< PreviousThe co-located exhibitions are the international industry gath-ering place every three years showcasing the latest product innovations, equipment, and expertise to help attendees stay competitive in an ever changing and global marketplace.Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. Several show ticket options are available, and all tickets include a monorail pass. New for 2020 is the opportu-nity to mix and match education sessions between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE for one price.March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA.Registration Open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2020Register online at www.conexpoconagg.com and www.ifpe.comCONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE come around every three years for a can’t-miss event. No other shows bring together as many segments of the construction industries and of the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries in one place. Attendees will have up-close access to the leading manufactur-ers and suppliers, latest product innovations, and knowledge resources to help their businesses thrive. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industry segments.IFPE, the International Fluid Power Exposition is the leading North American exhibition bringing together the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries.For 2020:• The Tech Experience returns with two locations. • The show campus has expanded with the new Festival Grounds for a total of 10 areas to explore.• Plenty of show shuttles and hotel shuttles will run during the event, plus information stands and staff will help attendees easily navigate the show campus.• Key insider’s tip: Create a plan for each day so you’ll be sure to see the exhibitors and products you want to connect with, but also be on the lookout for ones you’ve never heard of!• CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE make it easy to prepare with an interactive online exhibitor directory and a show mobile app that will continuously synch to your online customizable show planner.Get Your Tickets Early and Save!For the latest show details, visit www.conexpoconagg.com and www.ifpe.comAUGUST 201910The co-located exhibitions are the international industry gath-ering place every three years showcasing the latest product innovations, equipment, and expertise to help attendees stay competitive in an ever changing and global marketplace.Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. Several show ticket options are available, and all tickets include a monorail pass. New for 2020 is the opportu-nity to mix and match education sessions between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE for one price.March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA.Registration Open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2020Register online and CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE come around every three years for a can’t-miss event. No other shows bring together as many segments of the construction industries and of the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries in one place. Attendees will have up-close access to the leading manufactur-ers and suppliers, latest product innovations, and knowledge resources to help their businesses thrive. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industry segments.IFPE, the International Fluid Power Exposition is the leading North American exhibition bringing together the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries.For 2020:• The Tech Experience returns with two locations. • The show campus has expanded with the new Festival Grounds for a total of 10 areas to explore.• Plenty of show shuttles and hotel shuttles will run during the event, plus information stands and staff will help attendees easily navigate the show campus.• Key insider’s tip: Create a plan for each day so you’ll be sure to see the exhibitors and products you want to connect with, but also be on the lookout for ones you’ve never heard of!• CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE make it easy to prepare with an interactive online exhibitor directory and a show mobile app that will continuously synch to your online customizable show planner.Get Your Tickets Early and Save!For the latest show details, visit www.conexpoconagg.com and www.ifpe.comThe co-located exhibitions are the international industry gath-ering place every three years showcasing the latest product innovations, equipment, and expertise to help attendees stay competitive in an ever changing and global marketplace.Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. Several show ticket options are available, and all tickets include a monorail pass. New for 2020 is the opportu-nity to mix and match education sessions between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE for one price.March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA.Registration Open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2020Register online and CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE come around every three years for a can’t-miss event. No other shows bring together as many segments of the construction industries and of the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries in one place. Attendees will have up-close access to the leading manufactur-ers and suppliers, latest product innovations, and knowledge resources to help their businesses thrive. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industry segments.IFPE, the International Fluid Power Exposition is the leading North American exhibition bringing together the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries.For 2020:• The Tech Experience returns with two locations. • The show campus has expanded with the new Festival Grounds for a total of 10 areas to explore.• Plenty of show shuttles and hotel shuttles will run during the event, plus information stands and staff will help attendees easily navigate the show campus.