Construction Business Archive

Sep/Oct 2011  Contents: (Click linked articles to view PDF excerpts. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)  Editor's Note: Embracing Technology Connections: Don Nishimura, Scott Construction Feature Project: The Bow, Calgary Industry Focus: Technology High Tech Tools Understanding Revit Smart Microgrid Building in 2032 Industry Focus: Electrical Solar PV Certification Meeting Future Demand Diversified Skills Industry Focus: Public Works Serving Our Communities Creating Civic Pride Award Winning Work Architect Corner: Rebuilding After a Fire Legal File: Negotiating a Subcontract Is Drug and Alcohol Testing Getting Easier? Industry News

• Editor's Note: Change is Inevitable
• Connections: Dee Miller, JJM Construction
• Feature Project: Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
• Industry Focus: Roadbuilding
• Safety for All Roadway Workers
• Concrete Intersections
• Building the Future

• ARCA Celebrates 50 Years
• The Values of Roof Consulting Services
• Innovative Fabric Roof

• A Roadmap for Climate Action
• Living Walls
• Green Education

• Alberta Master: security in builders’ lien
• Releases of Claims
• Indefinite Definitions

Industry News

March/April 2011

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• Editor's Note: The Big One
• Connections: Neil Cumming, Levelton
• Feature Project: BCIT Gateway
• Special Supplement: 2011 CEBC AWARDS FOR ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

Industry Focus: Mechanical

• Emerging Green Technologies
• Growing Demand: Geoexchange
• BIM for Mechanical Industry   

Industry Focus: Concrete

• Innovation and Challenges in a Concrete World
• Portland Limestone Cement
• Chilliwack Cultural Centre - Tilt-Up solution

• Calgary's Stormwater Wetland
• Responsible Stormwater Management
• Turning Liquid Waste into a Resource

Architect Corner: AIBC Raises Liability Concerns

 Legal File:

• Liening against thin air
• Ambiguity - a common area of construction claims
• Thinking of Going South?

Industry News

January/February 2011

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• Editor's Note: Expect the Unexpected
• Connections: Sarah Clark, Partnerships BC
• Feature Project: Refining the Skyline

Industry Focus: Roofing

• Fall Protection Education is key
• Tensile Roofing Earns Gold at the World Cup
• Stone Wool Insulation

Industry Focus: Bonding & Insurance

• Surety Challenges Ahead
• A Win for Insurance Buyers
• Examining the Subguard Value Equation

Industry Focus: Infrastructure

• Planning for Growth
• Green Infrastructure: Achieve More with Less
• Airport Facility Expansion

Legal File:

• Recent Tender Law Case Lessons
• Contractors’ Risks
• Is the ADR process effective?

Industry News

November/December 2010

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• Editor's Note: Fond Memories
• Connections: Mike McKenna
• Special Supplement: 2010 VRCA Awards of Excellence

Industry Focus: Construction Safety

• Taking a Stand
• Confined Space Safety

Architect Corner: Employee retention Through Architecture

Legal File:

• Liability Coverage for Construction Contractors
• Enforcing Safety
• When Owners are Not Owners: An Update

Industry News

September/October 2010

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• Editor's Note: Own Backyard
• Connections: Chris Newcomb, McElhanney’s 100th
• Feature Project: Collaborative Effort

Industry Focus: Public Works

• Building for the Future
• A New Calgary Landmark
• The Voice of Public Works

Industry Focus: Technology

• BIM: Start Using to Avoid Losing
• Bean Counting Made Easier
• Improving Communication

Industry Focus: Electrical

• Need For Power
• A Bright Future
• Enforcing a Level Playing Field

Legal File

• BIM: The Good and the Bad
• Limits to Builders Lien Recovery
• A Word of Caution

Architect Corner: Tools for Success

Industry News

July/August 2010

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• Editor's Note: Memory Lane
• Connections: Thomas Mueller, CaGBC
• Feature Project: Inspired Research

Industry Focus: Open Shop

• Fair Playing Field
• College Raises Concerns
• Money Matters

Industry Focus: Engineering

• Engineering: It’s a Man’s World, Or is it?
• Benefits of Renewable Energy
• Today’s Engineering Profession

Industry Focus: Skills Training

• Training Challenge Ahead
• Women Working Wonders
• Awareness and Capacity

• Taking off for Success
• Steel Showcase
• Sustainability and Steel
• LMS Support Grows

• They’ve Breached the Contract: Now What?
• Dealing with Performance Bonds
• Canada Line Nuisance Damages under Appeal   

Industry News

May/June 2010

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• Editor's Note: City Living
• Connections: David McFarlane, EllisDon
• Feature Project: Community Renewal
• Special Supplement: 2010 CEBC Awards of Excellence

Industry Focus: Roadbuilding

• Sustainable Asphalt
• Improving Safety Training
• Canada’s Widest Bridge
• Moving People and Goods

Industry Focus: Building Green

• Passive Design – The Road to Net Zero
• Green is the New Gold
• North America’s Greenest Building

Industry Focus: Roofing

• Urban Transformation
• Recycling Roofs to Roads
• Demand for Green Roofing

Legal File

• Promises, Promises
• When Owners are not “Owners”
• False Statutory Declarations

Architect Corner: A Green City Centre

Industry News

March/April 2010

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• Editor's Note: Road Warrior
• Connections: Norm Streu, LMS Reinforcing Steel
• Feature Project: Building Community

Industry Focus: Mechanical

•  NEU Technology
•  First World Plumbing Day
•  Oversizing Building Services Design

    Industry Focus: Concrete

•  Right Material for Right Job
•  Post Tensioned Concrete Improves
•  Demand for Aggregates

Industry Focus: Construction Law

•  Laying the Foundation of the Green Contract
•  Integrity of Tender Process Reinforced
•  Public Procurement

Industry Focus: Water & Waste

•  Municipal Water Reuse
•  Cutting Edge Wastewater Centre
•  Purple Pipes

Industry News

January/February 2010

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• Editor's Note: Going for Gold
• Connections: Darcy Kray, Durwest Construction
• Feature Project: Willingdon Business Park 8 & 9

Industry Focus: Roofing

• Green Can be Different Colours
• BC Place Stadium Revitalization
• A Lasting Combination

Industry Focus: Bonding & Insurance

• Employee Benefits Program
• Are you Getting the Most out of your bond facility?
• Managing the Builders Risk Insurance Claim

Industry Focus: Infrastructure

• Trenchless Sewer Rehabilitation
• Uniting a City
• Renewing B.C.’s Electrical Infrastructure

Architect Corner: Towering Debate

Legal File:

• P3s: a Paradigm Shift
• You need good reasons not to lien
•  Understanding Delay Claims

Industry News