Carol Miwa has more than 25 years of experience in management and auditing for quality assurance of health and safety, environmental and sustainability, and for…
By Colliers Project Leaders Centennial’s A-Building Expansion will be the country’s first zero-carbon, mass timber academic facility when it opens in Fall 2023. The building’s…
By Keith Holmes When emergencies occur, their impacts can be devastating. Beyond the tragic loss of human life, the hazards left in a disaster’s wake…
As the world searches for ways to increase the amount of clean electricity produced, many countries, including Canada are looking to nuclear energy as a…
The construction industry is making plans to succeed in 2023 By Simon J. Fenn If you’re a builder or a contractor, it may seem like…
By George Koch The City of Edmonton’s Groat Road Bridges and Road Renewal project set challenging requirements. Despite approaching the end of its service life,…
By Kerry Black, University of Calgary The federal government’s 2023 budget unveiled investments in infrastructure, with a narrative highlighting resilient and sustainable communities, and pointing to Ottawa’s…
The Government of Canada recently released its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada’s Next Steps for Clean Air and a Strong Economy, which lays out the…
by Terry Johnson and Peter Miasek “High Frequency Rail gathering steam,” bureaucrats said at the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships at the November 2022 conference.…
By Glenn Miller Making tangible progress on climate goals in a country as spread out and geographically diverse as Canada was always going to be…
Nothing in construction happens overnight. It is almost always the result of long days, late nights, trial and error, more trials, and more errors, until…
Quebec quarry introduces new soil management model for construction industry By Mark Cardwell Urban environment expert David Garant isn’t surprised by the operational success of…
Despite numerous obstacles, Royal Inland Hospital’s new patient care tower was delivered on time When it comes to dealing with a pandemic, hospitals play a vital…
Hydrogen’s important role in Canada’s energy transition By Satvinder Flore Canada is facing pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, and quickly. Like the…
By James K. Little and Natasha R. Rodrigues Targeted at improving systemic late payment and dispute resolution problems in the construction industry, security of payment…
By Benjamin Koczwarski In Innisfail, Alta., the problem is rain. Specifically, too much rain: the number of “major” rain events of more than 10 mm…
Library and Archives Canada’s new Preservation Storage Facility is built to last The preservation of history is a task that never ends. But with the recent completion of…
For the FCM’s Taneen Rudyk, now is the time to engage and empower Canadian municipalities The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) brings together more than 2,000…
While the COVID-19 pandemic eased, and life inched toward to normal, economic turmoil and rising inflation emerged as the next obstacle to overcome for Canada’s…
In 2019, the Government of Ontario announced one of the biggest capital project pipelines, with 30 projects valued at $65 billion and a significant portion…
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC), in partnership with the University of Toronto (U of T), announced a contribution of $1.7 million in funding from…
The link between procurement type and financial performance With the average size and frequency of large civil infrastructure projects, such as highways and bridges, jumping…
By Chirstian Cianfrone In June 2022, Canada released its first-ever Emissions Reduction Plan, indicating a building sector-specific GHG emissions reduction target of 37 per cent relative…
GIS technology helps city streamline sidewalk inspection process and reduce costs By Rob Santos Provincial legislation requires Canadian municipalities to have their sidewalks inspected annually,…