Ontario's new building code continues an incremental adoption of heightened energy efficiency standards.

Across the province, property values increased an average of 67 per cent upon the recent reassessment ...

Unless the process is stopped by a new government (should Ontario have an election within the next 16 months), the three-stage review will continue and result in new legislation by spring 2014.

Although there has been no contractual or statutory recognition of the inequity of "pay when paid" clauses up to this point of time, change is on the horizon.

Toronto’s harmonized zoning bylaw draft is nearing completion and City staff is optimistic the rules will meet the approval of both Toronto council and property owners. But they may have reason to be wary; the City’s previous attempt at a ...

Alliance contracts are incentive-based relationship contracts in which the parties agree to work together as one integrated team.

Touted as a time and cost-saving measure, design-build project delivery has taken the North American construction industry by storm.

The popularity of design-build is found in its advantages. One of those is the potential for design innovation. Owners can benefit from creativity generated ...

The last 10 years has seen some significant changes and events in the construction industry in B.C., not only in the way the industry operates but in the law that governs those operations.

The Health Product Declaration (HPD) open standard was developed to provide support for evaluating products ...

Any water source in a building that can be aerosolized may be a Legionella risk, particularly where the water is dirty, remains still or is not exposed to a ...

Shrinking payback periods for LED streetlights are helping to make the business case for large-scale conversions in many Canadian municipalities.

Voluntary action will continue to be the predominant dismantler of barriers in Ontario’s built environment and landscapes ...

A collective effort is underway to develop a Health Product Declaration, which is aimed at creating a consistent format for reporting product content ...

An employer may mean to provide its employees with fair employment contracts but when disputes arise, parties often disagree on the rights they ...

Engineering and life safety specialists are currently examining stairwell concerns in preparation for possible new or revised rules that would be introduced in the 2015 National Building Code.

The British Columbia Builders Lien Act treats completion – whether it be substantial completion of a contract or subcontract or ...