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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Ontario Construction Secretariat reviews the government’s Fall Economic Statement
Posted: Nov 23rd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Ontario Construction Secretariat reviewed the government’s Fall Economic Statement: 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Build Ontario. The document lays out the province’s plan for “economic recovery and prosperity through critical infrastructure projects,[...]
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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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Canadian Canoe Museum to Begin Construction on New Museum
Posted: Oct 4th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Canadian Canoe Museum makes an impression from the streetside. Its curving façade gently lifts to reveal the mass timber elements through large expanses of glazing. The building is clad in weathered steel panels, giving[...]
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Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
Posted: Jun 25th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsSURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers[...]
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Stantec and PUBLIC WORK selected to lead design services for Waterfront Toronto projects
Posted: May 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsGlobal design firm Stantec and landscape architecture and urban design firm PUBLIC WORK have been selected by Waterfront Toronto to design transformative infrastructure for the city’s waterfront. The design of the Queens Quay East Extension[...]
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Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAs part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools – $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school, both[...]
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