CISC is proud to participate in the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference in Vancouver from May 31st- June 3rd, 2017! We will be very active at the conference promoting the possibilities of steel and the capabilities of our members and associates. Please join us for a keynote breakfast presentation on June 2nd and [...]
CISC hosted a Lunch & Learn at the RAIC & OAA Festival of Architecture on May 24th presenting our case for steel: ‘Build it Better with Steel: Faster, cheaper, greener!’ Holly Jordan, a Senior Associate of B+H Architects and Tareq Ali, CISC’s Director of Marketing & Communications were the keynote speakers of this event. We had [...]
The 24th CEGSS Graduate Students Conference was held at the Thomson House on May 10th. Our aim was to create a platform for research papers competing amongst graduate students, and to promote effective interaction from various Canadian universities and industry. Dr. Ghyslaine McCLure, Assistant Provost at McGill and CISC’s Quebec Regional Manager were the keynote speakers [...]
The CISC is a proud sponsor of the AISC/ASCE National Student Steel Bridge Competition (NSSBC). This competition requires civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge and encourages students to apply their theoretical knowledge in a hands-on project that addresses the full breadth of steel design requirements, including: aesthetics, construction speed, lightness, stiffness, [...]
CISC was at Queen’s Park yesterday as a member of Prompt Payment Ontario’s delegation to meet with the government and parliamentarians from all political parties, to call for urgent introduction of prompt payment legislation in Ontario. Multiple delegate teams held over 30 meetings during the day. The day was capped off with an evening reception hosted [...]
Congrats also to all the other winning Canadian teams! The CISC is proud to host and judge this incredible competition! Click here to view the overall ranking (PDF)
CISC Alberta held a trophy design competition for this year’s Alberta Steel Design Awards. This was an innovative way to further strengthen our connection to the architectural community, and engage them in the Design awards. Four very creative design submissions were received from different architectural firms. The design criteria the competitors had to meet were that [...]
CISC Ontario hosted their Steel Design Awards of Excellence at the Art Gallery of Ontario on May 9th. It was a lively evening with that started with a networking reception and was capped off by a glittering gala awards ceremony celebrating the best in steel construction The night started off with The History of Strength Award [...]
CISC Alberta hosted the 11th Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence in Edmonton on May 4th at the Expo Centre in Edmonton Northlands. 365 guests attended the dazzling Awards Gala. The finalist in each of the 6 award categories were profiled with individual video vignettes that introduced the audience to the project team, key design and [...]
The CISC and the Canadian steel construction industry applaud the Canadian Senate for passing Bill S-224, marking a key milestone achievement in our efforts to ensure timely payment for our businesses and over 1.3 million Canadian construction workers and their middle class families. Bill S-224 will now head to the House for further consideration. Full Senate [...]