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6 Documents associated with: Type of Construction >Single-family
  1 Concrete Construction for Housing and Small Buildings
    Document Type: Website
    Publication Date:
    This CSA Standard addresses unreinforced concrete construction of housing and small buildings, as covered in Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), as well as other concrete work, such as slabs on ground, driveways, walkways, patios, steps, and parking areas.

This page includes links to purchase the pdf or hard copy version o...[more]
    See Also: standards
  2 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
  3 Lo House
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2003
    Photograph of the Lo house under construction....[more]
  4 Lo House
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2003
    Photograph of the Lo house under construction....[more]
    See Also: finishing
  5 The Lo Residence Case Study: The Use of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete at the Lo Residence
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: March 31, 2003
Author(s): Roland Haebler, Haebler Construction
    This report details The Haebler Group’s use of EcoSmart™ concrete in the construction of the Lo Residence, a single-family house located in the Endowment Lands at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. The design featured EcoSmart concrete primarily because of its aesthetic appeal. This project was chosen as a case stud...[more]
    See Also: aesthetics, cold weather concreting, costs, finishing, setting time, slump
  6 Ultra High Performance Concrete: Dematerialization Study
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: March 2004
Author(s): Busby Perkins + Will Architects Ltd.
    The aim of this study is to increase the understanding of the relationship between the selection of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and the overall environmental performance, cost, constructability maintenance and operational efficiency as it relates to the EcoSmart™ Concrete Project which aims to develop sustainable concrete through innovat...[more]
    See Also: dematerialization, emissions
   
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