Sunday, May 5, 2024 
Call for submissions to the 2022 RAIC Annual Awards
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) invites submissions for its portfolio of annual awards for 2022. This year, the prospective awards include the Emerging Architectural Practice Award and the Architectural Practice Award. Additionally, the RAIC Gold Medal—which is the highest…
Dealing With Rising Insurance Costs in Construction
Increasing material costs, supply chain issues, manufacturing delays, and labour shortages are just some of the problems faced by contractors in the post pandemic world today. However, one cost in particular has been getting very little attention as of late; insurance.…
Great Gulf recognized as Home Builder of the Year for Mid/High-Rise at the 41st Annual Bild Awards
Great Gulf was recognized as Home Builder of the Year Mid/High-Rise at the 41st Annual Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) Awards held October 7th. This is a seventh win for Great Gulf as home builder of the year. This award recognizes the mid-rise or high-rise…
Eco-friendly construction: how one startup is building a recyclable future
The construction industry is one of the main sources of pollution on our planet, and efforts to reduce the strain of pollution on our atmosphere have been sparse and ineffective. The female-led Israeli startup, Criaterra Innovations, creates sustainable building materials to…
Canadian investment in home construction is officially in correction territory
Canadian home building is near record activity, but it appears it’s hard to keep finding new money. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows investment in building construction fell in August. The decline marked the fourth consecutive month, and it was due entirely to…
Soaring construction costs sees LeBreton Flats super library blow its budget by $141 million
Massive increases in construction prices mean the super library on LeBreton Flats will cost $141 million more to build compared to the original estimate. But Coun. Matthew Luloff, chair of the Ottawa Public Library board, said council has no choice but…
Vancouver construction firm turns to robotics to address housing challenges
Robots are not taking to B.C. construction sites to build the next generation of homes. At least not yet. But if one hears from a friend that robotic arms played a big part in the building of their humble abode, it…
Nearly 2,200 homes in six buildings proposed for Surrey City Centre
Another major redevelopment is proposed for Surrey City Centre, replacing ageing low-rise rental housing buildings with new towers containing thousands of homes. Bristol Estates is in the early stages of its rezoning application to the municipal government to redevelop its 6.3-acre…
‘Iconic’ Calgary building carefully moved to make way for Eau Claire revamp
A building that dates back to Calgary’s early history has been temporarily moved from its original location to make way for a major revamp of the Eau Claire Plaza in the city’s core. The Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Company building,…
IAPMO publishes Standard for Quality of Heat Transfer Fluids Used in Hydronics Systems
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published IAPMO/ANSI H1001.1 (Standard for Quality of Heat Transfer Fluids Used in Hydronics Systems) as an American National Standard. IAPMO/ANSI H1001.1 provides minimum requirements for maintaining quality of liquid aqueous-based heat…
Investment in Canadian building construction decreases in August
Statistics Canada reports that Investment in building construction decreased 2.0% to $17.7 billion in August, a fourth consecutive monthly decline. Residential construction was down 2.9% for the month, while investment in non-residential construction edged up 0.6%. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building…
Join us on October 21: Masterclass – Simplified Purchasing & Procurement
Join us on Thursday October 21st at 12pm EST for Masterclass Episode 28: Simplified Purchasing & Procurement. Construction procurement can often prove difficult for contractors, especially without the proper tools to help manage requests from the field and create automated workflows.…
5 Reasons Why Construction Needs Cloud Technology
Of all the technology innovations to hit the market in the last few decades, one of the most transformational technologies in recent memory has been the advent of the cloud. Cloud technology has completely changed the landscape of many different industries…
American Concrete Institute honors outstanding contributions to the industry
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several individuals for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The Fall 2021 awardees consist of personal and paper award winners who will be recognized at the ACI…
Data reveals that Canadians are increasingly investing in home renovation projects even after the pandemic
Following the reopening of the economy after more than a year of the pandemic, Canadians still chose to allocate their finances to invest in home renovations. Simply Group, Canada’s non-bank consumer lender of choice, analyzed the first two quarters of 2021…
