With a host of recent industry issues, including the tightening of labour markets, problems associated with moisture intrusion into wall cavities, heightened awareness of mould-related health problems, and a need for increased productivity at the jobsite, lightweight and waterproof foam tile backer boards are serving as a well-suited solution for Canadian projects.
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One of the most complex, historic, visible, and expensive projects in the history of Canada will finally close when Parliament Hill’s West Block officially opens in January 2019. The project includes access products from BILCO Canada.
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Specifiers are looking to hot-dip galvanize exterior architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS) to protect their designs for generations to enjoy. However, this practice can lead to friction between the architect, steel fabricator, and galvanizer, as there are misconceptions about the appearance of hot-dip galvanized steel.
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Human-centric lighting can help achieve more natural skin tones and warmer wood colours, increased vibrancy of objects, and a pleasant environment for building occupants. This article makes a case for turning the focus on the users of a facility and selecting light sources that will not only be functional, sustainable, and esthetically pleasing, but also enhance occupant experience.
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Proper specification, design, and installation of a zinc roof can provide an esthetically appealing, cost-effective, durable system capable of lasting for up to 80 years. To realize the full potential of a zinc roof, it is important to understand not only project-specific conditions, but also the material’s composition and colour palette, seam types, attachment, and installation.
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Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is designed to flow and synthesize on its own. Even though the technology has advanced, it retains an air of mystery. This article provides an overview of SCC and explains its many benefits, design, chemistry, plastic performance, production, specification, testing and certification, and construction best practices.
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Most floorcovering failures result from design mistakes, lack of groundwater barriers, and placement of the material before concrete has dried to safe levels. Therefore, all members of the project team must collaborate at every stage, such as the design, placement, curing, and relative humidity (RH) testing of the concrete.
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To properly complete deferred design, a solid understanding of the regulations surrounding shop drawings, specifications, and submittals is necessary. However, guidance governing best practice expectations for treatment of various types of submittals is fractured between several engineering and architectural associations.
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The landscape architecture studio at FORREC was tasked with creating an exterior for the new student centre at York University, Toronto. This project serves as an example of the benefits of a contemporary, collaborative construction effort between the client, other stakeholders, end-users, and the design and construction teams.
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Design professionals have deferred aspects of design responsibility to contractors as long as there have been architects, engineers, and contractors. This approach works best when final design of specific elements is resolved as a component of construction deliverables, rather than a detailed portion of the construction document set.
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