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After more than a decade of dusty, noisy construction, people who live and operate businesses along Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue were looking forward to the new Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) line finally opening this fall. However, just over a week ago,…

Not long ago, Josh Gaglardi got a call from the company that supplies his building firm, Orion Construction, with glass. Input costs were going up, the supplier explained, and there was no choice but to raise prices—by 40%. Gaglardi, like most…

According to Grand View Research, the global nuclear medicine market size was an estimated 8.1 billion USD in 2021 and is expected to increase 13% from 2022-2030. Nuclear medicine is expanding quickly due to advancements in products and government initiatives that improve nuclear medicine…

Date: Tuesday, October 11Time: 10:00 am PT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET Increasingly, the design and construction industry is recognizing the importance of reducing embodied carbon emissions, and buildings involving concrete offer a major opportunity to help the industry have…

If you’re in Ottawa this week and interested in learning more about how construction teams are utilizing visual data to make faster decisions to keep ahead of projects, then come check out Timescapes at booth 247 at the upcoming OCA Construction…

Whether required for a new or existing building, an approved fire safety plan contains the emergency evacuation procedures which are so vital to allow occupants to safely exit in a timely manner, should a fire situation occur in the building. This…

Lead exposure from drinking water systems is a major challenge facing countries around the world, but it is solvable. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued global guidance addressing this critical situation that focuses on specific steps countries can take to reduce the…

You might not consider emotional intelligence to be a requirement for the construction industry, but it’s actually becoming an increasingly important part of the job. That’s because more and more people are realizing that empathy is only one aspect of emotional…

While working on rooftops safety is a priority! With advancements in infrastructure and the need for businesses to evolve their physical space, flat roofs across the country are becoming crowded. These rooftop units (RTUs) and the crowding that occurs are a…

The issue of rising interest rates has home builders concerned about inflation, higher building costs, and challenges to the economy, which are expected to last for the next few years. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the broadest measure of inflation, shows…

First Onsite Property Restoration (First Onsite), one of Canada’s largest disaster recovery and restoration providers, recently announced that it has entered into a partnership with Alert Labs, a provider of solutions for real-time water usage monitoring, flood detection, and analytics. The…

Procore is excited to announce the 27 finalists for the 2022 Groundbreaker Awards. The Groundbreaker Awards celebrate the individuals, projects, and companies that impact and drive progress in the construction industry. Procore is honoring excellence in construction across nine categories, with the…

The Canada Revenue Agency wants former Winnipeg chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl and his company FSS Financial Support Services Inc. to pay taxes on bribe money the company received from the contractor that built the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters, court documents reveal.  The…

Bird Construction Inc. has been awarded a contract for construction of the Covenant Wellness Community – Community Health Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The award is valued at approximately $95 million. The new Community Health Centre will be the first phase of Covenant…

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) this morning recognized built environment leaders and scholarship recipients, during an awards ceremony at Building Innovation 2022. BI2022 is one of the premiere meetings for all who impact the built environment to find solutions. “NIBS serves the…