Construction
CondoBusiness
Canary Park condos prepared for Pan Am Games
The Canary Park condos are nearly ready to be turned over to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organizers for fit-up for the athletes, coaches
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The rise of the luxury rental
These days, more and more Canadians are seeking condo-quality accommodations without the hassle of ownership.
CondoBusiness
GTA housing market faces structural challenges
A weak diversity of housing choice, marked by the steady stream of ever-shrinking condo units, is one of three structural challenges facing the GTA housing
Construction Business
P3 projects increase payment default risk
The construction business is risky. There aren’t many construction companies that have managed to survive for more than a few decades. As the typical construction
CondoBusiness
Builders’ use of Toronto streets back on agenda
A motion that contemplates curbing builders’ use of city streets during construction is in the hands of Toronto’s deputy city manager for “consideration and appropriate action”
Canadian Property Management
Industrial sector a ‘recognized stable investment’
Construction and investment in industrial buildings, along with their ongoing operations, contribute $21.7 billion to Canada’s economy, according to the Real Property Association of Canada’s
Construction Business
Construction safety requires leadership
Developing and implementing a safety culture in the workplace requires much more than just rules and regulations; it requires leadership.
Construction Business
Alberta firm convicted under Safety Codes Act
In a landmark decision released on November 3, 2014, the Provincial Court of Alberta found Williams Engineering Canada Inc. (Williams Engineering) guilty of creating unsafe conditions contrary to provincial safety legislation.
CondoBusiness
Housing market modestly overvalued: CMHC
Apart from modest overvaluation — and a cautionary note about overbuilding in Montreal and Toronto — Canada’s housing markets largely align with underlying demographic and
Canadian Property Management
The strategy behind Kitchener’s revitalization
About 15 years ago, the streets of downtown Kitchener, Ont. were full of abandoned factories, decaying buildings and empty parking lots. The Canadian dollar was
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Urbanization is the new normal: report
Urbanization is the new normal, according to PwC and the Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015 report. The publication, now in its
Construction Business
Attracting women to jobs in construction
Traditionally, construction has not been a field too many women have considered. In fact, historically they were encouraged to enter teaching, nursing or clerical positions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The height of residential towers
Tall commercial towers are nothing new, but the last few years have seen an exceptional crop of super-slim residential buildings sprouting up in cities all over the world. From Manhattan to Mumbai, tall towers are as fashionable as they are effectual given advancements in engineering and the sophistication of modern building materials.
Construction Business
Alberta’s Temporary Foreign Worker program
Shortages of skilled workers in Alberta are well-known and well-documented, and this year the federal government overhauled the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and created a precarious situation for the future of a successful construction industry in Alberta.
Canadian Property Management
Competing construction products spur conflict
Wood and cement industries divided over proposed changes to the national and Ontario building codes.
CondoBusiness
Toronto to curb builders’ use of public space?
A Toronto city councillor is proposing to curb the practice of allowing developers to occupy the public right-of-way. It’s a move that has surprised and
Construction Business
Demand for steel heats up
Steel prices have seen relative calm for several years now. This has been the result of a fairly balanced market, with demand in parts of the global economy being off-set by some sluggishness in other areas. But what does the future hold?



