Construction
Canadian Facility Management & Design
MLSE scores goal with BMO Field makeover
BMO Field hosted the celebration of two goals at the TFC’s home opener May 7. One was the completion of the sports venue’s $150-million transformation.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
A look at Montreal’s new soccer stadium design
Architecture firms Saucier + Perrotte and Hughes Condon Marler designed a new FIFA-approved soccer stadium that mirrors the landscape of an old quarry.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
UBC library facility takes a page from Harvard
UBC has taken a page from Harvard with its newly opened Library PARC facility, using a model that extends the shelf life of books from 30 years to 300.
CondoBusiness
Tarion review consultations kick off in Toronto
As Tarion review consultations kicked off, Justice Douglas Cunningham said he has assured those who have expressed concerns he has “no marching orders."
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Does the rental industry have an image issue?
A recent survey conducted by FRPO sheds light on the public's ambivalent attitude toward the rental housing industry and the Ontario Government's policies shaping it
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside the transformation of Halifax’s Pier 21
Halifax’s Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 has reopened following a $30-million capital and thematic expansion.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Investor demand targets purpose-built rental
Morguard's Director of Research Keith Reading provides advance insights into Q1 market conditions, noting that things continue to look optimistic for the purpose-built rental scene.
CondoBusiness
Deconstructing housing affordability in the GTA
Housing affordability is a growing concern in Canada, but there is no consensus on how to quantify the problem. That might soon change.
CondoBusiness
Dangerous defects and professional liability
In many cases insurance is unavailable, developers are unwilling or unable to help and condominiums end up repairing construction deficiencies themselves.
CondoBusiness
Consultation dates released for Tarion review
The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services this week released consultation dates and locations for the Tarion review, following a stretch of silence that, for some, raised questions about the terms of engagement.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Mill restoration inspires waterfront development
The restoration of an old mill in Elora, Ontario is at the heart of Pearle Hospitality’s ambitious, mixed-use waterfront development project
Construction Business
Surrey facility to turn organic waste into biogas
A new organics biofuel processing facility in Surrey will be the first and largest of its kind in North America. When completed, the facility will
Construction Business
Unconventional excavation digs up award
The successful completion of the excavation and shoring work of Lynn Sewage Pump Station has earned Matcon the Vancouver Regional Construction Association's 2015 Chairman's Trade Award
Design Quarterly
Understanding regenerative design
Current green building practice remains focused on individual buildings without acknowledging the larger system context as regenerative design would.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
B.C. offers flexibility for redevelopment
A proposed amendment to British Columbia’s Strata Property Act could make it easier for apartment developers to scoop up prime real estate in B.C.’s hottest neighbourhoods.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Pension funds drawn to investable cities
Despite an abundance of investment funds spending across the globe, Canadian infrastructure continues to face a crisis.
Construction Business
Rehabilitating Canada’s aging infrastructure
Developing advanced rehabilitation techniques and optimizing service life is becoming more important now that aging infrastructure is so commonplace.




