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Residential Report: Governments hanging on to land only hinders much-needed housing
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Residential Report: Governments hanging on to land only hinders much-needed housing
A significant contributor to the cost of new housing is the price tag associated with the land on which the homes and condos are built. Simply put, it’s expensive. To build an apartment development, for example, land value can account for up to 25 per ce...
Associations , Government
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OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas
Representatives from the Ontario Sewer and Watermain ion Association (O...
Associations , Projects
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The Grounding Meadow chosen as winner of OAA’s landscape design competition
Just a few years after it undertook a net-zero retrofit of its Toronto headquart...
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Global Lifting Awareness Day July 18 will focus on social media and videos
HUNTINGDON, U.K. — The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is buildin...
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Residential Report: Governments hanging on to land only hinders much-needed housing
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Associations , Government
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OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas
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The Grounding Meadow chosen as winner of OAA’s landscape design competition
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Global Lifting Awareness Day July 18 will focus on social media and videos
HUNTINGDON, U.K. — The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is buildin...
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How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
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Creating a ‘better world for all’: 2024 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture announced
OTTAWA – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Counc...
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Passive House Canada 2024 Annual Conference revels in growing self-confidence
“Nothing happens until it all happens at once. And I’m waiting for it to all hap...
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2024 Building Diversity Awards celebrate trailblazers helping to build a sustainable future
TORONTO — The fourth annual Canadian Building Diversity Awards were recently han...
Associations , Labour
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Lupien honoured for lifetime achievement by CAGBC
TORONTO — A green building “visionary” from Quebec was a big winner as the Canad...
Associations
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CAGBC delegates say green supply chain has its growing pains
There was a unique airing of grievances in Toronto recently. Delegates attendin...
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BILD asks municipalities to exercise restraint on charges for new homes
TORONTO — The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) is urgin...
Associations , Government
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Facette addresses workforce issues during Hill address
OTTAWA — Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) executive director Jim...
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Communications contractors talk opportunities, challenges at ECAO symposium
There has been significant growth and change in the low voltage electrical indus...
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RCCAO looks forward to working with new Ontario cabinet
TORONTO — The Residential and Civil ion Alliance of Ontario has issued...
Associations , Government
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CAGBC celebrates launch of ZCB Version 4
Version 4 of the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building – Design S...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 3 to 7
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a project profile on Ottawa’s Thunderhe...
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ion ranks high among occupations harmed by opioids: IWH study
A recent academic article with an Ontario focus offers new insights into the lin...
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‘Just let us build’: Municipal hurdles stifling modular builders from tackling housing crisis
A panel of off-site modular leaders at a recent Affordable Housing Summit agreed...
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New president and chair elected for Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
OTTAWA — The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has elected Jeremy...
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PCA urges TDSB to adopt open tendering
TORONTO - The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has issued a s...
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OAA conference honours design excellence while looking to shape the future
At its recent annual conference in Niagara Falls, the Ontario Association of Arc...
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CFBA honours outstanding farm building construction
STRATFORD, ONT. — The Canadian Farm Builders Association (CFBA) recently handed...
Associations , Projects
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CAGBC’s Building Lasting Change conference taps into members’ minds, in Toronto June 5 and 6
Toronto’s Building Lasting Change conference is fast approaching, representing a...
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Gueye introduces francophone students to world of skilled trades
Rokhaya Gueye, community partnership co-ordinator for the Carpenters’ Regional C...
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WSP wins sustainability prize at ACEC – Ontario awards
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — WSP Canada came away with a big win as the Association of Co...
Associations
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Rodrigue Gilbert assumes CCA’s top job with a focus on procurement reform
New Canadian ion Association president Rodrigue Gilbert says he is taki...
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Mollenhauer, Ferreira talk industry successes and challenges during TCA Members’ Day
The Toronto ion Association (TCA) recently hosted its annual Members’ D...
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Federal budget lemons opportunity to innovate in Canada’s infrastructure sector
It’s time for Canadians to take the lemons they’ve been handed and make lemonade...
Associations , Government
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Good Roads honours accomplishments of dedicated volunteer and complex projects
Recognizing the achievements, dedication and volunteerism of a long-term municip...
Associations , Infrastructure
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Canada’s prosperity depends on a strong mechanical contracting sector
If America runs on Dunkins, the Canadian economy runs on mechanical. And the Ca...
Associations
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Ensuring employees feel emotionally safe fosters a positive workplace
Emotional health and safety is an important part of fit for duty. Openness, emp...
Associations , OH&S
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IHSA unveils new messaging for Falls Awareness Week
The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) has delivered a comprehe...
Associations , OH&S
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
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Proposal deadline looms for high frequency rail bidders
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$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
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Toronto’s tallest condo tower taking shape
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OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas
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Top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Columbia construction projects – Canada – July 2024
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Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB
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