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Victoria, BC (March 21, 2018) – Marijuana legalization is coming, and so is the effect on workplaces. But are workplaces ready to deal with marijuana in the workplace? With only a few months to go before the new legislation comes into…

Kevin Royes lives the Vancouver real estate economy.  At the end of a long day landscaping at a newly-built 18,000-square-foot mansion in West Vancouver, he catches a ride home to his 1973 Dodge Sportsman in a pop-up RV park tucked away…

CentreVenture has revealed mixed-use makeover plans for an entire Exchange District block. After more than a year of public consultations, CentreVenture unveiled renderings for the Market Lands, a 2.4-acre piece of prime real estate bordered by James Avenue, William Avenue, Princess…

Stockholm is a city known for its waterways. Founded on an archipelago of some thirty thousand islands, bodies of water are rarely more than a stone’s throw away in the Swedish capital. An appreciation for lakes, rivers, and nature in the…

As blogged in The Cut, the world you inhabit was designed mostly by men. For thousands of years, the virtually all-male profession of building has excelled at producing temples, fortresses, cathedrals, castles, stadiums, skyscrapers, highway interchanges, and imposing government centers —…

The OCS 2018 Contractor Survey is designed to gauge ICI contractors’ expectations for their businesses and Ontario`s ICI construction industry in 2018.  This year’s survey also has a special focus on the role of new technologies in the construction industry.  As presented…

The new epicentre of Edmonton’s downtown? It’s located in what used to be a rundown area of cheap buildings and dusty parking lots. The new JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District hotel, Edmonton’s tallest building, has finally topped out at its full…

OTTAWA, March 21, 2018 – Chevalier Morales Architectes, a Montreal-based architectural firm that reflects the positive impact of the architectural competition process in Quebec, is the recipient of the 2018 Emerging Architectural Practice Award awarded by the Royal Architectural Institute of…

Randy Kwong thought he had done everything right when he hired a contractor to install a metal railing on his deck last summer. Kwong and his wife called references, met the contractor and got an estimate before signing the contract for work totalling $2,000.…

As reported in The Globe and Mail, Sidewalk Labs, the unit of Google-parent Alphabet Inc. set to turn a chunk of Toronto’s waterfront into a test bed for “smart city” technologies, took pains at a public meeting Tuesday night to address fears…

The fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will feature the world’s tallest solar energy tower, according to officials, helping provide clean energy to more than 270,000 residences. The 260-metre tower will help the project generate 700…

The roof collapsed at an Okotoks horse boarding facility on Monday. Morgen Langner, the operations manager with JM Equestrian, said they started hearing loud noises at around 9 a.m. At first, she said they thought it was ice sliding off the roof,…

Courtesy of Colleen O’Shea, Many arenas have already swapped out their metal halide for less energy-intensive lighting, but many still have that on their “to do” list. If that’s you, here’s something I came across that you might be interested in knowing…

As reported on Slate.com, it was to be a showcase of advanced bridge technology, a centerpiece of urban development in Miami-Dade County. It was equipped with titanium dioxide–impregnated self-cleaning concrete that would always sparkle white in the Florida sun. It was…

Replacement of SaskTel Centre and TCU Place is recommended rather than renovations or status quo. The suggestion comes from a report commissioned jointly by three consultants and presented Monday afternoon at the city’s governance and priorities committee meeting. The cost to replace the Saskatoon facilities…