Archives for May 2009

• 2009-05-29—Bachly Builders’ Canadian Tire Store project
• 2009-05-29—Plan to put waste facility near LaGuardia Airport runway for the birds, critics say
• 2009-05-29—Federal infrastructure projects slow to get underway, report finds
• 2009-05-29—RAIC recognizes Saucier + Perrotte architectes
• 2009-05-29—Nith Valley Construction builds FMRP offices
• 2009-05-29—Holcim recognition helps Evergreen Brick Works raise more funds
• 2009-05-29—Centennial College’s energy savings plan promises quick payback
• 2009-05-29—Humboldt Street Supportive Housing Project aims for LEED Gold
• 2009-05-29—RIM co-CEO pledges $50 million to Balsillie Centre of Excellence
• 2009-05-29—China admits problems with financial control of stimulus funds
• 2009-05-28—Green Energy Act could create 90,000 “green” jobs, report concludes
• 2009-05-28—Roofing industry key to meeting green targets, says NRC expert
• 2009-05-28—United Hoist Equipment fined after worker critically injured
• 2009-05-28—Rio Tinto deal with Nippon Steel foreshadows drop in steel prices
• 2009-05-28—New Brunswick guarantees $100-million loan for rural internet infrastructure
• 2009-05-28—EllisDon’s Residences at the Ritz-Carlton
• 2009-05-28—Ontario Power Generation faces higher costs on Adam Beck generating project
• 2009-05-28—Bazis International builds Crystal Blu condominiums
• 2009-05-27—Kearl oilsands project in Alberta to go ahead at $8 billion
• 2009-05-27—Official disputes ‘inflation’ on Montreal projects
• 2009-05-27—A Maze-In Project in Waterloo, Ont.
• 2009-05-27—Li Ka Shing site in Toronto
• 2009-05-27—Thunder Bay , Ont. green projects win funding from Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• 2009-05-27—University of Ottawa secures $80 million funding for tower
• 2009-05-27—Alberta scales back P3 plans for some school projects
• 2009-05-27—Critics call for halt on Ontario trades college bill
• 2009-05-27—Canada’s Enerkem seeks loan for U.S. ethanol plant
• 2009-05-26—Letter to the Editor: Toronto’s green-roof bylaw ignores building science research
• 2009-05-26—Trade contractors press Ottawa for ‘prompt payment’ legislation
• 2009-05-26—Arrests made after viaduct collapses in China’s Hunan Province
• 2009-05-26—RAIC honours architectural innovation with 2009 Awards of Excellence
• 2009-05-26—Chaudière Bridge re-opens after $800,000 in repairs
• 2009-05-26—Manasc Isaac named among top North American AEC companies
• 2009-05-26—Saskatchewan considers sports stadium options
• 2009-05-26—SNC-Lavalin named as preferred proponent on Waneta Expansion Project
• 2009-05-26—Sparking interest at Alberta’s Skills Canada competition
• 2009-05-26—Funding agreement now in place for Canada Sports Hall of Fame
• 2009-05-26—Coco Paving to buy Lafarge Eastern Canada’s asphalt and paving operations
• 2009-05-26—New Alberta safety code gives employers three months to implement changes
• 2009-05-25—Baird tells ACEC members that 2011 infrastructure deadline remains firm
• 2009-05-25—Many U.S. design firms ready to axe flex and vacation time
• 2009-05-25—Real estate prices tumble for U.S. commercial buildings
• 2009-05-25—Ontario colleges appeal for federal infrastructure funds to flow
• 2009-05-25—Military contractor KBR Inc. defends electrical work in Iraq
• 2009-05-25—Kenaidan Contracting’s Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre project
• 2009-05-25—Stuart Olson Constructors wins contract for work on Edmonton airport expansion
• 2009-05-25—No more bundled projects on the horizon, Infrastructure Ontario says
• 2009-05-22—Calgary concrete truck driver guilty in crash that killed five
• 2009-05-22—Calgary transit system to get $270 million upgrade
• 2009-05-22—Special funding saves Nova Scotia projects
• 2009-05-22—Edmonton biofuels plant gets OK for construction
• 2009-05-22—Genivar acquires Jagger Hims
• 2009-05-22—CSA electrical standard an aid to new safety code
• 2009-05-22—On the Toronto Waterfront
• 2009-05-22—Deere sees profit drop, cuts outlook
• 2009-05-21—Orangeville changes sewage treatment allocation unit policy
• 2009-05-21—Completion of 2010 Commonwealth Games venues on track, organizer says
• 2009-05-21—Quebec seeks to ‘intensify’ its energy trade relationship with U.S.
