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A review commissioned by the Canadian Homebuilders Association (CHBA) found Edmonton overall had the least red tape in its planning processes and systems, permit approval timelines, and building fees. It ranked first for having the most planning features and sixth for both shortest…

A modular housing company has put its first units on the market in Cambridge Bay. CHOU Consulting and Development was founded by Amanda Doiron and Stuart Rostant. During an interview with Nunavut News, they shared challenges they have faced since the…

It was a year of record-high of employment at the Site C dam construction site outside Fort St. John in 2022. And BC Hydro says the earth fill dam crossing the Peace River is now 87% complete, saying progress last year…

by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in…

Although its a rarity that fires occur in multiple locations of a building at the same time, the possibility of spreading smoke may annunciate multipliable area zones on the fire alarm control panel. The danger associated with the early stage fires…

Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits in Canada jumped 14.1% in November to $11.0 billion, rebounding after two consecutive monthly losses. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), the total value of building permits went up 12.3% to…

With classrooms, dormitories, dining halls, offices, bookstores, sports and recreational facilities, and the physical plant, a college campus is a community unto itself. An elementary, middle, or high school has all or most of the above under one roof. Whether multiple…

Great Opportunity for Contractors – Innovative Finishing Material Nowadays, the business landscape is highly competitive – small businesses and startups grow rapidly. Now more than ever, contractors strive to outpace their competition. Being an expert in your field is still important…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is accepting applications and seeking technical experts to participate on a task group to address Legionella exposure risk to the public posed by mechanical equipment. The scope of the Legionella Task Group is to address concerns pertaining to the control and intervention…

As part of a future-focused approach to development and rental housing, Gracorp Properties Ltd (Gracorp) and Minto Group’s Apartments Division (Minto) have partnered to re-develop three existing single-family homes at 427 – 449 West 39th Ave into an 18-storey rental community…

The OpenSpace technology meets Graham’s “Innovation with Purpose” standard Gaining accurate real-time insight into a construction project’s progress, comparing the site situation to plan and seeing that problems are rectified have been long-sought goals – always with decidedly imperfect solutions. A recently applied technology…

Four workers were injured after a partial floor collapse at a 26-storey high-rise construction site across from the Covent Garden Market in downtown London.  The building is a 266-unit luxury apartment building by York Developments at 131 King St. The injuries happened when a floor…

The City and a Vancouver-based developer are going back to the negotiating table after the developer successfully appealed a decision by council regarding a proposed apartment complex in Rosewood. In a 28-page appeals decision posted to the city’s website, the development…

An Indigenous-led coalition is resurfacing calls to bury a 1.5 kilometre stretch of the long-anticipated Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) to protect local green space. The ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency, along with community and park associations, will stop construction with a blockade that could last “days or months”…

On January 7, 1981, four construction workers left home to go to work. They would never come back to their families. Carpenters Gunther Couvreux, Brian Stevenson, Donald Davis and Yrjo Mitrunen plunged 36 floors to their deaths when their fly form on…