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Green Construction
Construction of first Canadian pumped hydro station built since 1950s planned for next year
CALGARY—A hydro power storage project proposed at the site…
Starting small: Hybrid and electric equipment looks to earn its place
A new breed of compact equipment is starting to…
Construction 2.0: Technology is changing construction, the industry must change with it
The construction industry in Canada is experiencing a transformation.…
Unassuming industrial building in Prince George, B.C., earns record for most airtight
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—The Wood Innovation Research Lab in Prince…
Hyperloop construction awaits political support as Canadian company threatens relocation to Europe
A Canadian hyperloop company is threatening to relocate its…
Liberals set hiring, procurement stipulations for federally funded projects
The so-called community benefits program aims to give Indigenous Peoples, veterans and recent immigrants a larger stake in Ottawa’s major infrastructure spending plan
Consortium approved for $140M waterfront redevelopment project in Hamilton, Ont.
HAMILTON, Ont.—The City of Hamilton has approved Waterfront Shores…
Tall wood buildings on the rise for Canadian universities
The University of Toronto has unveiled plans to construct…
Construction innovation: Shedding the old paradigms
The term “innovation” conjures up images of drones, virtual…
Feds to put new transit, water projects through green construction test
OTTAWA—The Trudeau Liberals have laid out the environmental test…
CarbonCure, Airgas partner to offer CO2 concrete technology in U.S.
DARTMOUTH—Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure Technologies has partnered with Airgas, an…
Waterloo office building earns Canada’s first zero carbon certification
The Cora Group has earned Canada’s first Zero Carbon…
UBC study looks to strengthen rammed earth construction
Compressed soil, or rammed earth, is the focus of…
Nova Scotia’s CarbonCure Technologies named finalist in $20M competition
Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure Technologies has been named one of…
Quebec funds green infrastructure projects in Montreal
The Quebec government will provide $20.5 million in funding…
From the editor: Hurray for the red, white… and green
As a I dragged my butt out of bed…
Ontario homebuilder to construct Canada’s first net-zero office building
Markham, Ont.-based Howland Green Homes announced plans to construct…
Low carbon fuel study to be conducted at Lafarge Canada cement plant
A $1 million study on the environmental benefits of…
EllisDon in partnership with U of T acquires $2.4M in funding for Carbon Accounting Tool
EllisDon, in partnership with the University of Toronto, has…
2018 forecast: green infrastructure sprouting up
With scientists forecasting increasingly turbulent weather, builders developers and…
