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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
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Legal File
  • 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
  • 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
  • Industry Focus: Bonding & Insurance
  • Industry Focus: Infrastructure
    • Trenchless Sewer Rehabilitation
    • Uniting a City
    • Renewing B.C.’s Electrical Infrastructure
  • Architect Corner: Towering Debate
  • Legal File:
  • Industry News

 

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July/August 2009

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May/June 2009

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March/April 2009

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  • Editor's Note: Green Options
  • Connections: Deborah Cahill, ECABC
  • Feature Project: Discovery Green
  • Special Supplement: 2009 CEBC Awards for Engineering Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Mechanical Contracting
  • Industry Focus: Concrete
    • Concrete Faces Challenging Year
    • SCM Technology
    • Benefits of ICF Construction
  • Industry Focus: Construction Law
    • Protecting Payment
    • Who Gets Paid When: Builders Liens and Priorities
    • Getting Paid in Tough Economic Times
  • Industry Focus: Water & Waste
    • Street Smart
    • Rainwater Harvesting
    • State-of-the-art Facility
  • Industry News

 

January/February 2009

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  • Editor's Note: Silver Lining
  • Connections: John Scollan, CLRA
  • Feature Project: Trout Lake Arena
  • Industry Focus: Olympic Construction
    • Going for Gold
    • A Winning Combination
  • Industry Focus: Bonding & Insurance
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Industry Focus: Infrastructure
    • Canada’s Infrastructure Deficit: the Sleeping Giant
    • Building Infrastructure and Opportunity in BC
    • Bridge Expansion Starts
  • Architect Corner: Optimism and the Future of Project Delivery
  • Legal File:
    • Thinking of Retiring?
    • Inadvertent Alterations
  • Industry News

 

November/December 2008

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September/October 2008

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  • Editor's Note: Tales from the Underground
  • Connections: Silver City: A Look at the 2008 VRCA Silver Award Winners
  • Feature Project: Canada Line Stations
  • Special Supplement: 2008 Construction Business Resource Guide
  • Industry Focus: Olympic Construction
  • Industry Focus: Project Procurement
  • Industry Focus: Public Works
    • Up, Up and Away: Strategic Alliances help EIA Construct $1.1-Billion Expansion in Tight Labour Market
    • State of Emergency: Responding to the Nechako River Ice Jam
    • Watching Canada Crumble
  • Architect Corner: Revolutionizing the Industry: Computer Software & Data Solutions
  • Legal File:
    • Construction Bonding Basics
    • Legal Aid: The Use of Experts in Litigation
  • Industry News
    • BC Construction Show 2009, and more

 

July/August 2008

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  • Editor's Note: Perseverance Pays Off
  • Connections: Philip Hochstein, ICBA
  • Feature Project: Bankers Court
  • Industry Focus: Open Shop
  • Industry Focus: Steel
    • Steel 101
    • The Outlook for Rebar
    • Lucky Number Seven
    • Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel: Understanding the Mechanisms
  • Industry Focus: Engineering
    • What’s in a Name?
    • Leading the Charge
  • Industry Focus: Skills Training
    • Help Wanted: Canada’s Construction Industry Pushed to its Limit
    • Workplace 2.0
  • Architect Corner: Surviving Disaster
  • Legal File:
  • Industry News
    • WesternOne re-brands, and more

 

May/June 2008

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  • Editor's Note: Anniversary Celebrations
  • Connections: Read Jones Christoffersen
  • Feature Project: Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre
  • Special Supplement: 2007 CONNIE Awards
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
    • Raising the Roof: The RCABC Celebrates 50 Years of History
    • Architectural Roofing Materials
    • Faux Metal Roofing
  • Industry Focus: Green Building
  • Industry Focus: Construction Safety
    • Widening the Net
    • What does the Future Hold?
  • Industry Focus: Road Building
  • Architect Corner: Stadiums & Arenas for a New Era
  • Legal File:
    • A False Sense of Reality?
    • Fear of Filing
    • Avoiding Legal Action
  • Industry News
    • Canada Line breakthrough, and more

 

March/April 2008

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  • Editor's Note: Raising the Bar
  • Connections: Paul Charette, Canadian Construction Association
  • Feature Project: Blusson Pavilion (ICORD Spinal Cord Research Centre)
  • Special Supplement: 2008 CEBC Awards for Engineering Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Mechanical Contracting
  • Industry Focus: Water & Waste
    • Sustainable Design in Wastewater Infrastructure
    • 36 Years & Counting: 2008 BC Water & Waste Conference
  • Industry Focus: Construction Law
    • Megaprojects & Alliance Agreements
    • Undermining the Integrity of the Tender Process?
    • Written Orders & Notices in Construction Contracts
    • Delay: Who Should Pay?
  • Industry Focus: Concrete
  • Architect Corner: Starting from Net Zero
  • Industry News
    • New ICBA chair, and more

