Canadian BIM promotion targets collaboration
buildingSMART Canada is providing support and sharing best practices with Canadian companies to help them collaborate with their international counterparts in the development of open Building...
View ArticleTwenty major upcoming Private and Government office building construction...
The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming Private and Government office building construction projects in Canada. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may...
View ArticleCWF deems infrastructure high priority
The public sector needs to boost spending on strategic trade infrastructure and target investments to relieve critical transportation bottlenecks, states a new report by economic think-tank Canada West...
View ArticlePHOTO: Data Centre Window Work
Workers install windows at the 45 Parliament Street Data Centre in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleToronto’s transit future hinges on government support: TTC union
Transit dominated the October 2014 municipal election in Toronto and it should be no different come 2015 when the federal election campaign gets underway, says a Toronto transit union leader.
View ArticleCCA applauds Canada West Foundation report
OTTAWA—The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is applauding a new report by an economic think-tank in Western Canada, which emphasizes the ongoing need for sustainable and strategic public sector...
View ArticleTony Dean rolls out OCOT review website
TORONTO—A website has been established by Tony Dean outlining the process and details of his review of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT).
View ArticleGlobal eTraining an online tool for BIM training
Global eTraining aims to help Canadian architectural, engineering and construction firms train their employees about Building Information Modeling (BIM) using an innovative online and on-demand global...
View ArticlePHOTO: Office Number One
Work continues on the office tower One York St. in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleOCA celebrates 125 years of building
Some of Ottawa’s most iconic buildings, roads and bridges were built by members of the Ottawa Construction Association (OCA) over its long-standing history.
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Subcontractors play a vital project role
When we look at the term “subcontracting” it refers to the practice whereby a contractor engages a subcontractor for the purpose of having them perform part of the work which the contractor has...
View ArticleCanada’s housing market on solid foundation heading into 2015
Earlier this year, we published a Snapshot which focused on the health of Canada’s housing market. It was entitled “Expect Canada’s Housing Bubble to go Pssssst and not Pop”.
View ArticleAquino takes reins as new OGCA chair
New Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) chair John Aquino has started his term by focusing on several important challenges that face the industry, including increased foreign competition,...
View ArticlePHOTO: Apartment Addition
Rebar work continues on the addition at 66 Isabella St. in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleBundling of projects a concern for OGCA
The Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) is concerned about the practice of bundling in the provincial procurement process, which brings together several small-scale projects to form a single...
View ArticleLocation key for University Heights medical centre
Location was top of mind to the developer of the eight-storey, 165,000-square-foot University Heights Professional and Medical Centre, which is currently in development at 35 Tangiers Road.
View ArticleModular builder NRB builds time machine for Tim Hortons’ 50th
On May 15, Toronto’s downtown Dundas Square was catapulted back in time as Tim Hortons celebrated its 50th anniversary. At centre stage was a scaled-down replica of a 1964 Tim Hortons outlet built on a...
View ArticleOttawa-based crane services join forces
Two Ottawa-based crane rental services have joined forces to create a new company, which will consolidate and expand services in the local and Eastern Ontario markets with a larger fleet of cranes and...
View ArticleHamilton Millwrights’ new home under construction
After more than 40 years of being housed at 300 Fennell Ave. E. on Hamilton’s East Mountain, Millwright Local 1916 is building a brand new facility in a quickly developing industrial community.
View ArticleCommittee examines underground economy
TORONTO—The inaugural meeting of a new Underground Economy Advisory Committee recently got underway, which is the first of its kind in Canada.
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