While action on climate change is a key issue in the June 2 provincial election, two local climate action leaders say the province must change the Ontario Building Code to require new homes to be built more sustainably. “If we can change…
While action on climate change is a key issue in the June 2 provincial election, two local climate action leaders say the province must change the Ontario Building Code to require new homes to be built more sustainably. “If we can change…
Nobody was injured after a building under construction in Bedford, N.S., collapsed Sunday afternoon. The building, which will be the site of the future Larry Uteck Plaza on the corner of Larry Uteck Boulevard and Brookline Drive, had been under construction…
About a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions stem from transportation—and around 72% of those come from road vehicles. Crucially, the focus for reducing those road-based emissions has been electrifying vehicles, such as America’s most popular auto, the Ford F-150, whose Lightning…
Ecobot, the construction software company driving the digitization of preconstruction environmental permitting, today announced the integration of mitigation banking data as part of a recent platform enhancement. This innovation advances Ecobot’s broader mission to streamline environmental and construction processes while leveraging…
Ensuring that concrete strength meets or exceeds project specifications is a critical task for construction teams. Many construction teams are now implementing maturity to assess the strength of in-place concrete. Applying this method can give them a more comprehensive look at…
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released The Future of Building, a whitepaper detailing the drivers influencing how the construction industry could transform over the next 10 years in North America. Guided by the AEM Futures Council and a Vision Team,…
In honour of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce a collaboration with the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and PowerED™ by Athabasca University to expand capacity of accessibility certification training for the architectural community. In Canada, almost 50 percent…
On the eve of a provincial election, the NDP were counting their losses. Many of their union members, particularly male workers, were not just flocking to the Progressive Conservatives but doing so in droves after the progressives had alienated them. Policies…
Erin Council is proceeding with a list of pre-qualified contractors for two phases of the town’s much-anticipated wastewater treatment plant. On May 12, council received the report regarding the general contractor for the sewage pumping station, directing staff to proceed with…
Cleanup of the landslide debris in Whitehorse and the construction of the sheet pile wall are set to begin on Wednesday or Thursday next week, say city officials. Tracy Allen, the city’s director of operations, said the city expects the cleanup…
The seventh Emerging Water Technology Symposium returned as an in-person event for the first time in four years, bringing together industry, manufacturing, water utility and government leaders from around the world. A focus of this year’s event was on resources communities…
There has been much discussion about the need for housing supply and increased density in Vancouver. But what that means for the environment has been given short shrift, say those in the housing industry who are concerned about the sustainability of…
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has issued a brief statement in which it largely claims victory in its long-running arbitration dispute with Muskrat Falls contractor Astaldi Canada. But big questions remain unanswered. After repeated requests for information by CBC News, the public utility company…
Thousands of construction workers and crane operators will soon be back on the job after voting in favour of a new three-year contract after a weeks-long strike. “The strike is now over and Local 183 members working in the Formwork Sector…
When I first sat down to speak with the Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, I was a little skeptical. Since 2018, her firm, SAP, has been researching how to harness molten lava from Iceland’s myriad volcanoes, and use it as a natural building…