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Breaking News
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The University of British Columbia's (UBC's) Sustainability Street project (space2place design inc) received a National Merit Award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). The project has transformed the formerly nondescript thoroughfare of Stores Road into a visually appealing, pedestrian-oriented promenade that complements the environmental processes and promotes awareness of the interrelationships between people, the built environment, and the natural world.
Photo courtesy Jeff Cutler
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| The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) has named the recipients of its 2008 Awards of Excellence program. This year, the jury selected 26 outstanding projects to the society's honour roll, with 11 projects taking national prizes, and another 15 earning regional recognition. |
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CSC News
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| Under the theme, 'Building Knowledge,' next year's Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) Conference will take place in London, Ont., from May 20 to 24. |
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| Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) are seeking comments on proposed revisions to the 1998 UniFormat. |
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| SectionFormat and PageFormat have been updated and combined into a single publication, offering a uniform approach to organizing specification sections. |
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Top Stories
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| Already rising higher than the planet's tallest building for quite some time, the still-under-construction Burj Dubai tower has been named the tallest structure still standing. In mid-April, the United Arab Emirates structure reached 629 m (2064 ft), surpassing the height of the KVLY-TV Mast (Blanchard, North Dakota). |
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| Those designing and constructing Canadian farms are still relying on a 13-year-old building code—a situation marked by ambivalence from most of the country. |
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| The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) reports provinces are collectively spending more than ever on highways. The Road and Infrastructure Program of Canada (TRIP), a special committee of CCA, cites an overall rise from $7.6 to $8.3 billion, with New Brunswick and Quebec planning highway capital budgets of $326 million and $2.73 billion—respective increases of 88 and 61 per cent. |
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| The Structural Board Association (SBA), an international organization representing oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturers is no more... but it will remerge under new ownership. |
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Calendar
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May 28-31
CSC Conference
Construction Specifications Canada
Marriott Halifax
Halifax, N.S.
www.cscconference.ca
June 3-5
Commercial Construction Show
D&D Communications Group
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Fla.
www.cc-show.net
June 4-6
CONSTRUCT2008 and CSI Annual Convention
Hanley Wood/Construction Specifications Institute
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.constructshow.com
June 11-12
Shifting Into the Mainstream
Canada Green Building Council
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ont.
www.shiftingintothemainstream.ca
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