Canada’s public infrastructure requires urgent attention in the coming decades to reverse the current state of disrepair, according to the 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC).
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The market for residential zero-energy buildings grew 59 per cent across Canada and the United States last year, according to a new report.
A new report forecasts more than 7000 construction robots will be deployed for a variety of construction and demolition tasks from 2018 to 2025. The largest market in terms of unit shipments will be...
New national standard on wind resilience proposed
(05/01/2019)
A new report recommends the development of a national standard for Canada on wind resilience to mitigate residential and small building property damage resulting from natural disasters.
Construction costs highest in Vancouver: Report
(04/19/2019)
According to a newly released international construction market survey by Turner & Townsend, Vancouver is the most expensive place to build in Canada, and the 14th priciest location globally, with an average construction cost...
Zero-carbon buildings reduce GHG emissions: CaGBC
(03/05/2019)
According to a report by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), zero-carbon buildings offer meaningful greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and positive financial returns over a 25-year life-cycle.
Building permits rise to $8.3 billion
(01/15/2019)
Canadian municipalities issued $8.3 billion worth of building permits in November 2018, up 2.6 per cent from October. According to a Statistics Canada report, higher construction intentions for commercial buildings drove most of the gain.
Earlier this fall, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) released a highlights report of the first RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium.
Design firm DIALOG and The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) have published a framework to help design and development professionals understand the impact of their project design decisions on community well-being.
Barriers to increasing the supply of housing, many stemming from excessive regulation, are driving up the price of homes in cities by six figures, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute, a...