On Falling Balconies

September 27, 2014 BuiltHalifax

Early this morning, a Southend party ended with a Bang. A third story balcony collapsed onto a lower balcony, and seriously injured several people. This post will attempt to explain why the balcony may have fallen. If you remember, we did an earlier post on the Forces Acting on a structure. Mother Nature tries to…Read More

Digging A Foundation

September 4, 2014 BuiltHalifax

The construction of holes is one part that was lacking at the beginning of my Nova Center Blog, However is being corrected with the Maple. Buildings need to sit on a Solid base. In Halifax, that base is bedrock, and bedrock lies close to the surface here. This means construction usually requires blasting out Bedrock.…Read More