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Raising the Sustainability and Lowering the Cost of the Laurel Street Works Yard Background After over six decades of service for the City of Burnaby since 1954, the Laurel Street Works Yard needed an upgrade. While reliable, its facility could no longer keep up with the city’s growing maintenance and equipment needs. With that in … Read More

Creating a Watertight Town Center with Cost-Effective, Sustainable Solutions Background With an ambitious vision to give Vancouver residents in Oakridge a newer, better standard of living, QuadReal Property Group Ltd. has partnered with Westbank Corp. to redevelop the 28-acre Oakridge Centre site. Under their direction, the site has undergone a $5-billion overhaul, which will cover … Read More

Giving a First Nation Gymnasium Eco-Friendly Durability Background As part of a collaborative effort to expand their health, community, culture, and recreation services, the Skowkale, Aitchelitz, and Yakweakwioose First Nations chose to develop a health and community center. Funded by the First Nations themselves for over $1 million and also through government investments of more … Read More

Protecting a LEED-Friendly Development from a High Water Table Background Despite the risk of water ingress that Richmond’s high water table poses for buildings in the area, the city still holds many prime real estate locations for both businesses and families. As an experienced developer, Keltic Development Ltd. was able to spot one in particular … Read More

Producing Concrete That Exceeds the AR0.5 Abrasion Class Background As Australia’s largest and most preferred supermarket, Woolworths soon found that their customer demand had outgrown their current product capacity. Even with over 1,000 store locations across Australia, the supermarket franchise was struggling to keep up. It led the franchise owner, Woolworths Group Ltd., to look … Read More

Optimizing a Concrete Mix’s Permeability to Protect a Hossein Amanat Creation Background Designed to revitalize New Westminster’s waterfront scene, Bosa Development’s Pier West project brings with it multiple transformational developments. Shaped by Hossein Amanat, a world-renowned architect, these developments will include two residential towers, a two-acre addition to the surrounding Pier Park, a building with … Read More

Repairing Membrane Failures with Permanent Smart Concrete Solutions Background As part of their efforts to establish themselves as a prime provider for quality health-care services in Kuwait, DHAMAN has been working on constructing two hospitals. One will be set in Al Ahmadi, serving the communities there, while the other will be set in Al Jahra … Read More

Creating an Award-Winning Smart Building Environment  Background 30 Hudson Yards is the tallest of the towers in the Hudson Yards megaproject, which is currently being constructed in New York City’s west side. As part of the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States of America, this tall tower covers 241,500 … Read More

Leveraging the Technical Support of a Kryton-Exclusive Distributor Background The 10 Jay Street building was originally built in 1898 and housed the Arbuckle Brothers sugar refinery until 1945. Subsequently, the building was used as a warehouse until recently when redevelopment plans were initiated. As part of those plans, the prestigious architecture firm ODA came up … Read More

Helping Build Multiple Watertight Towers across Calgary Background The mid- to late 2010s were an especially great time to find a newly constructed watertight building to live or work in around Calgary in Alberta, Canada. With the hard work and waterproofing expertise of Kryton’s distributor in Alberta, Cascade Aqua-Tech Ltd., Calgary neighborhoods saw the completed … Read More