Turning a brownfield site into a Brownie award
The onsite bio-remediation and reuse of treated soils coupled with an 85 per cent recycling of building materials on a large Montreal brownfield site has generated a prestigious Brownie award for the...
View ArticleBid & Destroy breaking new ground
Bid & Destroy is breaking new ground by offering TV audiences their first intimate look at the demolition industry.
View ArticleParking Places
Concrete work continues on the new Erindale GO Station Parking Structure in Mississauga, Ont. Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. is the design/build contractor of the six-storey superstructure with space for...
View ArticleU.S. construction faces cost squeeze: AGC
Construction contractors in the United States face a continuing cost squeeze, even though a key price index for construction materials dipped in October and showed only a moderate increase over the...
View ArticleSpire for 1 WTC barges its way to New York City from Canada
The giant spire that will top 1 World Trade Center is making its way to Manhattan from Canada.
View ArticleMelancthon mega-quarry no more
The cancellation of the “mega-quarry” in Melancthon, Ontario will increase cost pressures for Ontario’s construction industry, say industry stakeholders.
View ArticleOcean Club Two-Step
Concrete work progresses on the Ocean Club Waterfront Condominiums in Etobicoke, Ont.
View ArticlePCL Constructors works on Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto
Construction is moving upwards on the Humber River Regional Hospital’s new acute care complex in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleOttawa light-rail construction one vote away
With the unveiling of a voluminous staff report on Ottawa’s light-rail transit plans on Dec. 5, city council is now just one vote away from launching the biggest, most expensive construction project in...
View ArticleIHSA "Keep Your Promise" campaign a workplace safety call
A new campaign from the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) aims to get workers and employers working together to keep workplaces safe.
View ArticleNew Federal Skilled Trades Program will address labour shortages in Canadian...
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) says the new Federal Skilled Trades Program to be launched on Jan. 2, 2013 will build the foundation to address labour shortages in the Canadian construction...
View ArticleGrowing Goldring Centre
Construction is moving up on the Goldring Student Centre at 150 Charles Street in Toronto, Ont.
View Article$22 million Port Hope plant build moving ahead
Construction is underway on a $22 million water treatment plant in Port Hope, Ont. to treat surface and ground water runoff from a waste management facility for low-level radioactive waste.
View ArticleNew federal skilled trades program a builder: CCA
Beginning on Jan. 2, Canada will have a dedicated immigration program for the skilled trades for the first time.
View ArticleMonarch continues construction on Ultra at Heron's Hill in Toronto
Construction is ongoing for the Ultra at Heron’s Hill condominium project in North York, Ont.
View ArticleLife Construction works on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario
A worker hammers away at the Eden Park Towers phase two in Markham, Ont.
View ArticleConstruction work continues on 21 Clairtrell project near Toronto Bayview...
Balcony work is underway for Twenty One Clairtrell condominiums in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleMaterial costs drop in United States
Construction materials costs in the United States dropped in November, aided by a plunge in diesel prices along with smaller decreases in a variety of other inputs, according to an analysis of new...
View ArticleTMG Builders continues construction on Emerald Park condos in Toronto
Workers set up rebar at the Emerald Park Condominiums at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Ont.
View ArticleToddglen continues work on The Palm Condos in Toronto
Workers lay bricks outside The Palm Condos on Yonge Street in North York, Ont.
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