 

January/February 2008

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  • Editor's Note: Growth & Change
  • Connections: John Scott, Scott Construction Group
  • Feature Project: Sunset Community Centre
  • Industry Focus: Bonding & Insurance
    • Project Policy Deductibles: Who’s Responsible?
    • Insuring Buildings to Value: The Pitfalls of Under Insurance
    • Project Risk Management
    • Habits of Highly Effective Contractors
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Industry Focus: Olympic Construction
  • Architect Corner: Civic Centre Design & Sustainability
  • Legal File:
    • Time Matters: The Fine Art of the Contract Schedule
    • Taking the Mystery out of the “2-5-10”: Mandatory Warranties for Residential Housing
    • Fair is Fair: The Duty of Good Faith in Tendering
  • Industry News
    • Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence, and more

 

November/December 2007

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  • Editor's Note: Challenges & Rewards
  • Connections: Rob Third of George Third and Son
  • Special Supplement: 2007 VRCA Awards of Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Construction Safety
  • Industry Focus: B.C. Steel Awards
  • Architect Corner: GM Place Tower: A Green Building
  • Legal File:
  • Industry News:

 

September/October 2007

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July/August 2007

  • Editor's Note: Sustainable Initiatives
  • Connections: VanASEP Training Society
  • Feature Project: BCIT Aerospace Campus
  • Industry Focus: Open Shop
  • Interprovincial Free Trade Agreement Good for Construction
    • Celebrating the Open Shop Advantage
    • A Call for Land Use Policy Reforms
    • Tomorrow’s Skilled Workers
  • Industry Focus: Training
  • Industry Focus: Steel
    • Steel’s Appeal
    • Rebar Supply and Demand
    • The Renewable Construction Resource
    • 2007 Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Engineering
  • Architect Corner: A Humanistic Approach to Building Seniors’ Housing Facilities
  • The Legal File:
    • Design, Construction Contract Issues and Strategies
    • Foreseeing Unforeseen Conditions
    • Resolution of Construction Disputes in China: Part 2
  • Industry News
    • New Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and more

 

May/June 2007

  • Editor's Note: Going with the Flow
  • Connections: Richard Campbell, ECABC
  • Feature Project: Vancouver International Airport Expansion
  • Now Inside: Engineering Business
  • Special Supplement: 2007 Concrete Awards
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Industry Focus: Roadbuilding
  • Architect Corner: Sustainable Architectural Solutions
    The Legal File:
  • Industry News
    • Kwantlen University College Trades and Technology Centre, and more

 

March/April 2007

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Inquisitive Minds
  • Connections: Dana Taylor, MCABC
  • Feature Project: Bentall 5, Phase 2
  • Now Inside: Engineering Business
  • Special Supplement: 2007 CEBC Awards for Engineering Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Water and Waste
  • Industry Focus: Construction Law
    • Triggering Events under the Builders Lien Act
    • Consultants and Tendering
    • Request for Proposal or Tender
    • Payment Certification and Holdbacks
  • Industry Focus: Concrete
  • Architect Corner: Heritage Restoration
  • Industry News
    • Canstruction Vancouver, and more

 

 

January/February 2007

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Looking Forward
  • Connections: Brent Toderian, City of Vancouver
  • Industry Focus: Olympic Construction
  • Industry Focus: Bonding and Insurance
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Architect Corner: Green Roofs
  • The Legal File:
    • Ten Tendering Tidbits
    • Contract Completion Under the Builders Lien Act
    • Critical Contract Observance
  • Industry News
    Open Shop Conference , and more

 

 

November/December 2006

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Only the Best
  • Connections: Dave Smith, Calgary Construction Association
  • Special Supplement: 2006 VRCA Awards of Excellence
    Industry Focus: Construction Safety
    • Building a Safer Industry
    • Reducing Injuries and Claims
  • Industry Focus: 2007 BC Construction Show Preview
  • Architect Corner: Construction Management and Architects
  • The Legal File:
    Adjudication of Construction Disputes
    Contract Termination
  • Industry News
    Abbotsford's Cenotaph and Air Wing Memorial, and more

 

 

