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The Site C dam is already significantly over budget. According to a range of independent energy experts, the dam is uneconomical at its current price tag of $10.7 billion, a figure that doesn’t account for any further budget increases to address…

If you want to see the effect of a lighting solution – but not the source itself – LED Strip Series Tape Light is a great option. Low-profile, flexible, and offered in a variety of lumen packages and colour temperatures, it…

3D CityScapes today announced a breakthrough in their cloud streaming technology that allows their interactive visualization app to be available anywhere, on any device with internet connection. Resurgam Financial has invested in a number of entrepreneur-led companies in their early stages…

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and Wells Fargo & Company announced a definitive agreement, subject to certain closing conditions, for TD to acquire Wells Fargo’s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business. The acquisition of Wells Fargo’s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business is expected to…

A unionized construction job site is a safer job site. A new study by the Institute for Work and Health has found that lost-time injury claims to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) are 31 per cent lower on unionized…

Designing to the Passive House standard of energy efficiency and airtightness is hard. Designing social housing on a tight budget to the Passive House standard is incredibly hard. That’s why the work of Emma Cubitt and Invizij Architects is so interesting and important.…

Vancouver Island University (VIU) has joined the Mastercard Foundation’s five-year Young Africa Works in Kenya-TVET initiative, which is focused on increasing the participation of young Kenyans, and women in particular, in workforce-relevant skills training programs that will result in dignified and…

Our lives are impacted by industrial x-ray and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) as they play a crucial role in ensuring safety and reliability of everything from aircraft parts, to bridges and power stations. However, this also puts equipment operators and sensitive components…

In continuing their effort to cultivate growth into the multi-million dollar warning surfaces market via their proprietary Detectable Warning Systems™ (DWS) safety product line, Mar-Bal, Inc. (Mar-Bal: Chagrin Falls, OH) is expanding its presence north of the border into the Canadian…

Dodge Data & Analytics’ latest findings from The Civil Quarterly (TCQ) found that civil contractors are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for new business over the next 12 months. The report confirms that contractors have had a challenging year but believe that the market…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers, with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems and specific knowledge of alternate water source reuse systems — such as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives, as…

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, new strains cropping up and a slower than hoped rollout of vaccines, it is essential to remain vigilant and follow worksite health and safety protocols as well as general public health measures, says the Canadian…

Cement maker LafargeHolcim has agreed to buy specialist roofing company Firestone Building Products for $3.4 billion, in the latest example of shifting priorities within the building industry. In a statement issued last week, LafargeHolcim — which is the world’s biggest cement manufacturer —said…

The former Saskatchewan Hospital demolition process has now started. The City of North Battleford announced roads are closed from Battleford Road to Hereford Street while the work is underway. The work started Jan. 11 and is scheduled to continue to July…

The construction industry is breathing a sigh of relief after emerging largely unaffected in the latest round of COVID-related restrictions from the Ontario government. But some medical experts say that might have been a mistake, given the dire COVID case projections announced Tuesday.…