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In 1999 five South-Western Ontario municipalities amalgamated to form the new town of Lakeshore, on the southern shore of Lake St. Clair. In 2012 MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) of Toronto began designing a state-of-the-art…

Mold growth can be a serious concern for owners and tenants in older buildings — and for good reason. Mold is known to contribute to a variety of health-related issues. What’s discussed less frequently, however, is that mold growth isn’t…

Framing material selection is an important decision for designers when building owners include a green rating system compliance requirement in their specifications. The most widely recognized rating system in North America is the US Green…

Adaptable buildings incorporate the ability to make future changes easily and with minimum expense at the design and construction stages. It means designing buildings to allow layers to change over time to meet the evolving needs of…

ASTC and Cold-Formed Steel Webinar April 26, 2018 : 3:00pm Eastern Time Abstract Urban centers in North America are experiencing an increase in densification, leading to a high demand for mid-rise and high-rise buildings. With the rise of…

A growing number of building professionals are using prefabrication techniques to work smarter, faster, and safer – and the material they choose to work with can magnify those benefits. Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, for instance, is an…

La ville d’Edmonton, en Alberta, s’attend à accueillir plus de trois millions de visiteurs par année dans son centreville. La Downtown Business Association of Edmonton (DBA) a demandé un rapport qui a révélé que les hôtels ne répondaient…

Edmonton, Alberta anticipates in excess of 3-million visitors a year to its downtown area. The city’s Downtown Business Association (DBA) commissioned a report which indicated hotel accommodation was not keeping pace with expected demand.…

Quelques mots sur la tôle d'acier #48: Les faits sur la tôle d’acier pour le bâtiment et les incendies Introduction Des questions se posent parfois de savoir dans quelle mesure la tôle d’acier pour le bâtiment est conforme aux exigences du…

Sheet Steel Facts #48 - Sheet Steel Building Products Fire Facts Introduction Questions occasionally arise about how sheet steel building products meet the requirements of the National and Provincial building codes related to fire…