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Sustainable development: Steel, a material of choice! |
Green buildings, sustainable development and LEED® certified buildings are not just buzzwords. These concepts are becoming increasingly popular because of such issues as the Kyoto protocol and the Rio Declaration, different government programs and such trends as environmental protection and the reduction in energy consumption.
The benefits of using steel in the construction of green buildings include strength, lightness, recyclability and reusability. Because it can be paired with concrete, wood or glass and used in a variety of ways, shapes and complex configurations, steel is the material of choice for architects striving to achieve an aesthetically pleasing design, regardless of the architectural style of the project.
Sustainable development and environmental protection are important to Canam, and many initiatives have already been undertaken with this end in view. For example, we are committed to using steel and paint that have a high recycled content and to recovering our waste materials, which are largely recycled in the case of our paints and entirely recycled in the case of our steel.
Steel is clearly a material of choice for a better, more sustainable future!
CISC-Quebec Steel Design Awards in the “Green Buildings” category
Canam participated in the following construction projects, which respectively won a CISC-Quebec Steel Design Award and earned Honourable Mention in the “Green Buildings” category. The CISC-Quebec Steel Design Awards ceremony is an annual event held by the regional Quebec membership of the CISC (Canadian Institute of Steel Construction) to pay tribute to Quebec teams behind remarkable steel projects.
The CISC-Quebec Steel Design Awards were created in 1996 to promote innovation on the part of Quebec businesses and to highlight their projects. The building owner, architect, structural engineer and fabricator who worked on the winning project are the joint recipients of a steel design award.
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