Construction
CondoBusiness
GTA construction strikes to end within the week
According to the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), the residential construction strikes that are currently underway will be over in one week or less.
CondoBusiness
A guide to glass balcony guards and breakage
In the past few years, there have been many cases of glass balcony guards breaking. An expert explains why this happens and how to mitigate the risk.
REMI Network
Safety inspectors target fall hazards at work
Ministry of Labour inspectors are on a blitz, targeting fall hazards at workplaces, from May 16 to July 15, 2016,
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lab facility demos energy-saving ‘earth tubes’
Energy-saving 'earth tubes' were among the features expected to help earn UTSC's new Environmental Sciences and Chemistry building LEED Gold status.
CondoBusiness
Continued condo boom defines T.O. construction
Construction costs are escalating in Toronto, but less so than the average across 38 global markets analyzed in a newly released overview of project development trends.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
MLSE scores goal with BMO Field makeover
BMO Field hosted the celebration of two goals at the TFC’s home opener May 7. One was the completion of the sports venue’s $150-million transformation.
Canadian Property Management
Q1 shows strengthening industrial space demand
Industrial space continues to command higher rents in western Canada than in markets to the east, but trends look mostly positive for warehousing and manufacturing in Ontario and Quebec.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
UBC library facility takes a page from Harvard
UBC has taken a page from Harvard with its newly opened Library PARC facility, using a model that extends the shelf life of books from 30 years to 300.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada Prompt Payment Act introduced
Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, was introduced by Senator Don Plett at second reading in the Senate. This Act will ensure that contractors
Construction Business
Teck Acute Care Centre construction milestone
Construction of the Teck Acute Care Centre (TACC), phase 2 of the BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital Redevelopment project, reached a major milestone
REMI Network
Second reading for Canada Prompt Payment Act
The Canada Prompt Payment Act has reached a second reading in the Senate of Canada. Bill S-244 will ensure contractors and sub-contractors on federal construction
CondoBusiness
Tarion review consultations kick off in Toronto
As Tarion review consultations kicked off, Justice Douglas Cunningham said he has assured those who have expressed concerns he has “no marching orders."
CondoBusiness
Dangerous defects and professional liability
In many cases insurance is unavailable, developers are unwilling or unable to help and condominiums end up repairing construction deficiencies themselves.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
$2-bil to flow to campus infrastructure projects
The federal government has committed $2-billion over three years, starting in 2016, to campus infrastructure projects.
REMI Network
Cement Association of Canada registers 1st EPD
CSA Group has announced the registration of its first environmental product declaration (EPD) by the Cement Association of Canada.
CondoBusiness
Consultation dates released for Tarion review
The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services this week released consultation dates and locations for the Tarion review, following a stretch of silence that, for some, raised questions about the terms of engagement.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario contractors mixed on prospects for 2016
According to the annual Construction Confidence Indicator, a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid and the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), 31 per cent of Ontario’s contractors
