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Fast Epp

Fast + Epp receives funding for mass timber office

Vancouver structural engineering firm, Fast + Epp has received federal funding for construction of their four-storey mass timber head office.
LRT

Clark Builders breaks ground on Bridgeland centre

Clark Builders has started construction on the new Bridgeland Riverside Continuing Care Centre with the project expected to complete in 2023.
Will Davis BCEA

BC Chamber of Commerce appoints new CEO

Former VRCA president Fiona Famulak is named new president and chief executive officer of the BC Chamber of Commerce.
budget 2021

Alberta Budget 2021 invests $20.7B over three years

Alberta Budget 2021 will invest almost $21 billion over three years to boost Alberta’s economy and create 90,000 new jobs.
capital projects

Major capital projects rose in 2020 despite pandemic

A report by the CPABC shows despite the COVID-19 pandemic, major capital project construction and proposals continued to rise in 2020 in B.C.
condo security 

City of Terrace takes building permits online

The City of Terrace will be able to process building permits and complete building inspections online with rollout expected by spring 2021.
energy retrofits

Building Benchmark BC releases first annual report

The first Building Benchmark BC annual report has been released, offering insights from energy and emissions data on hundreds of properties.
climate economic

Economic recovery program addresses climate change

Funding from StrongerBC: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan for the Climate Adaptation Program will increase roadway resiliency.
Arts Commons

Calgary’s Arts Commons project moves forward

The Calgary Municipal Land Corp. has announced that Colliers will take on project management for the Arts Commons Transformation project.
Transit-oriented development

Study finds human cost of transit-oriented development

Transit-oriented development can be a blessing and a curse for communities, suggests a new UBC study.
integration institutes

Canadian steel institutes agree to integration

The integration of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction and the Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute will expand opportunities.
workforce

UTIP receives $63M skills training funding

The Government of Canada has announced $63.5 million, over five years, for the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP).
YVR

YVR completes Pier D terminal expansion project

Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) has completed its Pier D international terminal building expansion project.
multi-unit housing designs

EllisDon Community Builders to deliver affordable housing

EllisDon has launched EllisDon Community Builders, a new group to assist clients who wish to deliver affordable and supportive housing.
New research lab to test how grid hosts cleantech

Manitoba Hydro nixes international consulting

The move will shift domestic elements of the engineering, utility management, high voltage and telecommunication business units back into Manitoba Hydro’s fold and cede the global marketplace to other competitors.
LNG

PCL team selected to build new St. Paul’s Hospital

PCL Construction has been selected to build the new St. Paul’s Hospital at 1002 Station Street in Vancouver. Completion is set for 2026.
SFU

RESCON requests funds to advance pressing issues

As documented in its spring 2021 pre-budget submission, RESCON is asking for funds to alleviate ongoing issues critical to the residential construction industry.