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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., May 8, 2018 /CNW/ — Lind Equipment – leaders in portable LED lighting for construction companies – has announced that switching from bulb-based to LED lighting on jobsites has proven to save hundreds of thousands of dollars for development owners. Through revolutionary monitoring of…

Round 2 of Danny vs. Danny began with a news conference at DewCor headquarters in St. John’s on Tuesday morning. Former premier and Galway developer Danny Williams says he is being treated unfairly by staff at St. John’s City Hall, this…

Brea, Calif. – In partnership with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), the Solar Rating & Certification Corporation (ICC-SRCC) added Canadian performance ratings to over 600 of its solar water heating system certifications. These performance ratings will allow energy professionals, architects and others…

California is about to become the first state in the U.S.—and possibly the first government in the world—to require solar power installations on all new homes. The California Energy Commission will hold a vote on Wednesday, May 9, on whether to…

One of the most fascinating aspects of Tesla’s solar roof, which started reaching homes earlier this year, is that it looks like an ordinary roof. The design hides advanced energy-harvesting cells wired to a home battery, and a new patent application published last week…

MONTREAL, May 8, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Développement Lachine Est Inc. – VillaNova has announced today the construction of three 10-storey towers, totalling 177 new condos and a 22,000 sq. ft. commercial ground floor. The project is aiming to create a new city of more than 4,000…

The University of Toronto is set to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber on its downtown Toronto campus – expected to be the tallest mass timber and concrete hybrid building in North America. It follows a growing international trend…

VANCOUVER / MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH & TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Josha MacNab, national policy director at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s introduction of Bill 34: “We applaud the government’s move to legislate new climate targets for 2030 and 2040 while simultaneously…

OTTAWA, May 8, 2018 — The trend in housing starts was 225,696 units in April 2018, compared to 226,942 units in March 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted…

Some Nova Scotia liquor stores will soon be fitted with walled-off cannabis zones in preparation for pot legalization this summer, executives say. One vacant store in Halifax will also reopen as the sole pot-only shop in the province. Designs for 12…

Chapman Brothers Construction is planning to build an asphalt plant in Charlottetown just north of Sherwood Road and Mount Edward Road — pending public consultation and rezoning. Right now, most of the property in question is zoned for low-density residential use. “A family is going…

GREATER TORONTO, May 7, 2018 /CNW/ – The GTA’s home building and land development industry recognized its top builders, projects and marketing initiatives at the 38th annual BILD Awards on Friday, May 4. More than 1,300 industry professionals attended the event, which honoured achievements in planning,…

Ottawa, May 7, 2018 — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts today announced the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. The biennial awards celebrate outstanding design in recently completed projects by Canadian…

KITCHENER, Ont. — An exciting adventure is in the works for Bingemans , as it will open a new outdoor construction-themed amusement zone this upcoming June. Powered by Diggerland, the Excavation Station at FunworX is set to feature uniquely modified machines that adults…

A Canadian construction company that came under scrutiny for its ties to a Chinese conglomerate has withdrawn from a team bidding to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Aecon Group, a Toronto-based company, was one of over a dozen firms which…