by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 23, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Training Courses, Vancouver Island Construction Association, VICA
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Vancouver Island Construction Association is continuing to offer online training and education courses. Registration is available to anyone, while VICA members receive discounted rates. VICA offers a comprehensive course catalogue...
by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 16, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Construction, New Home Construction
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Registered new homes data are a leading indicator of housing and economic activity in British Columbia. The publication BC’s New Homes Register Report provides information on registered new homes by building type, size and...
by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 9, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Your Weekly Construction Briefing According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) August Statistics and Media Release, active listings of single-family homes and row/townhouses are 50 per cent lower than in August 2020, while VIREB’s inventory of condo...
by Kenzie Andrews | Sep 2, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Campbell River, Fundraisers, Powell River, Rotary Club of the Comox Valley
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Last week, Building Links highlighted the Rotary Club of the Comox Valley’s 50/50 draw fundraiser. The Rotary Clubs for Campbell River and Powell River are also currently running community fundraisers. This photo shows one of...
by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 19, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Mass Timber
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Following an initial investment of $4.2 million in the spring of 2021, the Province is investing an additional $2 million to accelerate the use of mass timber. Through the Mass Timber Demonstration Program, a BC for-profit developer...
by Kenzie Andrews | Aug 12, 2021 | Around Town, Blog, Comox Valley Regional District, water treatment project
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Construction of the Comox Valley Water Treatment Project is close to the finish line. With a $126 million budget, this is by far the largest infrastructure project to be undertaken at the CVRD. The new Comox Valley Water Treatment...