Keyword
Building Structure
Centre Vidéotron
Quebec City’s new hockey arena and entertainment venue welcomes visitors into a grand soaring hall banked with immersive technologies. But behind the scenes, the engineering of the building structure and mechanical systems are just as extraordinary.
-
For Hockey and Housing: Westhills Recreation Complex, Langford, B.C.
The Westhills Recreation Centre in Langford, B.C. integrates its ice rink systems with the building HVAC. It also pumps excess energy to a nearby housing development.
-
Revitalization of Union Station, Toronto
The extraordinary structural engineering involved in expanding Toronto’s Union Station using a “dig down” approach is unprecedented in Canada. The lead structural engineer explains what is involved.
-
First use of cross-laminated timber for tilt-up balloon construction wins award
Other winners in the B.C. Wood Design Awards include the Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George.
Coalition will examine and compare different types of sustainable roofing
A coalition of trade groups is funding a research project on advanced roofing systems installed on an upstate New York correctional facility. The study is being done to evaluate the benefits of thermal insulation and cool roofing in Northern…
-
C-Train lines covered for Calgary’s New Central Library
Work is under way on encapsulating a section of the C-Train light rail line that crosses the site of Calgary’s New Central Library. The site is east of City Hall in the emerging East Village, at the intersection of 9th Avenue SE and 3rd Street…
-
North America’s raises 1776 with official opening of WTC
One World Trade Center in New York City is now officially the tallest building in North America according to the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Comment: Elliot Lake – a litany of neglect
Justice Paul R. Bélanger’s report on the travesty at the Algo Mall in Elliot Lake in 2012 makes for excellent — if unhappy — reading (see p. 23). Part I of the report describes the litany of bad decisions and neglect…
The Elliot Lake Report
On October 15 the Honourable Paul R. Bélanger, Commissioner of the Elliot Lake Inquiry, released his report on the fatal collapse of part of the parking deck roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, northern Ontario in June 2012. The…
-
Siberia stadium is largest frameless steel building in world
Manitoba company Behlen fabricated the structure for a soccer stadium in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia that is the largest frameless steel building in the world.
-
Theatre and Brock arts school set to transform St. Catharines’ downtown
The downtown of St. Catharines in the Niagara Region of southwest Ontario is undergoing a transformation. The topography and architecture of the town of approximately 130,000 people is already unusual. St. Paul’s, the main street, curves around…
-
Toronto builds taller but sticks to old ways of building
Structural engineers and developers responsible for raising the skyline of Toronto to new heights met on November 5. The Canada Chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) held a breakfast meeting at the Faculty Club on…
Landmark decision convicts engineers over Alberta Building Code
A consulting engineering company in Alberta has been hit by a court decision that could have wide ramifications for other consulting firms.
Contract for 3,800 federal government buildings goes to Brookfield Johnson Controls
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has awarded six contracts for the operation and management of federal 3,800 buildings and facilities. Brookfield Johnson Controls Canada of Markham, Ontario a joint venture, won the contract…
-
Canada’s tallest wood building opens as showpiece in Prince George
The Wood Innovations and Design Centre (WIDC) officially opened in downtown Prince George, B.C. last week, becoming the tallest contemporary wood building in North America.
-
Jim Flaherty building takes up position in nation’s capital
A new Government of Canada building at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa has been renamed after late federal finance minister, Jim Flaherty. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the naming on October 15, with Mr. Flaherty’s widow Christine Elliott…
Consulting Engineers of Ontario approve Elliot Lake Inquiry report
Consulting Engineers of Ontario responded quickly last week to the release of the Elliot Lake Inquiry report into the partial collapse of the Algo Centre Mall roof.
Elliot Lake Inquiry Report issued – with profound implications
The much anticipated report of the Elliot Lake Inquiry into the partial collapse of the Algo Centre Mall roof was released at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15. If the Commissioner’s recommendations are implemented, they will have a profound…
Elliot Lake Inquiry Commissioner set to release report
The report of the Elliot Lake Inquiry into the partial collapse of the Algo Centre Mall roof is due to be released at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15.
-
CISC national steel awards go to four iconic structures
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction announced its biennial National Steel Design Awards of Excellence during its Annual Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland last week.
B.C. chapter of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute opens
The British Columbia Chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI-BC) is a newly launched regional chapter of a national, non-profit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and…
LEED applications top 5,000 in Canada
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has registered its 5,000th project applying for LEED certification. The total number of projects that have attained LEED certification in Canada so far is 1,878.
-
Vancouver’s Water Street adaptation wins Heritage Canada award
The adaptive reuse of Water Street in Vancouver’s Gastown district won one of four awards for building projects from Heritage Canada / The National Trust on October 3. The awards are called the Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Awards for…
-
PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS: Founding partner of RWDI dies
Colin J. Williams, P.Eng., a founding partner of Canadian consulting engineering firm Rowan Williams, Davies and Irwin (RWDI) of Guelph, Ontario has died.
Award of Excellence Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph
Situated along the edge of the Don Valley at the corner of Broadview and O’Connor Avenues, this four-storey S-shaped residential care facility is the new home for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto. The 96,000-sq.ft. building in the…
Museum with a Message
In the last 25 years Canada has built three national museums — all with unforgettable structures. The soaring glass walls and curving concrete of the 1989 Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) dominate the Ottawa…
SCHREYER AWARD & AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is envisioned as an iconic symbol of Canada – a magnificent and unique structure, and an inspiring place for the human rights debate. Initiated in 2003 by CanWest founder Dr. Israel Asper, the museum…
Award of Excellence Glacier Skywalk
Located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, the Glacier Skywalk is a thrilling and dramatic structure featuring a 30-m curved glass walkway that extends 35 metres from a cliff face and 280 metres above the Sunwapta Valley. One doesn’t have…
Award of Exellence Casino de Montral Renovation
Located on Notre-Dame Island, the Casino de Montréal has occupied two former Expo ’67 pavilions for several years. After Loto Québec decided to refurbish the casino to turn it into a world-class gaming establishment, Pasquin…
-
Aga Khan development transforms Don Mills
The new Islamic complex rising beside the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto opened in September. Built on the former Bata Shoe headquarters site, the development has transformed a large section of Don Mills, a post-war suburban residental…
