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Canada’s building codes and standards need to get with the times
Building codes represent a jurisdiction’s minimum standard for safe structures, and were originally developed with the primary goal of occupant safety. Over time, they have…
Wellington Street — it’s time to think beyond the vehicles
It has been a year since protestors took over Ottawa’s downtown core, rendering streets impassible and fundamentally shifting how we think about public space in…
How tall is tall
How tall is tall video transcript: Hello, thanks for having me here today. In thinking of what to talk about today, I decided I wanted…
Climate resiliency
Climate resiliency video transcript: Good evening, thanks for having me here. It’s important to start off by realizing that everything is connected. We can’t talk…
Put roads on a diet
Ottawa has a road problem. Decades of underinvestment in affordable transit, combined with continued expansion of car-dependent suburban communities and a housing affordability crisis, has…
Poor Procurement – a poor RFP is an inefficient start & leads to challenges for the NCC & public interest
The National Capital Commission (NCC) is on the brink of an exciting project that will present an opportunity to conserve and restore an excellent work…