Friday, April 26, 2024 
City of Toronto enhancing safety and coordination in construction hot spots
Mayor John Tory announced the launch of five new Construction Hubs, a MoveTO (congestion management plan) and Vision Zero measure to improve road safety for everyone, reduce the impacts of construction and keep traffic moving in areas of the city with…
What is the Difference between Collective Fall Protection and Travel Restraint?
When facility safety managers need to decide upon rooftop fall protection, they can take a tip from journalists: “Who, What, When, Where, and Why.” Who, what, and when is anyone accessing the roof for maintenance, repairs, inspections, or other tasks. Why is…
Keeping Maintenance Team Safe On A Sloped Commercial Roof
COMPANY 595 West Arthur Street is in Thunder Bay’s central highway commercial neighbourhood on the northeast corner of the signalized intersection of West Arthur Street and Mountdale Avenue. This multi-tenant, L-Shaped retail strip centre is surrounded by national retailers, International Airport,…
How Does Managing Hot Weather Concreting Effectively Lead to Greater Profitability?
Environmental factors, particularly hot weather conditions, affect concrete properties and the construction operations of mixing, transporting, and placing of the concrete materials. By understanding how these factors—heat, humidity, and even wind—affect the curing of concrete, producers can adjust mix designs and…
Groundbreaking ceremony opens construction on massive new recreation facility
It’s been a long planning process and it will give way to an even longer building process, but Prince Albert is officially moving closer to a brand-new recreation facility. With two full-sized hockey rinks capable of holding hundreds of spectators and…
CGA’s 5th Annual Technology Report Identifies Emerging Damage Prevention Technologies – Urges Industry to Increase Investments and Integration
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, today published its fifth annual Technology Report, “Technology Advancements and Gaps in Underground Safety 2022,” which serves as…
New products and features: a look at the last six months in Bridgit Bench
At Bridgit, we work with our customers and move fast to deliver meaningful features to further streamline the workforce planning process. So fast that it’s sometimes difficult to keep up. Here’s a look at some of the best things we introduced to Bridgit…
The incredible plan for a 170-km-long skyscraper in the Saudi desert
Saudi Arabian authorities have revealed plans for an architecture project so ambitious that it almost beggars belief. Named The Line, it would consist of a 170-km (105-mile)-long skyscraper that would serve as home to approximately 9 million people – or roughly…
Sharing is caring: How a program is trying to retain young construction talent in rural Alberta
Three construction associations created a worker-share program in a bid to encourage young construction workers to stay in rural Alberta — and so far it’s working. A variety of factors can impact the construction industry in rural Alberta, such as a project’s nature…
IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of National Standard IAPMO Z1117
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers, with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems and specific knowledge of electronic plumbing supply system integrity detection devices — such as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility…
China plans to build world’s largest water canal from Three Gorges Dam to Shanghai
As part of its South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China has initiated works on building an 870-mile (1,400 km) long open canal, the largest in the world, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The slowdown in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic has…
The NUDAs celebrates the best and most functional urban architecture and esthetics in the GTA
Toronto-area architects and urban design professionals are being honoured for projects that are pushing the envelope with innovative new concepts. As contemporary urban design continues to evolve, architects and planners across Canada are moving beyond merely striving for a strong visual…
Highway 7 construction safety improvements nears completion in Saskatchewan
A multi-year series of highway safety improvements is nearing completion on Highway 7. The latest upgrades include passing lanes between Kindersley and the Saskatchewan-Alberta border. Since 2014, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested about $120 million on major safety improvements on…
Halifax homeowner says city needs to change rules on construction blasting after $15K in repairs
A Halifax homeowner wants the city to change its rules around construction blasting after she says she spent $15,000 repairing her home. Leah Morrison says she felt her house tremble from blasting during construction of a 12-storey apartment building on Joseph Howe Drive…
Buyers of pre-construction townhomes in Mississauga hit with 6-figure closing costs
Several people who bought pre-construction townhomes nearly three years ago in Mississauga were forced to come up with between $70,000 and $170,000 in less than a week before they were able to close on their properties. New owners at 1165 Journeyman…
