
The Urban Design Action Plan
Implementing urban design starts with the commitment to build the future. Below are the vital elements involved in successful action plans—and a case study of…
Implementing urban design starts with the commitment to build the future. Below are the vital elements involved in successful action plans—and a case study of…
If you haven’t heard of rapid bridge replacement (RBR), it’s time you did. This state-of-the-art process allows bridges to be replaced in a matter of…
Over the past decade, the Canadian public-private partnership (P3) market has been one of the most active in the world. With more than 200 projects…
Electricity plays an integral role in the Canada-U.S. relationship on energy, which is a fundamental pillar of the broader flow of two-way trade that is…
The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning opened this week at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, bringing under one roof 2000…
As green building practices move into the mainstream, many new significant projects in Canada are “going green.” Increasing energy costs and mounting political and social…
With aging populations and rising health-care costs becoming a reality for Canada, the need for tangible, realistic ways to keep Canadians healthy and fit is…
As Canada remembers the De la Concorde overpass collapse in the Montreal suburb of Laval that happened seven years ago, the state of the country’s…
Canada has emerged as a leader in the creation of efficient public-private partnerships (P3) for building infrastructure. A Conference Board of Canada report finds that…
With a newly designed fleet of streetcars set to begin taking over from the older vehicles in early 2014, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is…
Years of planning, fundraising, and construction have finally come to fruition for residents of the Sunshine Coast with the newly expanded St. Mary’s Hospital in…
It is predicted that within 15 years, commercial and residential buildings will be the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. What’s more, buildings are aging…
Ontario currently leads the country in wind power capacity—and some southern Ontario communities are none too pleased by this development. There is a belief among…
It’s no stretch of the imagination to believe that some day in the relatively near future, all municipalities in Canada will be like Cambridge, Ontario.…
Imagine a dull, overcast day: warm, muggy, and dead calm. On such a day, the tallest wind turbines are idle, and thick stratus clouds block…
Over the past few years, infrastructure has become a popular asset class among Canadian pension funds. Trustees have committed billions, either directly or through third-party…
In a past speech to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce in London, U.K., Prime Minister Stephen Harper referred to Canada as the emerging “energy superpower”…
A recent survey, conducted following the unveiling of investment strategy by Metrolinx to fund and implement the $34 billion in proposed Next Wave projects of…
Buildings represent approximately 30 to 40 per cent of total worldwide energy consumption, and they are a major component of the public-sector carbon-emissions footprint. In…
York University took a major step toward construction of a new Engineering Building today, with a groundbreaking ceremony for the $85-million project. The new Engineering…
Saskatchewan has seen an economic resurgence over the past decade with provincial growth expected to be one of the highest in Canada. Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower),…
In December 2012, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel ruled that Ontario’s Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program violated Canada’s WTO obligations. In February, all…
There’s no clear consensus on when the rate of petroleum extraction is expected to max out, but a new Royal Dutch Shell report isn’t hedging…
Canadians are the world’s second largest per capita users of water, with an average household use of up to 329 litres per person, per day.…