Special Feature
Steel
Below are articles from the latest Steel Special Feature Newsletter, published September 2023 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Steel
B.C. companies seek how to reduce ‘the bane of steel buildings’
Two B.C. companies and a University of British Columbia researcher are working t...
Resource , Technology
Port Coquitlam recreation complex a steel showcase
Phase one of the Port Coquitlam Community Centre made it to the finals of the 20...
Projects
Going bananas: Orangutans find new home amid steel poles, cables
At the recently opened Orangutans of Gunung Leuser, Guardians of the Rainforest...
Infrastructure
Construction steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high
Western Canada’s steel prices are expected remain high over the next 2023-2024 p...
Economic , Resource
B.C. steel company sees major business spike after Kelowna fires
Kelowna-based BC Steel Ltd., a full-service company that engineers, designs and...
Projects , Resource
Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid
In mid-September, Inuvik celebrated the first power produced by a 3.5-megawatt w...
Infrastructure , Resource
Invisible, irreplaceable: rebar specialist Kit Steel takes pride in work nobody sees
The website for Welland, Ont.’s Kit Steel features photos of fully-completed pro...
Labour
Steel pipeline network to transform Saskatchewan’s geothermal energy to electric power
The Earth’s core isn’t expected to cool down for another 91 billion years, so as...
Projects , Technology
What will the road to net-zero concrete look like?
Concrete is the most widely used building material on the planet, second only to...
Associations , Resource
Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end
Steel-price watchers are predicting that the red-hot price increases that shot w...
Economic , Resource
How to best to forge net-zero steel?
Steel producers in Canada have set their sights set on getting to net-zero carbo...
Resource
Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75
The Manitoba government announced recently it will restore part of Provincial Tr...
Infrastructure
Cold Formed Steel advantages need to be heard
Most are probably familiar with the making of steel. At its most basic, it begin...
Resource
Dillon Consulting honoured for Assiniboine River bridge
The Winnipeg office of Dillon Consulting Inc. recently won an award of merit in...
Infrastructure
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Infrastructure , Projects
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Government , OH&S
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Centre construction projects – U.S. – March 2024
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Economic , Projects
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Red Deer hospital design schematics revealed
RED DEER, ALTA. – The Alberta government has released the schematic design drawi...
Government , Infrastructure
EllisDon PM loves challenge of big projects
The Vancouver Island Construction Association’s reigning U40 Person of the Year...
Labour
ICI jobs in Manitoba to climb but forecast for Quebec is flat
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Associations
National Infrastructure Assessment program to launch soon
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