Lounge fit for kings and queens coming to Hamilton
A unique new venue is due to open in Hamilton this summer. The former Capitol Theatre, once the city's largest movie house, has been leased and will soon be the Kings and Queens Gallery Lounge.
View ArticleChamplain Bridge repairs keep traffic flowing
With a cost of about $300 million but a shelf life of less than 36 months, the rehabilitation of Montreal's Champlain Bridge might be one of the more unusual projects in recent times but it's still...
View ArticleRio Olympics preparation plagued with cuts
RIO DE JANEIRO—Cuts, cuts and more cuts. That's the situation facing international sports federations, with just over six months to go before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
View ArticleFeds examine changing up construction project funding
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—Canada's infrastructure minister says the federal government is considering changing the way it traditionally funds construction projects and picking up more of the tab.
View ArticleCosts outweigh benefits for bridge to Gabriola Island
NANAIMO, B.C.—The province says the costs of building a bridge from Nanaimo, B.C., to Gabriola Island outweigh the potential benefits.
View ArticleUN building reno receives top award
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A U.S.$2-billion renovation of New York City's iconic but declining United Nations Headquarters led the list of winners in the 2015 Beyond Green High-Performance Building and Community...
View ArticleRAIC and allies drop Ottawa communism memorial suit
OTTAWA—The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and fellow applicants announced Jan. 20 that they had dropped a court case against the National Capital Commission (NCC) challenging its...
View ArticleWawa township to build new steel goose
Standing nine metres tall, with a six-metre wingspan and weighing an estimated two tonnes, an extraordinary example of Branta canadensis stands guard outside the northern Ontario township of Wawa.
View ArticleClean water a focus at OSWCA conference
The quality of our drinking water is top of mind these days with lead contamination in Flint, Mich., the dumping of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River in Quebec and the paucity of potable water...
View ArticleCONSTRUCTION CORNER: Is smart glass prime time ready?
The idea of “smart” glass with the ability to change its opacity — the amount of light that it lets through — has been with us for a couple of decades, at least.
View ArticleWinning design unveiled for a new Canadian Canoe Museum
PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—The design has been unveiled for the new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough after the team of heneghan peng architects of Dublin, Ireland and Kearns Mancini Architects of Toronto...
View ArticleParliament Hill’s ‘pillow’ project rests on key steel design
The 1,100 tonne steel structure designed for the temporary House of Commons at Parliament Hill ranks as one of Walter Inc.'s more complex steel fabrication jobs.
View ArticleSteel containers do double duty as a shopping mall
A second London shopping mall built with steel shipping containers is set to open as the trend of using these boxes as modern day Lego blocks for structures further takes root.
View ArticleSteel serves up an ace for Arthur Ashe roof
When the 2016 U.S. Tennis Open gets underway in late August, it won't be impacted by wind or rain thanks to a retractable roof supported by tree-like steel columns.
View ArticleManitoulin Island project awarded to Pioneer
MANITOULIN ISLAND, ONT.—Pioneer Construction Inc. has been awarded an $11.1-million contract to make improvements to northern highway infrastructure on Manitoulin Island.
View ArticleU.S. new home construction to remain steady in 2016: NAHB
LAS VEGAS—A robust U.S. economy and job market, plus low mortgage rates, should help keep the recovery in the new-home market going at a modest pace this year, but a return to pre-housing-boom sales...
View ArticleMining company fined $365,000 after 2014 injury, death incidents
THUNDER BAY, Ont.—Mining company Lac Des Iles Mines Ltd. has been fined $365,000 in relation to two separate incidents in 2014 where one worker was injured and another killed due to the movement of...
View ArticleFormer Aecon CEO Koenderman killed in flying tire accident
TORONTO — Paul Philip Koenderman, the former CEO of Aecon Industrial, has been identified as the motorist killed on the morning of Jan. 27 when his SUV was hit by wheel that flew off a truck on Highway...
View ArticleCanada’s Construction Material Costs Tell Diverse Stories
Similar to the U.S., the price advances of many materials and building products going into the construction process in Canada remain restrained.
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