Steel

May 14, 2012

Keystone XL Pipeline tries again for Presidential Permit

TransCanada Corporation has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to obtain a Presidential Permit for a section of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will transport oil from the U.S./Canada border in Montana to Steele City, Nebraska.

May 14, 2012

$1.3 billion BC Hydro project set to start next year

Construction is slated to start on BC Hydro's largest capital project next year. The design-build contract for the $1.3 billion rebuild of the John Hart generating station is projected to start next summer.

May 14, 2012

Sun shines on solar power innovation

Who says you can't have solar power when the sun isn't shining? Certainly not SolarReserve LLC, which is building a concentrating solar power (CSP) plant at Crescent Dunes in the Nevada desert.

May 9, 2012

Owner liable for faulty assessment

An owner is typically expected to diligently review a bidder’s submission. In fact, the failure to ensure the proper review of bidder submissions has in certain instances been found to constitute a breach of the tendering rules.

May 2, 2012

Lost workers remembered at ceremonies

The construction industry accounted for the highest number of work related deaths in B.C. and Alberta last year, as labour unions and the provincial health and safety authority held ceremonies across the country to recognize and mourn workers, who died on the job.

May 2, 2012

Steel prices continue to remain stable

For now, global steel prices appear to have found a continuing balance, as supply and demand forces have achieved equilibrium.

April 30, 2012

Community Centre Construction in Burnaby

A construction worker is busy helping build the Edmonds Pool & Community Centre in Burnaby, B.C. Smith Bros. & Wilson (B.C.) Ltd. is the general contractor and foundation contractor on the $32 million project.

April 25, 2012

New generation of wood highrises set to take shape

A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B.C. in the next couple of years.

April 25, 2012

Haiti trade school rebuild moves forward

Steady progress is being made on the Ecole Lakay trade school rebuild the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has tackled in earthquake-stricken Haiti.

April 25, 2012

PCL's new industrial headquarters taking shape

PCL has started construction on a new $10 million industrial headquarters in Nisku, Alberta, which is the location of its manufacturing operation that produces modules for oil and gas, mining and electricity generation projects in western Canada.

April 18, 2012

Software allows more masonry

A masonry structural design software program that is in accordance with new building codes and standards is proving its worth to masonry structural engineers.

April 18, 2012

On Top of the World

Demolition work and clean up is well underway on the steel structure at the former site of Carmanah Design and Manufacturing Inc. in Vancouver, B.C.