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MONTREAL, May 25, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – National Bank is proud to announce that the Montreal firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has been appointed to design its new head office following a selection process that lasted several weeks. Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has a team of more that…

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A North York optometrist and his wife are in hot water with the city, after they erected a two story medical office building —  complete with its own pharmacy, eyewear retailer and doctors’ offices — on a lot that was meant for…

A proposed change to the Energy Corporation Act means the identities and amount of money paid to contractors hired directly by Nalcor for work on the Muskrat Falls project will soon be available for public disclosure under Newfoundland and Labrador’s access to information…

OTTAWA, May 24, 2018 /CNW/ – This afternoon, in the Giardini di Castello at the Biennale Architettura 2018 in Venice, Italy, representatives from the National Gallery of Canada, the Embassy of Canada to Italy, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, and project patron, Reesa Greenberg, unveiled the meticulously restored and…

TORONTO, May 24, 2018 /CNW/ – UPPlift: Toronto today announced the winning innovators selected to pilot their smart city technologies in test-beds across the city, through the first-ever Urban Pilot Program in Toronto. The program, launched earlier this year, focuses on bridging the gap between emergent smart…

OTTAWA, May 24, 2018 – The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is pleased with the Canadian government’s decision to refuse the sale of Aecon Group Inc. to Chinese government-controlled CCC Holding Limited (CCCI). “CCA wishes to express its satisfaction with the government’s…

A major housing project planned for the east entrance to downtown Maple Ridge has cleared the last remaining hurdle. Council, on Tuesday, gave final reading to two bylaws allowing the construction of 84 single-family homes, 24 rental apartments and 252 townhouses – 360…

MONTRÉAL, May 23, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is the largest public transit construction endeavour launched in Quebec in the last 50 years. In order to ensure the new transit network integrates seamlessly into the various living environments and communities it will…

OTTAWA, May 23, 2018 /CNW/ – This Thursday evening at a gala held in Saskatoon, eight outstanding engineers from across Canada will receive top honours for their contributions to the engineering profession. Presented by Engineers Canada, these awards acknowledge outstanding community and professional involvement, contributions to engineering education, support…

Nearly half of new residential developments in downtown Toronto could be made up of two- and three-bedroom units, a new plan for the core just approved by city council outlines. The city’s sweeping TOcore plan for downtown growth considers many aspects…

Alberta is the first province to update its building code to allow for wireless electricity control in new residential construction and held an event Tuesday to showcase the change. The province issued an electrical safety information bulletin in February allowing companies such…

The Canadian government blocked a proposed takeover of construction firm Aecon Group Inc. by a unit of China Communications Construction Co. in the latest move by Western nations weighing national security concerns associated with Chinese investment. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced its decision Wednesday…

Montréal, May 23, 2018 — BOMA Québec is proud to announce the launch of the Building Energy Challenge (BEC). This friendly competition is aimed at reducing the energy consumption and GHG emissions of Québec’s commercial, institutional and multiresidential buildings through collaboration,…

May 23, 2018 – Hamilton, ON – Mohawk College has been awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for the Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. The Joyce Centre is the second building to…