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Driver, Ali Imanpour, University of Alberta 34 A Challenging Canopy Becomes a mainstay project Justin Wuohela, P.Eng., IBI Group 34 IN EVERY ISSUE 6 From the President Ed Whalen, P.Eng. 38 News & Events 40 New Members and Associates 43 Member and Associate Products/ Services Directory COLUMNS 8 Technical Column Alfred F. Wong, P.Eng., F.CSCE 10 Education & Research Council Michael Holleran, P.Eng. 12 Education & Research Council News Jeff Packer 14 Seismic Corner Alfred F. Wong, P.Eng., F.CSCE The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is the Voice for the ADVANTAGE On the Cover: Canadian Steel Construction industry. The CISC represents a diverse community STEELNO. 63 WINTER 2018 Vaughan Metropolitan of structural steel industry stakeholders including manufacturers, fabricators, MODERNIZING WITH STEEL INNOVATION IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF Centre (VMC) Station THE SALMON RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BE THE DISRUPTOR erectors, service centres, consultants, detailers, industry suppliers, owners and A QUESTION OF STABILITY Canopy A CHALLENGING CANOPY developers. Steel construction industry stakeholders are encouraged to apply to become a member or associate. Visit cisc-icca.ca for more information. Photo courtesy of If you are working on a project that you think should be featured, send us an Justin Wuohela, P.Eng. CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION email at [email protected]. PM#40787580 FROM THE PRESIDENT One Big Happy Steel Mill Smile AT THE MOMENT, I am attending the World U.S. has rapidly increased. Almost all countries Steel Conference, alongside the steel mills and around the world have imposed safeguards in steel associations from around the world. The light of the U.S. action, resulting in what? The best major items of conversation are: overcapacity of times in a very long time for every steel mill in Ed Whalen, P.Eng. in steel making globally, market distorting the world. Well, almost all. Believe it or not, there [email protected] subsidies and support practices, global wasn’t a long face at the World Steel Conference, warming, the circular economy and of course, with the exception of maybe one country. All mills protectionist tariffs. I spoke to had volumes up, prices at where they Back in 2016, the G20 set up a Global Forum on were extremely pleased, and many had expansion Excess Capacity facilitated by the Organization plans in the works. for Economic Cooperation and Development Section 232 steel tariffs has led to force local (OECD). The mandate was to try to resolve steel procurement. Increased local procurement excess capacity and country sponsored market leads to increased local steel production, distorting practices. With its three-year term increased employment, increased utilization coming to an end and its job incomplete, there and thus increased profits. Successful steel mills is a push to have its mandate extended to finish provide the spinoff benefits for the countries what it started. Although it is being touted as they are operating in and any safeguard tariffs having led to many positive changes (such as received from steel imports are stashed into the transparency in production and capacity), steel government coffers. production grew by 8% this year with only a 1% It seems the last thing most steel mills around increase in consumption over last year. World the world really want to see is the removal of Steel estimates that the demand for steel will Section 232 steel tariffs, with the exception of a only grow at 1% annually into the future due to few. They are enjoying the ability to safeguard factors such as the circular economy (reuse rather against surges and thus directly stopping than recycle), the use of alternate materials and the dumping steel countries they have been the loss of traditional markets (especially in the long complaining about. The unorthodox and automotive sector). Interestingly, World Steel unpredictable trade action of Trump has given estimates the construction sector being possibly steel mills around the world a breather, at least for the most affected by the circular economy in the the time being. Smiles all around. years to come. It suggests that future codes and As the steel mills muse about loss of market legislation mandating reuse in construction could share and slow growth due to mega-trends, it CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION lead to high tech companies cataloging existing seems almost comical they aren’t looking at the CHAIRMAN building inventories, stocking and selling used impact high steel prices and steel tariffs will Paul Mikolich, Gerdau steel for new developments. have downstream. Steel mills are more than ever MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Charlebois, CISC So, as existing steel mills continue to ramp up dependent on their local customer base, but there production and expand, countries with little or no are no strategic plans to assist in their customers’ Advantage Steel and the French- language edition Avantage Acier are previous steel production enter the game and the long-term survival as a way to ensure their own. published by the Canadian Institute global demand flattens. The Global Forum seems Similarly, while governments seem ever- of Steel Construction (CISC) on behalf of its members and associates. to be a political place of happiness with no real enthusiastic to protect the short-term survival of CISC is not responsible for the power or ability to stop the train. steel mills in times of tariff crisis, they have no opinions expressed in this publication by those contributing articles. Enter Trump. Now, whether you agree with his long-term strategy for the true steel economic policies or not, the Section 232 steel tariffs on engines which are the downstream industries Connect with us: Tel: (905) 604-3231 the world has done what no forum, WTO appeal of construction and manufacturing within their [email protected] • cisc-icca.ca or anti-dumping case has been able to do in the country. In this global economy, where more @CISC_ICCA past. It has increased prices in an environment steel is produced than we know what to do with linkedin.com/company/ciscicca where prices should be continually falling. If (to the tune of the entire consumption of the EU), facebook.com/389982921529947 China and other dumping countries intended on governments will need to nurture downstream winning by over supply and low prices, the U.S. steel industries and strengthen free and fair trade @cisc_icca steel tariffs stopped that strategy in its tracks. rules for these industry sectors if we are to see the Steel prices and domestic consumption within the long-term survival of our local steel mills. AS 6 | WINTER 2019 ADVANTAGE STEEL Work Smarter without Working Harder PythonX®streamlines a path to more ecient production Only a SINGLE OPERATOR and ZERO PROGRAMMING are required to operate the PythonX. Because the PythonX does the same job as several traditional machines, it only requires a fraction of the floor space. 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