Buildforce has released its annual report featuring the employment forecast for the West Coast construction industry. “Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward” predicts the future demand of the industry will keep unemployment close to the...

Aging and outdated facilities, combined with higher food safety standards leading to rising production and operating costs, presented a need for a facility change for B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative in the Okanagan region.

WoodWorks B.C. recognized excellence in building and design, leadership, and innovation in wood use at its annual event. More than 360 attendees including architects, structural engineers, project teams, local government, and industry sponsors attended...

On Thursday, March 12, CSC’s Vancouver Chapter will be exploring the ramifications of building information modelling (BIM), and what it means to move to digital with respect to deliverables, from design to build and...

Buildex, a two-day tradeshow and conference for the construction, renovation, architecture, interior design, and property management industries, is returning to Vancouver this year. From February 25 to 26, the annual conference held at the...

National roofing conference ROOFTech is headed to Vancouver for two days of exhibitors, seminars, and demonstrations this spring. Sponsored by the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA), the 12th biennial conference will take place May...

On Thursday, January 8, the Vancouver Chapter of CSC is presenting a discussion entitled, “Design Professionals’ Liability: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You.”


One of the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified large-scale shopping centres in the country, the Highstreet open-air mall in Abbotsford, British Columbia, was designed with sustainability in mind.

A recent case in British Columbia—Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc. v. Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company et al, 2014 BCSC 1568 (Acciona)—is an important decision for the construction and insurance industry, as it interprets...