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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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

Diane Stewart is used to the occasional construction noise coming from the work site near her Mueller neighborhood apartment In East Austin. But on Wednesday morning, she heard something that made her pause. “It sounded like pipes falling. It was a…

City council voted unanimously during Monday’s (Sept. 14) regular meeting in being an early adopter of the Initiative for Tall Wood Mass Timber Construction, signing on with 12 other communities from across the province. Mayor Lyn Hall believes this could help…

BOMA Québec is proud to announce today the winners of Year 2 of the Building Energy Challenge that have stood out in terms of commitment and performance. This friendly, innovative competition, launched in 2018, seeks to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse…

Large portions of Oakridge Centre shopping mall were originally slated to remain open during the years-long, multi-phased construction process ending in 2026. Although the extent of the expected impact from construction has been compounded by the temporary slowdown in brick-and-mortar retail…

As Canada comes out of the COVID crisis, governments and the private sector will turn their attention to building a long-term economic recovery. Let’s make that recovery resilient by supporting the jobs, infrastructure and growth that will keep Canada competitive in…