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August 11, 2008

Korky Koroluk: Prospects for concentrated solar power burn bright

Advocates are calling a new concept called “concentrating solar power” — the use of mirrors to increase the amount of power sunlight generates — the most important form of carbon-free power in the 21st Century, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.

August 11, 2008

Chandos Construction goes for gold at Jasper Avenue project

Chandos Construction Ltd. aims to earn LEED Gold for the $70-million redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Professional Building.

August 11, 2008

Ceremony marks construction start on Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital

Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital is a public-private-partnership between the Vancouver Island Health Authority and ISL Health.

August 6, 2008

Ledcor Construction reaches skyward at Centro Towers project

Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes designed the building for owner Rize Alliance Properties Ltd. The project includes a parkade with green roof, exercise facilities, garden space, play area and space for outdoor dining.

August 6, 2008

Quebec mandates quality-based selection for provincial

In a groundbreaking move, Quebec has introduced a regulation that will require provincial agencies to use qualifications-based selection (QBS) to retain consulting engineers and architects.

August 4, 2008

Fort Edmonton Park’s Welcome Centre aims for LEED Gold

Long known for its view of the past, Edmonton’s historic Fort Edmonton Park now has its eyes set on the future, as it prepares to greet visitors with a new, green Welcome Centre.

July 23, 2008

TransCanada Corp. begins construction plans for $320-million Kibby wind-power project

TransCanada Corporation announced on July 9, 2008, that the $320 million Kibby Wind Power Project has received final development plan approval from Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC).

July 21, 2008

Liberal “Green Shift” plan fails to address transit woes, industry officials say

Liberal leader Stéphane Dion’s Green Shift plan does not address the woes plaguing Canadian transit and infrastructure, say some industry officials.

July 16, 2008

EllisDon’s South Health Campus project sets record as largest contract in company history

On July 17, 2008, EllisDon announced that the company recently signed a $1.076-billion contract with Calgary Health Region to construct Phase 1 of the new South Health Campus in Calgary.

July 16, 2008

Korky Koroluk: GPS-based telematics drive fleet-management plans

Fleet-management systems have been around for a while: handy software programs that help with such things as scheduling routine maintenance and managing lease/purchase payments and insurance. Now GPS-based telematics are providing a new tool to help companies manage their fuel consumption.

July 16, 2008

Excavator operator strikes gas line at Vancouver job site

Construction workers were temporarily evacuated at the site of the Stella condominium development when an excavator operator accidentally struck a gas line.

July 16, 2008

Preliminary design for Strathcona Dam upgrade proposes underwater seismic isolation

The design calls for the use of a method known as seismic isolation of a structure that is partially underwater, says John Sherstobitoff of Sandwell Engineering Inc.

July 14, 2008

Trucking industry hit hard by British Columbia’s new carbon tax

British Columbia’s new carbon tax is far from revenue neutral for the province’s trucking industry some say, because it imposes a tax burden that transfers wealth to other taxpayers.

July 14, 2008

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada launches wiki on carbon-neutral building

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has launched a wiki site to enable architects to exchange information on making buildings carbon-neutral by 2030.

July 9, 2008

Supermétal Structures wins structural steel contract for Penny Lane Towers

Structural steel manufacturer Supermétal Structures Inc. of Saint-Romuald, Quebec will manufacture and install the structure of Eight Avenue Place in Calgary, better known as Penny Lane Towers, for EllisDon Construction.

July 9, 2008

CCA committee urges LEED education for contractors

The Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) chief operating officers’ committee would like to see owners step up to the plate and ensure contractors are up to speed on LEED.