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New Mixed-Use Rental Building to Fill Housing Demand in Kingston
Podium Development Corp., Secure Capital Partners Inc., and Blue Vista Capital Management LLC have partnered with OPTrust to develop purpose-built rental buildings in Kingston, Ontario.Currently under construction, Unity Point is the…
Utilizing AI in the Construction Process
In construction, details are everything.Companies are losing millions of dollars in productivity using outdated equipment. This, in turn, has paved the way for AI to emerge on sites around the globe, reinventing the construction…
Drone Law
That buzzing you hear and the flashing you see overhead at your construction site is not a bird, not a plane…it’s quite likely to be an industrial drone. Drone technology is “the” super new cool toy at construction sites all over the…
CISC claims the Liberals “Hand $42 Billion in Construction Projects to China at Expense of…
The Canadian Institute Of Steel Construction (CISC) states that the federal government will grant full duty remissions on illegally dumped fabricated steel from China to supply two liquid natural gas (LNG) projects on the coast of British…
Keep Your Friends Close
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…
Marlin Spring Breaks Ground at the Stockyards District Residences
Marlin Spring Developments and Greybrook Realty Partners recently broke ground on their upcoming condominium development, located in the St. Clair West and Keele Streets area.The Stockyards District Residences’ contemporary exterior…
7th Active House Symposium to Take Place in Toronto
The 7th Active House Symposium will be held for the first time in North America in Toronto on September 16-17 at Evergreen Brick Works. Active House is an international building practice that is based on a balanced and holistic approach to…
TRCA Receives $2 Million Fund from NRCan to Construct a Mass Timber Office Building
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has received $2 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program to construct the group’s four-storey mass timber net-zero…
Habitat for Humanity Canada Receives a $32.4 million Fund From the Federal Government
Habitat for Humanity Canada and its affiliated organizations across the country will receive a $32.4 million financial commitment over three years (2019-2021) from the federal government.Today, I announced $32.4 million over three years…
Construction Begins on Library and Archives Canada’s New Preservation Facility
Library and Archives Canada has begun construction on its new 12,900 square-metre preservation facility in Gatineau.The centre will provide 21,240 cubic metres of collection storage capacity and will also be among the worlds largest…