High-latitude Challenges: Designing for daylight

March 7, 2018 Katie Daniel

Daylight and view consistently rank high on a list of desirable attributes in homes, schools, and workplaces. Delivering them, however, can be challenging, as there are often competing interests.

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Resolve fire-resistance rating questions before they arise

March 6, 2018 Katie Daniel

In this author’s role as a technical solutions manager with a gypsum wallboard manufacturer, a lot of questions are received about fire-resistance-rated wall partitions and floor-ceilings. Inquiries usually begin with “Can I do this?” or “Do we have to do that?”

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How to avoid common channel glass pitfalls

March 5, 2018 Katie Daniel

Channel glass first made waves in the design community for its ability to capture and transfer large amounts of diffuse daylight deep into interior spaces without glare or excessive shadows.

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Good acoustic design is half the battle in multifamily dwellings

March 2, 2018 Katie Daniel

For a generation of Canadians, a detached house on a private lot was the standard first home. Today, with property at a premium, sprawling suburban lawns and quiet family homes are being traded for condominium towers by first-time home-buying millennials and downsizing baby boomers.

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Maximizing the benefits of steel framing

March 1, 2018 Katie Daniel

Cold-formed steel framing has been a viable construction material for more than a century, but some professionals may not fully understand all the benefits of its use. One of the major advantages is maximizing the timeline of a building project and saving money—even during a harsh Canadian winter.

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Achieving continuous advantages with EIFS insulation

February 28, 2018 Katie Daniel

Continuous insulation (ci) has been a part of some Canadian code requirements since 2011, but the concept can still be confusing for design and construction professionals.

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Mid-rise wood-frame construction gets innovative

January 15, 2018 Katie Daniel

In the nine years since the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) was revised to permit six-storey residential wood construction, architects, engineers, municipal authorities, and local fire departments have become familiar with the basic parameters of this new building type.

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Precast concrete solutions for risk management

January 12, 2018 Katie Daniel

Climate projections by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) show past and current practices will influence the climate for decades to come. Such projections are usually statements about the likelihood something will happen several decades in the future if certain influential conditions develop in contrast to a prediction.

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Designing Modified Bitumen: Effective roofing assemblies for cold climate

January 11, 2018 Katie Daniel

For the past 50 years, the commercial roofing industry in North America has developed and adapted many roofing system options for low-slope buildings. Modified bitumen (mod-bit) membrane assemblies are well-suited to the Canadian climate, making the system a significant player in the commercial roofing marketplace.

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