Tag Archives: British Columbia

Solar farm construction begins near the Rockies

This week, construction began on Kimberly, British Columbia’s SunMine—Western Canada’s inaugural commercial solar field. The $5.3 million project is being constructed on the former Sullivan Mine site, and will be the first solar assembly connected to the B.C. Hydro grid.

To generate electricity from the sun, a total of 4000 photovoltaic cells will be on 96 solar-tracking stands. The generated energy will give power back to the former industrial site’s power lines that are still in place.

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Specifying modern timber connections

Widely used in conventional frame construction, wood is not new to the Canadian design community. What is ‘new,’ however, are changes to building codes that allow for taller structures to be constructed of wood, along with the introduction and development of new products like cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other massive wood panels manufactured from laminated veneer lumber (LVL) or laminated strand lumber (LSL).

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B.C. construction survey results released

Results from the inaugural 2014 B.C. Construction Industry Survey show the challenges and opportunities for the province’s building industry.

Published by the British Columbia Construction Association and Construction Business Magazine, the survey drew on results from nearly 500 construction owners and employers, contractors, and suppliers.

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Best in B.C. architecture to be honoured

The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC) is celebrating a century of the province’s architecture with its 100 Best Buildings contest.

Nominations are open to all B.C. residents in a search for buildings that create an emotional connection. Entries are expected to cover everything from Vancouver’s Marine Building to rural barns.

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Healthcare lodge honoured with inaugural wood award

Vancouver’s NSDA Architects was presented with the inaugural Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Award earlier this month, as part of the 10th annual Wood WORKS! B.C. Wood Design Awards. The firm was recognized for its innovative use of wood certified to the SFI standard in the new Kordyban Lodge, a Canadian Cancer Society facility located in Prince George, B.C.

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Award-winning Canadian tilt-up

Canadian firms have been using tilt-up concrete for creative applications for many years, helping to push the construction method into new territory. Familiar as a building method for commercial and industrial facilities, tilt-up is increasingly being used in high-end buildings—and this turn of events is taking the material back to its starting point.

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