Voids might come in the form of visible cracks, a dislodged piece of aggregate, or much smaller spaces on the micro or nano scale. Voids might be produced later in a slab’s life due...
Tag: Concrete
What lurks beneath?
(03/05/2022)
There is often a thought that surface preparation can be casually omitted without consequence, no one knows once concrete is covered by tile.
The Sarjeant Co. Ltd. was granted $400,000 from the Ontario government to build a new ready-mix concrete plant in Parry Sound.
Concrete is a composite material that consists of cement, aggregates, and water. The main culprit for CO2 emission is cement.
Centennial College has begun construction on a mass-timber higher-education building, based on the Indigenous concept of “two-eyed seeing.”
DIALOG officially files for patent of HTFS
(12/14/2021)
The HTFS combines cross-laminated timber panels with steel and concrete to build high-rise towers with a reduced carbon footprint.
Construction Canada's series of sponsored ebooks continues with a deep dive into insulation in extreme conditions.
Inspired by a sundial, the General Academic and Student Building at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ont., by Montgomery Sisam Architects and Architectural Counsel, is designed to revolve around solar orientation.
A new elevated beachside condominium community, Movala, in Kelowna, B.C., will be located in the heart of the city’s Lower Mission neighbourhood.
The Equation office building in Montpellier, France, was designed by Amat et Saint-Val Architectes as a simple geometric figure whose exposed framework becomes the building’s identity as well as its architectural expression.
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