• 2009-05-21—Canadian Architect Arthur Erickson dead at 84
• 2009-05-21—Federal government won’t budge on two-year infrastructure deadline
• 2009-05-21—Detroit International Bridge Co. files suit in U.S. court
• 2009-05-21—University of Windsor greenlights Centre for Engineering Innovation
• 2009-05-21—Winvan Paving rolls toward Villa Grand Casino
• 2009-05-21—China plans investment in light industrial and petroleum refining sectors
• 2009-05-21—PCL Constructors’ RBC Centre office tower project
• 2009-05-21—RAIC urges Ottawa to reconsider ‘unrealistic’ deadline
• 2009-05-21—CMHC forecasts sharp decrease in Ontario housing starts in 2009
• 2009-05-21—U.S. apartment building construction drops sharply in April 2009
• 2009-05-21—Three workers killed in South Korean tunnel collapse
• 2009-05-20—CAMH partners with George Brown College to offer Construction Craft Worker program
• 2009-05-20—Fer-Pal Construction fined in Burlington watermain accident
• 2009-05-20—Federal deficit will grow if necessary, Harper says
• 2009-05-20—Renfrew County courthouse named ‘People’s Choice’
• 2009-05-20—Another $1 billion in funding annnounced for Sheppard LRT line
• 2009-05-20—Ontario’s skilled labour mobility legislation raises concerns
• 2009-05-20—Ontario prepares to amend legislation to conform to Labour Mobility Code
• 2009-05-19—Merit Contractors Association takes aim at union Stab funds
• 2009-05-19—Farmer Construction’s Dockside Green project
• 2009-05-19—Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund posts loss in first-quarter 2009
• 2009-05-19—EllisDon Design Build’s LIUNA Centre project
• 2009-05-19—Karakatsanis takes helm of Professional Engineers Ontario
• 2009-05-19—Port Authority plans luxury hotel at former World Trade Center site
• 2009-05-19—Stantec reports higher profits in first-quarter 2009
• 2009-05-19—Ottawa provides more funding to Aboriginal Trades and Apprenticeship Project
• 2009-05-19—Pug Awards call attention to Toronto’s ‘pugly’ commercial and institutional buildings
• 2009-05-19—Sinkholes continue to plague Calgary job sites
• 2009-05-19—Development of new design tools outpaces changes in construction processes
• 2009-05-19—RCCAO recommends accelerated funding strategy for Metrolinx
• 2009-05-19—Vanbots’ Honda Canada Campus
• 2009-05-15—‘Political tinkering’ with the Ontario Building Code could prove costly
• 2009-05-15—Rising U.S. trade deficit signals thaw in economic freeze, economist says
• 2009-05-15—China boosts spending as exports slump
• 2009-05-15—NovaGold fined for stormwater violations at Rock Creek Mine
• 2009-05-15—Pierre Duhaime takes the helm of SNC-Lavalin
• 2009-05-15—Porter Airlines’ new terminal takes flight
• 2009-05-15—Key Construction turns to Advance Precast panels for motel construction
• 2009-05-15—British government plans $44-million makeover for Stonehenge
• 2009-05-15—Bird Construction Income Fund releases first-quarter 2009 results
• 2009-05-14—Ontario Steel Design Awards salute excellence
• 2009-05-14—Canada remains in grip of “strong slowdown,” OECD reports
• 2009-05-14—Seacliff Construction announces first-quarter 2009 results
• 2009-05-14—Ontario government plans Web site to track stimulus spending
• 2009-05-14—Ontario industry coalition urges government to boost apprenticeship funding
• 2009-05-14—Winnipeg may yet reimburse drivers caught in construction-zone ticketing error
• 2009-05-14—Steel Bridges the Gap
• 2009-05-13—Hanwei Energy Services contemplates factory in China
• 2009-05-13—Baird confident Ottawa is moving ‘aggressively’ to roll out stimulus funds
• 2009-05-13—Pug Awards launch 2009 competition
• 2009-05-13—Pomerleau set to begin rehabilitation of Ottawa’s Alexandra Bridge
• 2009-05-13—Co-ordination key to Lake Huron and Elgin water supply system upgrade
• 2009-05-13—Saskatchewan and Montana join forces to propose carbon-capture project
• 2009-05-13—Export Development Canada prepares to facilitate more domestic contract guarantees
• 2009-05-12—Boeing prepares to build ‘virtual fence’ along U.S.-Mexico border
• 2009-05-12—Ottawa set to spend $66 million on Newfoundland wharfs
• 2009-05-12—Ritchie Brothers’ Edmonton heavy equipment auction sets Canadian record
• 2009-05-12—Wal-Mart Canada plans massive grocery distribution centre in Balzac, Alberta
