Sustainability

A Really Big Dill

With pre-fab steel, you too could have a backyard Pickleball court

 Back in the fall of 2022, Natasha Larock caught the Pickleball bug. “I first tried it a couple of years ago, and I was immediately hooked,” she says.  “She’s totally obsessed,”...

Rink of Dreams

The Alaine Chartrand Arena is a small town’s home of hopes and aspir

Sixteen-year-old David Sinclair doesn’t mince words when he talks about the old ice rink in Prescott, Ontario. “It sucked,” he says. The ice was too small, the changing rooms could barely fit a ...

Electric Feel

Dofasco’s Electric Arc Furnace is the key to ArcelorMittal’s XCarb

In 2020, the Canadian Steel Producers Association announced a new vision of the future of steelmaking. It was ambitious: to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To do so would require a reimaginin...

Back to School

UTSC’s Harmony Commons is a stride forward for campus sustainability

Opened in 2023, Harmony Commons is the newest expansion to the University of Toronto Scarborough’s campus. The new residence offers more than beds for 746 first-year students and resident advisors, ...

Why the Long Face?

Jaws drop in amazement at the new Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Res

When the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation took ownership of the Woodbine Casino – attached to Toronto’s most-established horse racing track – they came with a new vision of building an entertai...

This is the Future of Steel Construction

What are engineers saying about new XCarb® EPDs?

Today’s architects and engineers are faced with a growing problem. In an economic climate that wants to build, build, build – whether it’s high-rise, high-density housing; public facilities such...

Weathering Heights

On the salt-soaked East Coast, Indaten® is drawing attention to incre

Ask a Maritimer, and they will tell you a million stories about the weather. Hurricanes, snow-storms, gale-force winds – it’s part of the deal you make for living on the rugged and beautiful North...

Living Life to the Smallest

Teacup Tiny Homes deliver sturdy, durable homes in tiny packages, than

Three years ago, Lorraine Stephanyshyn was craving change. Faced with the daunting prospect of a big, empty house, with costs on the rise, the recent-retiree was looking for a dramatic shift in lifest...

Life in Technicolour

Sustaining brand integrity with the vibrancy of colour and resilience

Way back in 1939, the world was amazed by the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, picked up from sepia-toned dustbowl Kansas, landed in the brilliant and beautiful Technicolor world of Oz, right on top of a Wicked...

Steel Receipts

ArcelorMittal Dofasco is one step closer to manufacturing clean, net-z

The day I spoke to Stan Lipkowski, Principal Projects Manager – Sustainability, Construction and Manufacturing Products for ArcelorMittal Dofasco, was a snowy Thursday in February. That normally wou...