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13 Documents associated with: Structural Designs >Cast-in-place
  1 Concrete Materials and Methods of Concrete Construction/Methods of Test for Concrete
    Document Type: Website
    Publication Date:
    This Standard (CAN/CSA-A23.1-00/A23.2-00) provides the requirements for materials and methods of construction for cast-in-place concrete and concrete precast in the field.

This page provides links to download or purchase the hard copy version of the standard in English or French....[more]
    See Also: standards
  2 GVRD Fly Ash Report: BC Gas Operations Centre - Case Study
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2000
Author(s): Jonathon Rider, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership
    This report describes the use of fly ash concrete in an office building: the BC Gas Operations Centre in Surrey, BC. A broad range of environmental goals were identified early in the design development phase, including the goal of using high volume fly ash (40%), thus embedding the project's green goals into the project specifications in time for t...[more]
    See Also: early design, finishing, perception, placing, scheduling, sustainable building design
  3 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
  4 High Volume Fly Ash Concrete Usage for High Rise Construction
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: November 2000
Author(s): Robert Schmidt, P.Eng., Paul Fast, P.Eng., Fast + Epp
    Fast and Epp's investigative report reviews the potential use of high volume fly ash concrete in high rise construction in a way that introduces no cost premiums to the existing construction process. The report concludes that an hvfa mix that is transparent in terms of set times and cure rates is not practical at this time, and that the best opport...[more]
    See Also: accelerating admixtures, cold weather concreting, costs, durability, finishing, mixture proportioning, scheduling
  5 Sustainability in Construction: Using Fly Ash as a Cement Replacement
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2000
Author(s): Phil Seabrook, P.Eng., Kevin Campbell, P.Eng., Levelton Consultants Ltd
    This report provides an introduction to the use of fly ash as a supplementary cementing material and an overview of the performance of the trial mixes and field tests at the Liu Centre....[more]
    See Also: high volume fly ash concrete, strength development
  6 Technology Enterprise Facility - UBC Case Study: Using EcoSmart Concrete in Schedule Driven Construction
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: April 24, 2003
Author(s): Diana Klein, P.Eng., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd
    This report considers the challenges and successes of using EcoSmart concrete for the Technology Enterprise Facility III (TEF III) LEED-registered project at the University of British Columbia. This report discusses how to overcome the issue of lower early strength and also contains information on early strength test results for mixes used on the p...[more]
    See Also: concrete tests, curing, dematerialization, early strength, stripping strength, stripping time
  7 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
  8 Use of EcoSmart Concrete in Multi-Unit Residential Construction - A Case Study: Cranberry Commons
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2001
Author(s): Bob Mann, Artian Construction Ltd.
    The report analyzes the economical, technical and business impacts of using EcoSmart concrete in Cranberry Commons, a multi-unit residential construction project. The Cranberry Commons Cohousing Development Corporation chose to incorporate EcoSmart concrete because of their dedication to implementing environmentally sustainable building technologie...[more]
    See Also: costs, finishing, honeycombing, mixture proportioning, sustainable building design
  9 Use of EcoSmart Concrete in Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: March 30, 2001
Author(s): Busby Perkins + Will Architects Ltd.
    In this case study of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), the use of high volume fly ash concrete presented a significant challenge because of the longer set-up times required during cold weather placing temperatures, and resulted in increased costs. Despite the challenges presented by cold weather concreting, the original goal of alm...[more]
    See Also: cold weather concreting, perception, setting time, Type F fly ash
  10 Use of EcoSmart Concrete in Residential Construction: A Case Study of Ardencraig
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2001
Author(s): Heather Tremain, Robert Brown, Chesterman Property Group Inc.
    This report investigates the the environmental and business impacts of EcoSmart concrete use on a heritage-style redevelopment project. The project was a market experiment and is an example of producing high-quality housing through remodeling and infill in an environmentally sustainable way. As a result of the developer's decision to make Ardencrai...[more]
    See Also: costs, marketing, perception, scheduling, sustainable building design
   
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