Petrowest works on 2016 budget for lenders
CALGARY—Petrowest Corp. says it's working towards providing a 2016 budget to lenders by mid-January to get relief from some of the company's financial commitments.
View ArticleThe building wrap of the future
A year ago this week I wrote about kinetic architecture, and the role intelligent facades will play in the future as a means of meeting a building's energy needs.
View ArticlePHOTO: Kitchens and Classrooms
Facade work is reaching the top floor on the Centennial College Residence and Culinary Arts Centre on Progress Avenue in Scarborough, Ont.
View ArticlePHOTO: Progress on Peter Street
Construction is moving along on the Noir Residences at 87 Peter St. in Toronto.
View ArticleBill C-377 action praised, condemned
The federal Liberal government’s first step in a plan to repeal the controversial union transparency Bill C-377 is being both praised and condemned by construction industry stakeholders.
View ArticleConstruction guidelines released for Arab states
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Human Rights Watch released a set of guidelines on Dec. 22 that it says construction companies in the oil-rich Gulf Arab states should follow to ensure basic rights for...
View ArticleJoint venture gets key permit for LNG facility in Northern B.C.
VANCOUVER—A Shell-led joint venture company has obtained a key permit to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in northern British Columbia.
View ArticleOverconfidence in design a shortfall in Mount Polley disaster
VICTORIA—Operators and engineers at the Mount Polley mine were over confident in the design of a tailings-storage facility that collapsed and created an environmental disaster, says British Columbia's...
View ArticleMining traffic blitz results in 274 OHSA orders
TORONTO—An Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) blitz on mobile equipment and traffic controls measures in under-ground and surface mines has resulted in 274 orders under the Occupational Health and Safety...
View ArticleVIDEO: St. Michael's Cathedral Renovation Part II
In part two of our St. Michael's visit we speak with tradesmen involved in creating the cathedral's woodwork and stone carving.
View ArticleEight Demography Charts that Explain U.S. Construction Activity
Talk to a demographer and he or she is likely to tell you that everything important that is happening in society and business can be explained by their practice or science.
View ArticleU.S. and Canada December Jobs Reports Should Quell some Jitters
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. economy recorded its second-best month for jobs-growth last year in December, +292,000. Only October’s +307,000 was better.
View ArticlePROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: The mechanics of municipal bids
Many questions arose from bid openings last year about how the process should be done to maintain integrity. In a tender competition, it is customary for each bid to be opened immediately after the...
View ArticleArchitectural research opus 33 years in the making
A Herculean, if not Sisyphean, effort by Toronto architect Robert Hill to compile information on every important building constructed in Canada between 1800 and 1950, along with biographies of some...
View ArticleThree new casinos under construction get licenses
ALBANY—State gambling regulators approved licenses on Dec. 21 for three new casinos under construction in the Catskills, Schenectady and the Finger Lakes.
View ArticleProtestors implore Trudeau to halt Site C project
VANCOUVER—First Nations protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia are preparing for their own arrests while they implore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
View ArticleConstruction nears finish on Golden Queen gold/silver project
VANCOUVER—Vancouver-based Golden Queen Mining has announced that it has reached 95 per cent completion of construction at its Soledad Mountain gold and silver project in Mojave, Calif., with the...
View ArticleWind company fined for environmental offences
CHATHAM-KENT, ONT.—A company that develops renewable energy projects has been fined $11,000 for two environmental offences, including failing to comply with the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) by...
View ArticleEngineers tackle damaged Nipigon River bridge
NIPIGON, Ont.—An Ontario cabinet minister will inspect a damaged bridge today (Jan. 11) that has indefinitely blocked traffic on that section of the Trans Canada Highway.
View ArticleProject manager in swing stage tragedy sentenced to over three years
TORONTO—A Toronto project manager who oversaw a construction crew involved in a deadly scaffolding collapse in 2009 has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars.
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