Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carla Ferret, left, and Yamilé López, right, had to evacuate their apartment building in February due to high carbon monoxide ...

An Edmonton woman taken to hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide at home is calling for changes to the Alberta building code to mandate alarms in all residences. Yamilé López was one of ...

Firefighters across the province are sounding the alarm and asking the Alberta government to hit pause on a building code change. The change will allow for the construction of 12-storey buildings ...

EDMONTON—Alberta is adopting new building code rules that aim to make new homes and other buildings more energy efficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The updated or new construction ...

In its efforts to build more affordable housing, City of Edmonton staff will find their dollars will go a little further after the province changed the building code for wood-building construction.

CALGARY, Alberta and EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jayman BUILT (Jayman), one of Alberta’s largest homebuilders, is continuing to lead the industry in sustainable building ...

If elected, the Alberta Party would amend the province’s building code to allow for taller timber buildings as well as create a research institute, leader Stephen Mandel announced Friday morning.

The value of new building permits in Alberta surged in October by more than 40 per cent, driven in part by developers rushing to get projects started before stricter construction standards took effect ...

Alberta’s newly proposed amendments to city charters have housing affordability top of mind but while some changes may be positive, others might impact Edmontonians in the future. The city charters ...

Canada’s desire to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is no longer a goal. The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, passed in June 2021, has made it law. The new home building industry is ...