Condo cancellation renews calls for more protections for pre build buyers
The cancellation of a ten-storey Toronto condominium development that has thrust would-be owners back into an increasingly competitive condo market has renewed calls for tighter regulations and more protections for buyers of pre-construction projects. The Museum FLTS condominium cancelled earlier this…
Could stretch codes supercharge the green building marketplace?
This week, thousands of building industry professionals converged at Greenbuild 2017 to share their excitement and progress toward advancing green buildings. But while the number of green buildings has grown dramatically over the last decade, the pace of construction still falls far short…
SWANA Responds to BLS 2016 Industry Injury & Illness Data
Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased by the decline in the frequency of injuries and illnesses involving waste collection employees, but is concerned by the increase in injuries and illnesses for workers at landfills…
Contract awarded for Cooksville Station redevelopment in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA – Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract to EllisDon Infrastructure CGS RER Inc. (EllisDon) to design, build and finance the Cooksville GO Station Redevelopment project, in support of the province’s GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program.…
Report proposes transforming food waste into building materials
Food waste is an enormous problem worldwide. It’s estimated that anywhere between one-third to one-half of all food produced is wasted, contributing to food shortages or global greenhouse gas emissions when it ends up in our landfills. Some have proposed various…
Shoring in Full Swing for Canada’s New Tallest Building in Toronto
Following an official ground breaking held last month to mark the start of construction for Mizrahi Developments’ The One, shoring work has begun at the Yonge and Bloor site of the supertall tower by Foster + Partners and Core Architects. Before excavation down to a depth of four…
Province of Ontario to move ahead with Windsor mega-hospital
Windsor’s mega-hospital — with an expected price tag exceeding $1 billion — will be one of six new health-care projects in the province to move forward by 2021, according to a document released Tuesday by Infrastructure Ontario. Windsor Regional Hospital CEO…