Canadian Wood Council launches networking program
Posted: May 7th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsToronto Public Library’s Scarborough Civic Centre Branch. Photo by ©Ben Rahn/A-Frame The Canadian Wood Council (CWC), an industry association committed to promoting the benefits of using wood in construction and expanding market demand for Canadian[...]
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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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Canadian Wood Council conducts largest mass timber fire test
Posted: Jun 7th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Canadian Wood Council has partnered with federal and provincial governments to conduct a series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass timber structure in Ottawa. The largest burn, happening on a[...]
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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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If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials
Posted: Dec 21st, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAn office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan. (Shutterstock) Meike Siegner, Ryerson University and Cory Searcy, Ryerson University In 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the building sector accounted for[...]
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CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada
Posted: Nov 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has “lots underway” to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a first priority will be[...]
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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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3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
Posted: May 1st, 2021In: ConstructionNewsEINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers’ new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel[...]
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