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Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed design for a new masterplan for American entrepreneur Marc Lore. The masterplan, called Telosa, is envisioned to house five million people over the next 40 years to be built on a 150,000-acre site from scratch in the…

McGill University’s plans to redevelop the old Royal Victoria Hospital are nearing the final stages of approval as school officials look to create an environmentally friendly academic centre that preserves the site’s 130-year history. The next step is to sell these…

Total U.S. flood damage costs approached $200 billion from 1988 through 2017, according to a 2021 study in the National Academy of Sciences journal. Approximately $73 billion of those damages were due to excess precipitation over the 29-year period, the study said. Various…

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) are pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2022 National Urban Design Awards (NUDA). The deadline…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is accepting applications from technical experts to participate on the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group. The scope of the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group is to develop modifications to medical gas design/installation guidance…

Over the years the Cooper team in Sudbury has been involved in supporting the Sudbury Community Gardens program. The Cooper staff volunteered their time to assist in maintaining local garden sites at multiple communities throughout the Sudbury area. These gardens have been developed to assist and encourage communities to grow fresh…

As students return to school, an employment shortage has Ottawa’s skilled labour industry encouraging them to consider the trades as a career path.  Many tradespeople are hitting retirement age, industry experts say, and there aren’t enough young people signing up to fill those jobs. “We’re…

Last month, Premier François Legault officially asked the federal government to fund 40 per cent of a controversial tunnel project that would provide a third access point to Quebec City from the south. His request made the “third link” a topic…

Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment is once again approving tall buildings as minor variances, overturning a key provision of the three-year-old Downtown Hamilton Secondary Plan (DTSP). The Downtown Hamilton Secondary Plan set a height limit equal to the Niagara Escarpment for all…

In many coastal communities along the East Coast, houses large and small stand 15 feet in the air on concrete or wooden pilings. The view: gorgeous beaches and deadly flood zones.  In 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed over 600,000 homes and killed more than…

Rokbak is the new name for Terex Trucks, with the new brand representing the continuation of its strong hauling heritage with a future-focused vision. Throughout the last four decades, the company has never wavered in its promise to customers to deliver powerful…

In 2017, Graham was selected as the design-build provider to replace the City of New Westminster’s 70-year-old highschool with a state-of-the-art facility for 1,900 students and 200 staff. At the time, the biggest construction related challenge in B.C.’s Lower Mainland was…

As you know, Ontario is heading towards a 4th wave due to the increasing rate of infection. Now, the prospect of transmissions is increasing even amongst those who are fully vaccinated. As COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, we understand…

ConstructConnect Canada, Inc., the country’s leading provider of preconstruction software and information, recently announced a new strategic alliance with the Newfoundland & Labrador Construction Association (NLCA). ConstructConnect and NLCA previously entered a strategic alliance in 2017, providing NLCA members with access to ConstructConnect’s…

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is promising to scrap the Liberal government’s infrastructure bank and ensure every Canadian has high-speed internet by 2025. Getting more shovels in the ground on massive public projects is one way he’s pledged to recover Canada’s economy…