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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

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 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 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 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 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.

April 22, 2013

Highrise Rental

Granville and 70th is a new mixed use development in south Vancouver, B.C. Icon Pacific is the construction manager for the project, which includes a 19-storey highrise with rental apartments, a stepped 14-storey condo tower and a seven-storey condo midrise.

April 22, 2013

Resilient communities start with homes

The deeper one delves into the related concepts of resilience and sustainability of buildings and cities, the more apparent contradictions one finds.

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