• Key insider’s tip: Create a plan for each day so you’ll be sure to see the exhibitors and products you want to connect with, but also be on the lookout for ones you’ve never heard of!• CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE make it easy to prepare with an interactive online exhibitor directory and a show mobile app that will continuously synch to your online customizable show planner.Get Your Tickets Early and Save!For the latest show details, visit www.conexpoconagg.com and www.ifpe.comThe co-located exhibitions are the international industry gath-ering place every three years showcasing the latest product innovations, equipment, and expertise to help attendees stay competitive in an ever changing and global marketplace.Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. Several show ticket options are available, and all tickets include a monorail pass. New for 2020 is the opportu-nity to mix and match education sessions between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE for one price.March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA.Registration Open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2020Register online and CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE come around every three years for a can’t-miss event. No other shows bring together as many segments of the construction industries and of the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries in one place. Attendees will have up-close access to the leading manufactur-ers and suppliers, latest product innovations, and knowledge resources to help their businesses thrive. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industry segments.IFPE, the International Fluid Power Exposition is the leading North American exhibition bringing together the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries.For 2020:• The Tech Experience returns with two locations. • The show campus has expanded with the new Festival Grounds for a total of 10 areas to explore.• Plenty of show shuttles and hotel shuttles will run during the event, plus information stands and staff will help attendees easily navigate the show campus.• Key insider’s tip: Create a plan for each day so you’ll be sure to see the exhibitors and products you want to connect with, but also be on the lookout for ones you’ve never heard of!• CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE make it easy to prepare with an interactive online exhibitor directory and a show mobile app that will continuously synch to your online customizable show planner.Get Your Tickets Early and Save!For the latest show details, visit www.conexpoconagg.com and www.ifpe.com11CONSTRUCTION IN FOCUS Written by Robert HoshowskyHeld over 30 years ago, Live Aid went down in history as one of the biggest television broadcast events the world had ever seen. Organized by Bob Geldof from band The Boomtown Rats and Midge Ure of Ultravox fame, the massive event was truly a once in a lifetime experience, bringing out the who’s who of the music industry. From sporting events to rock concerts, stadiums have played a pivotal role throughout history.AUGUST 201912Written by Robert HoshowskyLegendary artists like Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, David Bowie and Queen, alongside bands big at the time like Duran Duran, The Cars, and Simple Minds all came to play, showing their support for those impacted by the ongoing Ethiopian famine.Held on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was remarkable for many reasons. Not only was it a worldwide initiative to help others, but the turnout surprised even organizers of the event, which was held in not one, but two stadiums simultaneously. About 72,000 showed up at London, England’s Wembley Stadium, while over 100,000 fans were at Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium, over 5,600 kilometres away. Many were in awe not only by how well-organized Live Aid was, but how staging a global event at the same time in two giant stadiums ran so smoothly.13CONSTRUCTION IN FOCUS Massive venuesWhile the term ‘stadium rock’ (also known as arena rock) conjures up images of heavy metal, progressive rock, and the big hair bands of the 70s and 80s, none of these mega-selling live shows would have been possible without massive stadiums capable of holding tens of thousands of excited fans.While stadiums vary in size, some, like Wembley, are enormous. Attracting over two million guests annually, it remains one of the world’s most popular venues for music and sporting events, and is home to the England national football team. Capable Sport-specificStadiums have a history going back to Ancient Greece and places like Olympia and Delphi, where they were designed and built to hold many spectators. With the name ‘stadium’ derived from the Greek ‘stadion’ (length of some 607 feet, or 185 metres), these venues were modified from amphi-theatres. Used mainly for sporting events, the first modern stadium ever built was based in Athens, appropriately for the first Olympic Games in 1876, and able to hold about 60,000 spectators.of holding 90,000, it may come as a surprise that Wembley is not the largest stadium by capacity on the planet. That distinction belongs to the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. In Pyongyang, North Korea, Rungrado – also known as May Day Stadium – can hold 114,000, and opened in 1989, the same year as the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada. Since renamed the Rogers Centre, the structure made news worldwide when it was first built for its retractable roof. Heralded as a marvel 30 years ago, the opening of the roof symbolizes not only good weather, but the arrival of summer in Canada’s most populous city.Architects today are designing stadiums for specific purposes. Across the United States and Canada, many stadiums – espe-cially those built for universities and colleges – are made to accommodate sports like football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and track-and-field events. Many of these venues are