Resource
Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that is being proposed for Niagara’s wine country; our North American housing crisis coverage hub; news on Nova Scotia’s scaled down version of the Atlantic Loop; and what some law...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
BuildForce Canada report looks at impact of retrofitting buildings to achieve net-zero goals
OTTAWA — A new report prepared by BuildForce Canada considers the impact of retr...
Economic , Resource
Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled-down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million
HALIFAX — The head of Nova Scotia's power utility says the current estimate for...
Infrastructure , Resource
BWX Technologies invests $80M to expand Cambridge nuclear manufacturing plant
CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) is investing $80 million to expan...
Projects , Resource
Latest News
Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
BuildForce Canada report looks at impact of retrofitting buildings to achieve net-zero goals
OTTAWA — A new report prepared by BuildForce Canada considers the impact of retr...
Economic , Resource
Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled-down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million
HALIFAX — The head of Nova Scotia's power utility says the current estimate for...
Infrastructure , Resource
BWX Technologies invests $80M to expand Cambridge nuclear manufacturing plant
CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) is investing $80 million to expan...
Projects , Resource
Olympic Stadium gains respectability through roof recycling competition
Montréal’s 1976 Olympic Stadium roof has had a troubled life from its conception...
Projects , Resource
Applications being accepted for IESO’s Indigenous Energy Support Program
TORONTO - The 2024 intake window for the Independent Electricity System Operator...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Your top DCN headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
Budget 2024 streamlining current resource initiatives, increasing Indigenous participation
The latest federal budget is light on new projects with a focus on greater effic...
Government , Resource
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Global Market Scan: The evolving landscape of solar power
Throughout its history, solar power has experienced many phases of growth. Despi...
Economic , Resource
Climate risks in Canada a multibillion-dollar problem, but it doesn’t have to be: Panel
In 2023 catastrophic insured losses in Canada were $3.4 billion. Uninsured losse...
Associations , Resource
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Mass timber at 18 storeys will drive housing up: advocates
The Ontario government’s decision to take steps to permit mass timber buildings...
Projects , Resource
Ontario grid ready for solar eclipse says IESO
TORONTO — Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has issued a...
Resource
Climate and Construction: 2024 B.C. Building Code spotlights solar gain
By proposing that one room in every dwelling be capable of maintaining a tempera...
Resource
Mass timber a ‘digital material’ with a plethora of possibilities: Panellist
Conventional construction alone won’t solve the housing crisis Ontario is facing...
Resource
AtkinsRealis lands Quebec green hydrogen job
MONTREAL — AtkinsRealis has announced it has been awarded a contract by TESCanad...
Projects , Resource
Timber Talks: Insurance, innovation top of mind for panellists
Mass timber construction is growing in Ontario but it still faces hurdles to ind...
Associations , Resource
Brock researcher explores using engineered bamboo as a sustainable building material
When you think of sustainable building materials, engineered bamboo is not the f...
Resource , Technology
Your top DCN headlines: March 18 to 22
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an information piece on what employers...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
U of T Academic Wood Tower intended as prototype for the world
A new academic timber building at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus...
Projects , Resource
Battery system launched for Burchill Wind Project
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Project partners have announced the launch of a major battery...
Projects , Resource
Hydro One kicks off new consultation phase for Hanmer line
SUDBURY, ONT. —Hydro One Networks has announced it is holding two community open...
Projects , Resource
City opens energy and water reporting link for owners of large buildings in Toronto
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is implementing a new energy and reporting bylaw a...
Government , Resource
Timber construction and Indigenous practices a natural fit, say panellists
The connection between timber construction and First Nations communities goes ba...
Resource
Your top DCN headlines: March 11 to 15
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a breakdown of some of Ontario’s top pr...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
MOUNTAUK, NY. - America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officiall...
Resource , Technology , US News
Climate and Construction: European inspiration for both old and new greener urban spaces
Cities across most of Europe experienced higher summer temperatures in 2023 than...
Projects , Resource
$215M mass timber plant in Nova Scotia a ‘groundbreaking’ Indigenous collaboration
A $215 million mass timber manufacturing plant being developed in Nova Scotia co...
Projects , Resource
Feds to support Bruce Power next-gen power research
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will spend $50 million to suppo...
Government , Resource
AtkinsRéalis to sell Linxon joint venture after beating earnings expectations
MONTREAL —AtkinsRéalis chief executive Ian Edwards announced the engineering fir...
Economic , Resource
TC Energy selling Portland Natural Gas Transmission System for US$1.14 billion
CALGARY, ALTA. - TC Energy Corp.'s plan to shore up its balance sheet with $3 bi...
Resource , US News
Most Read News
Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
Projects
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Criminal charge laid in death of worker at underground jobsite in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Police recently announced they have arrested and charge...
OH&S
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...