Visit Green Building at Daily Commercial News
LATEST NEWS
Green Building
May 27, 2013
Global engineering guidelines taking shape
When the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) met recently with the executive committee of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), issues affecting the global engineering market were on the table for discussion.
May 22, 2013
Festival of Architecture hits Halifax
Architects from across Canada are poised to converge in Halifax June 5 to 8 for this year's Festival of Architecture.
May 20, 2013
Construction Site Arson
A charred husk is all that remains of duplex under construction in East Vancouver, B.C.
May 20, 2013
Calgary program aims to get more people into the trades
New Canadians and Aboriginals are launching careers in trades, with help from a training program by Momentum in Calgary, Alberta.
May 20, 2013
Taking a closer look at the risks in green building for contractors
As British Columbia's construction industry becomes more familiar with the principles of green building, questions are being asked about the roles and responsibilities of the builder in realizing sustainable building goals.
May 20, 2013
Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching
Colleges in western Canada offer a great many courses where students can learn enough about the construction industry to enable them to go out and get a good job.
May 20, 2013
Construction Learning Forum aims to educate
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) is hosting its second annual Construction Learning Forum in Whistler, B.C.
May 20, 2013
Veterans battle barriers into the trades
Creating a link between military qualifications and provincial apprenticeship requirements is one of the ways Helmets to Hardhats Canada (H2HC) is trying to transition military veterans into civilian construction careers.
May 20, 2013
Midrise in the City
Kindred Construction Ltd. is the construction manager for South Creek Landing, a new mixed-use midrise taking shape in Vancouver, B.C.
May 13, 2013
Building infrastructure boosts the economy
The B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association believes that infrastructure development is the key to growing our economy and for providing a better future for British Columbians.
May 13, 2013
Manitoba building schools
The Manitoba government is planning the construction of a new school in Winnipeg's South Pointe area, as well as an expansion in St. Boniface. Budget 2013 and the Manitoba Building and Renewal Plan include funds to secure the land and finalize designs for an early learning to Grade 8 school in the growing Waverley West neighbourhood.
May 8, 2013
Vancouver Tower
A pair of construction workers are busy building the MNP Tower in downtown Vancouver, B.C.
May 6, 2013
Richmond Residential
The construction is nearly complete for the first phase of the massive River Green development near the Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 541 projects with a total value of $2,992,674,310 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Thursday.
$610,000,000 Vancouver BC Prebid
MINE PROCESSING FACILITIES & RELATED
$470,000,000 Iskut 6 BC Prebid
$60,000,000 Vancouver BC Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Construction Site Arson
- VIDEO: Journal of Commerce Update for the week of May 27th, 2013
- Historic church renovation reaches new heights
- Hiring of foreign workers for hospital project outrages union
- Acetylene torch explosion causes significant damage
- Festival of Architecture hits Halifax
- Winnipeg Southwest Transitway wins award
- Vendor performance is key measurement
- NDP leader spoke to police about corruption
- Big contract down under for ATCO Structures
- RFQ issued for Kamloops hospital project
- VIDEO: Economic Update May 21, 2013
- Prompt payment bill headed to committee
- Final Phase
- A return to core values a must for banks: Carney
- OHMPA on the road with informative seminars
- Local 675 strike ends after new agreement ratified
- NDP says it will support Liberal budget, averting spring election
- Measure of U.S. economy’s future health rises 0.6 per cent in April after March dip
- Terratec awarded Brighton, Ont. Lagoon Clean-Out Project contract
- Fundraising campaign to reach target for new Shriners Hospital for Children
- George Brown College building named after Tridel CEO
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |

Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
- Canada’s Precarious Dependence on the Commodity Price Super-Cycle (April 22, 2013)
- Twenty major upcoming residential and transportation terminal construction projects - April 2013 (April 15, 2013)
- More











