Friday, September 27, 2024 
Building Better with Advanced Building Materials: Tips and Trends
The construction industry has always been known for innovation and the use of cutting-edge technology. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in advanced building materials that can offer improved performance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. In this article, we’ll take…
New York becomes the first state to ban gas stoves in new residential building construction
New York has officially become the first U.S. state to ban gas stoves from new residential building construction. The new $229 billion fiscal year budget was approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democratic-led legislature on Tuesday night and contains a provision that bans…
Kiloutou Germany joins SmartEquip Network
SmartEquip, a leading provider of equipment service and parts procurement solutions, is proud to announce the addition of Kiloutou Germany, a major subsidiary of Europe’s third-largest generalist equipment rental company, Kiloutou Group, to its global network. Kiloutou Group has been a leader in…
GreenPower Debuts All-Electric Aluminum Medium-Duty Utility Truck
GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sectors, recently unveiled the EV Star Utility, a purpose-built, all-electric, all-aluminum…
Building permits in Canada advance 11.3% in March
Statistics Canada reports that the total monthly value of building permits in Canada advanced 11.3% in March to $11.8 billion, led by sharply increasing monthly non-residential growth (+32.0%). On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), the total value of building permits went up 12.2% to…
B.C. Housing audit found conflict of interest between ex-CEO and non-profit headed by his wife
The investigation into B.C.’s troubled public housing agency has found “mismanagement related to a conflict of interest” between B.C. Housing’s former CEO and his wife, the head of a non-profit housing agency that has received tens of millions in taxpayer dollars.…
AGF Group celebrates its 75th year serving the construction industry
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the AGF Group Inc., a leading family-owned rebar company that has been providing high-quality products and services to the construction industry since 1948, in Canada and 8 other countries. The AGF Group Inc. has established a…
Bird awarded Canada’s tallest modular build
Bird Construction announced that it has been awarded a construction management services contract for BC Housing’s Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative, located on East King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, BC. The 14-storey modular project is valued at approximately $50 million. The project is part…
Price estimate for Esquimalt’s new public safety building surges to $62.2M
The projected cost for the proposed public safety building project in Esquimalt has ballooned by nearly $14 million. The project, which will see the replacement of the demolished former public safety building, was originally pegged to cost $42 million in February 2021. But…
City of Toronto announces the eight participants in its Deep Retrofit Challenge
The City of Toronto announced the eight buildings participating in the Deep Retrofit Challenge (DRC), a competition-style program with up to $5 million in investment from Natural Resources Canada provided through its Green Infrastructure – Energy Efficient Buildings Program. Through the DRC,…
Capital Regional District aims to ban recyclable wood, construction waste from landfill
With its landfill stressed by construction products that continue to drive waste in the wrong direction, the Capital Regional District aims to ban some recyclable items from the dump. The CRD wants to reduce the region’s disposal rate to 250 kilograms…
Women in the Trades: Construction committee aims to mobilize ‘untapped market’ of women
Because it’s still uncommon to see many women working in construction in the Northeast, a new advocacy group in Sudbury wants those who do to know they’re not alone. Formed a little more than a year ago, Women in Construction is…
Construction industry reform: it won’t be an ‘open bar,’ says Boulet
Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet plans to table his construction industry reform this fall. He plans to recognize the prior learning and skills of workers not currently in the construction industry but insists it will not be an ‘open bar.’ The…
Enbridge and SEAN partner on new sustainable community in Barrie
Representatives from Enbridge Sustain and SEAN, a multi-award-winning developer of high-performance, sustainable homes, unveiled the development of a new 73-unit townhome and condo community in Barrie that will be sustainably heated and cooled using a dedicated geothermal system designed, built, and operated by…
Housing Design Awards Gala showcases dozens of projects completed by Kawartha area builders
The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association showcased local builders, renovators, and business Thursday (April 27) as it hosted the 20th Annual Housing Design Awards Gala at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. The gala, which drew more than 200 guests,…
