Toronto’s new wave of development looks for community
In Toronto, which is swelling with new developments, condos, and arrivals, the Well, a massive mixed-use project, shows how the city continues to evolve. At the moment, the Well is a 7-acre hole in the ground near a rail junction in King West,…
Nova Scotia approves smart meter program
Nova Scotia Power has received regulatory approval to install digital smart meters, which will collect data on customers’ power usage. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has approved Nova Scotia Power’s plan to upgrade all of its customers. “That…
Stakeholder feedback sought on Accessibility Policy Paper
The Canadian Commission on Building and Fires Codes (CCBFC) is in the process of finalizing a policy paper on accessibility. This paper identifies and examines policy issues related to the access to and use of buildings by people of all ages…
City of Ottawa staff approve Château Laurier redesign project
City staff are recommending council approve a proposed addition to the iconic Château Laurier that heritage advocates have denounced. In a report released late on Monday, city staff said the proposed addition is better than the parking garage it will replace and…
How AI could help the construction industry work faster and safer
Construction workers are killed on the job five times more often than other laborers. Now a new kind of construction worker—a data scientist—aims to use artificial intelligence to predict the likelihood of injury and intervene. Suffolk, a Boston-based general contractor with annual sales…
Technology: UpCodes AI is “the spellcheck for buildings”
For many architects, the hardest part of their job starts after they finish designing a building, when the onerous process of code compliance begins. Written to ensure the safety and accessibility of buildings, codes dictate everything from the height and depth of stairs…
Demolition of Kapyong Barracks in Winnipeg begins
Fourteen years after troops pulled out, and a decade after First Nations groups began fighting the federal government in the courts for the property, the long-awaited demolition of the former Kapyong Barracks in Winnipeg has begun. Opened during the Second World…