Transport

Resolving Scarborough’s Transit Troubles with a New, Reliable Bus Garage Background By 2017, the demand for transit ridership in Scarborough had increased significantly. The local bus garages at the time were overloaded, and it didn’t help that some of the Scarborough buses needed maintenance in the west end of the city. That resulted in multiple … Read More

Background Norway is a country with a beautiful, varied landscape full of majestic fjords, lakes, arctic tundras, and mountain tops. However, that natural beauty can cause a number of transportation difficulties. In Norway’s case, this means that locals need to rely on small highways that go across numerous valleys in the country. Additionally, whenever waterways … Read More

Background When the city of Calgary needed a new indoor bus fueling and transit facility to store and maintain Calgary Transit’s new fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses along with their existing diesel buses, General Contractor PCL Construction Management Inc. and Ready Mix Provider Lafarge Canada Inc. were tasked with building the massive 44,300 … Read More

Background A. Duie Pyle is the premier transportaion and logistics provider in the Northeastern United States. They provide a range of integrated transportation and distribution services, and are supported by 23 LTL service centers and 10 warehouse facilities comprised of over 2.2 million million ft2 of space. They run thousands of trucks to destinations across … Read More

Background As the population of Hong Kong continues to grow, its Mass Transit Railway operator (MTR) continues to enhance its existing railway network. In 2016, MTR undertook an extension of the Kwun Tong line to Whampoa. In 2017, waterproofing challenges were discovered at the new Whampoa station whenthe contractor found leaks. There was a very … Read More

Background The Østerport Station in Copenhagen contained several prestressed floors that were going to be used in a multi-story project. However, before tensioning, each floor required the concrete to reach minimum strength development. To determine if the concrete had reached its required strength, the contractor conducted crush tests, which involved leaving cast concrete cylinders on-site … Read More

Background The George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 and has undergone numerous expansions since. Despite those expansions, at some point, groundwater infiltrated the inter-terminal train (ITT) underground tunnel. Because the ITT acted as a passenger train service that connected to all airport terminals and a hotel, immediate repairs were needed. However, Houston Airport System … Read More

Background Sealord Group, based in New Zealand is the country’s largest supplier of processed seafood andexports to more than 60 countries worldwide selling more than $400 million worth of seafood. The main freezer floor in the hold of the FV Rehua needed repair. The floor is concrete over polystyrene;the freezer operates at –30°C and the … Read More

Background When the architects were creating their design for Serangoon’s new mega mall and bus interchange they wanted to incorporate a “green necklace” along the exterior of the six-storey building as well as a roof garden, complete with a dog run. Due to Singapore’s particularly wet climate, with an average rainfall of 2,370 millimeters (93 … Read More

Background EnergyAustralia is one of the largest energy suppliers in Australia with over 100 years of experience. The company is a leader in providing broad-based energy solutions ranging from electricity to renewable energy alternatives. EnergyAustralia operates an electricity network of around 22,275 square kilometers (8,600 sqare miles) – distributing electricity along the east coast of … Read More