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A 50-year-old Saskatchewan company is fearing for its future after a wood preservative has been discontinued in Canada. Health Canada says it launched a special review of the preservative called pentachlorophenol in July 2020. “In 2022, prior to completing the special…

Looking to nature can often provide inspiration, especially in construction. Researchers have studied how wind travels through the complex internal structure of a termite mound in hopes that it will one day inform the construction of a building that can semi-passively regulate its…

Rising material prices, labour shortages, interest rate hikes and rainy weather have created a perfect storm for the construction industry in the past 12 months, sending many builders to the wall. Of all these factors, weather is the one that most…

R-Hauz has appointed Geoff Cape as their new CEO. After 33 years growing and leading Evergreen, Geoff’s role with R-Hauz is focused on one of the most pressing challenges of our time – the supply of affordable, sustainable housing for our urban population.…

Developers led by a businessman close to Premier Doug Ford want to build nine condo towers over a railway corridor in downtown Toronto, a site that former mayor John Tory envisioned as a kind of Central Park for the city.  The…

The Ontario government is investing over $2.3 million to boost pre-apprenticeship training and help more people in Windsor get trained in the skilled trades. This funding is part of the government’s investment in nearly 100 free pre-apprenticeship programs around the province…

In a bulletin, the provincial government says the second tunnel-boring machine for SkyTrain Millennium Line’s Broadway Extension has broken through the east wall at Alberta Street. Phyllis is responsible for building the project’s westbound tunnel. Elsie, the first tunnel-boring machine, achieved the…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated recently announced the launch of iTwin Activate, a 20 week co-development program designed to accelerate early-stage startups in infrastructure engineering software. The program, which is organized in cohorts aligned to industry sectors, is managed by Bentley iTwin Ventures,…

B2W Software, a Trimble company and leading provider of heavy construction management software, has added extensive new alerts and notifications capabilities in the current release of its B2W Platform. The new features let contractors communicate automatically and in real time across the office,…

Dubai isn’t exactly lacking in eye-catching skyscrapers, but a new tower by automotive brand Bugatti and developer Binghatti is sure to turn heads. The stunning building will host luxury residences and include a pair of car elevators, allowing well-heeled owners to…

With the topping off of the B6 Office Tower, ~400ft above ground, it is now the largest sloped roof in North America at that height. The 32-storey, CDN $187M concrete structure is in the centre of the Vancouver financial district overlooking Vancouver’s waterfront,…

An interview with Marc Chrus, Owner/Operator of We-Haul Disposal Services We-Haul Disposal Services Inc is a bin rental, junk removal and demolition company serving Toronto since 2007. Marc started with just a pick-up truck, hauling construction debris and garbage for his neighbours…

How a new home gets built in Nelson is about to change. New municipal legislation has been passed to require designers, general contractors and homeowner builders to work with an energy advisor early in the design stages of a project to…

Employers in Canada are struggling to convince their people to work from the office but are overlooking a willingness from employees to return in a four-day working week. That is according to a new study by global workplace creation experts, Unispace. Returning for Good,…

The votes are in, and the CAA Worst Road for 2023 is Barton Street East in Hamilton. Barton Street’s persistent issues with potholes and severe alligator cracking in the pavement have led to its dubious distinction. The road first appeared on the top 10 list in…