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42% hike in construction estimates has Grey County reconsidering long term care projects
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Grey County is considering putting a pause on plans to redevelop Markdale's long-term care (LTC) facility after receiving updated financial projections.
``We've been advised to increase our per-bed cost for the…
Clearing the Air: considering air purification systems for post-COVID spaces
As COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted, more and more people are going back into offices, schools, shopping centres and stadiums. In response to the pandemic, building owners and managers are implementing new safety and sanitation…
Offices after COVID: Wider hallways, fewer desks
Many companies are making adjustments to their offices to help employees feel safer as they return to in-person work, like improving air circulation systems or moving desks further apart. Others are ditching desks and building more…
Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says
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Canada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says.…
Most buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming …
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Ran Boydell, Heriot-Watt University
Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Most people in the US, for example, spend about 90% of their time…
Future condos being designed with Zoom rooms, balconies and touchless tech
TORONTO – When Adele Rankin envisions condos of the future, she sees people exercising on balconies, booking ``Zoom rooms'' or using coworking spaces within their buildings.
The managing principal of B+H Architects' Vancouver studio…
Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled out dozens of…
$2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofits
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today launched the new Canada Greener Homes Grant, which according to the government, will help up to 700,000 Canadian homeowners across the country improve the energy efficiency of their homes and reduce…
3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers' new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.
The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But…
Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
As part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools - $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school,…