The Toronto Centre for the Arts (TCA) was originally built to offer a mix of smaller theatres, a recital hall, and one main stage for various performing arts presentations.
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More cities are starting to explore bylaws to help protect neighbouring sites when a construction project gets underway. The concern is always the impact of the project on its surroundings—by having bylaws related to vibration, municipalities can protect themselves from risk, placing the responsibility on builders and their clients.
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Flood, fire, blizzards, and ice storms are among the major natural disasters having an impact on the built environment in Canada. Among the least-discussed, and most misunderstood, are seismic events. Yes, there are regular earthquakes in this country, and, yes, they can be significant enough to have negative effects on buildings and occupants.
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Ground-borne vibration can be produced by various common construction activities, including caisson drilling, piledriving, and soil compaction. In extreme cases, such vibration produced at a construction site has the potential to damage buildings or structures outside the limits of the site; at the very least, it creates an annoyance or nuisance in nearby buildings. A clear understanding of the potential hazard is important.
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