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10 Documents associated with: Type of Construction >Mixed-use
  1 Appendix A: Sample Concrete Test Results [Courtyard on Bear and Cave Avenue Housing Projects]
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: February 2005
Author(s): McIntosh Lalani Engineering Ltd.
    Sample concrete test reports for the Courtyard on Bear and Cave Avenue Housing projects, Banff, AB....[more]
    See Also: concrete tests
  2 Artist Live/Work Studios
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2000
    Photograph of the Artist Live/Work Studios under construction....[more]
  3 Artist Live/Work Studios
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2000
    Photograph of the Artist Live/Work studios....[more]
  4 Courtyard on Bear and Cave Avenue Housing - Banff, AB Case Study: End of Construction Follow-up Report
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: February 2005
Author(s): Kristy Neish, E.I.T., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd
    This follow up study documents the concrete test results for the Courtyard on Bear project, Banff, AB. The study should be read in conjunction with the original project report for the Courtyard on Bear and Cave Avenue Housing Project, completed in March 2004.

Although similar testing was done on both the Courtyard on Bear and the Cave Avenue...[more]

    See Also: concrete tests, strength development, stripping time
  5 Courtyard on Bear and Cave Avenue Housing - Banff, AB Case Study: Using EcoSmart Concrete in Cold Weather Construction
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: March 31, 2004
Author(s): Kristy Neish, E.I.T., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd
    This study reports the challenges encountered using EcoSmart concrete during cold weather construction in Banff, Alberta, and provides possible solutions to these challenges. Although construction was initially planned to begin in summer, an increased design period and delays in the permitting process pushed the construction schedules for both proj...[more]
    See Also: accelerating admixtures, cold weather concreting, mixture proportioning, strength development, stripping time, superplasticizers
  6 High Fly Ash Concrete: A Contractor's Perspective
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 21, 2002
Presenter(s): Roland Haebler
    A case study review of three EcoSmart projects from a contractor's perspective: the Liu Centre, the Artist Live/Work Studios, and the Lo house, a private residence. Concludes that EcoSmart concrete can produce excellent architectural concrete, and a very workable, easy-to-place mix, with variable impacts on cost....[more]
    See Also: aesthetics, strength development, workability
  7 High Volume Fly Ash as a Supplementary Cementing Material: A Case Study: Arthur Erikson Designed Live/Work Studios
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2000
Author(s): Michael Neundorf, Roland Haebler, Haebler Construction
    The report explains how high-volume fly ash concrete overcomes the durability and environmental shortfalls of conventional Portland cement concrete. However, the decision to use high volume fly ash for the Live/Work Studios (Waterfall Building) was based on aesthetics, not on EcoSmart concrete's durability or environmental benefits. The mix design...[more]
    See Also: aesthetics, costs, mixture proportioning, strength development, workability
  8 Sustainable materials for sustainable cities : the Masdar view
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: April 21, 2008
Author(s): Khaled Awad, Masdar
    As part of the Sustainable Building and Concrete Seminar during the 2008 Batimat Tradeshow in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Awad provided an overview of the Masdar development, discussing key features, such as population density, the layering of the city, accessible green spaces within walking distance and transport systems. The project aims to be a closed loop...[more]
    See Also: environmental impact, greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability, sustainable building design
  9 The Economic Realities of Developing Green Buildings: The Currents Building Case Study
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: March 2004
Presenter(s): Jonathan Westeinde
    The presentation provides an overview of the economic realities of developing green buildings and concludes with a specific case study on The Currents building in Ottawa. The presentation also describes the EcoSmart partnership and the benefits and challenges of using high fly-ash content in the project....[more]
    See Also: costs, greenhouse gas emissions
  10 Use of EcoSmart Concrete in the Bayview High-Rise Apartment
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: November 2002
Author(s): Busby Perkins + Will Architects Ltd.
    The report details the use of EcoSmart™ concrete in the construction of the Bayview, a high-rise, residential/commercial building. The contractors found that EcoSmart™ concrete was easy to work with in terms of pumping, placing, and vibrating, and produced a beautiful, architectural concrete. Although the contractor did not commit to using higher l...[more]
    See Also: cold weather concreting, scheduling, Type C fly ash
   
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