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Startup faces first big-build challenge

Startup faces first big-build challenge

Nexii pre-fabricated product can cut building times by weeks and help decarbonize construction, company claims, as it starts work on a nine-storey hotel
Average B.C. homebuyer puts down $159,762

Average B.C. homebuyer puts down $159,762

Down payments are more than $100,000 higher than in Quebec, where buyers paid the lowest level in the country, new study shows
Heat wave threatens construction work

Heat wave threatens construction work

Some contractors are simply telling their workers to stay home as temperatures hit all-time June highs across B.C. and Alberta
Kelowna takes building boom to next level

Kelowna takes building boom to next level

Building permits average $200 million a month and housing sales are up 253 per cent from 2020 as Okanagan city shifts into development overdrive
Re-opening world hungry for what the West produces

Re-opening world hungry for what the West produces

Off-the chart commodity prices set the stage for a robust recovery in Western Canada as the end of the pandemic comes in sight
Western landlords dangle incentives

Western landlords dangle incentives

Free rent, gift cards, cash-back among perks offered to many residential tenants in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg – Vancouver not so much
San Group angles for Island waterfront industrial site

San Group angles for Island waterfront industrial site

City of Port Alberni intends to expropriate shuttered 43-acre sawmill site that Langley firm wants to buy
Alberta city approves $33 million solar farm

Alberta city approves $33 million solar farm

St. Albert says the 55-acre, 15-megawatt solar array could power 25,000 homes and generate $2.4 million for the city each year
UPDATE: Mass timber builder welcomes ‘net zero’ bylaw

UPDATE: Mass timber builder welcomes ‘net zero’ bylaw

Adera says demand for low-energy buildings shows market is ready for Canada’s toughest environmental building code
Prince George defies building trend

Prince George defies building trend

While residential building permits fell in B.C., northern city sees approvals surge into a ‘record-breaking’ year