Transport

Protecting a Suspended Pool and a Parkade with Permanent Waterproofing Background In 1977, the City of Coquitlam in British Columbia, Canada, had acquired the land of Burquitlam Park in the hopes of creating a recreation facility there. However, for over two decades, this vision remained distant as the project was continually delayed. Eventually, the city … Read More

Expediting Construction and Reducing Construction Costs Simultaneously 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 … Read More

Giving the Airport the Largest Terminal Expansion Since 1996 Background In 2018, the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) celebrated a record-breaking level of growth. Reaching their 25-million-passenger milestone two years ahead of forecast, YVR saw an increase in passengers since 2017. That increase was over 7%, and such a big leap was mainly thanks to expanding … Read More

Boosting Worksite Progress and Safety with Kryton’s Leak Repair System Background According to their website, Growthpoint Properties Ltd. has a commitment to creating workspaces that positively affect the environment and the physical and mental health of the people within it. It’s an upstanding goal, and it’s one that the company has put in good effort … Read More

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

Earning Several Awards for Optimal and Sustainable Design Background For years, the City of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, knew they’d need a new indoor facility to be able to store and maintain Calgary Transit’s new fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses alongside their existing diesel buses. So when the opportunity to do so arose, … Read More

Speeding Up and Simplifying the Construction of Durable Terminal Flooring Background A. Duie Pyle is the premier transportation and logistics provider in the northeastern part of the United States of America (USA). As a result, they can offer multiple integrated services for both transportation and distribution. To back those services up, they make use of … 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