While $13.6 million was announced in Tuesday’s provincial budget for the College of the North Atlantic’s Motive Centre in Stephenville, MHA John Finn said it is part of money that was previously announced in September 2016. The Motive Centre is a…
While $13.6 million was announced in Tuesday’s provincial budget for the College of the North Atlantic’s Motive Centre in Stephenville, MHA John Finn said it is part of money that was previously announced in September 2016. The Motive Centre is a…
Washington, D.C. – The 2018 International Code Council Committee Action Hearings are being held on April 15-23 in Columbus, Ohio. The hearings offer code officials, architects, builders, engineers, designers, plumbing professionals, construction trade associations and other interested parties an opportunity to…
Teknion Corporation today announced that it has entered into an alliance with Gus* Design Group, a Toronto-based designer and maker of Gus* Modern contemporary residential furnishings suited to contract settings. “This new business alliance with Gus* Design Group will be a…
As blogged on ArchDaily.com, tech gets a bad rap for serving developed economies in the interest of money-making. It often takes a few cycles for the technologies that are truly helpful to reach the developing world, hence the unfortunate, slow-draining term…
The coroner’s inquest into the death of Haliburton construction worker John Francis Smith returned eight recommendations from jurors concerning safety equipment, practices and education. The inquest, held at Pinestone Resort March 21 and 22, examined the circumstances surrounding Smith’s death on…
Ontario’s housing minister is pledging to examine rental rules that could result in “renovictions.” The promise follows a Toronto Star story of five tenants from 795 College St., who were forced to move out during renovations, then effectively displaced from their affordable homes…
Ontario, Calif. (March 27, 2018) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), publisher of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC TM ) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC TM ) , has…
A worker who fell to his death at Sendero Canyon over the weekend fell just one storey, but reportedly hit his head on a rock, according to an executive with the project. Emergency officials were called to Sendero Canyon before 9…
A Kentucky businessman wants to bring a vast expanse of Cape Breton’s Margaree Valley back to life as a pastoral paradise for tourists. Brook T. Smith, a Louisville, Ky., investor and philanthropist, purchased the 365-hectare property (equivalent to about 680 football…
The Ministry of Labour ordered work to stop Friday after a man fell three metres from a concrete forming panel at a Claridge construction site on Preston Street — the same site where a worker died two years ago. In a news release…
The Repulse Bay is a luxury apartment complex in Hong Kong that is famous locally for the curious hole cut into the body of its undulating façade. It is not alone. Along the coast of Hong Kong Island, you can find…
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2018 /CNW/ — Leading the street-legal eCUV (compact electric utility vehicle) market in the United States, Tropos Technologies has evolved from distributor of the Cenntro METRO to manufacturer of electric low-speed vehicles and trucks. Rebranding as Tropos Motors™, the company will…
A kitchen with commercial equipment, plenty of windows, increased seating capacity – and a red roof – were some of the highlights contained in the preliminary design of the Coopers Green Hall upgrade that was shared at an open house on…
Washington, D.C. – A renowned group of subject matter experts have been selected to assist the International Code Council and the Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR) in the development of the U.S.’s first whole-community resilience benchmarks related to buildings.…
After five years of intensive development, the Green Infrastructure Foundation is proud to announce the release of the Living Architecture Performance Tool (LAPT) v.1. The LAPT is a rating system and best-practice guide with a goal of certifying that green roofs…