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Words from a fire official: Using mass timber in highrises isn’t cut and dry
Words from a fire official: Using mass timber in highrises isn’t cut and dry
When it comes to using mass timber in highrise buildings there are pros and cons, but regardless a major concern should be firefighter safety, says fire official Rick Cheung. “We need to be mindful that when mass timber is going to be used in highrise bu...
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ZEBx marks five-year anniversary
VANCOUVER – The Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx) marked its fifth anniver...
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RAIC presents Truth and Reconciliation webinars
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada has announced it will comme...
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B.C. prompt payment moving slowly: ‘We keep getting pushed off’
A perfect storm of inflation, interest rate hikes, supply chain issues and wildf...
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Words from a fire official: Using mass timber in highrises isn’t cut and dry
When it comes to using mass timber in highrise buildings there are pros and cons...
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ZEBx marks five-year anniversary
VANCOUVER – The Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx) marked its fifth anniver...
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RAIC presents Truth and Reconciliation webinars
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada has announced it will comme...
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B.C. prompt payment moving slowly: ‘We keep getting pushed off’
A perfect storm of inflation, interest rate hikes, supply chain issues and wildf...
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Construction Appreciation Week offers opportunity to show off rewarding careers
For the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, National Construction A...
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CFBC Skills Link program introduces self-directed outcome evaluation for Indigenous youth
LANGFORD, B.C. — The Construction Foundation of BC’s (CFBC) Indigenous Skills: S...
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SFU students’ retrofit project wins CaGBC award
A team of five multitalented scholars from Simon Fraser University (SFU) has bee...
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Profs, students recruited to combat housing crunch
A recent presentation to Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) members...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Prevailing wage will benefit all skilled trades workers
In the 2023 federal budget, the government proposed Investment Tax Credits for g...
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New chair for B.C. Building Code Appeal Board
VICTORIA — Donald Cameron Pedde has been appointed for a three-year term as chai...
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BCCA, VRCA team up on Project Closeout Guide webinar
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) and Vancouver R...
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B.C. construction industry steps up to wildfire threat and aftermath
While wildfires have forced many in British Columbia’s southern interior to evac...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Bad government policies make construction industry challenges worse
Canada’s construction industry has two growing problems. The first is a shortag...
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2023 VRCA Awards of Excellence Silver Award Winners revealed
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced...
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Saskatchewan engineer suspended for 18 months in relation to bridge collapse
REGINA — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatch...
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Alberta Fire Chiefs Association voices opposition to traffic changes
EDMONTON, ALTA. – The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA) is voicing disappoi...
Associations , Government
VRCA’s new president names top issues as her tenure begins
New Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) president Jeannine Martin...
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Jeannine Martin is VRCA’s new president
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced...
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Paul receives Indigenous women leadership award
TORONTO — The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has announced that...
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BCCA sees signs of hope for creating prompt payment legislation
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) reported some encouraging n...
Associations , Government
VRCA Awards of Excellence nominations extended to Aug. 8
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has extended...
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New CAWIC board aims to be ‘national voice for women in construction’
The new board for the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) has...
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Rebuild Ukraine contest winners showcase Speedstac modular construction designs
The winning designs of an architectural contest that could be the model for rebu...
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Glumac to serve as president of Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
VICTORIA — Rick Glumac has been elected as president of the Pacific NorthWest Ec...
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MHCA says utility locate services should be an essential service
MANITOBA — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) recently wrote a l...
Associations , Government
ACEC-BC announces new board of directors
VANCOUVER — A new board of directors was elected by the Association of Consultin...
Associations
Strickland to chair BuildForce Canada board of directors
OTTAWA - Sean Strickland, executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions...
Associations , Economic
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum expands advocacy mandate
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced that its women in the trad...
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PCA hires new B.C. regional director
EDMONTON — The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has hired Dan...
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Two Alberta associations release joint bulletin on building envelope practice rights
EDMONTON — Two Alberta associations have released a joint bulletin to shed light...
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Made in the Trades: McMillan launches new brand to engage corporate audiences
Jamie McMillan has it made it in the trades. The longtime trades advocate and f...
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Landscape fire management needed to reduce risk of catastrophe in B.C.
VICTORIA — A new report from the B.C. Forest Practices Board says British Columb...
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Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2023
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Eliminating misconceptions, filling gaps focus of national mass timber research project
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Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical c...
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Mass timber ‘part of a collective solution’ to the housing crisis
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