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By Isaac Nay, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterCANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVERThe office building that sits on the north end of the University of Waterloo's campus was an energy-efficiency showpiece that barely relied on fossil fuels…

Construction

Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation

The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2023

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate.Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade…

Sustainability

Addressing net-zero targets on Public Private Partnership contracts

Building Mar 8, 2023

According to the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships, Infrastructure must be an important part of the Federal Government’s pledge to target a net-zero economy by 2050.The organization further states that findings from a UN…

Urban Planning

‘Uncomfortable heritage’: how cities are repurposing former slaughterhouses

Yiwen Wang and John Pendlebury Mar 1, 2023

Smithfield meat market. Cedric Weber Yiwen Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University and John Pendlebury, Newcastle UniversityIn the second half of 2022, the Museum of London threw a five-month-long leaving do in anticipation of…

Sustainability

Canada ranks third in the world for LEED certified buildings

Building Feb 13, 2023

The Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC) announced that Canada ranked third globally on the annual list of Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED in 2022. The organization reveals that in 2022, Canada certified 248 projects, representing…

Construction

Call for proposals: Natural Resources Canada’s Codes Acceleration Fund

Building Feb 9, 2023

Natural Resources Canada’s new Codes Acceleration Fund offers $100M in funding opportunities for projects geared towards accelerating the implementation of high performance building codes.There are two streams for this program funding:…

Construction

Building Towards a Circular Economy

Dwayne Torrey Feb 7, 2023

Generating a staggering $141 billion in GDP for Canada in 2020, the construction sector is integral to Canada’s economy, but the benefits of construction go far beyond just dollars. Construction creates the infrastructure that connects us,…

Building

NCC deferred maintenance deficit: A broken funding mechanism

Marc Denhez and Ken Grafton Jan 19, 2023

Some years ago, an apocryphal tale circulated about Stornoway, official residence of the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. The deck had been appropriated by a family of skunks, and a government work crew was duly dispatched, but the…

Building

Michael Garron Hospital opens new facility

Building Jan 19, 2023

Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) celebrates the grand opening of Ontario’s newest hospital facility – the Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre (Thomson Centre). The project was constructed in partnership with the Ministry of Health,…

Construction

CAF-FCA completes Women in the Skilled Trades program pilot

Building Jan 16, 2023

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) has completed the new National Leadership Development Program for Women in the Skilled Trades pilot.The program was developed in partnership with the Office to Advance Women…

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