The brick veneer/metal stud (BV/MS) backup exterior wall assembly was invented in New England in the 1970s. This type of system was formed to substitute the more expansive concrete masonry unit (CMU) backup wall because it is installed much more quickly. Now, new innovations have improved the assembly further.
Lippage is the vertical displacement between two adjacent flooring tiles. Whether the units are ceramic, glass, or stone, excessive lippage can lead to numerous problems, including damaged tiles as various objects sliding on the floor hit these unsupported edges. It can also cause trip-and-fall incidents, particularly for those who shuffle when they walk and/or use walkers.
The purpose of an accelerated corrosion test is to duplicate the field corrosion performance of a building material in the laboratory. This provides scientists and engineers with a means of quickly developing new products. For many years, the salt spray test has been used extensively for this purpose by researchers in the evaluation of new metallic coatings, paint coatings, types of chemical treatments, and paint pretreatments for use with metallic-coated steel sheet products.
Canada’s warehouses, manufacturing plants, and other large, open industrial facilities face unique environmental control challenges. During the country’s famously frigid winters, inhabitants often shiver at floor-level, while heated air rises into the rafters.
Major infrastructure that affects the lives of tens of thousands on a daily basis must last for its expected life (at the very least)—otherwise, a ripple effect is caused to government budgets, negatively affecting each citizen in some capacity.
Wood industry research firm FPInnovations says it will support the 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC). FPAC has challenged the Canadian forest sector to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by an additional 30 megatonnes per year by 2030.
A suite of e-books, collecting some of the best and most popular Construction Canada articles, is now available free of charge. The anthologies bring together diverse stories on five topics—acoustics, sustainability, concrete, thermal insulation, and wood design—in full-colour pdfs for you to download and enjoy online or off.
Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre (CIC) forecasted the country’s construction to improve over the next five years, reaching $417 billion by 2020. In “Construction in Canada—Key Trends and Opportunities to 2020,” CIC states a drop in construction output value from $381 billion to $375 billion in 2015 was caused by fragile economic conditions, low commodity prices, poor fixed-capital investments, and a high unemployment rate.
With its national conference coming to Halifax next month, CSC has named those receiving the association’s most prestigious accolades: the Life Award and Fellowship.
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