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08/19/2025

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01/03/2025

🚀 Innovation of the Week: Aluminium Honeycomb Structures 🚀

Did you know that Aluminium Honeycomb Structures, inspired by the geometry of natural honeycombs, are a solution for creating lightweight yet exceptionally strong materials?

These structures are known for their impressive ability to:
✅ Maximize strength without adding bulk
✅ Absorb energy effectively, enhancing safety
✅ Resist corrosion, even in challenging environments

Where can you find this technology in action?
✈️ In aerospace, it’s used for flooring, fuselage components, and more.
🚗 Automotive manufacturers rely on it to improve crash safety and reduce weight.
🏗️ Builders use it for durable, lightweight panels in walls, ceilings, and partitions.
🚢 The marine industry values its resistance to corrosion in interiors and decking.

Curious about how it works? Check out the clip here: https://youtube.com/shorts/OGY0zffbETs?si=QTKm4sND1HX9GIcZ

Aluminum Honeycomb Structure: Engineering Marvel! 🐝🔧 |

12/10/2024

Capilano Mall redevelopment – 3,100 homes, 11 towers, each 12-40 storey: https://www.northshoredailypost.com/developer-reimagines-capilano-mall-with-3100-homes-40-storey-towers-and-new-park/


Overview
• Proponent: QuadReal Property Group
• Location: Capilano Mall, North Shore, on a 16.5-acre site.
• Objective: Transform a 50+ year-old site into a modern, mixed-use community.

Housing Development
• Total Units: ~3,100 homes.
• Building Design: 11 towers ranging from 12 to 40 storeys.
• Rental Allocation:
o 30% of homes designated as rental.
o 10% of rental homes to be mid-market rental units.
• Residential Area Size: 2,784,000 square feet.

Community Features
• Parkland: 1.5-acre public park; 52.4% of the site dedicated to open spaces.
• Community Centre: 20,000–30,000 square feet, prominently located.
• Connectivity:
o New east/west road for pedestrian, cycling, and vehicular access.
o Enhanced bike network connections.
o Closure of Hamilton Avenue to enhance public spaces.
• Transit Node: A major transit hub at the site’s north end.

Commercial and Retail Spaces
• Space Allocation: 152,000 square feet for retail and commercial use.
• Proposed Offerings:
o Restaurants, breweries, and diverse retail.
o Maker spaces for bakeries, artist studios, and creative services.
o Non-profit office spaces.
• High Street Vision: Third Street to become a vibrant hub of retail, restaurants, and services.
• Tenant Partnerships: Potential continuation of Walmart as a key tenant.

Community Engagement
• Public Consultation: Open until January 10, 2025.
• Objective: Gather resident input to shape the redevelopment plan.
• Project Information: Details available on the project website.

North Vancouver's Capilano Mall is being reimagined with more than 3,000 housing units in eleven, 12-to-40-storey tower buildings.

11/21/2024

Vancouver’s Waterfront and Gastown railyard redevelopment: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/waterfront-station-gastown-railyard-redevelopment-vancouver-civitas


Project Overview:
• Scope: Transform Waterfront Station precinct and Gastown railyard from Canada Place to Crab Park.
• Features: Expanded transit hub, SeaBus terminal, large pedestrian plaza, residential/commercial towers, naturalized shoreline, Island Parks, and enhanced Crab Park with Indigenous art.

Infrastructure Changes:
• Realignment of Waterfront Road for pedestrian space.
• Preserved rail connections for freight and passenger services.

Key Players:
• Designers: CIVITAS Urban Design, Larry Beasley.
• Stakeholders: City of Vancouver, TransLink, Transport Canada, Vancouver Park Board, First Nations, Cadillac Fairview, and others.

Challenges:
• Coordinating diverse stakeholders’ priorities.
• Balancing transit, port access, and redevelopment costs.

Vision:
• Mayor Ken Sim envisions a globally iconic urban space, acknowledging the need for compromise among stakeholders.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim believes there is tremendous potential in growing Waterfront Station and redeveloping the Gastown railyard.

11/21/2024

Vancouver’s Waterfront and Gastown railyard redevelopment: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/waterfront-station-gastown-railyard-redevelopment-vancouver-civitas


Project Overview:
• Scope: Transform Waterfront Station precinct and Gastown railyard from Canada Place to Crab Park.
• Features: Expanded transit hub, SeaBus terminal, large pedestrian plaza, residential/commercial towers, naturalized shoreline, Island Parks, and enhanced Crab Park with Indigenous art.
Infrastructure Changes:
• Realignment of Waterfront Road for pedestrian space.
• Preserved rail connections for freight and passenger services.
Key Players:
• Designers: CIVITAS Urban Design, Larry Beasley.
• Stakeholders: City of Vancouver, TransLink, Transport Canada, Vancouver Park Board, First Nations, Cadillac Fairview, and others.
Challenges:
• Coordinating diverse stakeholders’ priorities.
• Balancing transit, port access, and redevelopment costs.
Vision:
• Mayor Ken Sim envisions a globally iconic urban space, acknowledging the need for compromise among stakeholders.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim believes there is tremendous potential in growing Waterfront Station and redeveloping the Gastown railyard.

