Special Feature
Concrete
Below are articles from the latest Concrete Special Feature by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Concrete
![Can concrete and asphalt travel down the same road together?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/shutterstock_114034636MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Can concrete and asphalt travel down the same road together?
Anyone who has driven from Vancouver to Seattle, or from Winnipeg to Grand Forks...
Resource
![George Brown’s Safiuddin a concrete example of a life dedicated to construction materials](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/12/demouldingMainWEB-concrete-300x169.png)
George Brown’s Safiuddin a concrete example of a life dedicated to construction materials
As he has an 80-page Curriculum Vitae, it is a task to keep track of George Brow...
Resource
![What can Taylor Swift teach us about construction? Canadian Concrete Expo has the answer](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/12/PG-3-Courtesy-Canadian-Concrete-Expocce-23-baylynx-mainweb_banner-01-300x169.jpg)
What can Taylor Swift teach us about construction? Canadian Concrete Expo has the answer
While winter slows down or even halts construction completely, the season is als...
Associations
![Researchers uncover the ‘secret sauce’ in Roman concrete](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/12/PG-3-Panethon-Rome-Roman-ArchitectureMainWEB-Concrete-300x169.png)
Researchers uncover the ‘secret sauce’ in Roman concrete
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was expanding across much of Europe, cr...
Resource
![A bright future lies ahead for precast concrete](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/12/PG-2-JB-The-Icon-Tindall-CorporationMainWEB-Concrete-300x169.png)
A bright future lies ahead for precast concrete
The demand for precast concrete components continues to develop across more cons...
Associations
![Fibre-reinforced concrete, rammed earth formwork build on lessons from ancient history](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/SM-CONCRETE-ancient-methods-and-BC-concreteMainWEB-Concrete-300x169.png)
Fibre-reinforced concrete, rammed earth formwork build on lessons from ancient history
Horse hair, beer, urine, tree bark, sugar — all have been used in ancient concre...
Technology
![Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/PG-3-JB-1JavaStreet-Lendlease-mainweb_banner-01-300x169.jpg)
Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons
Cement and concrete production has one of the largest carbon footprints of any i...
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
Economic , Projects
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
Government , Resource
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BoC considered waiting until July to cut interest rates, summary says
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council thought about waiting until July...
Economic
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Jacob Bros acquisition comes down to culture and strategic growth: Bird CEO
For Bird president and CEO Teri McKibbon the acquisition of Jacob Bros addressed...
Economic
![‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-George-Brown-weldingMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
Labour
![Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-Mohawk-College-C2R2-CWDP-Photo-4MainWEB-IPD-300x169.png)
Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
Labour
![Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PC-WatermainCollageMainWEB-300x169.png)
Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency
Like everyone else in Calgary, the city’s construction industry has been struggl...
Infrastructure
![Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/Foundation-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks...