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As reported on NovaNewsNow.com, redesign work for the Municipality of Argyle’s new administration building is ongoing and it’s expected a tender for the facility’s construction will be issued in January 2020, with construction starting in the spring of 2020. The municipality…

As reported on SooToday.com, already in the midst of a serious crackdown on uncared-for properties, City Hall staffers are being told they need to do still more. “There’s a bunch of properties here that are decrepit and look terrible and are…

As blogged on TechnologyNetworks.com, engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity, an important innovation at a time when cities are working to adapt to climate change. The system consists of…

As reported on iPolitics.ca, the federal government has launched a contest to design the national memorial to Canada’s mission in the Afghanistan war. The long-delayed monument was first promised by the Conservative government in 2015 and faced years of wrangling over…

As reported on CTV News, Quebecer’s confidence in their institutions is being tested by the abandonment of charges in a highly publicized fraud case admitted Justice Minister Sonia Lebel on Friday. Lebel was responding to the withdrawal of 989 charges of tax…

As blogged on Dwell.com, construction starts next year for Ho Chi Minh City’s 40-acre central park that is setting a new standard for public works projects in Vietnam and the world over. The earth-friendly redesign features sweeping, elevated walkways that weave…

As reported in Global News, the National Energy Board (NEB) has given the green light for construction to resume this year at two Burnaby, B.C., terminals linked to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In a letter sent Thursday to Trans Mountain…

As reported on CISNfm.com, Fort Saskatchewan officials evacuated a four-storey condo building Friday after engineers determined it was “structurally unsafe.” The evacuation order was issued at 8 a.m. The residential condo complex — located at 9930100 Ave. — has 44 suites. It was built…

Over the past decade, business-to-business (B2B) marketing has undergone a rapid transformation. Gone are the days of making sales by simply showing up to a trade show. B2B buyers now perform more than 2/3 of their decision making research online without…

As blogged on blogTO.com, Scotiabank Arena is changing, again, but this time it’s physical. The building is getting a multimillion-dollar renovation. The revamps Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment has planned will enhance the current building, which originally opened in 1999, and improve the tech side…

As reported in the Calgary Herald, the push for affordable tiny homes in Okotoks has been met with huge local opposition after more than 10 per cent of the population signed a petition demanding the approval of the project be overturned. Submitted to…

As reported in the Financial Post, U.S. construction spending fell by the most in seven month in June as investment in private construction projects tumbled to a more than 1-1/2-year low. The Commerce Department said on Thursday construction spending dropped 1.3%, the…

As blogged on New Atlas, following an international architecture competition, UN Studio has been selected to design a new cable car terminal in Russia. Assuming all goes to plan, the project, described as the world’s first cross-border cable car by the firm, will…

Mokena, Ill. (July 31, 2019) — ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 16000-2019, Professional Qualifications Standard for Inspectors and Plans Examiners, has been designated as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is now available for purchase. ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 16000-2019…

As reported on CTV News, chunks of steel up to four centimetres in length have landed in a popular area of Granville Island. The materials are believed to be coming from the beams of the 65-year-old bridge overhead, those who’ve noticed…