4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (592+ words) A long-time stick‑frame builder serving remote Indigenous and rural communities as far north as the Arctic, Wayne Allary recently shifted gears, partnering with Cornerstone Timberframes to deliver timber‑frame kit homes built with glulam members. The idea, he says,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (634+ words) OTTAWA – Ottawa plans to slash the cost of shipping steel domestically over the next year in a bid to help Canadian producers hit hard by tariffs. Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon was in Hamilton on Monday to announce a $100-million rebate…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (679+ words) A report on three conservation-focussed building retrofits in Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver concluded something the building industry may not expect: this type of adaptive reuse can cost less than new construction while delivering lower embodied carbon. The findings are no…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (379+ words) A modular housing building in Beaverton, the new headquarters of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority and an expansion of a Mississauga community centre are among the 10 winning recipients of the Ontario Association of Architects’ (OAA) 2026 Design Excellence and Service Awards....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (183+ words) TORONTO – The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has unveiled the 20 finalists for its 2026 Design Excellence Awards, which feature a diverse range of building types this year, including sustainably designed community centres, innovative housing solutions, revitalized academic and cultural facilities and…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (254+ words) VANCOUVER — GBL Architects is celebrating the completion of Canada’s first tall timber Passive House building, which features a unique façade that’s envisioned as a woven cedar basket. Created for the BC Indigenous Housing Society (BCIHS) the all-electric 81-unit purpose-built rental…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (615+ words) The question of human interaction is at the centre of the entire AI discussion going forward, with both AI platform vendors and AEC professionals struggling to deal with the implications. It is a vibrant, back-and-forth discussion. Some architects feel determining…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (589+ words) Researchers at opposite ends of the earth have developed new materials that use dirt in combination with other common waste materials to take the place of those with poor recycling possibilities and high embodied carbon. Professor Pierre Blanchet and postdoctoral…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (138+ words) TORONTO – A four-storey, 17,500-square-foot commercial building in downtown Toronto has been named among several gold winners as part of the Brick in Architecture (BIA) Awards competition, which showcases clay brick projects from across the globe. Undertaken for client Hullmark, Toronto’s…...