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As reported in the Vancouver Courier, a 33-storey residential tower whose design, the architect states, is inspired by mountains is proposed for 1698 West Georgia at Bidwell Street. The rezoning application for the high rise, which would feature 127 condo units,…

As reported in The Telegram, professionals in the province’s construction industry are coming together this week to share ideas, address challenges and explore future opportunities in the industry. The Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association (NLCA) annual conference kicks off…

OTTAWA, March 6, 2019 – The Lean Construction Institute of Canada (LCI-C), a special committee of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), is bringing its fourth annual training day and conference to Montreal April 30 – May 2. This event…

Washington, D.C. – During the sixth annual Design and Construction Week in Las Vegas, Nevada, the International Code Council and the ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) established new industry partnerships, fortified existing relationships, and joined design and construction professionals from around the…

As reported on Forbes.com, real estate and construction are two industries that have intersected for generations. There has always been an inexorable link between the two, and there always will be. Regardless of whether a broker or real estate firm has…

VANCOUVER, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Inspired architecture and innovative structural engineering using wood in a remarkable diversity of building types, sizes and purposes were in the spotlight tonight at the 15th annual 2019 Wood Design Awards in BC, sponsored by Wood WORKS! BC. More than 400…

As reported on CBC News, P.E.I.’s construction industry is rolling out Phase 2 of a multimedia campaign to try to address a shortage of workers while levels of construction activity continue to rise. Phase 2 of the Island Builder campaign will consist…

Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, IAPMO R&T Lab and IAPMO EGS recently connected with existing and potential clients during the popular 2019 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show…

As blogged on Yanko Design, when you are in the construction business, some of the insights that could help the contractor build better include: the possibility of making quality control more efficient and precise, use of a device that could instruct…

Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — The call for abstracts for the seventh biannual Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), to be held from May 12-13, 2020, in San Antonio, may be downloaded from the EWTS website at the following URL: https://ewts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EWTS_call_for_abstracts_2020.pdf. …

As blogged on Digital Trends, Joni Mitchell sang, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But could parking lots soon become extinct, with the lost paradise making a return? As cities get smarter and mobility solutions and consumer habits change,…

CALGARY, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Stuart Olson Inc. (TSX: SOX, SOX.DB.A) (“Stuart Olson” or the “Company”) is honoured to have been shortlisted as one of Canada’s Top 100 employers, and recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers in 2019 for the third consecutive year. “To again be recognized…

Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), a bridge for the international water, sanitation, and hygiene community with specific focus on the role of the plumbing industry in community collaborations and educational exchange, has…

VAUGHAN, ON, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Collective bargaining agreements for residential construction are set to expire on Tuesday, April 30. Renewal efforts have commenced and the parties have started the process of renewing the collective agreements, namely the Metropolitan Toronto Apartment Builders Association…

March 4, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark visited Bayside Toronto this morning as part of the opening of a new architecture exhibit by Danish firm 3XN. Located inside the Hines Tridel Bayside Toronto Presentation Centre, Waterfront…