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Concrete
Below are articles from the latest Concrete Special Feature by Daily Commercial News.
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...
Labour
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![Prescriptive concrete specifications make carbon reduction a hard sell](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/Concrete1-01-300x169.png)
Prescriptive concrete specifications make carbon reduction a hard sell
Given international commitments between more than 77 countries to limit the plan...
Associations , Government , Technology
![Fire at Toronto condo development under construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/DCN-AG-Fire-at-TO-construction-siteMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Fire at Toronto condo development under construction
TORONTO — A fire occurred at a condominium development under construction in T...
Projects
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Latest Infographics
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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 projec...
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Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
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Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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![Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_594218537WEB-300x169.jpg)
Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
Canada’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
![Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
![$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/FRONT-GC-NB-mill-Rendering-1-A-view-of-the-mill-once-it-is-completed-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
Pre-planning engineering work has started for construction of a new recovery boi...
Projects
![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It’s been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
Projects
![Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-Luna-Bay-development-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
Infrastructure
![Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...