Sunday, September 29, 2024 
5 Reasons Why Garage Doors Are Essential To Home Design
There are many aspects of the home design that are essential to making a house a functional and comfortable place to live. One element that is often overlooked is the garage door. Though it may seem like a minor detail, the…
Cities and towns want PST dropped on construction projects
Cities in Saskatchewan are crying foul over the PST. On Friday SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association) issued a news release saying cities, towns, and villages are paying the province millions of dollars in provincial sales tax on construction projects. “One-quarter or…
Turkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse?
The sight of newly constructed apartments collapsing in the earthquakes that hit Turkey has sparked anger. The BBC examined three new buildings, turned to rubble, to find out what they reveal about building safety. Two major earthquakes – measuring 7.8 and…
Builders say Canada’s foreign buyers ban is stopping construction of new homes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ban on foreign homebuyers is making it harder to build new housing, Canadian developers say. The wording of the ban, which came into effect at the beginning of this year, unintentionally prevents a broad swath of companies from purchasing…
Freezing Rain and Your Home or Business – How to prepare and recover after a winter ice event
Every year, the season brings unexpected conditions and challenges that risk the stability and safety of building structures and more importantly their occupants. Find out how to deal with acute winter weather events for residential and commercial properties. Freezing rain – the…
Federal Government calls for applications for green building retrofits
The Government of Canada is taking action to fight climate change while strengthening the economy and creating good paying jobs — including in the buildings sector. Ensuring that our infrastructure is well-adapted to mitigate against impacts due to climate change will…
Site preparation begins for Prince Albert Victoria hospital project
SaskBuilds and Procurement (SBP) is moving forward with the Design Early Works Phase for the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital Project. This phase of the project will be led by PCL Construction Management Inc. and includes designs for a new acute care tower, renovations…
Construction begins on Vancouver FC’s new 6,600-seat soccer stadium in Langley
The brand new Vancouver FC of the domestic-only Canadian Premier League (CPL), not to be confused with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), announced today their new stadium will be ready for their first season starting later in 2023.…
CASE Teases New Attitude, New Equipment and “The New CASE” Heading into CONEXPO-CON/AGG
CASE Construction Equipment is putting the construction industry on notice with a promise that “You’ll See the Difference” at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, held in Las Vegas March 14-18, 2023. The 180-year-old+ manufacturer will highlight “The New CASE” at the industry’s largest North American…
Five Equipment Dealership Trends that will Shape 2023
By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG If you have been working around construction equipment you have probably heard of the “Equipment Triangle,” a philosophy that is one of the fundamental tenets of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). The theory behind the equipment triangle…
Canada needs to boost home building by 50 per cent to keep up with immigration, report says
Canada needs to ramp up home building by 50 per cent just to keep pace with immigration, according to a new report. The country is on track to break ground on about 210,000 housing units this year, according to Desjardins Securities. But…
Investment in Canadian non-residential building construction increases in December
Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction decreased 1.3% to $20.2 billion in December. The residential sector declined 2.1% to $14.6 billion, while the non-residential sector was up 0.8% to $5.6 billion. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction decreased 2.0% to $11.6 billion. Residential…
P.E.I. vacancy rate target out of reach without bigger workforce, says construction industry
The Construction Association of P.E.I. says the provincial housing minister’s goal for the Island’s vacancy rate to go from less than one per cent to four per cent within two years won’t be achievable without the addition of more skilled tradespeople.…
Industry watching as financially troubled Vancouver developer seeks creditor protection
A major Vancouver developer’s recent move seeking creditor protection is unusual because of the size of the company and its portfolio, but not necessarily indicative of a larger trend in the sector, industry observers say. As Postmedia first reported earlier this week, Vancouver…
Architectural Technologies graduate builds dream home
“It’s always been a dream to build my own home,” says Taylor Freemantle, a Saskatchewan Polytechnic Architectural Technologies graduate. “I recently moved into the home I designed and constructed. It’s an amazing feeling. My education definitely gave me the ability to…
