PHOTO: Welcome Centre Construction
Structural steel work continues on the Humber College Welcome Centre at 2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Toronto.
View ArticleInnovation essential to success, owners say
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Innovation starts with everyone at the table, a recent construction owner survey conducted by Canadian Construction Innovations reveals.
View ArticleScientists want McKenna to reject ‘flawed’ LNG report
VICTORIA, B.C.—Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna should reject a "flawed'' environmental draft report for the proposed $36-billion Petronas-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on...
View ArticleHowl from Halifax construction site a head scratcher
HALIFAX—An eerie high-pitched howl that emanates from a construction project during high winds is turning heads in Halifax, but a local meteorologist says the phenomenon is not unusual.
View ArticleMontreal firm earns Emerging Architectural Practice award
OTTAWA—A Montreal firm described as designing fresh, contemporary houses inspired by the informal qualities of Montreal's residential lanes is the recipient of the 2016 Emerging Architectural Practice...
View ArticleJanuary building permits value drops in Ontario, B.C.
OTTAWA—Seven of 10 provinces experienced a decline in building permits issued for the month of January due in part to reduced plans for multi-family home construction in British Columbia and Ontario.
View ArticleFirst look at new World Trade Center transit hub
New Yorkers and tourists got their first look inside a U.S.$3.9-billion transportation hub at the World Trade Center site on March 3 as officials opened one entrance to the cathedral-like pavilion.
View ArticleB.C. mining group takes concerns to convention
VANCOUVER—A British Columbia mining advocate recently announced that it would be taking its complaints about murky and restrictive legislation to a meeting in Ontario.
View ArticleOntario’s Construction Lien Act review extended
TORONTO—Those looking to find out what Bruce Reynolds and his team recommend as a result of Ontario's Construction Lien Act review will have to wait a little longer as the process has been extended to...
View ArticleFirst craft malt house in Atlantic Canada takes shape
The first craft malt house in Atlantic Canada is taking shape in the form of a building with pagoda-like architectural features along a busy stretch of Hwy. 101 near Wolfville, N.S.
View ArticlePHOTO: Tying Twosome
Workers set a column of rebar into place at the Noir Residences at 87 Peter St. in Toronto.
View ArticleContractors wary in OCS confidence survey
As Ontario's construction stakeholders hold their collective breath in anticipation of infrastructure announcements expected in the federal budget, the province's contractors have weighed in with what...
View ArticleAlberta municipalities mount lobby touting Energy East pipeline
EDMONTON—Stung by criticism in Quebec of the proposed Energy East pipeline, Alberta municipalities are hailing the project's promise of jobs and economic growth.
View ArticleGround breaking for first Eglinton LRT station
TORONTO—Work on Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project reached another milestone recently as dignitaries gathered to mark the start of construction on the first of 25 stations...
View ArticleRecovering from the tsunami, five years on
TOKYO—March 11 marked the fifth anniversary of the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan, swallowing coastal villages, leaving more than 18,000 people dead or missing and...
View ArticleNet-zero energy housing demonstration project celebrated
OTTAWA—Federal parliamentary secretary Kim Rudd announced the successful implementation of the largest net-zero energy housing demonstration project in Canada on March 9.
View ArticleCanadian housing starts pick up in Ontario, B.C. in February
OTTAWA—The number of homes that started to get built in Canada last month picked up, boosted by a jump in multiple-unit dwellings such as condominiums, apartments and townhouses.
View Article19-year sentence handed down in Petrobras scheme
SAO PAULO—A federal judge has sentenced the former president of the country’s largest construction company to more than 19 years in prison for involvement in the massive corruption scheme at Brazil’s...
View ArticleBIM champions unite to further BIM interests in Canada
The Canada BIM Council (CanBIM) and the Institute for BIM in Canada/buildingSMART Canada are joining forces, bringing together two of their key committees who will work together to further BIM...
View ArticleAlgonquin College gets $4.6 million funding boost
OTTAWA—Algonquin College is on the receiving end of $4.6 million in Apprenticeship Enhancement Funding (AEF) from the Ontario government, which will go towards building two new electrical labs in 2017,...
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