Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Gardens was redesigned and completed in 2011, making a strong impact on environmentally conscious building practices. For the new visitor center, designers wanted to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by creating a structure designed to LEED Platinum certification standards and to meet the The Living Building Challenge.
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If you build it, they will come. That was certainly the attitude of owners Gold Ridge when they decided to build Singapore’s largest integrated shopping mall and transportation hub during the economic crisis in 2008.
Southeast Asia Construction – September 2009 In 2006, a superhighway project in Sichuan province, China, became a major focus for the government.
Concrete International – November 2006 Pioneered by ABE Enterprises of Atlanta, GA, the “ABE wall” is a shoring wall built from the top down. By combining the steps typically involved in building a shoring wall, it generates significant savings in time and construction costs.
Arab Construction World – July 2011 Recognized as North America’s youngest major city, Vancouver is now looking to add “Greenest City in the World” to its calling cord by 2020. This bold, new ambition was backed by Vancouver’s City Council, which requires all building rezoning to be LEED Certified, ensuring that Vancouver‘s infrastructural continue to … Read More
Today, cities no longer build armies or extend borders as symbols their advancement. Rather, sustainable cities built with eco-friendly materials and green practices have become the true indicators of a city’s progressiveness. For the construction world, LEED certification has become top of mind as city leaders all vie for the top green spot in sustainability.
Concrete Technology Today – July – September 2011 Concrete is almost sure to crack if it is not properly placed or cured. For this reason, waterproofing concrete with a straightforward, dependable and guaranteed system offers an indispensible level of protection, particularly for dam walls with steel reinforcement. If water enters cracks in the concrete, it … Read More
The average lifespan of a concrete water tank is 25 to 40 years. Over that time, the concrete needs to resist constant hydrostatic pressure of varying degrees from the inside or outside and may be in contact with chlorine and other chemicals that soften its surface. Traditionally, concrete tanks have not incorporated a waterproofing system … Read More
a thin sheet of metal, rubber, plastic, or other material inserted across a joint to obstruct the seepage of water through the joint.
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