Friday, April 19, 2024 
Artist reveals architectural history of Calgary’s Chinatown with new virtual map
Calgarians can now explore the history of Chinatown and the area’s buildings through an online interactive map. The map, which launched on Thursday, was created by artist and architect Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong. Wong is based in New York City, but from…
From concept to design, these architects play key roles in our community’s cultural identity
2021 was a record year for building in North Bay. Year to date construction values came in over $105 million as reported in November of last year. Those figures bode well for someone whose job it is to design buildings. President of Bertrand…
Art Gallery of Ontario plans $60-million expansion, including six-floor tower
The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s largest art museums, is planning a 55,000-square-foot expansionof its building in downtown Toronto, The Globe and Mail has learned. Dubbed “AGO Global Contemporary,” the proposed expansion would include asix-floor tower rising from the…
Tours helping to inform design of new Morden school
Architects working on the initial design for Morden’s new school are drawing inspiration from other recently built schools in the province. In late November and early December, representatives with the firm, MCM, were joined by members of the Western School Division…
New Manitoulin airport terminal construction set for spring groundbreaking
An ongoing global pandemic coupled with sky-high inflation would be more than enough reason to scuttle construction plans for a new terminal building at the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport. But Robert Colwell is still optimistic the long-planned-for $4.2-million project will get underway in…
Brian Ensign of Superior Essex is named Chairman of the CABA Board of Directors
Brian Ensign, Vice-President, Marketing at Superior Essex Communications, has been named Chairman of the CABA Board of Directors. Superior Essex is the leading manufacturer and supplier of communications cables in North America, and the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) is a leading B2B trade…
Cambridge man fined $3,500 for altering drawings bearing a professional engineer’s seal
The Ontario Court of Justice at Kitchener fined a man $3,500 for altering engineering drawings bearing a professional engineer’s seal, and by submitting the same to the City of Cambridge for approval, without the knowledge or consent of the professional engineer. Kevin Ellerby, of…
Bridge in Pittsburgh collapses hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure
A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, just hours before President Joe Biden was expected to visit the city on a previously scheduled trip to discuss infrastructure.No fatalities have been reported, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said in a news conference at the scene in the area…
T. Harris Environmental Management and and Northern Air Environmental Technologies form strategic alliance
T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. is pleased to announce a new strategic alliance with Northern Air Environmental Technologies Inc. T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. is a premier environmental consulting company providing a variety of environmental and occupational health and safety solutions…
Keynote Speakers Announced for Seventh Emerging Water Technology Symposium
Dr. Richard Thorsten, chief impact officer for Water.org, and Robert Puente, president and CEO of the San Antonio Water System, will deliver the keynote addresses at the seventh Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), scheduled for May 10-11 in San Antonio. The…
StructionSite raises $10 million to apply AI to construction project management
After sustaining a major blow from a pandemic-ravaged economy, the global construction industry has come roaring back. On the commercial side, while the demand for new office space remains tepid, retailers are investing significant capital in logistics infrastructure, like warehouses. On…
5 prefab companies that are changing the way we think about smart homes
“Smart home technology is something people have always wanted in their homes, but it was very expensive,” says Plant Prefab founder and CEO, Steve Glenn. “Now, it’s become much more accessible, and much more pervasive.” Plant Prefab’s approach is to integrate…
Lydell Wiebe presented HA Krentz award by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Lydell Wiebe, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at McMaster University, and Sanda Koboevic, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with Polytechnique Montreal, have been jointly presented with the H.A. Krentz award. For the second time in six years, the Canadian Institute of…
Saskatoon library design evokes teepee on outside and Métis log cabin inside
Saskatoon’s latest designs for the central library show an exterior inspired by the teepee and Métis log house and an interior featuring exposed cross laminated timber. “We really wanted that kind of idea of animating what the library is, as the…
5 Green Construction Products to Keep an Eye On
We’ve touched before on ways that AI-assisted technology and robotics will be able to shape the future of construction, but there are already a multitude of eco-friendly products and processes that can be incorporated into builds to increase efficiency and comfort…
