

Ministry of Labour investigates death of Kingdom Construction worker at Halton Region job site

On April 22, Steven Lundy, 23, of Brantford, died after a fall at a Halton Region sewage pumping station under construction.

April 30, 2008

Ontario Realty Corp. adopts Ontario Association of Architects document

The Ontario Realty Corporation will base its new consultant contract on an industry standard form, the Ontario Association of Architects’ document 600.

April 30, 2008

Steel bunker will encase leaking Chernobyl reactor

Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, work is underway on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power plant.

April 30, 2008

Tridel oversees group of “grand” workers in North York

Construction is moving along on the Grand Triomphe II condominium project in North York, Ont. Owner Tridel Corporation along with construction manager Deltera Inc. have completion of the 30-storey, 308-unit project scheduled for early 2009.

April 30, 2008

PCL builds history into Archives of Ontario project

Glass work progresses at the new Archives of Ontario building located at York University in Toronto. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. began the design/build project in May 2007 and completion has been scheduled for March 2009.

April 30, 2008

Judge orders Prebilt Structures to pay $50,000 in fines

Prebilt Structures Ltd. had pleaded guilty to violating safety rules in connection with the death last year of Claud Adolphus Scully. Scully died as a result of injuries suffered in a fall on a construction site at the University of Prince Edward Island.

April 29, 2008

Remington Group’s Downtown Markham neighbourhood keeps rising

Construction continues at phase one of the Downtown Markham residential/retail development in Markham, Ontario. Owner/general contractor Remington Group Hi Rise Division began the work in May 2007.

April 29, 2008

Growth through acquisition gets mixed reviews from construction-industry panel

While acquisitions may be in vogue in some circles as a springboard for corporate growth, this strategy got mixed reviews at a recent construction symposium. The panel included Geoff Smith, president and chief executive officer of EllisDon; Paul Cocker, chairman and CEO of McKay-Cocker Construction Ltd.; and Mike Moore, president of Mike Moore & Sons Construction Ltd.

April 28, 2008

Grand Valley Construction Association announces winners of 2008 Building Excellence Awards

Redevelopment of the Hespeler Library, one of the few remaining Carnegie libraries in Canada, netted Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc. a top award in the Grand Valley Construction Association’s 2008 Building Excellence Awards.

April 28, 2008

Rebar fall won’t delay Pitt River bridge job

Workers building the new Pitt River Bridge are assessing the damage and developing a plan for repairing the structure after a rebar column toppled.

April 25, 2008

Plan to bolster construction skills in Canada takes its cue from industry association

A federal human resource committee’s recommendations to improve employability in Canada have a foundation in ones the Canadian Construction Association previously has lobbied for.

April 25, 2008

Mexico's Cemex profit rises

First-quarter profits for Cemex SAB de CV, one of the largest cement producers in the world, rose 18 per cent to US$470 million, the company reported.

April 25, 2008

Engineering firm calls for shoring up bolts on Boston’s Big Dig

The engineering firm about to complete the Big Dig’s stem-to-stern safety review says that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority should implement a few more repairs to ensure all the tunnels are safe to the traveling public.

April 25, 2008

Seattle project team copes with settling of Viaduct

Work to reinforce part of Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct may have contributed to the latest settling of the structure, but officials think that once the project is done, the settling will stop, according to a recent newspaper report.

April 25, 2008

Art Gallery of Ontario Glass

Glass work continues at the expansion of The Art Gallery of Ontario on Dundas Street West in Toronto. Project manager EllisDon Corp. began the three-storey project in April 2005 and completion is expected late 2008.

April 24, 2008

Davies-Smith Development’s Rowe rises

Davies-Smith Development Partnership began the 12-storey, 131-unit project in July 2007; completion is scheduled for February 2009.

April 24, 2008

Contractors work in dead of night to complete make-over of Museum subway station

Re-cladding the track walls of the Toronto Transit Commission’s redesigned Museum subway station required tradesmen to work the graveyard shift. Jeviso Construction Corp. was the general contractor on the project.

April 23, 2008

Vanbots dominates field at McMaster University’s Joyce stadium

Vanbots Construction Corp. plans to complete the $25-million Ronald V. Joyce Stadium in time for McMaster University’s opening football game, to be held May 10, 2008.

April 23, 2008

Times Group keeps moving at Majestic

Developer Times Group Corporation has completion of the two-tower Majestic Court condominium project scheduled for May 2009.

April 23, 2008

Firms put World Trade Center facade through its paces prior to construction

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building 1 World Trade Center, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which designed it, said both mock-ups performed well. The curtain wall is being made by Benson Industries of Portland, Ore. The engineering firm Weidlinger Associates is the consultant in blast-resistant design.

April 23, 2008

Hamilton construction association reaches half-way mark in fundraising drive

The Hamilton & District Heavy Construction Association has passed the midway mark in its drive to raise $1 million to help fund establishment of a chair in heavy construction at McMaster University.

April 23, 2008

Poor communication can take its toll on construction companies, consultant warns

Despite technological advances, effective communication still ranks as one of the top challenges facing the construction industry today, says Florida-based consultant Kevin Dougherty.

