National housing starts slow in October: CMHC
OTTAWA—The pace of new residential construction in Canada slowed in October after a hot September, but the decline in housing starts wasn’t enough to change the upward trend over the past six months.
View ArticleCenturies-old burial vaults found at NYU campus by watermain workers
NEW YORK—Two centuries-old burial vaults discovered beneath a street in the heart of New York University’s (NYU) campus by workers replacing a watermain were likely part of a Presbyterian church...
View ArticleCanada labour force balloons but deflates in construction: report
OTTAWA—Canada’s labour force ballooned by 44,400 net jobs last month thanks to a surge in temporary public-administration work likely generated by the federal election, Statistics Canada says.
View ArticlePrize winning architect Li Xiaodong talks de-urbanization at RAIC lecture
Renowned Beijing architect Li Xiaodong unveiled a glimpse at a new Chinese de-urbanization plan to a curious Toronto audience on Oct. 29 as the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada held its 2015...
View ArticleP3s and high-speed rail part of Ontario’s infrastructure growth
According to Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca, the province is in an era of what he likes to call simultaneous catch up and keep up.
View ArticlePCL delivers UTM complex in 18 months
Faced with addressing rapidly expanding student and facility needs, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) opted to use the design-build approach to deliver its new Innovation Complex.
View ArticleRae, Del Duca talk road pricing at P3 2015
TORONTO—Questions swirled about road pricing during the 23rd annual Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) national conference, with several keynote speakers weighing in on the matter.
View ArticleU.S. construction spending reaches seven-year high: report
ARLINGTON, VA.—U.S. construction spending in September climbed at the fastest rate since early 2006 and reached a new seven-year high, according to analysis by the Associated General Contractors of...
View ArticleRICS-CIQS contracts seminar set for Oakville
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) are inviting construction cost controllers to a seminar to discuss contract...
View ArticleU.S. Economy and Construction Markets – Executive Summary for Greenbuild
This executive summary for Greenbuild highlights U.S.foreign trade, GDP, housing, and other factors affecting the construction industry and the economy as a whole.
View ArticlePROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: Procurement theory from Europe adds value
I am continuing my investigation of countries in Europe related to construction and procurement. What I found on a trip to Scotland, Paris, and additional research in England, was again useful to the...
View ArticleNew Liberal funding mechanisms have risk: consultants
Whether they are involved as lenders’ technical advisors, project monitors, independent certifiers or otherwise, construction-budget watchdogs will play an important role in the new era of massive...
View ArticleCreating the ‘Ribbon of the Thames’
Denver, Colo. landscape architecture firm Civitas and Canadian engineering firm Stantec have scored big in an innovative design competition intended to transform how London, Ont. residents relate to...
View ArticleProvince to help fund Connecting Links
The province of Ontario is opening up applications for its new Connecting Links program on Nov. 19.
View ArticleCanadian carbon-capture projects lauded in report
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Two Canadian carbon-capture projects have been highlighted as trailblazers in a recently released report from the Global CCS Institute on carbon capture and storage projects...
View ArticlePublic-public partnerships: another approach to infrastructure
While public-private partnerships (P3s) have become a go-to for large, complex infrastructure projects, there are still opportunities to tweak the model further, while achieving similar benefits.
View ArticleConstruction industry ethics course nears completion
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and BuildForce Canada continue to work towards producing the first-ever national construction industry ethics course.
View ArticlePHOTO: Globe and Mail Formwork
A formwork table gets set into place at the Globe and Mail Centre on King Street East in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleNew Red Seal options announced as industry awaits Dean review
Against a backdrop of the imminent release of the Tony Dean review, which could recommend major changes in the way Ontario trains and certifies its trades workers, the federal Red Seal Endorsement...
View ArticleCenovus continues oilpatch job cuts
CALGARY—Canada’s oilpatch continues to move aggressively to cut costs and companies say the efforts are starting to show results.
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