Special Feature
General and Trade Contracting
Below are articles from the latest General and Trade Contracting Special Feature Newsletter, published May 28, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - General and Trade Contracting
Expenses write-off could help ease labour shortage: CBTU
Canada's Building Trade Unions (CBTU) has a solution it believes will help solve...
Government
BCCSA explores how best to safely handle hazardous isocyanates
A recent webinar by the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) was on a subject...
OH&S
Deconstruction: A new way to make old buildings disappear
Unbuilders is a young Vancouver company that deconstructs — dismantles — residen...
Projects
Go-getter drive and a single excavator got RG Excavating rolling
Nearly 30 years ago, Rob Grant of Victoria, B.C., took the plunge, bought an exc...
Economic
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Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
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...
Economic , Projects
Alberta plans for largest renewable diesel facility in Canada
EDMONTON – Alberta is using a new tax credit to facilitate investment in a large...
Government
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
Infrastructure BC releases major projects brochure
VANCOUVER – Infrastructure BC has released its Spring 2024 Major Infrastructure...
Infrastructure
Land and development issues mire affordable Vancouver housing
Vancouver’s affordable housing deficit is mired in development issues, land shor...
Economic , Government
National tour offers overview of major new CCDC documents
The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) has announced a nationwide...
Projects
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...