Keyword
Airports
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Transport Canada spending $35M on Nunavut airports
Projects involve the design and construction of high efficiency building systems at northern airports to reduce the carbon footprint of the operations.
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Billy Bishop Airport work treads softly
Ports Toronto is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of the pedestrian tunnel that links Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island across the Western Gap to the mainland at the foot of Bathurst Street in the downtown. A recent…
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Award of Excellence: Edmonton International Airport Office and Control Tower
“This was visually a very impressive project. Combining the control tower with an office building above the terminal was challenging. The steel shear walls were innovative.
A lot of the solutions are partly driven by the structure, partly driven by the architecture, which means it’s a truly
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Myriad issues in engineering for Toronto Island airport expansion
The proposed expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport in downtown Toronto is a topic of much debate. Located on the Toronto Islands, a few metres offshore at the foot of the city, the airport is already the ninth busiest in…
