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August 20, 2010
Founder of door and window manufacturer JELD-WEN dies
Richard Wendt, founder of JELD-WEN, one of the world’s largest door and window manufacturers, recently passed away from complications arising from a stroke.
August 20, 2010
Dominus Construction continues work on Centro condo in Scarborough, Ontario
Exterior work continues on the Centro condo project in Scarborough, Ont. Construction manager Dominus Construction Group began the two-, 31-storey tower project in April 2008. The work also includes 16 townhouses and four levels of parking.
August 9, 2010
Diamond + Schmitt Architects starts second New Mexico job
New Mexico Highlands University has broken ground at its Las Vegas, N.M. campus on a new student union building designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects of Toronto in joint venture with Studio Southwest of Albuquerque.
August 4, 2010
Vanbots continues work on Jewish community centre in Vaughan, Ontario
Work continues on the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan, Ont. Construction manager Vanbots, a division of Carillion, has completion of the multi-level centre scheduled for early 2012.
August 4, 2010
Amherstburg, Ontario builds inclusive recreation centre
For Max De Angelis, owner and president of De Angelis Construction Inc., building the town of Amherstburg’s new recreation complex is something that hits home personally.
July 16, 2010
Construction continues on Spring at Minto Gardens in North York, Ontario
Asphalt work is underway for the Spring at Minto Gardens condominium and townhouse project in North York, Ont.
July 7, 2010
Olympic Village housing project designed to achieve net zero standard
The occupants of a new housing complex that is the legacy of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics stand to save considerably on their energy bills. With features such as radiant capillary mat ceiling heating, solar-thermal panels and strategic placing of windowed fa
July 5, 2010
Window manufacturer Atis Group not proceeding with IPO
Atis Group Inc. says it has decided not to proceed with its proposed initial public offering due to unfavourable stock market conditions.
June 29, 2010
CANMET laboratory aims for LEED Platinum
A 37-acre brownfield site on Longwood Road just south of Highway 403 in Hamilton is going green in a big way.
June 17, 2010
Centre for Engineering Innovation targets LEED Gold
While the construction of the two-phase $112 million, 300,000-square-foot Centre for Engineering Innovation (CFEI) at the University of Windsor only started a few months ago, the university and its consultants are heralding the success of the region’s largest targeted LEED Gold building.
April 30, 2010
Canadian architect revives Penn Station PowerHouse in New York
When CGS Developers and Zigmond Brach of Brooklyn, NY undertook the historic condominium renovation of a New York City landmark, the intention was to preserve as much of the structure as possible.
April 30, 2010
First Canadian Place gets 72-storey facelift
Almost 40 years after it was constructed, the 72-storey, 298-metre-high First Canadian Place office tower still retains its status as Canada’s largest office tower. Now it will soon be receiving what is conceivably the largest recladding in the country.
April 30, 2010
German firm launches ‘intelligent envelope’ system
In modern building design and construction, every component is getting a rethink around increased efficiency and reduced operating costs.
April 30, 2010
Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta a building within a building
The new Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alta. has been designed as a building-within-a-building to honour the city’s heritage and the rigorous environmental requirements of a modern art gallery.
April 30, 2010
MediaPlex at St. Clair College helps in revival of Windsor’s core
It’s called the MediaPlex. It’s St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology’s new hi-tech journalism school located right in the centre of downtown Windsor.
April 30, 2010
Halsall Associates begins second part of brick study
A two-part study measuring the impact of interior insulation on solid masonry walls may provide some solutions on how to effectively and safely bring Canada’s extensive inventory of older buildings up to modern day energy efficiency standards.
April 30, 2010
Toronto’s Royal Trust Tower undergoing $110-million revitalization
A massive renewal of one of Toronto’s oldest office towers is designed to bring the building up to modern day energy efficient and sustainability performance standards while respecting its heritage character.
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| CURRENT STORIES |
- Electrical industry welcomes Ontario’s creation of standalone energy ministry
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- Non-resisdential construction profits to hit five-year low: report
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- Canadian aims to build shipping-container village for Haitians
- Car plows into Vancouver construction site
- Options being considered for new Pattullo Bridge in Metro Vancouver
- New British Columbia procurement model arises from hospital projects
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- Contractors race to meet infrastructure stimulus deadline
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- For Canada, the longer-term outlook is largely about commodities (September 2, 2010)
- Canada’s construction starts in a transition phase (August 27, 2010)
- U.S. initial jobless claims rise to half a million again (August 19, 2010)
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