Residential

Inside Steligence®

Engineers and architects talk about the value of data-driven science i

It was a Tuesday morning at the Canadian Steel Conference, and most of the attendants of the panel were still holding paper cups of coffee from the hotel buffet. The session – titled CFS 12-storey b...

The Development From the Future

The PS1200 Fort Worth development shows innovative use of Galvalume™

In the midst of rectangular buildings, low-rise apartments, and cookie-cutter commercial strips, the PS1200 development looks like an alien invasion in progress. The new Fort Worth, Texas project is a...

Saguenay’s Steel Soccer Stadium a Perfect Goal

New Stade de Soccer Saguenay integrates prefab panels and local flair

It’s late at night on a crisp, fall Wednesday, and a few tired parents trudge back to their minivans, their children bouncing around them in jerseys and long socks, soccer cleats hanging off their s...

It’s What’s on the Inside that Counts

Structural steel serves as support for Toronto’s newest skyscraper

Tim Verhey has a problem with Steel Design Magazine. “You write too much about exterior steel,” the Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering of the Walters Group jokes, shaking my h...

One Home, Two Home, Red Home, Blue Home

Picture-perfect residence coming to a postcard near you

In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean lies an island that locals affectionately call ‘The Rock.’ If you haven’t brushed up on your east-coast lingo – or seen the hit Broadway show, Come Fr...

Cool Kids on the Block

Norbec expansion highlights importance of steel in new construction.

Developers today seem to be caught more and more in between a rock and a hard place. It’s no longer enough to build buildings – whether residential towers, manufacturing plants, or everything in b...

Giving Mother Nature the Cold Shoulder

For Union Midrise, “Pre-Fab” stands for “Pretty Fabulous”

In the winter of 2020, two similarly-sized condo projects were being built in Brampton, ON. By February 2021, one was wrapped in layers of scaffolding and tarps to protect working crews from the winte...

Growing Green

Clearly, why growing up – not out – is the answer

Which would you rather have: 55 city blocks, or an orchard that can grow 22 million apples? They both take up the same amount of space (121 hectares / 300 acres), but one increases urban sprawl, en...

Building better with steel

Steel buildings minimize environmental impact

On the shore of a northern Canadian lake, the need to respect the natural world hits home. For two families who have cottages here, sustainability matters. It was important to ensure that the build...

Home away from home

Steel clad residence at UNBSJ is built with longevity and legacy in mi

Nearly sixty years ago, the University of New Brunswick looked beyond its base in Fredericton and established a second campus in Saint John. For decades the Saint John site was modest. It developed a ...