Shortlisted to respond to the RFP for the $1-billion-plus project are teams led by EllisDon, PCL Constructors and Amico Design Build Inc.

The $45-million facility will be the company’s first in Ontario, from which it will build concrete pavement products and permeable pavement solutions.

Tax breaks and preferential financing for lower carbon options aren’t working. Governments must work with all economic sectors to reduce emissions.

High prices for wood, plastics and composites continue to force the price of new residential construction higher, while the non-residential sector is still experiencing tight demand for concrete, steel and labour.

The announcement builds on the early success of the WET project at Toronto Western Hospital, which is the world's largest raw wastewater energy transfer project.