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Vancouver airport’s healthy building mark nothing to sneeze at

Vancouver airport’s healthy building mark nothing to sneeze at
Even before COVID-19, indoor air quality was on the radar of forward-thinking organizations. Much of the impetus started in 1976, after a mysterious sickness killed 34 people in Philadelphia. Six months later, a scientist figured out that a bacteria that...
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TransEd announces Edmonton Valley Line delay due to damaged piers
EDMONTON, ALTA. - TransEd CEO Ronald Joncas announced on Aug. 10 the Valley Line...
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Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature the first procurement stages for the Su...
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B.C.’s Dynamic Attractions is taking France by storm
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia-based amusement ride firm Dynamic Attrac...
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Vancouver airport’s healthy building mark nothing to sneeze at
Even before COVID-19, indoor air quality was on the radar of forward-thinking or...
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TransEd announces Edmonton Valley Line delay due to damaged piers
EDMONTON, ALTA. - TransEd CEO Ronald Joncas announced on Aug. 10 the Valley Line...
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Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature the first procurement stages for the Su...
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B.C.’s Dynamic Attractions is taking France by storm
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia-based amusement ride firm Dynamic Attrac...
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Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent...
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Little’s Too facility opens in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. - The doors are now open at Little’s Too, a social housing facility...
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Construction begins on Katherine’s Place in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Crews have broken ground on Katherine’s Place, a new supportive...
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Nelson Civic Centre getting major energy upgrade
NELSON, B.C. — The Nelson Civic Centre is getting an energy makeover. The provi...
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VRCA 2022 Awards of Excellence silver winners announced
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced...
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B.C. receives $7.7 million in affordable housing funds
VANCOUVER — Nearly 500 housing units will be built across B.C. thanks to a $7.74...
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Affordable homes built for resort, hospitality workers in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – More housing is on the way for workers in Revelstoke as work...
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Metro Vancouver gets funding for heat recovery project
RICHMOND, B.C. - Metro Vancouver has been granted funding for a heat recovery pr...
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$210 million wallboard plant coming to rural Alberta
WHEATLAND COUNTY, ALTA. — CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corporation, pl...
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VIDEO: Summer 2022 project highlights across Canada
While the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic but faces a possibl...
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Expansion planned for Brandon YMCA
BRANDON, MAN. — Manitoba will contribute $600,000 in capital funding for a child...
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Seymour Street Hollywood North proposal blends old with new
A project planned for downtown Vancouver is looking to blend something old with...
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Concert Properties honoured with BCIT building name
BURNABY, B.C. — Concert Properties will be recognized by the British Columbia In...
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Waterloo architecture students sweep CISC competition
This year’s Canadian Institute of Steel Construction’s Architectural Student Des...
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$106M B.C. highway upgrade out for tender
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Major upgrade work will begin this fall on increasing the fi...
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Skeena Terrace redevelopment moves to rezoning
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Efforts to redevelop Vancouver’s aging Skeena Terrace site hav...
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Distribution centre completed in Edmonton
EDMONTON—Work has been completed on a new pharmaceutical distribution centre in...
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Squamish retrofit project receives $11M in funding
SQUAMISH, B.C. - More than $11.7 million in funding has been announced to suppor...
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Paramount complex hits shortened schedule despite challenges
No matter how much planning you do, there will always be some surprises. Graham...
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Your top JOC headlines: July 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a rooftop parking lot collapsed in...
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SkyTrain extension will cost $3.94B to build
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project has an official price tag....
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Historic hut in Rocky Mountains dismantled due to erosion of slope
LAKE LOUISE, ALTA. - Parks Canada says a hut built by Swiss guides a century ago...
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Regina pool renewal project to wrap up in 2023
REGINA — The City of Regina has announced construction on its $16.5 million Wasc...
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Shared kitchen space concept coming to Yaletown
A downtown Vancouver project is cooking up a new way to serve restaurants. Once...
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Deadline uncertain for ‘massive’ Sooke Harbour House reno
When a North Vancouver real estate company purchased the once-celebrated Sooke H...
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Northern B.C. bridges set for upgrades
TERRACE, B.C.—A pair of bridges in northwestern B.C. are scheduled for major upg...
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Eagle Ridge Hospital expansion complete
PORT, MOODY, B.C.—Construction of the emergency department expansion of the Eagl...
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Construction cost increases delay Red Deer highway project
RED DEER, ALTA.—High costs have halted work on a City of Red Deer highway projec...
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Calgary Construction Association warns foreign consortiums a risk for Green Line
The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) believes the city’s massive Green Lin...
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North Shore treatment plant work continues through major challenges
Thick walls of grey concrete substructure have begun to rise at the site of the...
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Edmonton construction crane topples onto powerlines
Workers at an Edmonton construction site are safe following a crane collapse. A...
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$18M Taza Water Reservoir project taking care of a ‘precious resource’
Now being constructed by Chandos Construction on the edge of Calgary, the $18-mi...
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Saskatchewan highway infrastructure paving the way for economic boom
Saskatchewan's highway infrastructure is paving the way for an economic boom, as...
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B.C. begins first procurement for Surrey Langley SkyTrain
VICTORIA – The first procurement for work extending Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain s...
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Manitoba government releases first transportation infrastructure strategy
The Manitoba Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) recently post...
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Insurance Essentials: Don’t cut corners hiring subcontractors because of labour shortages
The current labour shortage issue compounds an already tough economic en...