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A lack of skilled workers is nothing new to the construction industry. Trade organizations, hiring managers, and small businesses have been complaining that the trades just aren’t attracting young adults anymore, and the current workforce is aging out. But that labor…

Montreal High School Takes Safety to New Heights Visitors who walk through the doors of Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school, located in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, quickly notice the warm and friendly atmosphere. At Louis-Joseph-Papineau, students are expected to devote themselves to…

Content creation and marketing company for the construction industry, Nathan Medcalf Freelance, is expanding their content creation and marketing services by partnering with Kar Ad Studio – a full-suite production studio. This new partnership will add animation and motion graphics to…

A distinctly curved structure taking shape near the south end of Tindall Field will soon become an important place of ceremony, learning, and reflection for the Queen’s community. Once fully assembled, the site – which found its design inspiration in traditional…

Global construction consultant Linesight recently released its Canada Country Insight and Commodity Report for Q1 2023. While the report predicts moderate economic growth in Canada and a return to normal commodity escalation, the construction industry is expected to contract by 0.9% in 2023 due to…

XNRGY Climate Systems, a leader in the design and manufacturing of energy efficient commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, recently announced that is has secured financing from Divco, a Montreal-based commercial real-estate builder, to add an additional 100,000 sq. ft. of production…

The ACI Foundation has created a new Fellowship to honor the retirement and legacy of ACI Executive Vice President, Ronald G. Burg. Burg has held the position of ACI Executive Vice President for 13 years and his visionary leadership has initiated…

Dubai, known for its proclivity to break boundaries and create the extraordinary, is setting the pace again. This time, it’s through the establishment of the world’s first Bitcoin Tower – a 40-story skyscraper about to revolutionize the hospitality and real estate…

Winnipeg’s Main Street in the early 1900s was still mostly mud and prairie gumbo, crosshatched by narrow wagon wheel tracks — vestiges of a frontier past as it teetered on the cusp of becoming one of North America’s most robust cities. In spring 1903 it crossed that threshold.…

The federal government is disposing of 10 buildings in the national capital region, including L’Esplanade Laurier in downtown Ottawa, as it looks to reduce its office footprint and shifts to a hybrid work model. Public Service and Procurement Canada says it…

Japan’s Taisei Corp. has revealed that it has used second-life solar panels at the construction site at Fukuoka Airport, the main airport on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The company said the reuse of the panels is intended at improving the carbon…

A look at the world of Construction Technology – by Arnie Gess, publisher of Construction Links Network Do you have ConTech news to share? Editorial submission deadline is every Friday a noon. Ideal for news releases, blogs, podcasts, upcoming webinars and videos. Always…

Draganfly Inc., an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, recently announced that their team successfully completed a challenging 24/7 monitoring mission for a major critical infrastructure construction project. For a continuous 24/7 period over 33 days, the team conducted live,…

DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and leader in total jobsite solutions, recently announced the launch of its innovative suite of construction technology solutions to help construction professionals streamline their operations, enhance productivity, automate workflows, and support worksite safety. DEWALT’s construction technology…

A Frisco-based software company, announces a significant milestone in securing a lead investment of $3 million from private investors for its revolutionary software application tailored specifically for the architectural community. With plans to raise a total of $4 million in its…