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September 6, 2010

BC Housing complex features Western Canada’s largest solar installation

A recently renovated BC Housing complex in Surrey has become Western Canada’s largest solar energy development.

August 16, 2010

Retractable roof rises over BC Place Stadium

The new roof on BC Place stadium is taking shape on Vancouver’s skyline.

August 4, 2010

Vancouver Regional Construction Association announces Silver Award winners

The judges have spoken and the Silver Award winners for the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s (VRCA) annual Awards of Excellence have been announced.

August 2, 2010

Hamilton ready to work with all general contractors, union-affiliated or not

All general contractors, whether affiliated or not with Hamilton Ontario’s local carpenters union, can now bid on the city’s industrial and commercial projects.

August 2, 2010

Lack of local workers on Wuskwatim Dam project riles Manitoba union

A carpenter’s union in Manitoba is upset that workers from outside the province are being given preference on the $1.3-billion Wuskwatim Dam project.

July 28, 2010

Georgian College expansion goes green in Collingwood, Ontario

Construction is expected to get under way early next month on Georgian College’s permanent home in Collingwood Ont., a 20,000-square-foot facility to house nine classrooms as well as a student lounge.

July 19, 2010

Saskatchewan contractors adjusting to new labour relations rules

The competition between union contractors in Saskatchewan is beginning to heat up, as the controversial Bill 80 takes effect in the province.

July 12, 2010

Olympic Village housing project designed to achieve net zero

Occupants of a new housing complex that’s the legacy of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics stand to save considerably on their energy bills.

July 12, 2010

Forrest Kerr plans hydroelectric project in British Columbia

Forrest Kerr, a subsidiary of AltaGas Income Trust, is planning to invest $700 million in the construction of a 195-MW run-of-river hydro-electricity generation project located in northwest British Columbia, about 100 km north of Stewart, B.C.

June 30, 2010

Why is everyone so calm?

Everywhere I go, I don’t see construction people running around in a panic. I don’t see them jumping out of buildings.

March 16, 2009

New construction behind aggressive expansion in Ontario and Western Canada

A&W Food Services of Canada, headquartered in Vancouver, is planning an aggressive 2009 expansion in Ontario and Western Canada despite the economic downturn.

March 16, 2009

Trades can get in on public-private partnerships

The fundamental purpose of a P3 is to download the risk of the project from the government to the team contracted to build and operate it. Beyond that, though, the general contractor will then download a considerable part of the risk to the major trade contractors.

March 16, 2009

British Columbia revising national electrical safety code before adopting it

Revisions to Canada’s electrical safety code are expected to reach B.C.’s provincial government soon.

March 16, 2009

Ottawa's Carlton University agrees to supplementary conditions

Ottawa’s Carleton University has agreed to use CCDC2 2008 in conjunction with an agreed-upon set of supplementary conditions after discussions with the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) and the General Contractors Association of Ottawa.

March 16, 2009

Vancouver building suspended after financing falls through

Downtown Vancouver has become home to one of the more unusual construction sites in the country. Since November 2007, one of the city’s heritage buildings has been suspended six storeys in the air.

March 16, 2009

City of Abbotsford, B.C. bundles projects to get them done

The City of Abbotsford is bringing on stream nearly $100 million in three new community facilities on time and budget – and getting much more facility than it ever imagined.

March 16, 2009

Alberta capital’s green tower aims for the sky

Downtown Edmonton’s first new office tower in more than two decades is aiming for LEED Silver certification.

March 16, 2009

Lifelong learning is just a part of the job

Sometime back in the 1970s the expression “life-long learning” was invented. Most of us likely thought it applied only to professors who inhabit universities.

March 16, 2009

Merger possible for British Columbia construction safety associations

The B.C. construction industry is unusual because it has two, rather than one safety association. That may change within the next 18 to 24 months.