Workforce numbers in the construction sector have improved over the past five years according to BC Construction Association’s (BCCA) Construction Industry Stat Pack and BCCA’s annual BC Construction Industry Survey Report.
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The SoLo residence is a prototype redefining off-grid living in the remote Soo Valley of B.C., challenging conventions in aesthetics and construction, serving as a testing ground for innovative low-energy systems, healthy materials, and...
Proposed changes to B.C.’s building code are set to expand the use of mass timber to construct taller buildings.
Perched high above the Okanagan valley in Namarata, B.C., nestled within the rugged mountain terrain, sits a house adorned in Corten steel panels, evoking the visual of a seafaring vessel bound to the land.
Sustainable building solutions company, Lafarge Canada, a member of Holcim Group, has switched to producing a new brand of low-carbon cement, offering a minimum of 30 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne...
Global firms, Stantec, and Graham Design Builders LP, have been awarded the $366 million design-build contract for the Cariboo Memorial Hospital redevelopment project in Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Effective as of May, the BC Building Code introduced changes to require better energy efficiency in most new buildings in the province, and either encourage or require lower carbon emissions in new buildings.
Global forest products company, Mercer International Inc. (Mercer), will acquire all the assets of Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation and its subsidiaries (Structurlam) for $81.1 million.
A rigorous conservation process, focused on improving building envelope performance, seismic resiliency, and accessibility, has brought new life to a 1930s church. The restoration has received the Vancouver Heritage Award from the city.
Global architecture and engineering firm, Stantec, and the construction firm, Graham Design Builders LP, have been awarded a $366 million design-build contract for the Cariboo Memorial Hospital redevelopment project in Williams Lake, British Columbia....
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