Thursday, July 17, 2025Mass timber roof complete at Kelowna airport
The mass timber roof structure for the Kelowna International Airport's (YLW) Terminal Building expansion project is complete.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025Canada steels for infrastructure building boom
The Canadian government has pledged to rely extensively on domestically produced construction materials and products for its envisioned infrastructure building boom.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025B.C. makes changes to development cost charges
The B.C. government is making changes to development cost charges (DCCs) to help developers manage costs and encourage housing construction.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda
Canada’s leadership has endorsed Indigenous ownership stakes in energy and infrastructure projects, underscoring that they will be pivotal to economic development and national cohesiveness.
Monday, June 2, 2025Legal setback deemed not fatal to U.S. tariffs
A legal setback for the United States government’s tariff strategy fulfills predictions from insiders versed in that country’s constitutional and law-making intricacies.
Monday, April 28, 2025U.S. states feel tariffs in procurement costs
Tariffs threaten to add up to USD $50 million to New York State’s annual procurement costs for construction services, a new multi-state legal challenge maintains.
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Monday, April 14, 2025Don’t let flooding drown your bottom line
In B.C. annual flood-related costs are expected to surpass $3 billion by 2030 – more than eight times the projected costs for Quebec.
Thursday, March 27, 2025Building a greener future
Innovations in the use of specialized admixtures are giving builders a more sustainable concrete material for structures.
Monday, March 10, 2025Predictable, simple and faster building approvals
Vancouver’s new chief urban planner Josh White wants to bring predictability and simplicity to the building planning and zoning processes.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025Ontario doubles down on Building Code supremacy
The Ontario government is doubling down on its message to municipalities to back away from setting new building performance standards or deconstruction ordinances.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025Counter tariffs bring procurement complications
Procurement complications have arisen throughout Canada as businesses grapple with a long list of U.S. products now to be subject to a 25 per cent import tax.
Thursday, February 27, 2025Loan conditions onerous for condo projects
Loan conditions are expected to be onerous for residential condominium developments again in 2025, following a year when many lenders pulled back on construction financing.
