Wednesday, September 25, 2024 
Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people
Japan’s N-Ark has revealed plans for an incredibly ambitious floating city that would host tourism, medical facilities, and even space rockets. Named Dogen City, it would be designed to take any climate change-related sea rises in its stride and provide power,…
Paris says “non” to tall buildings – but what’s behind the ban?
The French capital has put in place the ‘Plan Local d’Urbanisme’, which limits the height of new buildings to 12 storeys – or 37 metres. Despite being home to one of the world’s most iconic tall buildings – the Eiffel Tower,…
Ukraine’s Agency for Restoration and Bechtel Form Partnership to Support Reconstruction in Ukraine
The State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the organization responsible for the implementation of reconstruction projects, and Bechtel, a leading global engineering, construction, and project management company, recently announced that they’ve signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
City of Winnipeg looking at new road renewal funding model
The City of Winnipeg is looking at a new funding model for road renewal, which it hopes will improve road conditions, add to the city’s active transportation network, and make our streets safer. The proposed funding strategy is on the agenda…
Minto Announces Winner in 2023 Dream Home Naming Contest
For the fourth consecutive year, Minto Group’s homebuilding team in Ottawa engaged the community to name the Minto Dream Home for CHEO. Over 540 participants entered the 2023 Minto Dream Home Naming Contest, submitting a range of ideas, from the Canterbury to the Saddletree.…
Fast + Epp expands leadership with the announcement of two new Partners
Fast + Epp, an internationally recognized Structural Engineering firm with offices in Canada, the United States and Germany, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Jackson and Tobias Fast as Partners in the firm. The expanded partnership broadens and diversifies the firm’s leadership and reflects the company’s desire…
Second phase of St. Clair Village by Canderel™ breaks ground
Construction has officially started at 908 St. Clair – the second phase of St. Clair Village by Canderel™ with the first phase – 900 St. Clair gearing up for occupancy. The 12 storey, 173 suite building serves as a testament to…
Collège Boréal making progress on its northern Ontario tiny home prototype project
A group of four architectural technology students and their teacher will work all summer to finish the design of a tiny home prototype adapted to northern Ontario weather. Program coordinator Denis Ouimette says the most important challenge with the build is…
US home construction surged in May by the fastest pace in more than a year
US home building surged in May, climbing 21.7% from April, as low inventory in the existing home market continued to boost interest in new homes. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, came in far beyond expectations that they would…
Big, bold and on budget: An inside look at the BMO Centre expansion
A major transformation is well underway on the Calgary Stampede grounds, with the 565,000 sq. ft. BMO Centre expansion project just a year away from completion. Journalists got a tour of the interior of the massive building on Thursday, showing off…
Contractor for Parry Sound mega school named by build committee
Van Horne Construction Ltd. has been chosen to build the new JK to Grade 12 school at the site of the current Parry Sound High School by the Parry Sound build committee. The committee chose the contractor at its June 22 meeting after…
Construction firm fined $43K for lack of fall protection at Victoria job site
British Columbia’s workplace health and safety agency has fined a construction company more than $43,000 for a “high-risk and repeated violation” at a Victoria job site. WorkSafeBC says it imposed a penalty of $43,359.04 against the Vancouver-based VPAC Construction Group on…
Registration Now Open for ACI Concrete Convention in Boston
The American Concrete Institute is pleased to bring the ACI Concrete Convention to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Known as the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete, the convention will take place October 29 – November 2, 2023. Engineers, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives…
Toronto wants more multiplexes built. But how will they be financed?
Craig Race is all for seeing Toronto put more homes on existing lots. That’s what the architect did with his own property, splitting the east-end home into two units. He and his family live in one of those units, while the other is rented…
Can B.C. infrastructure keep up with population growth?
Infrastructure providers are grappling with getting projects off the ground as quickly and smoothly as possible to stay on pace with population growth in Metro Vancouver. B.C.’s population reached 5,399,118 in the first quarter of 2023 – a 2.7 per cent…
