Infrastructure
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Summit emboldens climate change fight
Subnational jurisdictions from across the Western Hemisphere gathered at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel for The Climate Summit of the Americas.
Construction Business
Improving safety at YVR
Canada's second busiest airport, YVR, has significantly improved the safety and efficiency of its operations and emergency services with the completion of its new Airside Operations Building (AOB).
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Infrastructure grapples with climate change
Sustainable leaders in the industry are encouraging municipalities and building owners to grapple with climate change and protect the value of assets.
Construction Business
Advancements in self-consolidating concrete
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a revolutionary building material that is widely regarded as one of the most significant technological advancements in the concrete industry in years.
Construction Business
The need to address the infrastructure deficit
The case for strategic infrastructure investment and the link to stronger economic performance and productivity is well documented. However, since the 1950s and 1960s when
Construction Business
Public infrastructure challenges in Canada
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has estimated Canada needs about $123 billion to bring crumbling public infrastructure up to acceptable levels and an additional $115 billion to meet growing demand.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside Windsor’s South West Detention Centre
The barbed wire and fortress-like fences of TV prison dramas are nowhere to be found here. Designed to support rehabilitation, this real-life detention centre has
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
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
Meeting the demand for electric vehicles
The new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program will provide the electric vehicle transportation sector of the electrical industry with a structured platform to facilitate training and certification for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment across residential, commercial/public and fleet markets.
Construction Business
Linking the Tri-Cities
Construction of the single largest transportation infrastructure project for the Tri-Cities in Metro Vancouver is underway.
Construction Business
Victoria’s largest infrastructure project
Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge has been a highly visible and recognizable landmark to the city's harbour ...