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March 10, 2010
International Living Building Institute launches new challenge
The International Living Building Institute (ILBI) put its greenest foot forward recently by launching version 2.0 of its Living Building Challenge (LBC) building rating system.
March 3, 2010
Infrastructure gets funding increase in B.C. Budget 2010
The 2010 B.C. budget contains increases in capital spending and maintains investment in stimulus and municipal projects, but no new major infrastructure projects were announced.
March 8, 2010
Society aiming for net zero energy for all new builds by 2030
North American builders going for glamour in new construction might be missing out on lucrative green building opportunities, said Gordon Holness, president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
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 10, 2010
Dominion Construction gets two B.C. contracts
Seacliff Construction Corp.’s general contracting division, Dominion Construction, has been awarded two institutional construction management contracts in British Columbia worth a total of $61.8 million.
March 10, 2010
Independent contractors association criticizes Burnaby’s fair wage policy
B.C.’s open shop association is criticizing Burnaby’s fair wage policy for increasing construction costs and taxes, but the mayor said it is just good social policy with a 20-year track record of success.
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 10, 2010
SNC Lavalin awarded Saskatchewan carbon capture project
SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration Project.
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 10, 2010
International snowplow championship packs ‘em in
It’s a mid-winter competition that has attracted contestants from around the world to Canada this February.
March 8, 2010
Light House Sustainable Building Centre publishes green building guide
Sustainable construction in Vancouver just got a bit easier. The Light House Sustainable Building Centre with the support of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has published a book which provides practical solutions for contractors to implement green building strategies.
March 10, 2010
Study supports domed stadium for Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina
Regina might be getting a new stadium. A study commissioned by the by Saskatchewan government concludes a domed stadium in downtown Regina is feasible.
March 8, 2010
To protect caribou, construction halted on Highway 63 near Fort McMurray
Construction work on the twinning of Highway 63 near Fort McMurray, Alberta is being halted from March 1 to July 15 to protect the threatened caribou populations during the calving season.
March 8, 2010
Construction continues on Atrium in Victoria
Rounding out a spot in downtown Victoria, B.C., the seven-storey, 200,000 square-foot Atrium building will soon house major tenants including the B.C. Ferry Corporation and B.C. Land Title & Survey, as well as a collection of businesses.
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project
- Canadian construction experts visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti
- Winnipeg gets new water treatment plant
- Weighing in on the Tercon Contractors appeal decision
- Construction restarting on hospital in Fort St. John, British Columbia
- In new movie, Hamilton construction worker becomes ‘Defendor’ at night
- ‘Quality product cannot come from cutting corners on safety’
- Shop owner suing VANOC over pre-Olympics road construction disruptions
- Fraud charges laid against former head of Quebec labour union
- Pursuit of LEED could result in professional negligence, insurance executive warns
- Province holding information sessions on new Ontario accessibility standard
- Work continues on Market Wharf condo in Toronto
- Chilliwack Cultural Centre project sets tilt-up concrete record
- WSIB report a clear response to ideas we submitted, Ontario General Contractors Association chief says
- SNC-Lavalin subsidiary Profac under scrutiny over federal contract billing
- As prices surge, China may raise interest rates
- Canadian soldiers repair blown-up bridge in Afghanistan
- Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation offering Gold Seal course for supervisors
- Slovak construction minister sacked amid corruption scandal
- Historic Kingston Dry Dock restored, enhanced
- Centre for Energy Innovation in Windsor, Ontario built using Termobuild HVAC system
- Canadian Standards Association parking garage standard gets tougher
- Accelerated schedules a challenge for vinyl flooring
- Good materials, shoddy workmanship produces poorly performing floor
| 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.
- A dozen incredible measurement sets on Canada’s changing ethnic mix (March 9, 2010)
- How fragile is recovery around the world? (March 3, 2010)
- The world financial crisis goes into extra innings (February 25, 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)
