Hybrid Timber Floor System project receives Canadian grant funding
Posted: Sep 19th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Government of Canada has contributed over $550,000 to the Hybrid Timber Floor System Project led by EllisDon and DIALOG. The project is funded through the Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program and the Investments[...]
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Preventing the collapse of partially-constructed new homes
Posted: Sep 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto: Peel Regional Police on Twitter (2 homes damaged on Quintette Close in Brampton. No injuries reported. Officers reported strong winds + rain at time – March 16, 2016) By Sarah Stevenson, P.Eng., Ph.D. Candidate[...]
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Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation to speed up housing development
Posted: Aug 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario is proposing to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the legislation Wednesday,[...]
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The cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornado
Posted: Jun 17th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsSeveral people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021. (Duckdave/Wikimedia), CC BY-SA Keith Porter, Western University A tornado cut a 270-kilometre path through Kentucky in mid-December 2021,[...]
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City 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[...]
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KPMB 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[...]
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Ontario to make it easier for immigrants to work in their professions
Posted: Oct 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would make it easier for immigrants to get licensed to work in professions that match their areas of expertise. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said the proposed[...]
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U of T Engineering professor on a mission to lower concrete’s carbon footprint
Posted: Oct 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsPouring concrete into the construction of the house. Builders are pouring ready-mixed concrete in half (photo by twenty20photos via Envato Elements) By Tyler Irving, U of T News For Douglas Hooton, the main challenge of building[...]
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A Place of Sanctuary: Pearl House
Posted: Oct 8th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsPhoto credit: Annie Faffard Pearl House is the new home of a South Korean family with two young children. Upon their arrival in Québec in 2008, Min and Yuong moved into a small condo on[...]
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Vancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves Milestone
Posted: Oct 7th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsGBL Architects reports reports that it has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their new housing development for the international non-profit organization and global volunteer organization Soroptimist International of Vancouver. The housing[...]
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