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The kitchen is one of the busiest places in your house and has loads of plumbing pieces and appliances. Unfortunately, that means it is also at risk of multiple plumbing problems. Hot and cold water, the refrigerator with the ice machine,…

WHISTLER, BC, July 15, 2019 /CNW/ – Local employees in Whistler will soon have access to a new 24-unit affordable rental housing building with the help of the National Housing Strategy’s Rental Construction Financing initiative (RCFi) and Affordable Housing Innovation Fund. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Member of…

As blogged on The Weather Network, we often talk about healthy living and quality of life but have you considered the quality of the air you breathe? Most of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors, according to many surveys.…

CALGARY, AB (July 15, 2019) – Construction Links Network and ActiveConversion are pleased to announce their partnership that will bring next-gen online marketing technology to the construction, building, and design industry.   Advertising clients on Construction Links Network can use ActiveConversion…

As reported in the South China Morning Post, the desert outside Tennant Creek, deep in the Northern Territory, is not the most obvious place to build and transmit Singapore’s future electricity supply. Though few in the southern states are yet to…

As reported on DailyHive.com, more rental homes have been approved for Vancouver’s Fraser Street corridor, following another round of similar discussions and debates in council and amongst public speakers over market rental housing and building heights. On Thursday evening, Vancouver city…

As blogged on Fee.org, Germany’s publicly traded real estate companies (Deutsche Wohnen, Vonovia, ADO, and others) have come under massive pressure in recent weeks. Many of their stockholders come from the United States and Great Britain, and the companies’ prospects are not looking…

245 Queen East is a project by developer One Properties that has evolved several times since it was first proposed in 2016. The site is located on the south side of Queen east of Sherbourne and will include a mix of…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, a critical shortage of skilled workers is usually the main problem that keeps most of B.C.’s builders up at night, but there’s another issue that should also be at the top of their minds: technology. The…

As reported in the Edmonton Journal, one of the designers of Edmonton’s river valley funicular is “proud and humble” to have won an international architecture award. “We weren’t designing it to win awards, we were designing it to make the city…

Washington, DC – The International Code Council announced today that it has acquired NTA, a leading provider of testing services, product certification, inspection, engineering, off-site construction plan review, and code evaluation. The Indiana-based company will significantly expand the services the Code…

As reported in The Globe and Mail, the Ontario government has cancelled a plan to build affordable housing on a piece of unused provincial land in Premier Doug Ford’s Toronto riding, saying the original deal wasn’t good enough. Under a plan…

As blogged on ScienceAlert.com, a compact device that uses waste heat shed by solar cells to purify water could one day change the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the globe. The new spin on old technology from King Abdullah…

As blogged on Curbed.com, a pair of new developments in downtown Austin and Miami hopes to create a new hybrid hotel and condo model that allows owners to buy into a large property specifically designed for renting out on Airbnb. Built and…

As reported on BurnabyNow.com, Dale Arnold stays at the office as late as possible every night to avoid going home to a noisy construction zone. He says he has been subjected to thunderous noise and thick dust clouds in his Metrotown apartment…