Special Feature
Concrete and Masonry
Below are articles from the latest Concrete and Masonry Special Feature Newsletter, published July 31, 2020 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Concrete and Masonry
Alberta legislature restoration a ‘once in a lifetime’ project
The 108-year-old Legislature Building perched on a promontory in downtown Edmont...
Projects
Heritage masons keep Canada’s castles and history alive
Western Canada's colourful history is literally written in stone; its guardians...
Labour
Princess Patricia’s military memorial, Aga Khan garden, honoured by Alberta Masonry Council
Precision work and overcoming weather-related challenges earned a Princess Patri...
Projects
The world’s biggest Bigfoot: concrete sasquatch stands 22 feet
Joe Bongiovanni and his wife moved from New Jersey to a home in Toutle, Washingt...
Others
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Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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‘We are sitting on a goldmine of renewable energy’: SFU policy expert
The future of reaching B.C.’s looming energy needs could be sitting underneath o...
Resource
Canadian construction companies rate digital maturity as ‘under-developed’ in new survey
When asked in a survey to evaluate their digital transformation efforts, 64 per...
Associations , Economic
EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
The chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC) has revised his economic...
Associations , Economic
Historic 108-year-old mining structure saved near Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. — The restoration of a more than 100-year-old coal mining structur...
Projects
Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...
Projects
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
Government , Resource , US News
Is a northern Canada transportation corridor a realistic goal?
The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy (SPP) is investigating, in a...
Infrastructure
Construction sector included in new WorkSafeBC hearing test submission system
Constant exposure to noise generated by ongoing activity and heavy equipment tha...