General Foundation

Background The River District is a new 130-acre neighborhood planned along the Fraser River in South Vancouver. The development will include 7,000 homes in apartment or condo style, in addition to over 250,000 square feet of retail space. Most of the buildings will include parking garages that will be two floors below grade (underground). The … Read More

Background The region of Peel is expecting population growth and as the existing water network ages, the regional government saw the need to invest in infrastructure to provide a dependable and safe supply of clean water. This is one of the largest and most extensive watermain initiatives the Region of Peel has ever designed and … 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 This six-storey luxury boutique apartment building in Toronto’s east end, known as “The Beaches Neighborhood” holds 95 residences and a two-storey YMCA facility. This creates a synergistic residential/commercial partnership with shared facilities and green initiatives combining together to reduce the energy and environmental footprint of the building. The design includes 4 levels of belowgrade … Read More

Background To meet continued demand for their pet food, Blue Buffalo decided to build a new $150 millionmanufacturing and R&D facility in Indiana. The design team drew up plans for the almost 400,000 sqft plant that is the second Blue Buffalo manufacturing facility in America. Quickly, the team concludedthat this facility’s 4,000 PSI concrete floors … Read More

Background Envisioned to be a new cultural hub, adjacent to New York’s Meatpacking District, the historic Pier 57 is undergoing an extensive redevelopment to house the Google’s new office, as well as a dynamic mix of office, retail, entertainment, and public space, including a full wrap-around apron at water level and a landscaped rooftop park … Read More

Background Gerdau’s metal recycling plant in Whitby has been in operation for decades and still continues to this day. It’s a feat that the company could have only achieved through their focus on fostering customer trust. With this focus in mind, they made it easy and worthwhile to recycle both steel and other types of … Read More

Making Room for Alternative Fuel with Integrally Hardened Concrete Background St. Marys Cement has been producing cementitious materials at their six manufacturing plants for decades. Recently, however, the team at the company’s Bowmanville plant saw the need for a new unheated alternative fuels building. Working together with the Barry Bryan Associates team, they drew up … Read More

Offering a High-Quality Sustainable Form of Concrete Abrasion Resistance Background Chapman’s Ice Cream was founded in 1973 and has grown into a multimillion-dollar business that employs hundreds of people. However, in 2009, they experienced a setback. A fire had gutted Chapman’s creamery, and because of that, the company had to rebuild the entire facility. Luckily, … Read More

Making It Long-Lasting with a Versatile Concrete Hardening Solution Background Over time, the Decew Falls Water Treatment Plant’s spillway had eroded away, leaving the Regional Municipality of Niagara with the decision to replace it. During the original construction of the reservoir spillway, the municipality had chosen to build it using wood. However, the material had … Read More