Adoption of the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS) has resulted in big changes in the fenestration industry. However, does this signal changes for exterior wall materials, as well? Extruded aluminum—aluminum alloy which has been...
Tag: aluminum
The kitimat modernization project
(12/02/2014)
In 2009, Montréal-based international corporation Rio Tinto Alcan began the process of modernizing its aluminium smelter located in Kitimat, B.C. To provide space for the new smelter, several existing facilities were dismantled and the...
The Project Management Institute (PMI) announced AP60 Phase I, an aluminum smelter in Jonquière, Que., as its Project of the Year. The Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA)/SNC–Lavalin/Hatch joint venture beat out contenders from around the...
Architectural aluminum goes green
(10/01/2011)
The green building movement offers unprecedented opportunity to respond to challenges like global climate change, dependence on non-sustainable and expensive sources of energy, and threats to human health. The work of innovative building professionals...
Sign up for our weekly newsletter
Construction Canada weekly newsletters give the latest AEC industry news for those who build, design, engineer, specify, renovate or operate in the built environment.
Popular Articles
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
Read the Latest Issue
May 2025