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A Calgary contractor, fed up with having his building materials stolen, used Apple AirTags to track down more than $10,000 worth of exterior house trim that was lifted from a job site this week.  Pierre Dumont, owner of Pierrefect Contracting Inc.,…

STACK Construction Technologies is honored as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US by Inc Magazine’s 2022 Inc 5000 list. The recognition makes it the sixth time the company has received this award, with over 100% revenue growth from…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, is pleased to announce that the GTA Urban Division of Mattamy Homes Canada has chosen Procore as its construction management platform. After an extensive search and evaluation, Mattamy selected Procore as…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), has posted online the 2022 Report on Comments (ROC) for the 2024 editions of these American National Standard-designated model codes. The ROC includes the committee action as…

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Board of Directors is proud to announce the selection of AC Powell, JD, CPS, as the new President and CEO. Powell officially joins NIBS on September 12, 2022. Powell comes with extensive leadership in the built…

For over 30 years, a group of sustainably-focused folks have been living off-the-grid in Earth-sheltered living in Taos, New Mexico. Now, the rest of the world wants to follow suit. While early pandemic headlines across the United States warned of shortages…

The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lane of Johnson Controls, the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, to the CABA Board of Directors. As Director of Product Management for Building Automation…

After much delay, Canada’s 2020 National Model Construction Code for Buildings was released this spring. Alongside improved standards for structural integrity, safety, health and accessibility, this code guides new buildings toward a higher standard of energy efficiency, a crucial step in…

Construction work is set to get underway today on a project that will improve access to the TTC’s Museum Station. The $26 million project, which will include the construction of two new elevators and a new secondary entrance/exit at Queen’s Park Circle,…

While increasing the sustainability of concrete has understandably been a key focus for the construction industry, it’s not the only one. There’s also been a lot of discussion about the many millions of tonnes of waste the industry produces worldwide. It’s a growing problem that…

Learn about the costs, benefits, & competitive advantages of deploying your construction software in the cloud. An increasing number of construction companies are leveraging the power of cloud technology to more efficiently run their organizations and, ultimately, better serve their staff…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Davis as president of product and technology. In this role, Davis will lead Procore’s product, design and engineering organizations. Based out…

In recent years, we’ve heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in producing good quality concrete in which all of the aggregate has been replaced with tire particles. Concrete consists of three…

Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction edged up 0.3% to $20.8 billion in June. Gains in the non-residential sector (+2.4%) helped keep overall investment up. The majority of strength for the month came from Ontario, reporting gains in all building components…

In service to its longstanding commitment to promoting the trades and the highly skilled professionals who work in them, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is proud to partner with Pfister on season three of its “American Plumber…