Earlier this fall, the Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA), Tarion Warranty Corporation, and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) announced a partnership agreement to increase consumer protection for new home-buyers, improve industry standards, and...
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Ryerson University building wins ACI award
(11/24/2017)
The Ryerson University Student Learning Centre (Toronto) has won a 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards from, the American Concrete Institute (ACI). It won in the Decorative Concrete category. The new, eight-storey centre features...
CSC Toronto explores fire protection
(11/21/2017)
On December 5, the Toronto Chapter of CSC is organizing a dinner at Toronto Skating, Curling, and Cricket Club, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Keith Calder and Allie Gilkes (Jensen Hughes) will talk about “Fire...
Growing green roof research in Toronto
(11/16/2017)
Urban flooding is a multibillion-dollar challenge for Canadians. Since the 1970s, approximately half of all natural disasters in the country have been caused by floods.
When looking toward the sky in any major city in Canada and across North America, it is not uncommon to find a copper roof or wall cladding system. The metal has contributed to elaborate...
Ontario students catch TimberFever
(11/06/2017)
Last month, Toronto’s Ryerson University in partnership with the city-based Moses Structural Engineers, announced the winners of TimberFever—an annual competition where students are asked to build a life-size structure out of wood. Sixteen teams...
Construction innovation conference coming to Toronto
(10/24/2017)
Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI) is holding a daylong conference—from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.—on November 3 at Toronto’s Beanfield Center. The theme of this inaugural conference is “Construction on the Precipice of Massive Change.”...
The Wood Solutions Fair, held on November 2 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North), is dedicated to design and construction with wood and wood products. This one-day educational event from 7:30 a.m. to...
Glass claddings for tall buildings
(10/18/2017)
A dramatic increase in the demand for and construction of tall buildings in Toronto has resulted in the city producing the highest per capita number of residential towers in North America.
Building bigger sewers to accommodate growth
(10/16/2017)
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) suburbs of Markham and Pickering represent a growing area. A trunk sewer, approximately 14 km (8 mi) in length, was contracted to accommodate the additional flows. The sewer...
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