Construction Business

Construction is underway for Okanagan College’s new Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art, $18.9-million facility is expected to complete in 2020.

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has revealed the Silver Award winners for the 2018 Awards of Excellence.

Tenants in a position to take advantage of the current market dynamics are enjoying the flight to quality.

The NDP government has introduced a new labour agreement for major public-sector infrastructure projects to be administered by a new crown corporation.

The British Columbia government expects to collect about $520 million in new annual revenue through additional residential property taxes and property transfer taxes.

CETA isn't expected to suddenly propel a wave of Canadian firms onto short lists for EU projects, but it does open up opportunities to start building relationships with potential customers.

Canada has set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, which will require the building sector to move to a zero carbon future.

The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision on February 15, 2018 which imposes a new duty to inform claimants of the existence of a L&M bond.

Canada’s construction industry must remain focused on recruitment and retention as more than one quarter of a million workers are expected to retire.

High-rise development is expected to be the hardest hit real estate activity, but fallout across a wider range of consumer goods has potential negative implications for commercial warehouse and distribution facilities.

The new crop of 'ultra-high-rise' condos rising in Toronto will be more complicated and consequently more costly to maintain, one engineer is warning.

An office building in Markham, Ontario's technology hub plans to be the first net positive energy office building in Canada.