Climate Change and Construction
Below are articles from the latest Climate Change and Construction Special Feature, published March 25, 2022 by the Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Climate Change and Construction

Vertical forests push green construction to new heights
Worldwide — and in Canada — there is a fledgling architectural movement that is...
Resource

2020NBC amendments represent a lost opportunity for Canada
The long-awaited National Building Code updates known as the 2020NBC is schedule...
Government , Resource

Lower carbon structured materials key in construction climate change fight
Just because builders construct energy efficient buildings doesn’t mean they can...
Resource

Massive geoexchange system will heat and cool U of T’s St. George campus
Crews are preparing the footings, shoring walls and utilities for a one-level un...
Projects , Resource

Burnhamthorpe Community Centre blazing a new and green trail
It will be a green facility. But an addition to the Burnhamthorpe Community Cen...
Projects , Resource

Drone fleet takes flight to help P.E.I. in climate change fight
A fleet of drones carrying digital imaging equipment to provide data on erosion...
Resource , Technology

Restoration work integral to Mud Creek’s future in Toronto
Now in its tenth year, a multi-phase and multi-year restoration of a severely de...
Resource

Barrie, Ont. innovative stormwater vault a Lego block-like build
Another project in a series of pro-active initiatives to protect the health of L...
Infrastructure , Resource

The ‘Three Rs’ of heritage buildings in the fight against climate change
Vancouver developer Michael Geller says redeveloping heritage properties is a wa...
Projects , Resource

Cost containment the biggest challenge to reaching ‘net zero’
Two of the most common and critical components in the construction industry are...
Resource

Vancouver’s ‘On Five’ a mass timber build showcase
A one-of-a-kind light-industrial/commercial building in mid-town Vancouver is se...
Projects , Resource
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Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
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Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

ACCIONA forecasts more collaborative models for building infrastructure in 2023
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Infrastructure

Crews work 55 consecutive hours to build new Hazel McCallion underpass
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — It took LIUNA Local 183 crews 55 hours straight under a busy...
Infrastructure

Forecast panellists optimistic about prospects for construction growth
Panellists at a recent construction forecast event expressed both short-term and...
Economic , Infrastructure

London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

HOPA outlines long list of Hamilton port projects for 2023
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Au-thority (HOPA) executive Jonathan Wetselaar delivered th...
Labour

Is the Ottawa Hospital PLA ‘fair procurement?’
The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is concerned the project...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure

$120M Hydro One tunnel construction years in the making
After years of designing and planning, Hydro One’s Celtic Tiger Tunnel Boring Ma...