April 22, 2008

Bondfield’s practice makes perfect at Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts

Bondfield Construction Ltd. is building the two-storey Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts facility.

April 22, 2008

Palazzo resort in Las Vegas claims title of world’s largest LEED building

With its recent certification by the US Green Building Council, the Palazzo resort in Las Vegas is the largest “green” building in the world — by a long shot, according to a recent report in online real estate site GlobeSt.com.

April 22, 2008

PCL Constructors keep order at Durham courthouse construction project

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. began the five-storey Durham Consolidated Courthouse project in May 2007. Completion of the design-build project is expected late in 2009.

April 21, 2008

Gliding over Twenty Gothic

Monarch Construction is owner/general contractor of the eight-storey, 175-unit Twenty Gothic in High Park project.

April 21, 2008

Bird takes flight at McMaster University’s Engineering Building

With the structure in place and the topping-off ceremony over, construction manager Bird Construction Co. is now overseeing the interior and exterior work at McMaster University’s $35-million Engineering Building.

April 21, 2008

Kingston’s Ravensview wastewater project keeps to construction schedule

Kingston’s $115-million Ravensview water treatment plant upgrade is well over half done as project managers anticipate looking forward to meeting their original September 2009 completion date.

April 18, 2008

Tridel shows off its form at Renaissance of Richmond Hill

Owner/developer Tridel Corp. and Deltera Inc. began the seven-storey, 104-unit Renaissance of Richmond Hill project in August 2007. Completion is scheduled for summer 2009.

April 18, 2008

Grounds crew puts finishing touches on Empire’s Continental Phase 1

E.I. Richmond Architects Ltd. designed the 21-storey, 511-unit Continental tower for owner/general contractor Empire Communities.

April 18, 2008

Bird Construction helps celebrate “topping off” of McMaster engineering building

Representatives from Bird Construction, McMaster’s Facility Services, Vermeulen/Hind Architects, the Faculty of Engineering and University officials were joined by construction and trades people as they marked the structural completion of McMaster University’s new engineering building.

April 18, 2008

RFIDs offer another step toward sustainability

According to a new report from the Renewable Energy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), renewable energy generating capacity has doubled since 2004 and accounts for 2.4 million jobs.

April 18, 2008

California fire victims plan to rebuild for the second time, but this time they’re going underground

It will take more than two destroyed homes to get Skip and Linda Miller off the mountaintop property where they’ve lived for 30 years.

April 18, 2008

Kingston’s construction industry looks forward to another busy year

The construction sector in Kingston, Ontario can expect another busy year in 2008. The military, local hospitals, the city and the private sector are all planning major projects this year, industry representatives heard this week.

April 17, 2008

Pouring on the Accolade

General contractor Residences at The Accolade Inc. began the 34-storey, 327-unit project in August 2007. Completion has been scheduled for June 2009.

April 17, 2008

Modular design speeds London Aviation Centre hangar project

Scott DesignBuild Ltd is building the new London Aviation Centre at YVR South Terminal for London Air Services. The hangar’s unique modular steel system comes from Garco Building Systems in Spokane, Washington.

April 17, 2008

Ontario Realty Corporation takes CCDC 2 one step further

Working in consultation with an industry liaison committee, the Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) is making changes to the way it does business with the design and construction sector.

April 17, 2008

Concrete support column topples at Pitt River Bridge project

A concrete support column for the Vancouver-area Pitt River Bridge toppled over in the early morning hours of April 14.

April 16, 2008

Bid selectively, consultant tells Canadian Mechanical Contracting conference delegates

Kevin Dougherty, vice-president of Kevlar Consulting of Sarasota, Fla., told a recent Toronto conference sponsored by the Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation that, in some cases, it makes sense to just not submit a bid.

April 16, 2008

EllisDon builds Ontario’s first ‘lifestyle centre’ at the Shops at Don Mills

General contractor EllisDon Corp. began work on the Shops at Don Mills in September 2006. Completion is scheduled for October 2008.

April 16, 2008

Kiewit builds iron constitution into Pitt River Bridge

Ironworkers tie-in rebar on one of the concrete support columns that will help carry the load of the new eight-lane Pitt River Bridge just outside Vancouver.

April 16, 2008

Beijing plans to stop construction during Olympic Games

Beijing will implement a series of temporary measures to stop construction and close heavy industries, all aimed at cleaning the city’s notoriously polluted air when the Olympics begin in four months. All digging and pouring of concrete on construction sites will be suspended from July 20-Sept. 20, the city’s Environmental Protection Bureau said.

April 16, 2008

Jack Layton adds voice to protest over Leslieville shopping-centre plan

The province of Ontario should step in and quash a proposed “big box” complex that residents of a central Toronto neighbourhood fear will alter the fabric of their community, NDP leader Jack Layton said Sunday.

April 15, 2008

H & R Construction Management makes progress at private Junior Academy

H & R Construction Management is overseeing the construction of the two-storey Junior Academy building. The facility will feature a 20,000-square-foot, full-size gymnasium below grade. Designed by Superkul Inc. Architect for owner Dibri Inc., the building is scheduled to be completed in July 2008.

April 15, 2008