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May 19, 2008
Concrete-pump simulator offers state-of-the-art training for operating engineers
A state-of-the-art concrete-pump simulator has been installed at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) campus in Oakville.
May 19, 2008
BCIT researcher’s patented Heavy Tool Support Arm gets ready to lend a hand
Patented by BCIT’s Applied Research Liaison Office (ARLO), the Heavy Tool Support Arm (HTSA) will be assembled and sold by Gordon Thiessen’s own company, GT Automation Inc.
May 7, 2008
Governments promise more than $3 million in infrastructure upgrades for Kootenay communities
The communities of Warfield, Grand Forks, Greenwood and Rossland will soon see improved roads, water and wastewater systems.
May 5, 2008
RFIDs offer another step toward sustainability
According to a new report from the Renewable Energy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), renewable energy generating capacity has doubled since 2004 and accounts for 2.4 million jobs.
April 28, 2008
Repair work begins on Pitt River bridge
A nine-metre tower of rebar, one of the support pylons for the Pitt River bridge, fell over in the early hours of April 14 when a crane came into contact with a guy wire. Despite this setback the bridge is scheduled for completion in late 2009.
April 21, 2008
Dockside Green strives for LEED Platinum certification
Dockside Green will include three different neighbourhoods, about 1.3 million square feet of mixed use facilities and about 2,500 people in the 15-acre reclaimed brownfield site when it is finished. The development along Victoria’s waterfront is aiming to become North America’s first LEED Platinum-certified community.
March 12, 2008
Viper Concrete suffers millions in damages after cement-truck fire
A flaming Molotov cocktail thrown into a cement pump truck spread to an adjacent building and caused millions of dollars in damage to a construction business in Calgary.
March 5, 2008
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute offers life-cycle assessments for buildings
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute’s role is to help architects, engineers and others to evaluate the environmental impacts of buildings through something called life-cycle assessment (LCA).
February 20, 2008
Cement manufacturers continue quest for “greener” technology
Most cement manufacturers are already using more efficient kilns and additives as fly ash and blast furnace slag to make concrete “greener,” but the quest for more efficient technology continues, too, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.
February 20, 2008
British Columbia government reviews Epcor wind-power project
The construction of a wind energy project in northeastern B.C. by Epcor is one step closer to reality as the government undertakes an environmental assessment.
March 5, 2007
Pre-cast segments help streamline rapid transit project
Pre-casting is helping streamline construction of the Canada rapid transit line between Vancouver and Richmond, and promises a higher standard of workmanship than conventional cast-in-place work.
March 5, 2007
Keeping the noise down - highway traffic noise barriers
South Africa is becoming an increasingly noisy country, due to the rapid densification of urban areas.
March 5, 2007
Environmental friendly cement
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that the source of concrete’s strength and durability lies in its pyramidal structure.
March 5, 2007
Killer weir to be converted
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March 5, 2007
Don't water that ready-mixed batch
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March 5, 2007
In-yard water features popular with homeowners
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March 5, 2007
Conductive concrete test results stable
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March 5, 2007
Concrete gives Kwantlen expansion a green edge
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