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Poloz appears in no rush to move interest rate, warns of trade threats
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is holding firm on his key interest rate and showing no urgency to make a policy change, positions that come with the U.S. Federal Reserve poised to cut its rate.The Bank of Canada's…
Keep Your Friends Close: CCDC 30 and Integrated Project Delivery
In early 2019, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (“CCDC”) released the CCDC 30 Integrated Project Delivery Contract 2018 (the “CCDC 30”). Various other North American and international industry organizations have also introduced…
Flood victims in Grand Forks, B.C., in limbo more than one year after disaster
More than one year after rescuers swam from home to home in a low-income neighbourhood devastated by flooding in Grand Forks, B.C., some residents say they were rattled to learn the property buyouts they've been waiting for will be based on…
Ep. 102 – Building on a creative foundation.
David Bowick, principal at Blackwell, talks about his beginnings as a structural engineer, his sources of inspiration, Peter Rice and his most challenging project to date, Canada’s Diversity Gardens at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg. Listen…
US construction spending falls 0.8% in May
WASHINGTON – Spending on U.S. construction projects fell in May, the first drop in six months, as home building fell for a fifth straight month.The Commerce Department reported Monday that spending fell 0.8% in May, the first decline…
Montreal says nearly 100 households without apartments on moving day
MONTREAL – Nearly 100 households are still looking for housing in Montreal as tens of thousands of Quebecers are on the move for the province's traditional moving day.City Coun. Craig Sauve says that as of Sunday night, 94 households…
Graywood Developments announces a contemporary mid-rise residence in midtown Toronto
Midtown Toronto’s Lawerence Avenue West neighbourhood will be home to Graywood Developments’ new 9-storey mid-rise boutique condominium. The condo will back onto the Douglas Greenbelt park, with 40 per cent of the land given to public use.…
Groundbreaking held for ‘The Stack’, to be Vancouver’s tallest office tower
On June 20, 2019, Oxford Properties Group ('Oxford') hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony for ‘The Stack’ at 1133 Melville in Vancouver’s downtown core, a AAA class 540,000 sq. ft. office development, which will become the tallest…
$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools
OTTAWA – A portion of the proceeds of the federal carbon tax will go to fund green projects at schools in four provinces, but the fate of the program depends on the co-operation of those provinces' conservative premiers.Environment…
New advanced energy design guide to achieve zero energy office buildings released
A new publication demonstrating to contractors and designers that zero energy office buildings are attainable has been released in the U.S., developed jointly by various organizations, including ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects…