Construction industry gathers momentum in reopening
Construction is one of the largest single sectors of the B.C. economy, accounting for nearly 10% of the province’s GDP. The housing, institutional and infrastructure projects the sector’s 225,000 workers deliver each year made the sector an essential service when COVID-19…
Major construction underway on new $1.4-billion Pattullo Bridge
The provincial government states the contractor resumed work in late June on the foundations of the suspension bridge’s single tower in the Fraser River, initiating the start of major construction. This follows the short period of test work conducted in late February…
Mighty Buildings raises a $100 million to make carbon-neutral 3D printed homes
Mighty Buildings, a construction technology company that is revolutionizing the construction industry by using 3D printing, advanced materials, and robotic automation to create beautiful, sustainable, and high-quality homes, has raised an additional $22M to accelerate their carbon neutrality roadmap. The company has secured…
Progressive Planet announces LOI with ZS2 Technologies
Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. and ZS2 Technologies Ltd. are pleased to announce a signed Letter of Intent (LOI) between ZS2 and Progressive Planet Alberta Inc. The collaboration will accelerate the development of eco-friendly products for the cement, concrete, and building products…
EllisDon, AECOM propose $9 billion Edmonton-Calgary high speed line
Canadian construction services firm EllisDon and consultancy AECOM have formed a partnership dubbed Prairie Link to progress plans for a C$9 billion (US$7.2 billion) high speed line from Edmonton via Red Deer to Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The partnership has proposed the project through the government of Alberta’s…
DPI Construction Management introduces new VP, Business Development
DPI Construction Management has announced Carolee Turner as the company’s new Vice President, Business Development. Turner brings over a decade of sales experience to the leaders in office space commercial construction. “Carolee conducts business to a higher standard,” said Rick Perin,…
Canadian housing starts continued to trend higher in June
The trend in housing starts was 293,567 units in June 2021, up from 284,837 units in May 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of…
Greystone Acquires Toronto-Based Point Architects
Greystone Architectural Partners are pleased to announce the acquisition of Toronto based Point Architects. Principals Gordon Pape OAA, Sidney Paul OAA and associates will be joining the Greystone team, bringing over 40 years’ experience of high-quality design and architectural solutions to the Retail, Food Service,…
Fast + Epp Welcomes a New Hybrid Mass Timber Home Office
Fast + Epp celebrates completion of their new four-storey home office building in the Mount Pleasant district of Vancouver. The one of a kind building uses hybrid mass timber and steel as the structure’s fundamental building block to demonstrate material efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainable…
HKA Expands Construction Practice in Canada with Nine New Hires
HKA has significantly enhanced its construction consulting capabilities in Canada with the addition of nine executives across its Montreal and Calgary operations. With the new hires, HKA now employs 37 construction consulting executives in Canada, including nine testifying experts, making it one of the largest construction claims practices…