September/October 2006

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Looking Forward
  • Connections: Peter Simpson (GVHBA)
  • Feature Project: Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre
  • Industry Focus: Engineering
  • Industry Focus: Public Works
    • Alberta's First P3s
    • Public Works Association of BC
    • Pipeline Boom
    • Design-Build
  • Industry Focus: VRCA Silver Winners
  • Architect Corner: Resort Architecture
  • The Legal File:
  • Industry News
    • Dana Taylor (MCABC) wins ACE award, and more

 

 

July/August 2006

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March/April 2006

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  • Editor's Note: Blood, Sweat and Tears
  • Connections: Natalie Zigarlick (BCWWA)
  • Feature: PCL 100th Anniversary
  • Industry Focus: Water and Waste
  • Industry Focus: Construction Law
  • Industry Focus: Concrete
  • Architect Corner: Building Green
  • Industry News
    • Canstruction, SEFC Olympic Village breaks ground, and more

 

 

January/February 2006

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Rain, Rain, Go Away...
  • Connections: Doug Scott (Wales McLelland)
  • Feature Project : Surrey Museum
  • Industry Focus: Construction Bonding and Insurance
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
  • Industry Focus: Architect Corner
    • "Last Person Standing" – Professional Liability Insurance and the Architect
  • The Legal File:
    • Insurance Denied
    • City Limits
  • Industry News
    • 2010 Games Over Budget
    • BC Code Change
    • and more

 

 

November/December 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Reflection
  • Connections: Peter Rezansoff (Intertech Construction)
  • Special Supplement: 2005 VRCA Awards of Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Construction Safety
    • Promoting Safety
    • Benefits of Early Return to Work
  • Industry Focus: 2006 BC Construction Show
  • The Legal File:
    • Improving Tender Documents
    • Ten Practice Points for Architects & Engineers
  • Industry News
    • New soccer stadium
    • Hochstein roast
    • and more

 

 

September/October 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Best of Times
  • Connections: Anne Garrett (APEGBC)
  • Feature Project: RAV Line
  • Industry Focus: Engineering
    • GeoExchange in Transition
    • Public Works Project of the Year
    • New Codes Offer More Clarity and Flexibility
  • Industry Focus: Public Works
    • Delivering Critical Public Services
    • TransLink Embarks on Ambitious Transportation Expansion Plan
    • The Olympic Challenge
  • Industry Focus: Construction Rental Equipment
    • Booming Business
  • The Legal File:
  • Industry News
    • B.C. Cancer Research Centre
    • Peter Busby

 

 

July/August 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Summer Blues
  • Connections: Keith Sashaw (VRCA)
  • Feature Project: Silva (North Vancouver)
  • Industry Focus: Sustainable Development
    • Red and Grey makes Green: Sustainable Design with Masonry
    • A Sustainable Future
    • Residential Green Building in Greater Vancouver: Where are we going?
  • Industry Focus: Training/Skills Updating
  • Industry Focus: Reinforcing Steel
    • A Look at Rebar
  • The Legal File:
    • Construction Contract Dispute Resolution
    • Severance Pay Exemption
  • Industry News
    • Vancouver International Airport's billion dollar capital program

 

 

May/June 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: The More Things Change
  • Connections: Jack Davidson (BCRB)
  • Feature Project: SFU Technology and Science Complex (TASC1)
  • Industry Focus: ICBA 30th Anniversary
    • Building an Association
    • Safety is Good Business
    • In Booming Market, Industry Leaders Agree on Key Emerging Trends
    • Industry Snaps up Graduates from Innovative Training Programs
    • Apprentice Programs Growing
  • Industry Focus: Road Building
  • Industry Focus: Roofing
    • Green Roofs Take Root
    • Green on Top
    • What does it take to be an RCABC Roofing Contractor?
  • The Legal File:
    • Builders Lien Filing Time
    • Consultants Must Not Recommend a Non-Compliant Bid
  • Industry News

 

 

March/April 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Concrete Plans
  • Connections: Meet Glenn Martin - CEBC
  • Special Supplement: 2005 CEBC Awards for Engineering Excellence
  • Industry Focus: Water and Waste
    • Revitalizing the Britannia Mine
    • BC Water and Waste Association Conference Highlights
  • Industry Focus: Concrete
  • Industry Focus: Construction Law
  • The Legal File:
    • Climate of Risk (Part 2 of 2)
    • The Evolution of Tendering Law in BC
  • Industry News

 

 

January/February 2005

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Business is Booming
  • Feature Project: Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project
  • Connections: Omicron's Odyssey
  • Special Supplement: 2005 BC Construction Show Report
  • Industry Focus: Construction Bonding and Insurance
    • 2005 Forecast: What does this year hold for the insurance and bonding market?
    • Wrap-up Liability: Demystifying the practice of insuring all parties under one policy
  • The Legal File:
    • Climate of Risk: A Look at Emerging Issues for the Construction Industry in BC
    • The Ins and Outs of One-Sided Construction Contracts
  • Industry News

