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Toronto eyes development permit system

Toronto is taking steps towards implementing a development permit system to make the planning application process more efficient and predictable.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Nova Scotia endorses selling renewable power

Recent legislation in Nova Scotia creates the potential for licensed competitors to start selling renewable power and share the electricity market.

Construction Business

Outlining Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 plan

Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan aims to reduce solid waste going to the landfill and require new building to be carbon neutral from 2020 onward.

Construction Business

Alberta prepares flood management strategies

Alberta has undertaken proactive flood management strategies to prepare for potential disasters due to snow melt, in the wake of last year's floods.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto island airport expansion up in the air

Toronto city council voted to begin talks with the Toronto Port Authority and Transport Canada to look at a possible Toronto island airport expansion.

Canadian Property Management

Tech sector driving growth in Waterloo

The tech sector is driving growth in Waterloo region. To manage a growing population, the area is looking to increase density and expand transit.

Canadian Property Management

Planning for urban growth in Ontario

To manage urban growth in Ontario, the provincial government is seeking input the 10-year review of its Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

Construction Business

Contractors have new choices in bonding facility

The days of the one-size-fits-all bonding facility in Canada are over. Smaller contractors now have choices when it comes to bonding.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Improving green roof performance

As green roofs become more popular, experts say that owners and managers should start improving green roof performance by focusing on diversity.

Canadian Property Management

The changing needs of suburban development

Experts say that suburban developments must start increasing density to pay for growth and meet residents' demands.

Canadian Property Management

Calgary’s new Industrial Land Strategy

Calgary's Corporate Industrial Land Strategy provides a framework for how the City will develop surplus land with the goal of injecting life into the economy.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Soil ‘dating service’ matches supply & demand

A newly launched web-based registry matches supply and demand for clean soil.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Green strategies start at planning and design

Developers and communities are seeking opportunities to incorporate sustainable, green elements into their building planning and design.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Restoring heritage structures

Here are some valuable tips property owners and managers should keep in mind when undertaking complicated structural repairs.

CondoBusiness

New condo project embraces shrinking unit sizes

Smart House is the first condo development in Toronto to be built specifically with compact living in mind.

Construction Business

A striking mall makeover

A major renovation and expansion project has transformed the aging Guildford Town Centre into a contemporary shopping mall in Surrey, B.C.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Toronto’s new Green Standard raises concerns

As Toronto prepares to phase in updates to its Green Standard, some building industry members have concerns about ...