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When U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, he set in motion a seeming avalanche of public and private investment in climate solutions, including those focused on the building sector, which accounts for about 40% of global greenhouse…

A subcontractor who worked to turn Yellowknife’s old Stanton Territorial Hospital into a primary and long-term care facility says it still hasn’t been paid for work it did there nearly a year ago. SMI Construction, an Alberta-based company, will be in…

A bridge is a useful tool that can connect distant points separated by water, marshland or difficult terrain. Whether traveled on foot or by car or rail, bridges are as essential for transporting goods and services as they are for cutting…

According to the International Energy Association (IEA), the buildings sector in 2021 was responsible for around one-third of global energy and process-related CO2 emissions. Specifically, 6% of these emissions resulted from the manufacture of cement, steel, and aluminium used for construction; 8% from…

Whether you are planning a total renovation of your house, or you simply want to spruce up a room, the first thing you’ll want to think about is a remodeling budget — and of course how much value the project will add to…

Canadian environmental groups have levelled another greenwashing complaint — this time at the largest certification scheme for sustainable forestry in North America. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certifies 115 million hectares of forest within Canada’s borders for companies. In a complaint filed to Competition Bureau…

Aerones uses robots to repair, inspect, clean, and ice-proof wind turbines, and the Latvia-based startup just raised $38.9 million in funding. TechCrunch reported that the funding was raised this month “from dozens of undisclosed investors.” And according to its SEC filing, it looks as…

Skilled immigrants are needed to increase Canada’s home supply as a wave of retirements closes in on the nation’s construction industry, the federal housing minister says. Speaking with Global News in a year-end interview, Ahmed Hussen provided yet another reason why Ottawa decided…

Krill’s color-changing technique may be the secret to keeping buildings cool and saving energy during warm weather. Krill are small crustaceans near the bottom of the aquatic food chain that are frequently eaten by whales, seabirds, and other fish. Though tiny,…

Skyway Canada recently announced that it has formed a partnership with the Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk), called Moskwǝn-Way. Under this partnership, Skyway will collaborate with the Tobique First Nation to provide first-class scaffold access solutions, as well as swing stage and shoring services to Industrial and Commercial customers in and…

A pair of Lower Mainland companies exposed potential injury — or worse — at construction sites in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. B.C.’s workplace watchdog recently fined two construction companies for exposing significant fall risks at a pair of Tri-Cities housing projects. Both incidents presented a potential fall…

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 timeline for the development of the 2027 editions of these prospective American National Standards. The development timeline can be…

By Jas Saraw, VP, Canada, Procore Looking ahead to 2023, I expect a year of challenge and change as the Canadian construction industry grapples with ongoing problems such as the labour shortage while continuing to move toward integrated project delivery to…

Anastasiia Kalinichenko, an architect from Ukraine, recalls how surreal it was going into work after the war began. “I was in the middle of working on a design, and trying to understand what was happening,” she recalled, adding her family could…

The owner of a record shop in Montreal took a financial hit after 15 months of road construction made getting to his business a challenge for customers. Then, Denis Lalonde’s landlord mentioned a city program that offers monetary support to merchants affected…