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When it comes to finding the best place to live what is high on your agenda? What criteria are looking for to make a town or city the perfect home. Is it crime rates? House prices? Schooling options? What may be…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada for the systemic anti-Black racism that members of No. 2 Construction Battalion endured before, during, and long after the First World War. The Prime…

Over the last several weeks, the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) has sent out almost 182,000 vacation cheques to Québec construction workers. A total of more than $553 million has been distributed. As we know, every month employers pay benefits into…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage AWS IoT TwinMaker to extend the value of construction data into facility operations. The tools AWS IoT TwinMaker…

Sluggish labour force growth and ongoing supply chain disruptions are contributing to recruiting challenges for the red-hot construction industry, leading some builders to defer or even cancel projects as they seek to fill record-high job vacancies. Project delays are not only…

EllisDon Corporation recently announced the appointment of two new directors to its Board: Dr. Gina Parvaneh Cody, Ph.D., an accomplished and recognized professional engineer, corporate executive, and principal, and Saad Rafi, a seasoned infrastructure, transportation, energy, and public safety leader. Brendan Calder is retiring from…

Ontario’s labour ministry is investigating after distressing videos were shared online showing a construction worker dangling high in the air from a crane load in downtown Toronto. One 54-second snippet of video, apparently recorded from the point-of-view of another worker, was posted…

Construction problems are all too common throughout a project’s life cycle. Project managers tasked with ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, compliant with safety regulations, and running smoothly know that it can be difficult with the amount of potential and unanticipated…

Building wind and solar farms is an important part of building a new green grid, but a calm night stops their energy generation cold. It’s just as important to research and build green energy storage — and to that at scale requires federal…

Metro Vancouver is countersuing the contractor it fired from the overschedule and over-budget North Shore sewage plant, arguing that the company’s breaches will cost the regional district $500 million, according to court documents filed at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. The…

Following the release of the Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2021 Corporate Responsibility report, Lowe’s Canada recently published the Canadian highlights to reveal the company’s major sustainability achievements in Canada. This annual exercise allows the organization to take stock of its sustainability approach and to measure…

Mud buildings are remarkably good at keeping us cool in summer and warm in winter, and withstanding extreme weather. In the search for more sustainable buildings, architects are returning to this overlooked, age-old construction material. In Yemen’s ancient walled city of Sana’a…

In a global first, 84 Harrington Street is the world’s tallest building being constructed using hempcrete blocks and hemp building materials, says the partnership between two Cape Town-based companies, Hemporium and Afrimat Hemp. The joint venture believes the project is “setting the benchmark on how to build…

The ACI Foundation is now accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Four new fellowships and three new scholarships have been added, growing the total annual awards available to 38. New awards include: JoAnne K. and…

The Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) has announced a new AIA-approved webinar in their TAB Talk series to take place on July 20, which will discuss a case study of a multi-floor university building project. The building has central AHUs serving…