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The City of Surrey has sharpened its teeth when it comes to illegal construction within city limits. Council endorsed a corporate report from staff at Monday’s regular meeting that will, once all bylaw amendments are approved, drastically increase the city’s firepower…

Pledging to make “unnecessary delays” in building new homes in the province a thing of the past, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a $45 million fund to cut red tape and speed up the process of managing and approving applications for building new…

Due to the new wave of Covid-19 infections due to the Omicron variant, Canadian Concrete Expo—Canada’s only national trade show dedicated to the concrete construction industry—is pushing back their show 90 days to May 18-19, 2022. The event will still take…

Commercial building systems often require engineering teams with years of training to maintain. Even retrofitting old buildings with technology like HVAC systems can be costly and time-consuming — not to mention error-prone. The construction labor shortage only threatens to execrate the…

The pandemic has been marked by brief periods of shortage worldwide (remember the great toilet paper rush of 2020?). We’ve temporarily run out of everything from gym equipment to condoms and even aluminum cans, and now a lumber shortage has hit…

The Energy Management Association is teaming up with SkyFoundry and Energy Twin to host a free AIA-approved webinar that will discuss real world examples of how machine learning is used to evaluate energy consumption. While machine learning is not a silver…

Briq automates financial workflows by connecting the people, processes, and systems that contractors use to run their business. Today, we’re excited to introduce Briq Cash — a new product that gives contractors greater control and flexibility over how they manage and allocate spend.…

Dain Hansen, IAPMO’s executive vice president of Government Relations, has been elected to the Alliance for Water Efficiency’s (AWE) Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term with North America’s leading nonprofit dedicated to the efficient and sustainable use of…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced that it has been ranked as the number 1 construction project management software by the 2021 JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report.  Since 2012, JBKnoweldge has surveyed thousands of construction…

Historically, democratizing access to burgeoning technologies has led to an exponential rise in use-cases and innovative solutions. One example is mobile phones; when they reached the point where everyday consumers can call people from long distances, it led to an explosion of…

Noting that the construction industry is one of the “least digitalized” industries, Munich-based Conxai has raised 2.7 million euros ($3 million) to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for the sector, EU-Startups reported. The startup said it’s on a mission is to help the architecture, engineering,…

As B.C. recovers from last November’s catastrophic floods and mudslides, the province’s construction industry is playing a vital part in the rebuilding effort. BC Construction Association (BCCA) President Chris Atchison said the association has been working closely with other stakeholders and,…

There is still time to register! Happening on January 25th with Andrea Pietila and Kathleen Narbonne of RDH, join SBC for an overview of thermal bridging and a detailed review of the Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) Thermal Bridging Guide developed by…

Construction company CPL Interiors Ltd. was fined $761,967 today after pleading guilty before the Ontario Superior Court for its role in a criminal bid-rigging conspiracy. The bid-rigging scheme victimized condominium corporations in the Greater Toronto Area. The company admitted to conspiring with several competing…

The trend in housing starts was 260,567 units in December, down from 267,606 units in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of…