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Panel provides cross-Canada look at accelerating the adoption of mass timber
Panel provides cross-Canada look at accelerating the adoption of mass timber
As a $400 million a year industry mass timber is still in its infancy in Canada, representing only about one per cent of all construction. Some analysts project the emerging market will hit $1.3 billion annually by 2030, but it will need to rapidly expan...
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First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam
BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia ha...
Infrastructure , Projects
Winnipeg ponders how to clean up demolition sites
Winnipeg’s inner city is plagued with hundreds of derelict buildings and demolit...
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The VRCA ‘Oscars’ of construction go to: Your Gold level winners revealed
VANCOUVER – It was a red carpet-inspired event where B.C.’s construction industr...
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Panel provides cross-Canada look at accelerating the adoption of mass timber
As a $400 million a year industry mass timber is still in its infancy in Canada,...
Projects , Resource
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam
BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia ha...
Infrastructure , Projects
Winnipeg ponders how to clean up demolition sites
Winnipeg’s inner city is plagued with hundreds of derelict buildings and demolit...
Projects
The VRCA ‘Oscars’ of construction go to: Your Gold level winners revealed
VANCOUVER – It was a red carpet-inspired event where B.C.’s construction industr...
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SAIT’s Taylor Family Campus Centre stepping into fruition
Demolition work has been completed and crews are presently preparing a parcel of...
Projects
Graham hits Edmonton Falcon One tower milestone
EDMONTON – Graham Construction has hit a construction milestone in the first pha...
Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 21 to 25
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on demolition robots and how th...
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Top 10 major upcoming water treatment and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming water treatment plant and...
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Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec constr...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – September 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
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Radium Hot Springs Aquacourt improvements complete
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – The Government of Canada has announced a $29 million...
Infrastructure , Projects
Benchmark project a step up for Chilliwack business community
A city is on the rise and a business centre under construction is doing the same...
Projects
$150M Ocean tower making waves in downtown Victoria
After a prolonged excavation, Telus’s 10-storey Ocean tower is taking shape in d...
Projects
Calgary’s comprehensive cancer centre set to open
CALGARY – One of Alberta’s largest-ever infrastructure projects is about to open...
Infrastructure , Projects
HAVAN concludes more than 73,000 homes unbuilt in Metro Vancouver due to DCCs
Development cost charges (DCCs) across the Metro Vancouver and regional district...
Government , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 14 to 18
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a $136 million Ministry of Defence...
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Winnipeg history demolished for downtown park makeover
Winnipeg history buffs and heritage organizations were shocked and angered recen...
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$136M Ministry of Defence project takes shape in Yellowknife
Site clearing has been completed and crews from PCL are now installing the concr...
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Vancouver one of the world’s largest demolition centres
Landlocked Vancouver is among the world’s largest demolition centres based upon...
Projects
B.C. NDP proposes new North Vancouver respite centre
NORTH VANCOUVER – The B.C. NDP is committing $4 million in funding for a respite...
Government , Projects
Alberta and Calgary release Green Line update
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s minister of transportation and Calgary’s mayor have i...
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Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction...
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City Gardens project tops off Trillium tower in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A multi-tower project in Kamloops, B.C. is celebrating topping...
Projects
Toronto again reigns in latest RLB crane count
TORONTO — Toronto remained the champion of Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) biannua...
Economic , Projects
University charity spearheads innovative approach to affordable housing in Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation 2.0 (UWCRC 2.0) is buil...
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‘Measurement changes behaviours’: Why reporting project benefits to Indigenous communities matters
Reporting benefits to Indigenous communities is a critical part of a project but...
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Cement maker Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility at Alberta plant
CALGARY — Cement producer Lafarge Canada Inc. says it has installed a new facili...
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Aecon consortium to deliver Winnipeg sewage treatment plant contract
WINNIPEG – Aecon Group has announced a consortium will execute a contract with t...
Projects
Top 10 U.S. Project Starts for August 2024
ConstructConnect reported the top ten nonresidential construction starts by doll...
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Edmonton sees record number of housing starts in 2024
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton says it is on track to a record number of housin...
Economic , Projects
Bloedel Conservatory temporarily closing for facility improvements
VANCOUVER – Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver will temporarily close to the publ...
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Rick Hansen Foundation announces Building Without Barriers winners
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) has announced the award recipi...
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Winnipeg history demolished for downtown park makeover
Winnipeg history buffs and heritage organizations were shocked and angered recen...
Projects
Manitoba invests $48.6 million in Louis Riel Bridge project
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba is investing $48.6 million into a bridge c...
Infrastructure
$150M Ocean tower making waves in downtown Victoria
After a prolonged excavation, Telus’s 10-storey Ocean tower is taking shape in d...
Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec constr...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming water treatment and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming water treatment plant and...
Economic , Projects , US News
Vancouver one of the world’s largest demolition centres
Landlocked Vancouver is among the world’s largest demolition centres based upon...
Projects
Winnipeg ponders how to clean up demolition sites
Winnipeg’s inner city is plagued with hundreds of derelict buildings and demolit...
Projects
HAVAN concludes more than 73,000 homes unbuilt in Metro Vancouver due to DCCs
Development cost charges (DCCs) across the Metro Vancouver and regional district...