Cheryl Mah

housing

Construction Business

B.C. housing bill challenges municipalities

A the Buildex ICBA CEO breakfast, the housing affordability crisis was discussed by three mayors of the biggest cities in Metro Vancouver.
complex port

Construction Business

A Highly Complex Port Terminal Expansion

Working on a complex expansion to a fully operating container terminal at the Port of Vancouver required detailed planning, strong collaboration and a small army of people and equipment.
carbon metrics

Construction Business

Setting carbon metrics to achieve climate goals

Setting carbon metrics in future codes and standards is key to fully address meaningful reductions to achieve climate goals.
heat pumps

Construction Business

Large building retrofits key to decarbonization

Achieving ambitious decarbonization targets will require the industry to accelerate deep carbon retrofits on the existing building stock across Canada.
prefabrication

Construction Business

Prefabrication: tremendous opportunities

Prefabrication offers many advantages to build more efficiently, helping to address challenges the construction industry is facing.
demand calgary

Construction Business

Getting paid in construction

In the construction industry, there is no shortage of challenges. Managing cash flow problems due to delay in payments is one of the most significant.
SNC-Lavalin

Construction Business

Construction resilient in face of challenges

The construction industry continues to prove its resiliency despite contractors facing a myriad of challenges and enormous pressure to maintain profitability.
prefabrication VDC

Construction Business

Prefabrication and VDC critical for complex projects

Prefabrication and virtual design and construction (VDC) were critical for the delivery of two mass timber showcase projects in Vancouver.
Indigenous partnerships engagement

Construction Business

Creating meaningful Indigenous partnerships

Indigenous partnerships can offer construction companies a competitive advantage, and the answer to the industry’s aging demographic.
optimism

Construction Business

Collaboration key to growth and challenges

The past two years have been challenging due to pandemic. Two leading Canadian companies share insights to growth despite challenges.
highways resiliency

Construction Business

Rebuilding B.C.’s highways for future resiliency

The impact to B.C.’s key highway corridors caused by the November atmospheric river events was devastating.
mandate vaccine

Construction Business

Is a vaccine mandate right for your company?

For construction employers considering implementing COVID vaccine mandates, the key consideration is a compelling reason.
Measure success

Design Quarterly

Measure of Success

Measure Architecture has been making bold statements with its design sensibility since its inception in 2007.
patient care

Construction Business

Improving patient care in the Okanagan

A new state-of-the-art patient care tower is changing the way health care is delivered at the Penticton Regional Hospital.
cybersecurity

Construction Business

Training employees is key to cybersecurity

Providing proper cybersecurity training for all employees is critical to prevent online attacks, according to Ron Borsholm.
automation

Construction Business

Pandemic is fast tracking adoption of automation

While the building industry has been slower to embrace technology, the pandemic has accelerated the automation push for many companies.
resilient

Design Quarterly

How to remain resilient in a competitive market

Building and maintaining a resilient architecture or design practice and staying competitive is more important than ever today.