Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) offer energy efficiency, comfort, safety, and faster construction, compared to the more traditional and labour-intensive carpenter hand-built timber forms. ICFS are becoming increasingly popular as architects and builders around the...
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L’architecte à l’heure des choix
(05/10/2023)
Le secteur du bâtiment est vivement interpellé pour participer aux efforts de réduction des GES. Et pour cause : sur le territoire montréalais, le secteur du bâtiment représente environ 30 % des émissions de...
Two construction associations have united to urge Quebec to reform its public contracting procedures and improve its project management practices, to save up to $14 billion over the next decade.
Essential structural considerations in roof design
(01/06/2023)
Design professionals often work in isolation, with each discipline (architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical) doing their own thing and only getting together after they have completed most of their individual design contribution to co-ordinate...
A new proposed development, designed by Sweeny&Co Architects, aims to alleviate the housing crisis in Toronto, Ontario, by building four towers containing a mix of 1400 condos and rental units; with 70 per cent...
The City of Windsor awarded the historical Mackenzie Hall, recognizing a masonry rehabilitation project led by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects (GBCA) and studio g+G inc. on the site to rectify the disrepair...
Formerly known as the Builder’s Lien Act, the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act has gone into effect in Alberta, creating rules for the construction industry’s payment timelines and setting out a streamlined adjudication...
Canadian architects Michael R. Henderson and Sandra G. Matthews, owners of Moon World Resorts Inc. (MWR), a Canadian-based architectural design and intellectual property licensor, have pitched a destination resort featuring a first-of-its-kind, spherical, moon-shaped...
Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, on seven floors of the iconic plaza, Place Ville Marie, Sid Lee Architecture has designed its new headquarters to serve as a vital link to the city...
Canadian design firm NEUF architect(e)s has appointed 12 new directors to spearhead its various teams and deepen its leadership structure, strengthening the firm’s expertise across the country.
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