Special Feature
Construction Year in Review
Below are articles from the latest Construction Year in Review Special Feature, published December 17, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Construction Year in Review
![Supply chains, disasters dominated Western Canada headlines in 2021](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/RH_Western_YIRMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Supply chains, disasters dominated Western Canada headlines in 2021
With 2021 coming to a close, Western Canada’s construction leaders reflected on...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S
![National year-end: COVID’s continued impact profound for industry](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/DW_National_YIRMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
National year-end: COVID’s continued impact profound for industry
COVID-19 continued to have a profound effect on Canadian construction national s...
Associations , Labour
![Inflation has become COVID-19’s partner in crime](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/PC_YIR_InflationMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Inflation has become COVID-19’s partner in crime
As if COVID-19 hasn’t already caused enough trouble, the Canadian economy and th...
Economic
![From floods to mental health – B.C.’s year in health and safety](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/PC_YIR_OHSMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
From floods to mental health – B.C.’s year in health and safety
In addition to the injuries and deaths that take place every year, in 2021 const...
OH&S
![Over half of Top100 Projects valued at $1 billion or more](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/RenewTop100MainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Over half of Top100 Projects valued at $1 billion or more
The Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce recently partnered with ReNew...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Below are articles from the latest Construction Year in Review Special Feature, published December 17, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
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Calgary easing outdoor water restrictions, re-opening public pools
CALGARY - Calgary is easing some outdoor water restrictions after a major water...
Government , Infrastructure
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Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
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Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution
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Government , Technology
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Lack of product standardization hindering mass timber construction’s growth
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Combined federal, provincial infrastructure investment of $327.8M in Saskatchewan
REGINA – The federal government and Government of Saskatchewan are investing mor...
Government
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Canada’s restrictive Single Egress Staircase regulations under review
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Government
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Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB
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$48M public safety building to rise in Esquimalt
A lone orange excavator is parked on an expanse of grey-brown dirt a short dista...