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While he said earlier this year that public-private partnerships guarantee budget and time in construction projects, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Lloyd Hines now says it was a desire for expediency that ultimately led the province to embark on…

Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities decreased 6.5% to $8.3 billion in September, largely due to declines in the residential sector. Gains were reported in four provinces, with the largest increase…

World-renowned architect and expert on sustainable buildings Jason McLennan returned to his roots in Sudbury to share his knowledge with students at the McEwen School of Architecture. From Nov. 5 to 6, McLennan was a guest in Laurentian University’s Architecture…

A new platform allows users to see how construction and other work is affecting travel in cities. It’s called dotMaps, and as its name implies, it’s essentially a map, albeit one with dots indicating a wide range of development work,…

Ontario (November 7, 2019) – This week marks National Skilled Trades and Technology Week, a key date that promotes and encourages the exploration of career opportunities in the skilled trades and technologies. As an organization that encourages youth to…

The City of Regina is seeking more public input on a proposed neighbourhood plan for the revitalization of the railyard site at an open house Wednesday. “I think it’s important that we get it right and we don’t assume…

In contrast to providers that “out-source” equipment or “subcontract” essential services, every aspect of En-ercare’s sub-metering solutions are managed and maintained in-house. One team, working together under one roof, provides a complete end-to-end sub-metering solution: sub-meter design, manufacturing (on…

Groupe Atwill-Morin has been awarded a 5 million dollar contract to restore the Carleton Martello Tower that overlooks the harbour in Saint John New Brunswick. Martello towers are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century. Construction of…

Macau, China’s MGM Cotai has won information specialist Emporis’ annual Skyscraper Award. The unusual US$3.4 billion building rises to a height of 495 ft (150 m) and contains a casino and hotel. MGM Cotai was designed by American architecture…

There’s a modern solution being considered to help alleviate affordable housing issues. The City of Guelph is considering a project that would build homes for people with drug addictions out of shipping containers. The project is being spearheaded by…

A proposed new housing development on Squamish Nation land has doubled in scope, with plans for up to 11 towers on the slice of land next to False Creek. The Squamish first proposed the development in April, with plans…

SANTA BARBARA, California, Nov. 5, 2019 /CNW/ — Yardi® returns as a sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at PM Expo at the Buildings Show set for Dec. 4-6, 2019, in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. More than 30,000 real estate professionals will attend the event for networking…

The round building looks something like a giant birthday cake coated in spiderwebs. It’s beautiful, yet a bit haunting. Look closer, though, and you’ll realize this structure has nothing but love for its surroundings. Because while materials ranging from concrete to insulation are…

For over forty years the Plymovent brand has specialized in the design, manufacture and sale of weld fume extraction solutions for clean air at work. Our Remove The Fume brand offers plug and play solutions with ready to use products for…

Perched on the ochre scrub of Argentina’s sunbaked Puna Jujeña plateau, the $400 million Cauchari power station is the world’s highest-altitude solar farm at 13,000 ft (about 4,000 meters) above sea level. In Kenya’s volcano-strewn Rift Valley, a newly…