The use of wood in mid to high-rise buildings is widely promoted for its supposed environmental and climate-related benefits. Recent…
The focus was primarily on structural design, structural cost, and constructability. Consideration was also given to sustainability and fire &…
Canada’s Clean Growth strategy for the built environment must look to the future it wants – a low carbon, climate…
Energy and thermal performance requirements play an increasingly significant role in building codes throughout North America. This wasn’t always the case. The…
When fires, floods and other major disruptions alter natural areas, our first instinct is to restore what’s lost. But moving…
A new focus on resiliency is to be expected after the most damaging hurricane season on record and devastating fires…
Eco-friendly concrete material has withstood earthquake simulation tests as high as magnitude 9.0–9.1.
Revised Estimate Sees Impacts from Weather, Lower Public Construction Budgets for 2017-2018