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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…

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…