RESCON
Design Quarterly
Survey reveals need for BIM industry standard
The third annual Building Information Modeling (BIM) survey results have been published, exploring views about BIM across Canada.
REMI Network
RESCON kicks off anti-racism campaign
RESCON has initiated a campaign to bring employers, unions and government together to combat and address racism in the industry.
REMI Network
Ontario scaling back residential construction
Ontario announced updates to its essential services list, stating that most residential construction in the province will be paused for now.
REMI Network
Construction industry urges best practices for safety
With construction recently deemed an essential service by the Ontario government, industry members are promoting best practices to optimize safety.
REMI Network
RESCON welcomes noise bylaw compromise
The change to the noise bylaw will be effective October 1.
CondoBusiness
RESCON: Toronto’s proposed restriction of high-rise concrete work to cost jobs, delays
The City of Toronto’s plans to stop after-hours concrete work on high-rise buildings will threaten thousands of jobs and delay the arrival of much-needed condo
CondoBusiness
Site security comes under renewed scrutiny
Construction site security is under renewed scrutiny after a member of the public gained access to a downtown property and scaled a crane.
CondoBusiness
Streamlined approvals to provide faster housing: report
A new RESCON report finds that there are ways to increase the speed and efficiency of housing approvals, which will help provide more housing supply.
CondoBusiness
Builders abuzz about cannabis legalization
Ontario’s residential construction industry is anxiously awaiting tools from the province to help it uphold its workplace health and safety obligations when recreational cannabis becomes legal next year.
CondoBusiness
Why window walls are favoured for condos
The window walls commonly used to enclose condos have improved, addressing issues associated with past generations of the cladding, finds a new analysis.
CondoBusiness
GTA construction strikes to end within the week
According to the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), the residential construction strikes that are currently underway will be over in one week or less.
CondoBusiness
Deconstructing housing affordability in the GTA
Housing affordability is a growing concern in Canada, but there is no consensus on how to quantify the problem. That might soon change.