• 2009-05-12—ACEC urges Ottawa to extend infrastructure stimulus fund’s 2011 deadline
• 2009-05-12—Toronto District School Board votes to close Timothy Eaton trade school
• 2009-05-12—More Canadians turn to self employment in April 2009
• 2009-05-12—Advent of BIM will change project-delivery methods, says Ottawa contractor
• 2009-05-11—Hillier brings spark to Ontario PC leadership race
• 2009-05-11—SNC-Lavalin profit up but revenue lower in first-quarter 2009
• 2009-05-11—CNRL creates trust fund to pay temporary Chinese workers
• 2009-05-11—Imperial Oil hints that Kearl oilsands project will go ahead
• 2009-05-11—Quebec government agrees to lend Rio Tinto Alcan millions for pilot plant
• 2009-05-11—Churchill Corp. reports first-quarter 2009 results
• 2009-05-11—Dorothy Ley Hospice awaits LEED certification
• 2009-05-11—AbitibiBowater wins pension payment relief in Quebec court
• 2009-05-11—Melloul-Blamey Construction’s Light Korean Presbyterian Church
• 2009-05-11—Spadina WaveDeck wins ASLA design award
• 2009-05-11—Role of P3 procurement grows in Quebec
• 2009-05-08—CMHC releases April 2009 housing starts
• 2009-05-08—Officials announce construction of 50 new Tannery Court Cooperative apartments in Moncton
• 2009-05-08—Raw design wins OAA’s best emerging practice award
• 2009-05-08—Non-residential sector drives increase in Canadian building permit values
• 2009-05-08—Managing cultural change poses challenge as BIM gains traction
• 2009-05-08—H&R REIT secures new financing for Bow Tower
• 2009-05-08—Daniels’ Arc condominium project
• 2009-05-07—On-site stormwater systems gain traction with municipalities
• 2009-05-07—Investigators begin work at Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility
• 2009-05-07—Sullivan takes helm of Kingston Construction Association
• 2009-05-07—Study finds improved energy efficiency in Canadian construction industry
• 2009-05-07—Atco Structures returns to Winnipeg market
• 2009-05-07—Remediation brings Howe Sound back to life
• 2009-05-07—Monarch’s Legacy at Heron’s Hill project
• 2009-05-07—Hydro One high-tension power line raises ire of Lake Huron property owners
• 2009-05-07—Winnipeg prepares to collect and recycle used floodwater sandbags
• 2009-05-06—Employee ownership suits general contracting companies, expert says
• 2009-05-06—Halifax Harbour Solutions Project reaches final stage
• 2009-05-06—Sault Ste. Marie files four applications for infrastructure stimulus funds
• 2009-05-06—Alberta plans savings bonds to fund infrastructure projects
• 2009-05-06—Vancouver digs deep below Fraser River for quake-proof water supply
• 2009-05-06—McKay-Cocker Construction’s Blue Water Bridge project
• 2009-05-06—Winnipeg seeks to entice businesses to help pay for pothole repairs
• 2009-05-06—Construction Safety Association of Ontario hands out 2009 safety awards
• 2009-05-05—CSAO provides template for realignment of provincial safety groups
• 2009-05-05—Steel price surge dents Empire Industries’ results
• 2009-05-05—Canadian economy’s “rate of deterioration” slows sharply in February 2009
• 2009-05-05—Over 500 crane operators now certified in Yukon and British Columbia
• 2009-05-05—Toronto building sites sit idle as developers wait for better times
• 2009-05-05—EllisDon tops off Bluewater Health redevelopment project
• 2009-05-05—Infrastructure Ontario releases RFQ for consolidated courthouse in Thunder Bay
• 2009-05-05—CCA and partners urge Ottawa to streamline industrial security clearances
• 2009-05-04—Building B in Mississauga, Ontario
• 2009-05-04—Shows go on during CBC Vancouver rebuild
• 2009-05-04—Infrastructure funds flow in Nova Scotia
• 2009-05-04—CSAO won’t cut consulting outreach
• 2009-05-04—Financial deal ensures completion of halted Vegas casino
• 2009-05-01—Plug pulled on Winnipeg water park
• 2009-05-01—Carleton University finds high demand for energy engineering
• 2009-05-01—Lower costs help Norbord cut loss
• 2009-05-01—Overpass Ongoing in Port Coquitlam, B.C.
• 2009-05-01—Nova Scotia seeking proposals for energy audits of buildings
• 2009-05-01—The Richmond Façade in Richmond Hill, Ontario
• 2009-05-01—Beirut island plan greeted skeptically
• 2009-05-01—February continues job-loss trend in Canada
• 2009-05-01—Sydney, Nova Scotia harbour terminal plan takes first steps
• 2009-05-01—Workin’ the Controls in Toronto