Thursday, October 9, 2025
New student housing coming to University of Victoria
More than 500 new student beds are coming to the University of Victoria (UVic), with funding approved for student housing designed for upper-year undergraduate and…
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Concordia launches PLAN/NET ZERØ pilot project with deep energy retrofit
The Guy-De Maisonneuve (GM) Building is about to become a testing ground for Concordia University’s PLAN/NET ZERØ initiative. Through a deep energy retrofit, the university is turning necessary repairs…
Feds, City of Montreal announce funding for new sports centre in Montréal-Nord
The Government of Canada and the City of Montreal announced a new modern aquatic sports complex will be built in Montréal-Nord on the site of…
A Low-Carbon Future
Embodied carbon is changing how we veiw sustainability By Glenn Miller The push for ‘green’ is now well-entrenched in our collective psyches but it is…
Ontario’s first net zero mass timber academic building tops off
Designed in less than a year, manufactured in 12 weeks, and erected in 100 days, Ontario’s first mass timber academic building has officially topped off…
Joint venture completes first wastewater treatment plant in Victoria
AECOM and Graham Construction have successfully completed the design-build work on the first wastewater treatment plant in Victoria, British Columbia. The McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
RFQ issued for new healthcare infrastructure at South Niagara Hospital
Infrastructure Ontario and Niagara Health have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for teams to design, build, finance, and maintain the South Niagara Hospital Project…
On the way to net zero at Ottawa library and archives
Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint Ottawa Public Library (OPL)–Library and Archives Canada (LAC) facility, which will soon take…
EllisDon awarded contract for design-build of B.C. hospital
EllisDon has signed the design-build agreement for Phase 2 and the construction management agreement for Phase 3 of the Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment project in…
Redeveloped B.C. courthouse to open in new year
The new state-of-the-art facility that houses both the Provincial Court of British Columbia and the Supreme Court of British Columbia is ready to open in…
TRCA breaks ground on new administrative office
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the $63.5-million construction of its new administrative office building, a project that will attempt…
GBCI Canada announces first Parksmart-certified projects
Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada) has announced its first Parksmart certified parking structures in Canada. Yorkdale Shopping Centre’s existing G Parkade southwest parking…
Perkins+Will to design York University’s School of Continuing Studies
Perkins+Will has announced a new collaboration with York University to design the School of Continuing Studies building at the Keele campus. Perkins+Will was selected as…
The Legal Side of Green
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…