Construction

Built Green Canada has partnered with the Green Builder Coalition to bring performance-based water efficiency to Canada through its third-party certification programs’ water conservation section.Though parts of Canada, and the world, are…

UL has expanded its services for the building envelope and building sciences market with the opening of its newest facility in Toronto. UL now offers additional building science and building envelope testing services to the Canadian market.…

On November 17, 2018, Small Housing BC (SHBC) will host the Small Housing Summit to explore what role small housing can play in addressing the housing crisis. The first of its kind in Canada, this one-day conference will highlight…

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – Lowe's Companies Inc. is reducing its Canadian footprint by closing 31 properties across the country in a bid to streamline its business.The home improvement company said Monday in addition to closing 27 stores, it…

MONTREAL – Quebec City's centuries-old architecture has earned it a reputation as one of Canada's most beautiful cities, but opponents of a plan to build the province's tallest skyscraper fear that is about to change.At public meetings…

The Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO) representing over 150,000 skilled tradespeople responded to the Ontario government’s Bill 47 – the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, at their recently held…

Construction industry experts are scratching their heads over a Statistics Canada (StatCan) report which found that their sector shed 8,800 jobs last month, when they say they're facing a wealth of openings and a lack of workers to fill…

Aecon Group Inc. says it has received approval to rejoin the group selected as the preferred proponent to build and operate the Gordie Howe International Bridge.Aecon's request to rejoin its partners as part of the Bridging North America…

The construction firm fighting with the Alberta government over the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital says the province has crippled the project with slapdash planning, poor budgeting, and bad faith negotiations. In a statement, Graham…

The Alberta government is threatening to cancel the contract of a construction firm building the problem-plagued Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.Infrastructure Minister Sandra Jansen said Calgary-based Graham Construction has 15 days…