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Vancouver’s outgoing mayor is pushing for dramatic changes to areas of the city that have been largely reserved for single-family homes, potentially allowing everything from triplexes to small apartments to increase density in the midst of a housing crisis. The…

Ontario’s new Tory government has cancelled a $100-million fund earmarked for school repairs this year, a cut that comes as a result of Doug Ford’s campaign promise to scrap the province’s cap-and-trade system. School boards were notified on July 3…

A non-profit housing organization’s attempt to get started on an affordable housing village in Charlottetown was delayed by city council on Monday. The Kings Square Affordable Housing Corporation had a rezoning application before council at the regular public monthly meeting…

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BREA, CALIF. — The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is reinstating its Building Department Service due to requests and increased demand. This unique program provides technical services to code officials for evaluating a building material, product or system for specific sites.…

Ontario, Calif. (July 9, 2018) — In order to facilitate the development of an updated National Standard Plumbing Code – Illustrated (NSPC) , the IAPMO NSPC Committee is requesting proposed changes to the 2018 NSPC . All proposed changes are…

Toon Dreessen, past president of the Ontario Association of Architects, is a fellow of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada and president of ArchitectsDCA. The Globe’s editorial, Why has building new infrastructure become so difficult?inspired an immediate reaction about how we plan,…

On Monday 2 July Danish company Odico was listed on Nasdaq First North, raising DKK 30 million to boost its first-mover advantage in the promising future industry of robotic construction. Odico’s mission is nothing short of “Transforming the global construction industry,” by…

Put together an offbeat do-it-yourselfer and a rogue architect, and the result is the Lego-esque creation rising like a cubist phoenix on an empty lot at 5 Arkledun Ave. in Hamilton. The city’s first container home sits at the base of the…

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The Review Panel conducting the environmental assessment for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project is seeking comments on information request responses and draft Public Hearing Procedures. The Review Panel is inviting comments on the responses from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority…

Former Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso received a four-year prison term on Thursday following his conviction on fraud and corruption charges. A jury recently found Accurso guilty on all five charges he was facing stemming from a municipal corruption scheme…

In early July, Allan Avis Architects Inc., of Goderich, Ontario, will be celebrating their twenty-fifth year in business. A quarter of a century marked by dedication and passion for building history and design with many interesting stories along the way.…

Shoddy construction has resulted in the northeast section of Calgary’s ring road deteriorating more quickly than it should, an $18-million lawsuit claims. Stoney Trail General Partnership (STGP) claims Stoney Trail Constructors (STC), a joint venture of three companies, and Carmacks…

The City of Moncton claims it’s owed $1.1 million by an architecture firm over problems during construction of the Resurgo Place museum, court records show. The tangled dispute alleges structural steel was improperly installed along the sloped face of the…