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Staying steady in a shaky boat
In the past 12 months or so, more than $100 billion in mortgage loans has been lost or written down by Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and other major lenders. Tighter credit markets, combined with fears of a recession, market corrections and the…
$1.6 billion parkway connects Windsor to Detroit
WINDSOR, ON. -- The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study team, led by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in partnership with Transport Canada, has announced the $1.6 billion Windsor-Essex Parkway -- an alternative road…
Cement gets fresh
The Canadian Cement Industry 2008 Sustainability Report, released at the Globe 2008 conference in Vancouver by the Cement Association of Canada, indicates that despite important challenges to its competitiveness, the Canadian cement…
B. C. building code gets green overhaul
VICTORIA -- B. C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman has announced new Building Code requirements that will "green" the B. C. Building Code. The new requirements will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions for all types of construction by focusing on…
The central role for landscape architects in 21st century designs
Cathy Sears, CSLA, ASLA is president of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and a vice-president and practice leader for planning and landscape architecture with Stantec Consulting. She is based in Calgary.There are several strong…
Toronto firm to build Vietnam’s largest resort
VUNG TAU PROVINCE, VIETNAM -- Toronto-based Asian Coast Development (ACDL), a luxury resort developer, and Steelman Partners of Las Vegas, have announced plans for the Ho Tram Strip, a $4.2-billion luxury hotel resort and entertainment…
The 2008 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture winners
OTTAWA -- The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts have announced the recipients of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture for 2008, which recognize outstanding achievement in recently…
Retrofit project achieves a new type of LEED
TORONTO -- The Toronto branch of international design firm HOK has retrofitted a building for Toronto-based Oxford Properties Group and the project has been awarded the first multi-tenant LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) certification…
New offices in Alberta, Ontario drive non-residential construction increase (June 01, 2008)
OTTAWA -- New office buildings in Alberta and Ontario drove a continuing increase in investment in non-residential building construction through the first three months of 2008.Statistics Canada reports first-quarter investment hit $10.3…
Toronto city council approves Market Wharf
TORONTO -- Toronto-based Context Development has achieved approval from the City of Toronto for Market Wharf, a high-rise condo and retail project.The first development inToronto's urban-renewal St. Lawrence neighbourhood, the 25-storey…