Construction cost inflation stabilizing: RLB Report
Posted: Jan 17th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsCrane and building construction site against blue sky International property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its latest Quarterly Cost Report, which provides a perspective on the North American construction industry in[...]
Read More about Construction cost inflation stabilizing: RLB ReportSaskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program
Posted: Jan 14th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsTwo apartment complexes are under construction in this undated photo in Moosomin, Sask. The town east of Regina is offering $30,000 to anyone who builds housing in the community. Photo by: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Town of[...]
Read More about Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program‘Tinder of construction’ aims to keep B.C. building waste out of landfills
Posted: Jan 9th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsHeavy equipment is used in the demolition of three-storey walk-up apartment buildings where high-rise towers will be built, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Light House, a Vancouver-based non-profit launched the Building Material[...]
Read More about ‘Tinder of construction’ aims to keep B.C. building waste out of landfillsBottlenecks in Construction Materials Supply Chains
Posted: Jan 7th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsPolicymakers in Canada have dedicated immense time and energy trying to untangle the root causes that make home ownership cost prohibitive for many aspiring first-time buyers. Government officials have looked at diverse reforms — fiscal[...]
Read More about Bottlenecks in Construction Materials Supply ChainsRESCON contesting municipalities wanting their own building standards
Posted: Dec 13th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsThe Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has filed a legal application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the City of Toronto over the escalation of the Toronto Green Standard (TGS) performance measures. RESCON is[...]
Read More about RESCON contesting municipalities wanting their own building standardsDeclining Homebuilder Sentiment Highlights Need for Policy Changes: CHBA
Posted: Dec 10th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsIn the third quarter, builder sentiment across the country continued to decline according to the results from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) 2024 Q3 Housing Market Index (HMI). The report noted that Ontario and[...]
Read More about Declining Homebuilder Sentiment Highlights Need for Policy Changes: CHBAAmbitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
Posted: Nov 26th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsA photographer takes photos of the House of Commons during a tour of work being completed to Centre Block, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The major restoration of Parliament’s Centre[...]
Read More about Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phaseCanada’s Construction Industry Remains Positive Despite Skills Shortages: Report
Posted: Nov 20th, 2024In: ConstructionNewssilhouette The young engineer working construction standards in line with global construction environment and the environment around the work site. over Blurred construction worker on construction site Canada’s construction industry continues to be positive, according[...]
Read More about Canada’s Construction Industry Remains Positive Despite Skills Shortages: ReportThe Existential Threat Facing Architecture and Glazing: How Modern Building Codes are Destroying Design, and How To Overcome It
Posted: Nov 19th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsHolland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska (courtesy: Advanced Glazings, Ltd.) In the 1970s, the world confronted its first major energy crisis, largely sparked by geopolitical tensions and the manipulation of oil markets by OPEC. North[...]
Read More about The Existential Threat Facing Architecture and Glazing: How Modern Building Codes are Destroying Design, and How To Overcome ItAlberta poised to lead Canada in economic growth in 2024: RLB Report
Posted: Nov 18th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsConstruction of buildings in the city. Equipment for the construction and lifting of bulky loads during the construction of buildings. Tower crane and high-rise building. Construction technologies. International property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett[...]
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