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Graham is pleased to announce we have been selected by the City of Leduc as the successful proponent for the constructionof the 65th Avenue Interchange project in the City of Leduc. The QEII and 65th Avenue Interchange project is a joint…

One of the most powerful tools for mitigating the impact of climate change could be a material that is so common we tend not to think about it very much — concrete. Burying Carbon in Buildings: Advancing Carbon Capture and Utilization…

For more than a century, a tunnel ‘under the dome’ few have laid eyes on has been intriguing Winnipeggers. The tunnel underneath the Manitoba Legislature, stretching under Broadway and over to the Manitoba Power House, is in the process of getting…

Thanks to the great technology acceleration, construction is shifting toward adopting tech across our industry. The benefits of digital processes are plentiful, from increased collaboration and improved accuracy to more efficient workflows and increased profitability. Unfortunately, software fatigue is also emerging…

The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) and its membership received five industry leaders to its 2022-2023 Board of Directors during their Annual General Meeting on November 17th, 2022. There were ten nominees from across Vancouver Island. Continuing to utilize online voting…

Entering one of the three grain elevators that stand like giants over Kenaston, Sask., is like walking into a museum. Old-growth wood houses machinery from another era and rickety lifts with a dusty rope lead to the top of the 30-metre-tall…

As rescuers continued to search for five people still missing after a catastrophic landslide in Ischia, anger was growing on the southern Italian island on Sunday over the years of rampant illegal construction that contributed to the disaster. Seven people, including…

Nobody knows who did it first or when. But by the 2nd or 3rd century B.C.E., Roman engineers were routinely grinding up burnt limestone and volcanic ash to make cementum: a powder that would start to harden as soon as it was mixed…

The fire destroyed everything in David and Rachel Harris’s home.  The couple’s Quispamsis house caught fire in March 2021, and it was a total loss. It had to be levelled and rebuilt. Luckily, insurance had the finances covered. All they had…

Ben Poirier has always enjoyed working with his hands. For the last few months, the Oakville 19-year-old has been gaining valuable hands-on experience working for contractor Bob Assadourian, of Triple R. Inc. Working on a Hamilton Mountain basement renovation, Poirier has…

EllisDon Community Builders (EDCB) is pleased to announce its partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada to provide local Habitat for Humanity organizations across Canada with affordable housing advisory services to accelerate homeownership projects.  “There are several obstacles to homeownership in Canada today, including financial impacts…

I’m incredibly passionate about helping those in the construction industry do what they need to succeed. It seems nowadays it’s increasingly difficult to find people willing to work in the trades. Attraction and retention are crucial in times like these. What…

Takumi Osawa kneels on the narrow balcony of a wooden house outside Tokyo and describes how, 140 years ago, workers would have hoisted baskets of mulberry leaves to the second floor to feed silkworms. When they ate, it sounded like rain.  Known in Japan as minka, these locally crafted structures with…

A new analysis of the Ford government’s proposed housing legislation by City of Toronto staff is warning that the plan will have major negative financial ramifications for the city without clearly advancing the goals of getting more housing built. In a…

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)  is best known for tracking building height and acting as “the global authority that bestows titles such as ‘The World’s Tallest Building.'” They describe themselves as: “The world’s leading nonprofit organization for all those…