Shoring
Augustana Residential Tower
May 9, 2019
Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the Augustana Residential Tower in fall of 2017. This Anchored Soldier Pile and Lagging Shoring System was located in Edmonton, AB. At a total excavation depth of 19m, this became DSD’s deepest Lagging System to date. Our piling crew were equipped with Doublestar’s Soilmec SR65 drill rig, to ensure the […]
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Mission Landing
May 2, 2019
Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded by Manshield Construction the Mission Landing CO-OP Project, in late March of 2018. DSD worked closely during the pre-construction and engineering stages of the permanent shoring system, to propose and design assist with an alternative solution that reduced overall costs, risk and schedule. The shoring system included the excavation support […]
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Douglasdale McKenzie Lake
February 28, 2019
In November 2017, Pomerleau awarded Doublestar Drilling (DSD) the Douglasdale-McKenzie Lake Slope Stabilization & Pathway Project located in Calgary, Alberta, on the banks of the Bow River. Doublestar was responsible for supplying & installing 236ea CIP Concrete Piles, 234ea Rock Anchors, 225ea Micropiles, 800m2 of Shotcrete and the installation of geotechnical instruments; Slope Inclinometers & […]
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West Village
January 30, 2019
Doublestar Drilling was awarded the large scaled condo development project, West Village, in April 2017 by Cidex Group, which is located on the west entrance of Calgary’s downtown core. The West Village development consisted of 3 High Rise Towers to be built in 2 phases, with the schedule for the North Tower construction scheduled in […]
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Grierson Hill
January 21, 2018
Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the design build contract to provide the temporary shoring for Support of Excavation (SOE) on Grierson Hill for the North Portal tunneling and construction for the Valley Line LRT in Edmonton, AB with TransEd Corporation. DSD was selected to provide an engineered solution for the temporary shoring for the excavation […]
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River Landing
May 12, 2017
Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the River Landing Tower – West Parkade Project in October 2016. The Stuart Olson led project consisted of a new condominium along the bank of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon SK. DSD worked with all stakeholders to design a Temporary Secant Wall Shoring System that would meet the projects […]
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Alberta Boot
November 16, 2016
In early January, Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the supply and installation of a large secant pile wall for the Alberta Boot project being built by Axiom Builders. This particular wall contained 441 piles and had depths up to 10.5m and diameter of 880mm. The piling was completed ahead of schedule at the beginning of March. During the […]
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Daishowa Slide Repair
November 1, 2016
In early January 2016, Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the Daishowa – Slide Repair Tangent Pile Wall Project. The purpose of the pile wall was to permanently stabilize the slope that was failing causing damage and the potential closure of highway 986 North of Peace River. DSD was responsible for installing 118ea, CIP Concrete Piles 1200mm […]
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The Concord
October 31, 2016
The Concord is located in downtown Calgary on the shore of the Bow River. http://www.theconcord.ca/#/Location. Doublestar Drilling was awarded the temporary shoring for the construction and excavation of the luxury condo development. The 19m deep Secant Pile Wall was incorporated into the engineered flood mitigation system, as the parkade is 4 levels below the banks […]
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University of Lethbridge Destination Project
October 31, 2016
Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the shoring scope of work for the University of Lethbridge Destination project (new Science and Academic building) due to a unique soldier pile and shotcrete with tie-back anchors shoring design based on site specific requirements. The design was based on a hybrid concept to ensure and prevent settlement issues that […]