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The construction consortium building the Eglinton Crosstown has filed a legal notice of intent seeking more money and time for the $5.3 billion project, Metrolinx confirms. Crosslinx Transit Solutions, which is a partnership between ACS-Dragados, Aecon, EllisDon and SNC-Lavalin, filed…

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has unveiled a new glazed skyscraper for Toronto, Canada. Due to begin construction in 2019, the 46-story office building is slated for LEED Platinum (a green building standard), and will feature a tapering…

TORONTO, July 12, 2018 /CNW/ – Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced today that it has been awarded a $248 millioncontract by the City of Toronto for the F.G. Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project: Section 1. The project is a segment of the City of Toronto’s overall F.G.…

Fatalities in the construction sector are on the rise as the industry’s workforce ages and youngsters show no interest in replacing them — a challenge that safety experts are looking to mitigate in part through the use of new technologies.…

A Washington State University team has developed a unique building system made from low-value construction waste that they hope can reduce waste while creating affordable housing. A prototype structure featuring the drywall-based bricks will be displayed as part of the…

The controversial plan to build three towers at 900 Albert St. — including one at 65 storeys, which would be the city’s tallest — was approved by city council Wednesday in a vote of 16 to five. Coun. Catherine McKenney, who…

The City of Regina has begun the process of filling the Capital Pointe hole. “The City has commenced a public procurement process to continue the work of filling the hole at 1971 Albert Street. A request for proposal has been…

The modular housing industry is on the rise in Penticton, with new businesses coming to town to set up plants. “We’ve had a well-established history of this industry in Penticton and the new companies are certainly taking advantage of the…

SPRINGDALE, N.L. – If all goes according to plan, residents of the Green Bay region will have a new health care centre in Springdale in less than two years. Health and Community Services Minister John Haggie announced today, July 11,…

Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2018) — The Navajo Water Project, an initiative of the nonprofit organization DigDeep that was among the 2018 recipients of the U.S. Water Prize, will be the focus of IWSH’s 2018 international Community Plumbing Challenge from…

Belleville council has approved the tender to build its new police station at an estimated cost of $26.3 million, more than $6 million above the original estimate made in 2013. All councillors except Coun. Mitch Panciuk endorsed the lowest bid,…

RICS has joined more than 30 organizations from around the world to develop landmark industry standards to address fire safety in buildings. The group, known as the International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition, was launched at the United Nations in Geneva,…

After three different designs were proposed for the redevelopment of a site in Holyrood, each of which were rejected by the City of Edmonton’s design committee, city councillors voted to approve the latest version of Regency Development’s vision for the…

China is responsible for a dangerous spike in atmospheric levels of CFC-11, a chemical outlawed for its destructive impact on Earth’s ozone layer, according to an exhaustive report released Monday by the UK-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). “CFC-11 is used as a…

The final addition to the Railyards development in Victoria West has been unveiled as final plans go to City of Victoria staff for review. The residential property at 701 Tyee Rd. – also known as Horizon, phase three – is…