Ask anyone, across any industry, about timelines and you’ll likely hear the same: when asked for honesty, everyone wants their project finished “yesterday”. That’s true whether you’re writing articles for Steel Design Magazine, or if you’re designing a 1.3 million square foot warehouse. For developers, shorter construction timelines mean buildings open sooner, which means faster cas…
What if you could take something great, and make it even better? Every now and then, you get the rare chance to go back, not to redo, but to rethink. Wouldn’t you want to take another kick at the can, to implement the new information or material, to make your project the best that it could possibly be? It’s a chance that’s rare in the construction industry, where projects are pretty perma…
Have you ever thought about where your food comes from? Wandering through the produce section, you will find shelves and displays of fruits and vegetables. The dairy section is kept chilled to protect the cheeses and milk cartons. And the butcher counter—with its wide variety of steaks and chopped-up chickens—is the coldest part of the grocery store. Farmers get a lot of credit for putting …
Let this be a lesson: all press is great press. That’s what Jason Gullett, President of Prestige Steel Buildings, wants Steel Design readers to know. “We actually got this job because of a previous article in Steel Design,” he chuckles. “Our client loved what we’d done, and called us to ask for a house like that of his own.” That house, as it turns out, is standard fare for Prestige…
Of all the interesting projects we’ve covered in Steel Design, the Complexe Multisports Desjardins (Desjardins Multisports Complex) in Lévis, Quebec might just be one of the most intriguing: it’s a sports complex; with a full-FIFA-sized soccer field, 18 locker rooms, and a mezzanine; built for a nearby high school; on top of an underground parking garage for a hospital. Maybe it’s becaus…
