A standard for the testing and evaluation of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) in commercial applications, recently approved by the Underwriters Laboratory of Canada (ULC), will silence some critics of EIFS, a cladding system…

Shield the home Cosella-Drken has a new way to wrap a house, with Delta-Dry, the protective shield against wind, rain and moisture. This is the first product that addresses a reoccurring problem for builders: the framing and sheathing…

Even skeptics who have for years dismissed warnings about climate change that will produce serious, if not disastrous consequences, must surely be taking the issue more seriously now.Apart from a growing body of credible, well-documented…

Despite what many of us assume, the Prairie is not an unbroken expanse of wheat, stretching from the Canadian Shield to the Rockies, pancake-flat from horizon to horizon. It varies significantly across North America depending on climate and…

TORONTO - Qubec City-based hotel developer Groupe Germain has announced two new projects: Htel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square in Toronto and Le Germain Calgary, both designed by LeMay Michaud Architects of Montreal.The $450-million Maple Leaf…

TORONTO - The University of Toronto (U of T), Arise Technologies from Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto's Portlands Energy Centre (PEC) will construct Canada's largest solar research facility to be located on the PEC site on Toronto's…

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Denver-based Simpson Property Group Canada is developing the Revelstoke Mountain Resort in Revelstoke, B.C., a $1-billion resort complete with an 18-hole golf course. Located on Mount Mackenzie, the resort will feature a…

OTTAWA - The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has criticized the federal government for issuing announcements about promoting and funding energy efficiency, while quietly cutting programs. As evidence, RAIC points to the…