Can existing stadiums deliver the experience expected of world-class events?
Posted: Mar 18th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Thomas Serera on Unsplash Hosting a major sporting event, such as the Olympics or FIFA World Cup is notoriously controversial, whereby the hosting prestige can, and often is, outweighed by substantial cost overruns[...]
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Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways
Posted: Mar 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Haljackey via Wikimedia Commons Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn’t fully[...]
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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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Casting Concrete in a New Light
Posted: Jan 26th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsConcrete has been around for a long time. The earliest concrete-like structures were built by the Nabatean people circa 6,500 BC, in what is now Syria and Jordan. They were concerned with the “dryness” of[...]
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Hurdles ahead: Uncovering future challenges faced by the AEC industry
Posted: Nov 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Nick van den Berg on Unsplash Hundreds of millions more people will settle in the world’s cities in the coming decades. Artificial intelligence will continue to transform every aspect of our lives. Buildings,[...]
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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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Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says
Posted: Jul 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsNATIONAL OBSERVER Canada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says. Many solutions, like building[...]
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$2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofits
Posted: May 28th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today launched the new Canada Greener Homes Grant, which according to the government, will help up to 700,000 Canadian homeowners across the country improve the energy efficiency of their homes and[...]
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Feds unveil first ever dedicated fund for active transportation
Posted: Mar 16th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to “active transportation.” sidewalk and bike path with raindrops The National Active Transportation Fund,[...]
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Ottawa’s decision on controlling the fate of GTA West Highway will come by May 4th
Posted: Mar 4th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsBy Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THE POINTER For more than a year, the PC government’s plan to build a sprawling GTA West transportation corridor flew under the radar. When Doug Ford and his[...]
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