Site preparation begins for Prince Albert Victoria hospital project
SaskBuilds and Procurement (SBP) is moving forward with the Design Early Works Phase for the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital Project. This phase of the project will be led by PCL Construction Management Inc. and includes designs for a new acute care tower, renovations…
Five Equipment Dealership Trends that will Shape 2023
By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG If you have been working around construction equipment you have probably heard of the “Equipment Triangle,” a philosophy that is one of the fundamental tenets of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). The theory behind the equipment triangle…
Investment in Canadian non-residential building construction increases in December
Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction decreased 1.3% to $20.2 billion in December. The residential sector declined 2.1% to $14.6 billion, while the non-residential sector was up 0.8% to $5.6 billion. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction decreased 2.0% to $11.6 billion. Residential…
Architectural Technologies graduate builds dream home
“It’s always been a dream to build my own home,” says Taylor Freemantle, a Saskatchewan Polytechnic Architectural Technologies graduate. “I recently moved into the home I designed and constructed. It’s an amazing feeling. My education definitely gave me the ability to…
Contruent launches SaaS-based capital project management software solution
Contruent is pleased to announce the launch of Contruent Enterprise, a software-as-a-service solution that empowers owners and EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) to complete projects faster and more precisely. The new Contruent Enterprise software comes as the former ARES PRISM rebrands itself to…
The building blocks of sustainable concrete
Eight per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions comes from cement, a key ingredient in concrete, the most commonly used construction material globally. But what if construction materials like concrete didn’t contain any cement, resulting in a low carbon…