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Heritage building icon gets executive office makeover

Heritage building icon gets executive office makeover

One of Vancouver’s iconic heritage buildings has undergone a major makeover. Between Oak and Granville on 8th Avenue, Fairview House’s 7,000 square feet now features a modern Edwardian style interior with luxury executive offices.
February housing starts up 24% year-over-year

February housing starts up 24% year-over-year

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) reported a 24% increase in housing starts in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in February compared with the same month a year ago.
B.C. home affordability eases slightly but remains highest in Canada: RBC

B.C. home affordability eases slightly but remains highest in Canada: RBC

Despite registering the country’s most significant reductions in home-ownership costs in the final stretch of 2011, B.C.
Insurance woes put engineers at risk

Insurance woes put engineers at risk

Offloading of liability from city to professionals means smaller jobs not worth the hassle for some companies
3-D printers accelerate designs

3-D printers accelerate designs

New machines cut tens of thousands of dollars off the cost of producing prototypes on demand
Engineering the green building revolution

Engineering the green building revolution

Is local industry up to the task of meeting the city’s ambitious green goals?
Major new outlet mall planned near YVR

Major new outlet mall planned near YVR

340,000-square-foot development built by Europe's McArthurGlen would feature luxury shopping at discount prices

Liquor warehousing privatization plan could spark East Van real estate boom

East Broadway BCLDB site redevelopment expected to anchor office and other commercial expansion
Exclusive: Stains on BC Place roof could cost $10m to fix

Exclusive: Stains on BC Place roof could cost $10m to fix

Grease leaking from BC Place’s new roof support cables has stained the fabric roof and could cost $10 million to fix, a B.C. Supreme Court judge heard on March 6.

Tweets of engineering

Social media may not be an obvious fit for the industry, but firms must consider its integration