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As this year winds down, Construction Canada is revealing what were the website’s most popular features and articles from 2018. Reread a favourite or check out a piece you missed the first time around.
Features
- “The air/vapour barrier must die” by Juste Fanou (July 11)
- “How to evaluate and manage post-tensioned concrete” by Christopher Fulton, P.Eng. (April 26)
- “Quantifying the benefits of ICFs” by Murray Snider (April 23)
- “Ontario’s new construction act: Summary and timelines of major changes” by Catherine E. Willson (May 29)
- “Basics of tilt-up construction” by Nicole Laidler (April 18)
- “Using reflective foil as a vapour barrier” by Sorin Pasca, M.Sc. (January 8)
- “The new Royal Alberta Museum: Building on a legacy” by Shantel Susan (April 4)
- “Top 5 issues exacerbating construction disputes” by Steven T. F. Karst (March 9)
- “Fire and sound control solutions for tall wood buildings” by Robert (Bob) Marshall, P. Eng., BDS, LEED AP, and Robert Hartogsveld (July 10)
- “Mid-rise wood-frame construction gets innovative” by Jim Taggart, FRAIC (January 15)
News
- “Who’s who of Holt Renfrew’s $400-million renovation” (July 4)
- “Calgary library most anticipated Canadian building of 2018” (January 9)
- “Tallest hybrid timber tower receives green light” (January 15)
- “Edmonton celebrates first LEED Silver NHL arena in Canada” (January 2)
- “Architects shortlisted for Ottawa’s new central library” (April 27)
- “Three Canadian cities commit to net-zero buildings” (August 24)
- “Design concepts unveiled for tall wood building in Toronto” (March 26)
- “University of Toronto to build tall wood tower” (May 14)
- “Vancouver fire hall first to be built to Passive House standards” (February 28)
- “Bjarke Ingels famed Serpentine Pavilion comes to Toronto” (September 18)
Did you have a particular favourite article this year in the magazine or the website? Share in the comments below! (And all the best for 2019!)
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