BC Construction Association releases fall 2022 statistics report
Posted: Nov 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to statistics reported in the Fall 2022 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Stat Pack, investment in the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) construction sectors is down 10.9 per cent since February 2020, while the[...]
Read More about BC Construction Association releases fall 2022 statistics reportBillions needed to prepare buildings for climate change
Posted: Jul 27th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsALBERT GAZETTE Changing buildings to make them more weather resistant will save money and lives in the long run, says one expert. In the wake of another summer of extreme weather events, including another fire[...]
Read More about Billions needed to prepare buildings for climate changeCity steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction research
Posted: Jun 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Roy Gaiot, Canadian Architect magazine THE NELSON DAILY With the release of a new report the city has become one of the leading municipalities in the nation when it comes to addressing embodied[...]
Read More about City steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction researchLabour Supply Still Top Issue in BC’s Construction Industry: BCCA Survey
Posted: Apr 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey highlight the key issues facing employers and workers during a period of heightened construction activity. According to the survey, the industry is experiencing a 79 per cent[...]
Read More about Labour Supply Still Top Issue in BC’s Construction Industry: BCCA SurveyKPMB to Reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University
Posted: Feb 24th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsKPMB Architects has announced that it has been awarded the commission to reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario. Photo courtesy KPMB.com According to KPMB, the team will be led by KPMB’s Bruce Kuwabara and[...]
Read More about KPMB to Reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s UniversityB.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction
Posted: Jan 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of mental health and addictions, said[...]
Read More about B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in constructionPurdue record for the whitest paint appears in latest edition of ‘Guinness World Records’
Posted: Sep 24th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsXiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, and his students have created the whitest paint on record. Credit: Purdue (University; photo/John Underwood) In a recent news release, the Purdue University News reported that[...]
Read More about Purdue record for the whitest paint appears in latest edition of ‘Guinness World Records’Immigrants ‘fundamental’ to tackling Canada’s shortage in skilled trade workers
Posted: Aug 16th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsWith its most recent budget, the Canadian government has greased the skids to get the country back to pre-pandemic growth rates. Its biggest commitment is a $180 billion infrastructure plan that promises everything from overdue[...]
Read More about Immigrants ‘fundamental’ to tackling Canada’s shortage in skilled trade workersCalgary’s first office-to-housing conversion to begin construction
Posted: Jul 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsTwo prominent non-profit organizations have joined forces to convert a vacant downtown office tower into homes for Calgarians in need. Inn from the Cold and HomeSpace Society are partnering on a first-of-its kind project that[...]
Read More about Calgary’s first office-to-housing conversion to begin constructionMost buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming accelerates
Posted: Jul 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsLunatictm/Shutterstock Ran Boydell, Heriot-Watt University Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Most people in the US, for example, spend about 90% of their[...]
Read More about Most buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming accelerates