Regal Plaza Corporate Centre a Model of Sustainability
Regal Plaza Corporate Centre, a new mixed-use business complex will feature sustainability elements reducing total energy consumption by 15 per cent less than current Ontario Building Code requirements. Sustainability features include the thermal effectiveness of the building envelope with insulated window…
Construction job vacancies at record high
Statistics Canada reported job vacancies in the construction sector hit 89,225 in June, just below a record high in April. Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), said the industry has done a remarkable job over the…
Is Finland’s Wood City the future of building?
It smells like a lush pine forest in the lunch room of a new upper secondary school in Helsinki, but there’s no scented air freshener. Instead, most of the five-storey building has been constructed out of wood. The school won’t be…
The construction renaissance is upon us
Construction has long been considered an industry that lacks both evolution and innovation. While other industries have avoided stagnation by becoming more efficient and productive over time, the construction industry has been stuck in its tracks. According to McKinsey in 2017, the…
Free E-Book: Take Your Next Step to a More Resilient Design
Don’t Let Water Wash Away All Your Hard Work When specifying concrete waterproofing, you need a solution that’s reliable and permanent. Without it, your concrete waterproofing is at risk of failing and letting water erode and corrode the concrete that it…
Choose MarShield for Radiation Shielding Solutions in Nuclear Medicine
According to Grand View Research, the global nuclear medicine market size was an estimated 8.1 billion USD in 2021 and is expected to increase 13% from 2022-2030. Nuclear medicine is expanding quickly due to advancements in products and government initiatives that improve nuclear medicine…
Webinar – The Drive Toward Reducing Carbon in Concrete Construction
Date: Tuesday, October 11Time: 10:00 am PT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET Increasingly, the design and construction industry is recognizing the importance of reducing embodied carbon emissions, and buildings involving concrete offer a major opportunity to help the industry have…
Timescapes at OCA Symposium & Tradeshow – Oct 5 & 6
If you’re in Ottawa this week and interested in learning more about how construction teams are utilizing visual data to make faster decisions to keep ahead of projects, then come check out Timescapes at booth 247 at the upcoming OCA Construction…
Bulletin 280: Conducting Building Fire Drills
Whether required for a new or existing building, an approved fire safety plan contains the emergency evacuation procedures which are so vital to allow occupants to safely exit in a timely manner, should a fire situation occur in the building. This…
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Construction
You might not consider emotional intelligence to be a requirement for the construction industry, but it’s actually becoming an increasingly important part of the job. That’s because more and more people are realizing that empathy is only one aspect of emotional…