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Forty-five workers at a Scott Construction’s construction site in Richmond were served free food from a local Mexican restaurant April 24 as Scott’s Lunchbox Challenge campaign gained recruits across the province.  A week earlier, 30 workers at a Scott’s West Van…

The head of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association says jobs — not ideology — will help Winnipeg and Manitoba get through the growing economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Lorenc warned councillors on the City of Winnipeg’s finance committee on Monday there is a…

Construction teams use the maturity curve of a specific concrete mix to estimate the strength of in-place concrete. Learn more about how to create one for your project. Construction teams use the maturity curve of a specific concrete mix to estimate the…

In these unprecedented times, access to current information is crucial to ensuring your safety and making informed business decisions.  This is particularly the case in relation to essential services, like construction, which continue to operate through the COVID-19 pandemic.  In this…

The effect of COVID-19 on the construction industry has likely only just begun. From site and plant closures, to sick and quarantined employees, to supply chain interruptions, to material price and foreign exchange related impacts – this crisis poses a forbidding…

ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080, Professional Qualifications Standard for Legionella Water Safety and Management Personnel, has been designated as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is now available for purchase. ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 outlines the minimum qualifications needed, including…

Technology is fast becoming an indispensable part of each and every function in construction – from keeping track of maintenance schedules, records, inventory and parts to the operation and management of equipment. Earthworks, once done manually, can now be done semi-autonomously…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published new guidance that allows for the installation of water treatment devices in the agency’s Household Well Systems Grant Program. IAPMO and its members applaud this update, which will help protect the water quality…

Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing. Several companies told Reuters the software will be crucial to…

RepublicWorld.com reports that while the world is grappling to contain the deadly Coronavirus, Denmark on April 24 reportedly announced the construction of the world’s longest submerged tunnel to Germany. According to an international media outlet, the project which was supposed to…

As reported in The Sudbury Star, a local construction company recently made a generous donation to the YMCA of Northeastern Ontario to help them get through the COVID-19 pandemic.  Dean Fielding and his son Alex donated $50,000 on behalf of Carman…

Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn’t threaten their long-term viability, economists say. Andrew Leach, an energy economist at the University of…

It is very interesting to learn about the innovations being made within our industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Entrepreneurs from across Canada are leading the charge such as Proxxi Technology Corp based out of Vancouver. Their wearable wristband technology is now…

The pandemic has given rise to a massive work-at-home experiment — the house a test tube, pyjamas a lab coat. It’s early days, but what should our workplaces, our companies, our urban landscapes even, look like when the dust settles and…

For Sean Scott and his colleagues at PCL Construction, social distancing is about more than keeping at least 6 feet away from other customers in a checkout line or avoiding groups of 10 or more people. Scott, a manager at PCL’s…