11/06/2024

Marcon pivots 10-storey residential tower to a 29-storey hotel in City of Vancouver’s Stanley Park area:


- The tower would replace the four-storey Rosellen Suites At Stanley Park hotel built in 1959, at 2030 Barclay Street.
- Plans include 292 guest suites: 65 short-term rooms (levels 23-28) and 227 serviced hotel apartments (levels 2-22).
- Marcon previously planned a 10-storey residential project for this site, approved in 2022 but since replaced by this hotel proposal.
- The project includes four underground levels with 74 parking spaces, and the building will have a floor area of approximately 191,000 sq ft (14.7 times the size of the 13,000 sq ft lot).
- Design by Henriquez Partners Architects.

10/18/2024

Here are some facts about British Columbia's housing market: https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/here-are-some-facts-about-british-columbias-housing-market-9668981

- Average residential home price in B.C.: $938,500

- Average price in greater Vancouver (2024 year to date): $1,304,438

- Average price in greater Victoria (2024 year to date): $979,103

- Average price in the Okanagan (2024 year to date): $748,015

- Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Vancouver: $2,181

- Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Victoria: $1,839

- Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Canada: $1,359

- Rental vacancy rate in Vancouver: 0.9 per cent

- How much more do new renters in Vancouver pay compared with renters who have occupied their home for at least a year: 27 per cent

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2024.

Housing affordability is a key issue in the provincial election campaign in British Columbia, particularly in major centres. Here are some statistics about housing in B.C.

09/26/2024

Burnaby City Council approves what could become the tallest building in British Columbia at 80-stories: https://storeys.com/pinnacle-lougheed-gatineau-place-burnaby/

• Project Approval: Burnaby City Council granted final approval for the Pinnacle Lougheed project, which includes two high-rise towers that could become the tallest buildings in British Columbia.
• Location: 9850 Austin Road, 9858, and 9898 Gatineau Place in Burnaby, near Lougheed Town Centre Station.
• Developer: Pinnacle International, which acquired the site in 2018.
• Original Plans: The project initially planned three towers, but due to issues regarding density and adjacent land ownership, it was revised to include four towers.
• Phase One: Includes 80 and 73-storey towers with 1,466 strata units, 515,097 sq. ft. of office space, and 13,304 sq. ft. of retail space.
• Amenities: 1,612 vehicle and 2,932 bicycle parking spaces, plus a grand promenade.
• Future Phases: Phase Two and Three will proceed with site-specific rezoning applications, with Phase Two expected to be around the same height as the Phase One towers, and Phase Three expected to be shorter.

The multi-phased Pinnacle Lougheed project by Pinnacle International is set for 9850 Austin Road and 9858-9898 Gatineau Place in Burnaby.

09/10/2024

(Project Update) Burnaby Lake Village: https://storeys.com/burnaby-lake-village-phase-one/

• Location: Burnaby Lake Village at 6800 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby.
• Developers: Peterson and Create Properties.
• Master Plan: 14 buildings (12-25 storeys) with 4,800 homes and commercial space.

Phase 1A:
• Approval: Conditional approval in July 2024.
• Units: 1,144 units across 3 buildings (rental and strata).
• Parking: 629 vehicle, 1,347 bicycle spaces.

Phase 1B:
• Approval: First and second reading in August 2024.
• Units: 505 strata units in 3 buildings.
• Parking: 477 vehicle, 1,111 bicycle spaces.

Additional Details:
• Design: Hariri Pontarini Architects designed the master plan. Arcadis IBI Group designed Phase 1A, and Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects designed Phase 1B.
• Future Phases: Details for Phase 2 are pending.

The Burnaby Lake Village master plan community being developed by Peterson and Create Properties is set for 6800 Lougheed Highway.

08/13/2024

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT CORP. proposes 21-storey rental tower in Kitsilano: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2158-2170-west-1st-avenue-vancouver-rental-housing-kitsilano


· A 21-storey mixed-use rental housing tower is proposed for redevelopment at 2158-2170 West 1st Avenue in City of Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood.
· The project involves replacing two aging multi-family residential buildings from 1955 and 1964.
· The new tower, proposed by MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT CORP., would be 212 feet tall and offer 185 secured rental homes.
· Of these units, 151 would be market rentals, and 34 would be below-market units as per the area's requirements.
· Residents will have access to extensive shared indoor and outdoor amenities on the fifth and rooftop (21st) levels.
· The ground level will include 6,300 sq ft of retail and restaurant space.
· Secured bike parking (350 stalls) will be on the rear ground level and mezzanine, with 99 vehicle parking stalls in two underground levels.
· The total building floor area would be approximately 143,000 sq ft, with a floor area ratio of 6.8 times the 21,000 sq ft lot size.
· The design firms involved are Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc. and eta Landscape Architecture Inc..

A 21-storey mixed-use tower with rental housing and retail is proposed for 2158-2170 West 1st Avenue in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood.

07/29/2024

City of Burnaby approves $267M community centre redevelopment: https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-approves-massive-267m-community-centre-redevelopment-with-library-pools-9257798

The new community centre will include an array of new features, including two new swimming pools, a weight room, fitness area, double gym, café, teaching and catering spaces.

The building will be a mass timber structure and will feature a green roof visible to neighbouring buildings and solar panels to offset some of the electricity used, according to Charles Allen, director of civic building projects.

Allan noted the building will use 30 per cent less energy than similar facilities.

Demolition on the old Cameron Recreation Complex will begin this September.

07/11/2024

City of Vancouver - Local Government approves view cone policy relaxations for more and job space: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-view-cone-relaxations-building-heights-approved

On Wednesday afternoon, Vancouver City Council approved the greatest changes to the protected view cone policies ever since the guidelines that restrict building height and forms were first formally put in place in 1989.

Vancouver City Council has officially approved major changes to its view cone policies regulating new building heights.