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March 17, 2010
Search continues for sustainable architecture
While skeptics and environmentalists duke it out for the final word on global warming, thousands around the world are investing time and money in renewable energy and sustainable architecture.
March 10, 2010
Scott Construction continues work on research centre at Vancouver General Hospital
A worker is busy cutting rebar at the future site of the Robert N.H. Ho Research Centre at Vancouver General Hospital.
March 8, 2010
University of Winnipeg aims for LEED Gold certification
The University of Winnipeg’s Science Complex and Richardson College for the Environment will ensure that the school practices what it teaches.
March 3, 2010
In wake of toddler death, committee will study Calgary construction safety
In the aftermath of a toddler’s death from falling construction debris, the City of Calgary and the local construction industry have formed a committee to study safety.
March 3, 2010
Terrane Metals Corp. set to start construction on mine near Fort St. James, British Columbia
Terrane Metals Corp. is considering options for financing construction on the Mount Milligan Mine project, as the company moves forward with one of the first major mines to be developed in British Columbia in a decade.
March 1, 2010
Lethbridge, Alberta builder converts water tower into restaurant
Builder Doug Bergen always marvelled at his town’s water tower while growing up in Lethbridge, Alta.
February 24, 2010
Passive house in Whistler, British Columbia showcases sustainable innovation
Canada’s first passive house, opened in Whistler, B.C. and it exceeds LEED Platinum energy standards by 50 per cent.
February 10, 2010
RDH Architects aims to elevate design of utilitarian municipal building
Typically, says Toronto architect Geoff Miller, municipal operations centres lack the cachet of city halls or recreational facilities.
February 8, 2010
Art Gallery of Alberta addition showcases steel
The addition to the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) was designed to be a showpiece, anchoring the arts firmly in downtown Edmonton’s Sir Winston Churchill Square.
February 8, 2010
Saskatchewan gets new natural gas trades training centre
A new natural gas trades training centre has been established through a unique partnership between the Mechanical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan (MCAS) and SaskEnergy.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project
- Venues decommissioned in Olympic afterglow
- Construction restarting on hospital in Fort St. John, British Columbia
- Dominion Construction gets two B.C. contracts
- Hogg’s Hollow tragedy changed Ontario’s construction industry
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 371 projects with a total value of $1,380,346,147 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
$55,000,000 Winnipeg MB CANCELLED/ DEFERRED
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT, COMMERCIAL & HOTEL ALTS
$50,000,000 Vancouver BC Prebid
$30,000,000 Wainwright AB Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Venues decommissioned in Olympic afterglow
- Canadian Construction Association chair bids farewell
- Wood being considered as preferred building material for federal projects
- Grizzly Oil Sands seeks approval for project near Fort McMurray
- Search continues for sustainable architecture
- Seven British Columbia communities sign Wood First agreements
- U.S. construction employment declines in January
- Ottawa unveils plan to cut red tape
- Canadian Construction Association awards highlight excellence
- Pride, sadness as Hogg's Hollow memorial unveiled
- Commemorative quilt gets permanent home
- ‘Sandhogs’ who perished had diverse personal stories
- Coverage of Hogg’s Hollow tragedy anniversary should be required reading
- Pursuit of LEED could result in professional negligence, insurance executive warns
- New Brunswick to cover debts of troubled Atcon Group
- Ex-Quebec minister says Liberals got ‘generous’ donations from construction sector
- Regulatory delays hinder start of Mackenzie Gas Project
- Las Vegas CityCenter general contractor Perini Building suing MGM Mirage
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- Sub-sector investment spending intentions from Statistics Canada’s latest survey (March 17, 2010)
- A dozen incredible measurement sets on Canada’s changing ethnic mix (March 9, 2010)
- How fragile is recovery around the world? (March 3, 2010)
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| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
- Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects begin work on arena plans for Flamborough, Ontario (Aug 17, 2009)
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
