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Oxford Properties Unveils Plans to Develop Canada’s First Major Multi-Level Industrial Project
Oxford Properties Group has unveiled its plans to develop Canada's first large bay multi-level industrial property. Comprising 707,000 square feet over two levels, the project will be built at Oxford's Riverbend Business Park located in…
Spray Foam Insulation, Evolved
Synonymous with an efficient building envelope, spray foam insulation has continually evolved over the decades and experienced numerous blowing agent and formulation technology changes. The evolution of spray foam spans 30 years with the…
Sweeny & Co Architects to Design McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business Addition
Sweeny & Co Architects has been selected to design the McLean Centre for Collaborative Discovery, a new addition to the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University
.The nine-storey building will include state-of-the-art…
Podium Developments and Building Capital Breaks Ground at Ironwood in North Oshawa
Having sold out the first release, Podium Developments and Building Capital recently broke ground at Ironwood in North Oshawa and released Phase 2. Priced from the upper $400s, a new release of lots is now available, including a limited…
Canadian Construction Market Projected to Increase: RLB Report
The latest Quarterly Cost Report (QCR) for North America by Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) provides a statistical view of the state of the construction industry. The report details indicative construction costs for eight building sectors with…
Wood and Concrete, a Material Perspective: Canadian Wood Council
Interview with Peter Moonen, National Sustainability Manager, Canadian Wood Council
Overview on the emergence of “tall wood” for buildings over 6-storeys
Why does “tall wood” seem to be increasingly a construction option – and a prestige…
PCL Tops Off KingSett’s 700 Bay at Gerrard
PCL Construction has recently completed 700 Bay’s concrete structure. The KingSett Capital project involves a new 32-storey residential apartment tower adjacent to an existing office, retail and residential building.The multifaceted…
Wood and Concrete, a Material Perspective: Cement Association of Canada
Interview with: Adam Auer, Vice President, Environment and Sustainability and Richard J. McGrath, Director Codes and Standards - Buildings
Overview on Concrete high-rise construction in Canada
Concrete is often seen as an “old” if proven…
And in this corner…
Economic discourse is rife with the nouns disruption and transformation. One of the more intriguing tussles is between two of our oldest building materials, wood and that old Roman staple, concrete. The specific circumstance is the recent…
CaGBC Offers Post-Election Climate Change Recommendations
As a result of the Liberal party’s recent federal election win with a minority government, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has offered recommendations to move the building industry toward a low-carbon future.“We were pleased…