Because you’re a very responsible person who doesn’t text and drive, when you roll over a bridge your smartphone is stuck to the dash, where it is perhaps giving you directions while streaming a WIRED podcast. But in the background, your device is…
Because you’re a very responsible person who doesn’t text and drive, when you roll over a bridge your smartphone is stuck to the dash, where it is perhaps giving you directions while streaming a WIRED podcast. But in the background, your device is…
Homeowners across the country have been asking for support to offset the cost of reducing radon in their homes. Finally, some provinces and regions are offering grants that help cover the costs of radon mitigation for families. Radon gas can cause…
AuditSoft has been selected by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) as the Certificate of Recognition (COR™) auditing and data management solution for the Ontario construction industry. The selection is the outcome of a rigorous public procurements process resulting in a multi-year…
The standalone monthly SAAR of total housing starts for all areas in Canada declined 11% in October (267,055 units) compared to September’s 2022 high (298,811 units). The SAAR of total urban starts also declined, down 11% to 245,234 units in October. Multi-unit urban…
On two short stretches of road near downtown Detroit, transportation officials hope to make history. Over the next two years, they plan to embed technology in the pavement that can charge electric vehicles while they’re being driven. The wireless system will…
Helmets to Hardhats (H2H), the Millwright Regional Council of Ontario (MRCO) and the Association of Millwrighting Contractors of Ontario (AMCO) are partnering together to support Veterans, Reservists, and Cadets with new opportunities to join the skilled trades and start a as a career millwright. Executive…
Julie Zulich has long been aware of the need to attract and retain more women in the skilled trades. So, it wasn’t a hard decision last year to help develop a new mentorship program geared toward Northern Ontario tradeswomen. LeadHER Trades was…
The “coordinated efforts” of emergency responders is being credited for saving the life of a worker who was trapped in a collapsed trench late Monday afternoon in Oakville. The incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. at a “large new home construction”…
Construction of the Obama Presidential Center has been temporarily suspended as of Nov. 10 after a noose was found on the Chicago worksite. The Obama Foundation condemned the incident as a “shameless act of cowardice and hate.” Lakeside Alliance, the construction company working on the project, were…
Simcoe County is fast becoming a hub for innovation and cutting-edge technology related to housing. Plans are in the works in Innisfil for The Orbit, a next-generation, master-planned, transit-oriented community focused on sustainability. The smart city, to be built near Sixth…
The Manitoba government, with the support of the Eden family, is establishing a $60,000 memorial scholarship fund at the University of Manitoba (UM) in memory of Ruth Eden to support females studying civil engineering, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced…
Across the country, competition is stiff among apartment hunters as the rental market gets tighter. In Calgary, that struggle to find rental space is fuelling an unprecedented amount of rental construction. As of September, construction has begun on 2,799 new rental…
Canada’s federal housing agency is lending billions of dollars to boost construction of rental homes without routinely disclosing the recipients of the money or where the units are being built, shrouding in secrecy a program designed to address the country’s housing shortfall by…
Hugh A. Krentz has been instrumental in making Canadian buildings and bridges safer and stronger. He has drawn on 50 years of experience as an engineer in the steel and construction industries to develop more efficient, safe and sound building codes…
On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) Quebec Region celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the Steel Construction Awards of Excellence, at the Palace Convention Center, offering a welcome cocktail and a gourmet buffet, to a full house…