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Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction edged up 0.1% from October to $15.5 billion in November. Investment in the non-residential sector rose 0.8% to $5.0 billion, while the residential sector decreased 0.2% to $10.6 billion. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building…

More than a quarter of all federally owned, leased or licensed buildings in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, including many landmark downtown buildings, are in critical or poor condition, according to the government’s own assessment. Of 2,197 National Capital Region buildings listed in…

Nanaimo city councillors at their Jan. 13 meeting voted unanimously to issue a development permit for a proposed a five-storey, 29-unit residential building and café restaurant at 930 Terminal Ave., next to the Colonial Motel and Cypress Glen Apartments. Submitted by…

According to the market research report published by P&S Intelligence, the global net zero energy buildings market share was valued at $896.6 million in 2018 and is expected to reach $2,106.6 million by 2024, advancing at a CAGR of 15.6% during the forecast period (2019–2024). The increasing adoption…

While buildings have traditionally been perceived as stiff, fixed forms that merely provided a shell for its inhabitants and for the activities being conducted inside, structures outfitted with building management systems (BMS) are becoming more interactive and responsive to their occupants,…

Huddle.Today reports that we now know what developers have in mind for the former Gothic Arches site. Renderings of the seven-storey, 83 unit apartment building have finally been unveiled by developer Percy Wilbur and Tower Contracting Inc. The building will be…

The construction firm that pleaded guilty in the death of a 24-year-old surveyor at a Little Italy worksite has failed to pay a fine for a second incident at the same location. Bellai Brothers Construction Inc. was fined $60,000 last summer after a worker fell three…

Currently, the distinction of being Africa’s tallest building belongs to The Leonardo, in Johannesburg’s upmarket Sandton neighborhood. The skyscraper stands 234m high but projects underway in several other countries will all rise above the Leonardo. Construction of the 250m-high Mohammed VI…

The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council have released a joint publication, 2015/2018 Structural Wood Design Examples, intended to aid in the structural design of wood buildings using both Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD).…

Those looking to gain skills for entry into the construction trades – including plumbing, electrical and carpentry – can start building an in-demand career with the Georgian College’s free 14-week preapprenticeship program starting May 19 at the Muskoka Campus. Muskoka Campus Associate Dean…

A Victoria pair has been ordered to pay $55,000 to the people who bought their home almost four years ago after an underground oil storage tank was found on the property Christopher Warren and Antonia Warren were ordered by the B.C.…

USnews.com reports that construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry. The Commerce Department…

Gabe Falzone and his teammates had been up since 5 a.m., anticipating the arrival of the concrete mixer. When the truck pulled into the alley behind UCLA’s Boelter Hall, hundreds of narrow red cylinders stood ready. The engineers scrambled to fill…

Bombardier is planning to build a one million square foot global manufacturing center in the city of Mississauga that will have the capacity to build up to 100 aircraft per year and support thousands of jobs. The 41.2 acre facility will be…

The chief impact officer for water.org, a nonprofit organization that has been working to bring water and sanitation to the world for 25 years, and the president/CEO of the public utility San Antonio Water System will be the keynote speakers for…