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3 online workshops | 9 presentations | 1 comprehensive learning series! Wood WORKS! BC, with support from BC Housing, is pleased to offer a new online workshop series, Elevating Wood Construction in 2020. Expert presenters will share their knowledge and experience…

Founded as a not-for-profit venture to raise charity funds through scrap recycling, Recycling Lives has emerged as one of England’s leading players in the scrap market. Now operating 19 material collection and processing sites throughout the UK, its flagship is the…

An X-ray is produced by energy released from an accelerating electron and resulting radiation can pass through some, but not all material. The x-ray radiation then interacts with a detector and forms an image of the inside of an object or…

Australian scientists have created a new kind of rubber polymer that could make for more sustainable building materials. This versatile new material can be used on its own like regular rubber, or mixed with filler materials to create brand new composites.…

Procore recently surveyed U.S. and Canadian senior executives in construction’s owners and developer space. The survey found that construction project owners have taken a number of actions in response to COVID-19, and indicated which changes they feel might last. The 41…

“Kiruna is on the move,” says Carlos Mínguez Carrasco, curator of the new exhibition Kiruna Forever. Kiruna, a 125-year-old Swedish town that sprouted around the iron mine of the same name, started an official relocation process in 2018 after decades of discussion…

Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or contractor, you’ve likely had to take some time to consider one of the most common building materials out there: concrete. In fact, according to Architect Magazine, it’s the “second-most consumed substance after water.” And there are many reasons…

Everyone has a dream house of their own, whether it be a small and cozy bungalow or a three-story mansion in the French countryside, all mancaves differ greatly. Andrew Camarata built his dream house by stacking shipping containers on top of one another for months,…

Port Coquitlam is offering to pay construction costs to help restaurants, cafes and breweries build or expand outdoor patios as businesses look for ways to safely reopen during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Brad West says the city has put aside…

CMiC — the most complete ERP and field operations software platform for construction management — has distributed a total of $400,000 in scholarships to 23 high school students across 23 states. In its 2nd year, the CMiC-Allen Berg Memorial Scholarships were presented in partnership…

Notable news this week includes a 102-year-old steam engine that was deployed for winching duties at a UK quarry. Another is a Nunavik village with no cases of COVID-19 not quite ready to welcome construction workers. I want to give a…

Thanks to the generosity of a local business, the Penticton Regional Hospital is one step closer to getting a new CT scanner. The South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation announced Thursday that Peters Bros. Construction is donating $1.7 million toward a…

The town council of a remote Inuit community in northern Quebec said the region’s public health authority has to go through the proper channels to approve gradual reopening measures — and not take any shortcuts that could jeopardize the community by allowing in COVID-19.…

Architecture has (re)discovered wood as a building material for urban spaces. In recent months, the two tallest wooden buildings in the world were built in Vienna, Austria, and Brumunddal in Norway. Plans are even underway for a skyscraper in Tokyo. There…

Construction on the $45 million seismic upgrade to Tofino and Ucluelet’s only high school broke ground this week, on May 19. Funded by the Government of B.C., the project involves partially replacing the Ucluelet Secondary School and structurally upgrading the Ucluelet…