Friday, September 27, 2024 
Alberta government halts construction work on superlab site in Edmonton
As reported on GlobalNews.ca, the province has paused work at the construction site of the planned $590-million superlab on University of Alberta land south of the main campus. During the election campaign, Premier-designate Jason Kenney vowed the medical superlab…
M City marks two-year anniversary with two buildings under construction and 2200 units sold
April 23, 2019 (Mississauga, ON) – It’s been just two years since Rogers Real Estate Development Limited and Urban Capital launched the groundbreaking master-planned community in downtown Mississauga—M City. The anniversary coincided with a significant construction milestone: multiple cranes erected…
Pickering man fined $10,000 for illegal use of the title “professional engineer”
Toronto—(April 23, 2019)—On March 27, the Ontario Court of Justice at Toronto fined Cosimo “Cosmo” Polidoro $10,000 after his guilty plea to one count of breaching the Professional Engineers Act by using the title “P.Eng.” Between May 12, 2016 and…
Nova Scotia renters to get landlord database
As reported in The Star Halifax, an organization representing investment property owners in Nova Scotia is creating a new registry and certification program to educate its members on provincial tenancy legislation and help tenants find reputable landlords. The Investment…
Quebec home owners in flood zones could get up to $200,000 to move
As reported on CTV News, over the weekend Premier Francois Legault said people who have built homes in flood plains should move out, and that the government should not be paying people to restore homes damaged by floodwater. “We’ve…
How city planners use data to make decisions about infrastructure
As blogged on Concordia.ca, have you ever wondered how city planners determine where to add new bus routes or subway lines? The answer lies in the data. In this case, the data comes from surveys that record individual travel…
Ryerson University partners with First Nations to conduct extensive consultations for new designs and strategies for housing
As blogged on Ryerson.ca, a Ryerson professor and her team are spearheading collaboration efforts with several First Nations to create housing that is based on the community’s needs and takes into consideration factors like cultural practices and desired family groupings.…
College kids are living like kings in Vancouver’s empty mansions
As reported on Bloomberg.com, Isaiah Boodhoo, 22, thought it was a “complete hoax” when he saw a rental listing on Facebook for a bedroom in a Vancouver mansion for only C$1,100 ($825) a month. It turned out the glass…
This MIT team is reinventing building by looking at the ancient world
As blogged on Fast Company, today, construction workers rely on cranes to lift the big slabs of concrete and other materials that go into many commercial building projects. But it hasn’t always been that way; for thousands of years,…
A smarter and more sustainable way of building
As blogged on Living It, Kim Herforth Nielsen is the founder and creative director of trailblazing Danish architects 3xN. The Copenhagen firm is making a name for itself by building in wood – and building sustainably. Their most prestigious project to date,…
Belleville council cancels construction contracts, sues contractor
As reported in The Intelligencer, Belleville council has cancelled two construction contracts held by a single firm and is suing the company to recover the city’s additional expenses. But the project manager for the company said the city and its…
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities celebrates historic passing of the Climate Mobilization Act in New York City – green roofs required on new buildings
New York City, NY: April 18, 2019 – Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to announce a historic win for all New Yorkers as well as the larger green infrastructure community, as the New York City Council has…
Register to Attend – Building Smart with Insulating Walls and Roofs
How do you attach cladding over exterior insulation? Do unvented roofs work? Is spray foam the solution? Join the authors of BC Housing’s guide to R22+ effective walls and guide to R30+ effective roofs for a morning of learning about how…
Architects DCA Blog: Accessibility in the built environment | CBC Ottawa Morning
By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA On Monday, March 11 2019, the Honorable David Onley former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, slammed the Province of Ontario for failing to reach accessibility goals. He noted that unnecessary barriers persist in the built environment, and…
A new recruitment tool for construction – the joystick
As reported in The New York Times, plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with realistic computer simulators of those same heavy machines, hoping to…
