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Third Crossing bridge nearly 75% complete
Work on the bridge deck is reaching its final stages, while the city is consulting on the east and west approaches to the structure, and on the bridge’s new name.
Measuring embodied carbon in timber construction
A new technical paper released by a United Kingdom-based timber-research and development organization offers guidance on how to account for embodied carbon in timber construction.
Too little, too late? The devastating consequences of natural disasters must inform building codes
As building codes are often implemented for new buildings designed after an event occurs and do not apply to existing buildings, building code updates can feel like too little, too late.
Site selected for super-school in Forest
The Lambton Kent District School Board announced on November 8 that the Ministry of Education has approved the acquisition of the site for a new school that will consolidate students from kindergarten to Grade 12.
Four Kitchener businesses share in regional development funding
The province is providing $2.2 million in funding through its Regional Development Program to help support construction and expansion projects at four Kitchener-Waterloo-area businesses.