Sunday, September 29, 2024 
SFU’s Student Union Building completes construction
The Student Union Building (SUB) is in its final stages of completion. While construction has been completed, its opening is pending final inspection and awaiting health protocols to be deemed safe for students due to COVID-19. SFSS President Osob Mohamed shared…
Custom Radiation Barriers for Radiopharmaceutical Developer
MarShield was contacted by a radiopharmaceutical developer The Center for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) to develop and build a series of custom radiation barriers that would be used to shield individuals from the dose radiating from freezer units used to store radioactive pharmaceutical products. Radiopharmaceuticals…
Dave Viola to succeed GP Russ Chaney as IAPMO CEO
Today the IAPMO Board of Directors announced that IAPMO Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President Dave Viola has been appointed to chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2021, taking over for GP Russ Chaney, who is retiring after a quarter-century at the…
Statistics Canada – Investment in building construction increased 1.8% to $15.1 billion in July
Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction increased 1.8% to $15.1 billion in July. Residential sector investment increased 4.9% to $9.9 billion, while non-residential investment decreased 3.7% to $5.3 billion. Construction activity has rebounded in the last few months, with investment in building construction remaining…
News Round Up – September 21, 2020 by Construction Links Network
Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network. Top stories this week include BOMA Québec announcing the winners of year 2 of the Building Energy Challenge. Big congratulations to all the winners. Also the…
PCL and Giatec Scientific Partner to enhance Smart Construction
PCL Construction is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the industry leader in smart testing technologies and real-time data collection for concrete, Giatec Scientific. Through this partnership, PCL and Giatec will enhance concrete testing technologies, and IoT connected construction…
Harbourside development in North Vancouver to start construction
More than six years after it was approved by council, the largest mixed-use commercial and residential development project on the North Shore in recent decades will soon become a reality. City of North Vancouver council approved Concert Properties’ request to build 800 strata…
Pasqua First Nation celebrates construction of new elders lodge
Pasqua First Nation held a sod-turning ceremony Friday to celebrate the beginning of construction of an elders lodge on the Saskatchewan First Nation. The new lodge will house 12 elders who need long-term care and will include spaces for recreation, socialization…
For B.C.’s hospital construction program steel can be the optimum choice
by Hellen Christodoulou, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction The COVID-19 pandemic has strangled B.C.’s once full-throttle private construction industry, the proposed multibillion-dollar hospital construction program aims to salvage an industry that accounted for nearly a fifth of the provincial GDP in…
Nanaimo woman awarded $35,000 after condo building refuses to accommodate wheelchair
A Nanaimo woman who uses a wheelchair has been awarded $35,000 in damages after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found her condo board’s refusal to make the building accessible made her a “prisoner in her own home.” In a Sept. 11…
CMHC to get new name to better reflect focus on housing affordability
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to better reflect its changing mandate. The head of the Crown corporation says the decades-old…
ICwhatUC and Virtuo partnership offers technology for the home building industry
Calgary-based software company ICwhatUC is pleased to announce its partnership with Virtuo, one of Canada’s fastest growing tech companies. The two successful startups have combined their innovative platforms to effectively take the home buying experience to the next level. Integrating ICwhatUC’s…
Cooper Equipment Rentals acquires Herc Atlantic branches
Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited, the leading independent equipment rental company in Canada, announced today that it has acquired the Atlantic Canada assets of Herc Rentals Inc. Herc is a premier, full-service equipment rental firm operating throughout North America. The Herc Atlantic assets include two full-service…
August US home building slides 5.1% after months of gains
The Associated Press reports that U.S. housing construction fell a surprising 5.1% in August after three months of strong gains when home builders ramped up projects following a pandemic-induced shutdown in March and April. New homes were started at a seasonally…
Extensive rehabilitation of Calgary’s historic City Hall officially completed
The rehabilitation of Calgary’s 109-year-old City Hall has been completed after four years of renovations. Most members of city council gathered on the front steps of the recently unveiled building on Tuesday to celebrate the end of the $34.1-million project, which…
