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The contractor for the new bridge over the Athabasca River on Highway 813 has been selected with work now expected to begin late in the summer. A May 4 media release from Alberta Transportation announced that St. Albert-based Alberco Construction Ltd. was…

Norcast Concrete Ltd, a newly formed producer of ready-mix concrete and pre-cast concrete products, commissions new state-of-the-art plant in Prince Albert, SK. Norcast Concrete is a company formed by local business leaders who were born and raised in Prince Albert. Together they bring…

Bird Construction Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dagmar Construction, has been awarded a contract for Railway Track, Signal and Station works by Metrolinx for the Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project. The contract value is approximately $62 million. Dagmar,…

Since its inception as an organization over 50 years ago, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa has prioritized philanthropy – finding ways of giving back to both the community it calls home, and beyond.  Like many throughout the pandemic, however, the…

A massive residential tower planned for Vancouver’s downtown core will be the world’s tallest “passive house” building, a Canadian developer says. According to Brivia Group, a 60-storey residential development called Curv will break the record in the category of low-carbon, energy…

The federal government’s enormous bet on new construction is unlikely to have much of an effect on soaring home prices, some economists and housing experts are warning. The strategy to massively ramp up construction of new homes across Canada is the…

The Energy Management Association announced that its virtual course aimed at providing commercial and public building personnel with the tools they need to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs and optimize systems is returning. EMA’s 8-hour “Virtual O&M Training for Engineers &…

U.S. construction spending barely rose in March as a moderate increase in outlays on private projects was partially offset by a further decline in public spending. The Commerce Department said on Monday that construction spending edged up 0.1% after increasing 0.5%…

The latest version of the Toronto Green Standard (TGS) came into effect on May 1, 2022 for new development applications. The TGS is a critical component to address the City of Toronto’s ambitious Transform TO Net Zero Climate Strategy, approved by…

More than 15,000 residential construction workers are on strike over compensation and workers’ rights. It’s being called the biggest strike in the sector in 20 years, which could delay the construction of highrise and low-rise homes in the GTA. On Sunday,…

Web3 may be the latest craze in the technology world, but can it actually help the construction industry? By now you may have heard a lot of talk of ‘Web3’. If you’re not familiar with the term, Web3 refers to a…

The Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) are pleased to announce that they have established a training agreement that will make HRAI the exclusive delivery partner in Canada for…

Matcon Demolition Ltd. (MDL’s) newest fleet addition, a Cat® 352 UHD excavator, is the first one of its kind in Western Canada, making the journey all the way from Caterpillar in South Carolina. For a machine this size, shipping in multiple…

In this Podcast, I talk about my own experience of leaving a company I’d been with for 25 years. It was a big change, but it was one that was necessary. The company had changed and I had changed, and it…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 450 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, won the Stratégie de développement durable Desjardins Mercure award during the prestigious Les Mercuriades 2022 Gala held last night at…