 

 

November/December 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Construction Showcase
  • Connections: VRCA's Mike Zaine
  • Special Supplement: 2004 VRCA Awards of Excellence
  • Special Supplement: Preview of the 2005 BC Construction Show
  • Industry Focus: Construction Safety
    • An Opportunity to Participate in the Certificate Recognition Program
    • Liftoff for Crane Operator Certification
  • The Legal File:
    • Contractual Dos and Don'ts
    • Successful Risk Management
  • Industry News

 

 

September/October 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Much to Admire
  • Feature Project: BC Cancer Research Centre
  • Connections: PCL's Anibal Valente
  • Special Supplement: GVHBA's 30th Anniversary
  • Industry Focus:
    • Public Works - Beneficial Waste
    • Engineering - Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
  • The Legal File:
    • Protecting the Integrity of the Tendering Process
    • Fair Game? in Construction Tendering
  • Industry News

 

 

July/August 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: From Athens to Us
  • Feature Project: A Successful P3: Prospera Centre, Chilliwack
  • Connections: The Venue King: Steve Matheson
  • Special Supplement: Open-Shop Construction
    • Open-Shop: The First Choice of Construction Clients
    • Wanted: Construction Managers
    • Skills Shortage
    • Cranes for Games
    • Will BC Follow Alberta's Lead?
  • Industry Focus:
    • Reinforcing Steel - Rebar Round-up
    • Steel - New Trends in Steel Deck Installation
    • Wood - Showcasing Our World-Class Wood
  • The Legal File:
    • Courts Interpret Winnipeg Condominium
    • Off the Hook
  • Industry News
  • Mould Conference: Construction Solutions for Mould and Moisture Management in Buildings

 

 

May/June 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: We've Come A Long Way
  • Feature Project: The Sea-to-Sky Highway Upgrade
  • Connections: On Optimism and Opportunity: Introducing BCCA's New Leader
  • Special Supplement: VRCA 75th Anniversary
  • Industry Focus:
    • Road Building - Recognizing Excellence: Deputy Minister Awards for Road Building and Maintenance
    • Roofing - Three "R's" for Succession Planning
  • The Legal File:
    • The Evolution of Dispute Resolution Methods in the Construction Industry
    • Limitations to Builders Lien Recovery
  • Industry News

 

 

March/April 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Women in Construction
  • Feature Project: West Vancouver Aquatic Centre: Not Your Average Swimming Pool
  • Connections: Labour of Love: Women Mentoring Women in Construction
  • Special Supplement: Water and Waste
    • River Street Water Treatment Plant
    • Annual BC Water & Waste Association Conference
    • Cloverdale Sanitary Sewer Overflow Storage Facility
    • Surrey Waste Transfer Station
  • Industry Focus:
    • Construction Law - Risky Business: Hazards of Construction Project Bank Accounts
    • Concrete - Concrete Industry: Committed to Sustainable Development
  • The Legal File:
    • BC Housing Building Envelope Failures: The Search for Recovery Continues
  • Industry News
  • BC Construction Show Highlights: Olympic Construction Proves a Hot Topic

 

 

January/February 2004

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: From Generation to Generation
  • Feature Project: CFB Esquimalt Upgrades
  • Connections: The Beedie Group: Meet BC's Industrial Leaders
  • Feature: Canada's Innovative 2005 Building, Fire, and Plumbing Codes
  • Continuing Education: Water-Shedding Details Improve Masonry Performance
  • Industry Focus: Construction Bonding & Insurance
    • Tough Times for Contract Bond Market
    • How Can You Survive the Insurance Market?
    • Contractor's Caveat: Unlicensed Surety Firms Are Risky Business
  • The Legal File:
    • New Tendering Case Clarifies Law
  • Industry News

 

 

November/December 2003

Contents:

  • Editor's Note: Introducing BC's Construction Magazine
  • Feature: P3s Lead to More Infrastructure Development
  • Connections: The 2010 Construction Leaders Task Force
  • Special Supplement: 2003 VRCA Awards of Excellence
  • Continuing Education: Training for the Future
  • Industry Focus: Construction Safety
    • Roofing Contractors Can Rise Above Accidental Falls
    • BC Safety Network Paves New Path
    • Electrical Safety Training Can Prevent Accidents
  • The Legal File:
    • The Nightmare That Will Not End: Leaky Building Lawsuits for Social Housing and Schools
    • A Word from the AIBC
  • Industry News