The Waterloo School of Architecture is home to the largest 3D printing ceramics lab in Canada. We have access to three extruders that we can programme to print unique shapes out of ceramic materials...
The 2025 Brownie Awards, hosted by the Canadian Brownfields Network, celebrated excellence in remediating, reclaiming, and rehabilitating brownfield sites across Canada. The event brought together...
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) released five new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Canadian softwood lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), plywood, trusses, and prefabricated wood...
Caledon (Town of) v. 2220742 Ontario Ltd Ontario’s Construction Act had a phased implementation, with phase 1 in July 2018 and phase 2 in October 2019. Transitional provisions were put in place to...
The Holcim Foundation Awards, an international competition for sustainable design, is now accepting entries. The event, which offers a US$1 million total prize, seeks late-stage design projects...
Toronto-based WZMH has launched its digital online recladding guide at BuildGreen Atlantic, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For over 60 years, WZMH has been designing office towers and has amassed over three...
To sign or not to sign? When clients (the borrower) arrange for construction financing for their projects with lending institutions (the lender), both private and public lenders may...
There was a typo in an article in the last Practice Advisory e-newsletter, “Site Plan Control: New Regulation Under the Planning Act,” shared on September 15, 2023. Members are encouraged to...
As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the design and construction industry have demonstrated, unpredictable material and labour cost increases can cause significant hardships on consultants and...