Forest industry applauds government for facilitating tall wood construction
The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Wood WORKS! Alberta congratulate the Government of Alberta for becoming the first jurisdiction in Canada to permit 12 storey wood buildings province-wide. This change raises the permissible limit for wood buildings in Alberta from 6 to 12 storeys.…
General contractor fined $75k for Canmore house explosion
APM Constructions Services Inc. has been fined $75,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for its part in the 2015 gas explosion in Canmore. Judge L. W. Robertson gave his written decision in the Calgary courthouse on Wednesday (Jan. 22)…
Learn About Concrete Maturity at World of Concrete
Headed to Vegas for World of Concrete? Visit booth N1367 to learn how to wirelessly monitor concrete temperatures and in-place strength. Visit our booth to learn how COMMAND Center can help save you millions of dollars and countless hours of construction…
CO2 Solutions announces the sale of its assets
CO2 Solutions Inc. (“CO2 Solutions” or the “‘Corporation”) announced today that it has negotiated the sale of the entirety of the Corporation’s assets in two separate transactions. In the context of the proceedings related to the notice of intention to make…
Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date
We are entering a new world where skyscrapers and other huge buildings are becoming redundant and need significant overhaul or replacement. The process is called unbuilding or, if you’re a bit highfalutin, deconstruction. These so-called spreadsheet towers populate every major city. They signalled…