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Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGV

By:Building .caPosted: Aug 6th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month’s home sales were down a whopping 43 per cent from last July and 23 per cent from this past June. Sales in the[...]

Vancouver council hiking empty homes tax to 5 per cent of assessed value in 2023

By:Building .caPosted: May 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Vancouver is raising the empty homes tax that is designed to ease vacancy rates in the city, from three per cent to five per cent of the property’s value. The motion by Mayor Kennedy Stewart[...]

B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of mental health and addictions, said[...]

Vancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves Milestone

By:Building .caPosted: Oct 7th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

GBL 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[...]

Toronto most expensive city to build in Canada, but ranks 33rd worldwide

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 26th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

Major U.S. cities are topping global rankings as some of the most expensive places to build, with the cost of construction set to soar over the next two years as pressure on labor and materials[...]

Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 23rd, 2021In: ConstructionNews

As 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[...]

How cities can unlock the potential of laneway housing

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 6th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

After an extensive renovation, an old house in a laneway in Toronto became a new two-bedroom home. (LGA Architectural Partners, Ben Rahn/A Frame), Author provided By Shelagh McCartney, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University;[...]