Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Round Up published by Construction Links Network. Below are the links to all the news items published and distributed on the network over the past seven days. If you have a news item that would be of interest to our readers and website visitors, please contact us.

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Until next week,

Arnie Gess, President

 

Saskatoon and Region Home Builders’ Association’s annual awards celebrate housing excellence Roof at Elliot Lake civic centre collapses Is it time to rethink green building (and other) standards? Calgary condo owners, facing millions in repair bills, find out their builder isn’t who they thought it was Featured – Seven areas to tackle poor productivity in construction with ConTech Politicians, business experts call for Sidewalk Labs project in Toronto to be scrapped Steelhead LNG halts work on Kwispaa plant, according to Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations Phase 2 of the Muskrat Falls inquiry now looking into construction project details Designing Homes with Passive Solar Design in Mind With building permit issued, developer says construction on downtown Nanaimo hotel imminent Member Blog – Architects DCA – China and Canada: Wood Trading UL Opens Catalog of Safety Standards Architects anticipate robots on construction sites West Hants council moves forward with $14.6 million arena concept, selects Lindsay Construction for build How ICON is building the $4,000 3D-printed homes of the future Member News – ASSE International launches new website

Okanagan College achieves second LEED Platinum award ENTICY, a new boutique condo project in downtown Montreal Featured – Toronto condo owners asked for their dog’s DNA to solve poop problem Canada Green Building Council study proves Zero Carbon Buildings eliminate greenhouse gas emissions while reducing operating costs and achieving positive returns Ontario announces home warranty changes to address conflict of interest Member News – ASSE International publishes suite of product standards for water heaters with integral water temperature safety controls Recycled tires may help concrete prevent spalling New Robot Science Museum in Seoul will be part-built using robots Vancouver condo developer fights U.S. extradition on fraud charges Establish rules to manage data collected from smart city technology, Toronto councillor urges New initiative launched in Scotland to tackle plastic and packaging waste in the construction industry Schneider Sustainability Impact 2018-2020 has exceeded its target score of 5/10 for 2018 IKEA introduces a new way to reduce indoor air pollution with air-purifying curtains Goldman Sachs invests in construction finance platform Rabbet

 

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