massive and football-focused, like Louisiana State University’s Tiger Stadium, Ohio State University’s Ohio Stadium and Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, able to hold 92,542, 102,239, and 106,572 spectators respectively.Toronto’s SkydomeOntario, CanadaBeaver StadiumUniversity Park State CollegePennsylvaniaAUGUST 201914Deadline raceAlong with the project in Motera, a new stadium is under con-struction in Hungary. With the old stadium demolished in 2017 – which hosted the likes of Louis Armstrong, U2, Depeche Mode and Roger Waters over the decades – the new Ferenc Puskás Stadium is underway. Located in the capital of Budapest, con-tractors expect completion by the end of this year, in time for the 2020 European Football Championship in the city. Despite working under less than favourable cold and damp conditions, the project is well underway. Facing serious financial penalties for delays, a great deal depends on the work being successfully completed in time.One of the costliest stadiums in Western Europe, the final price tag is increasing from its initial 2011 budget of approximate-ly 112 million EUR ($127 million U.S.) to 610 million EUR ($693 million U.S.) in 2018.Plans are in place for the stadium to serve as a permanent training center. For the Hungarian Athletics Association, a great deal hinges on the work, since the Association plans to apply for the Athletics World Cup, which will be staged in 2023.Like other large-scale works, stadium construction is a lengthy process, often running into millions of dollars, requiring the skill and expertise of top sports construction management firms around the world with the manpower necessary to see these massive venues completed on time, and on budget. Designed by Victoria LaneMajor undertakingsStadium construction is a costly, and often lengthy, undertak-ing. As of this writing, there are over 25 major stadiums being built, according to stadiumdb.com, including Argentina’s Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in the city of La Plata, the Stadion pod Tumbe Kafe in Macedonia, and Spain’s Nou Mestalla. In some instances, construction was initiated on these and other stadiums years ago, with some beset by building issues or running out of funds.Worldwide, many other mega-stadiums are in the pre-planning, design, or building stages in Japan, Turkey, The Netherlands, Morocco, France, Qatar, and other locations. One of the most noteworthy stadiums in the works is in the suburban area Motera in India’s City of Ahmedabad. The old stadium was demolished in late 2015 and the new one is now under con-struction, dedicated to India’s passion, cricket.One of the largest projects of its kind, the work is being handled by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), one of India’s largest con-struction firms. Once completed, the new stadium will have a capacity of over 110,000, greater than the 100,024 capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, the tenth largest stadium in the world. The new stadium in India will also feature plenty of room for parking – able to accommodate some 3,000 cars and 10,000 two-wheelers – a tremendous bonus for the world-famous Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), which has been busy with the work since January 2017. The estimated construc-tion cost for the project is Rs 700 crore, about $101,405,500 U.S.15Buca RenderWritten by David H. CaldwellWhich is better: quality or quantity? Every company is forced to address this question when forming its business plan and long-term strategy. With a business model focusing on client interaction rather than the mass acquisition of contracts, Arguson Projects Inc. is rapidly building a reputation as a ‘one-stop shop’ for design, construction, renovation, and contracting. The company has expanded from a single Toronto office with minimal staff to having satellite offices across North America.Arguson has developed a reputation for professionalism and close cooperation with its clients. This has allowed the company to expand greatly beyond its home city to set up satellite offices across Canada and the United States. While this was not the focus when the company was founded, Vice President of Operations Paul Clarkson says this expan-sion was a natural progression due to Arguson’s client-focused business model. 17CONSTRUCTION IN FOCUS “We go where our clients go,” he explains simply. “If our core clients purchase prop-erties in other regions, they generally want us to go with them to provide the same services that we provide in the GTA [Greater Toronto Area].” As its clients purchase buildings or land in other cities, Arguson follows to perform building inspection and other pre-construction work. Throughout the process, it is on hand to provide advice, budgeting and coordination with the asset managers to ensure the best inter-ests of the buildings, while providing quality design and construction. “It’s really a full-service package that we provide,” Clarkson says, “and generally the clients want to replicate what we do in the GTA across all their portfolios and locations.”This has allowed the contractor to enjoy a meteoric rise over its eleven years in business. It had fewer than ten employ-ees when it was founded by two entre-preneurs Dan Boucher and Rich Newman in Toronto in 2008. The company now has over one hundred staff distributed between its Toronto headquarters as well as field offices in Calgary, Saint John’s, and Halifax. Arguson has also expanded into the United States recently, setting up new field offices in Chicago, New Jersey, and is also managing some projects in Florida. Internally, the company has undergone significant restructuring in the past year to add more specialists, project man-agement staff and an additional layer of management. The goal is better structure, more streamlined processes, to make the “We go where our clients go. If our core clients purchase properties in other regions, they generally want us to go with them.”150 Symes2251 & 2285 SpeakmanSNC LavalinAUGUST 201918 Next >