Architect Kiyoshi Matsuzaki, past RAIC president and former council member of the Architectural Institute of B.C. (AIBC), passed away Dec. 23, 2012.

The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has officially published a 14-page review of industry concerns, providing practical recommendations to improve the planning, implementation and operation of assets in B.C.’s public sector.

Carolyn Cheetham from Red Deer, Alta., has been named vice-president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA).

Twelve shipping containers are being converted into social and affordable housing for women in the Vancouver's downtown eastside.

Vancouver architect Bing Thom has been selected to design a Chinese opera house in Hong Kong.

As part of its annual budgeting process, the City of Vancouver is recommending a series of fee increases, including several impacting the architecture, design and construction sector. The recommendation is for an across the board two per cent ...

Bruce Knapp has joined B+H, as a managing principal in the firm's Vancouver office. B+H is a global, award-winning, design firm recognized for excellence in sustainable design, technical expertise and the delivery of complex, large-scale projects.

Windmill Development Group recently unveiled a new sustainable infill condominium building, the Eddy. Located in downtown Ottawa, it marries stringent green innovation with modern design and community improvement.

TD Canada Trust recently released a survey of condo buyers in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, highlighting 38 per cent of participants were not confident they could afford a condo fee increase.

The Daniels Corp. has achieved 300 firm sales on 363 of its One Park Place condominium suites in Toronto’s revitalized Regent Park.

The Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) recently announced it is calling for the licensing and regulation of condominium managers.

The Government of Canada, Province of Alberta and City of Edmonton are marking the end of the 2012 construction season with a bang as tunnelling crews working on the North Light Rail Transit (LRT) to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) project break through the wall at Churchill Station, connecting the North LRT ...

The 2012 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards honoured several B.C. and Alberta firms. The Tree for Life Award for outstanding environmental stewardship went to The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation, Okanagan College in Penticton, B.C., by the ...

The government of British Columbia and the Corporation of Delta are partnering on $7 million worth of upgrades to roads along the Highway 99 corridor to improve safety and access for motorists, and reduce congestion on both sides of ...

A new set of global alternative compliance paths (Global ACPs) are now available for all commercial projects that are pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification using the 2009 versions of the rating system. Global ACPs offer flexible methods for international projects to ...

Bentall Kennedy’s senior vice-president of operations has been nominated to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International ...

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) recently announced that Golder Associates Ltd. has finalized a lease agreement to be the anchor tenant for its new LEED gold office building. The building will be located at Broadway Tech Centre, an integrated office and warehouse development in Vancouver.