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Xero, the global small business platform, has partnered with leading global provider of construction management software, Procore Technologies, Inc., to provide a new integration between Procore’s construction financial management solution and Xero’s cloud-based accounting platform. The new app integration is now available…

Kelson Group is the first property management company in Northern Alberta to have its multi-family apartment buildings recognized under the Canadian Certified Rental Building Program (CCRBP). The company’s certified properties are in Edmonton, Leduc, Sherwood Park, and Grande Prairie, AB.  The CCRBP is North…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), developer of the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand), has posted online the 2022 Report on Proposals for the 2023 edition of this prospective American National Standard-designated model code. No hardcopy edition of this…

The interest rate induced slump in Toronto region real estate hit the new construction home market in August with condo and single-family housing sales plunging more than 80 per cent below last year’s levels and falling well beneath the 10-year averages.…

NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is pleased to announce funding availability and sponsorship of 11 new projects coming in 2023. These projects regard Research and Development, Standards and Guidelines, and Professional Development.  All funded projects aim…

Common Ground Alliance (CGA) – the national association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them, and their communities – today announced the publication of a new White Paper based on recent research among natural gas distribution stakeholders…

UNBC civil engineering assistant professor Ramla Qureshi will be using models to study how wood-steel hybrid buildings would perform under the most difficult and dangerous conditions. Designing buildings with steel frames and cross-laminated timber or other engineered wood products for floors…

The construction industry in Nova Scotia is doing its part to support the mental health of workers. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) south of the border finds that the rates of suicide in the construction…

A $31.6 million construction project is underway on a planned expansion of Selkirk Regional Health Centre, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Wednesday. The goal of the expansion is that it will significantly expand acute care inpatient capacity and increase its role in Manitoba’s surgery program.…

Plans are afoot for a magnificent new open air lagoon in Canada that will be kept at balmy temperatures year round through a “huge Thermos” heating system underneath. Designed to be the largest of its type in the world and blend…

Canada’s population is about to boom. And Canada isn’t ready. Last month, Statistics Canada released a report showing this country’s population has recently been growing at almost double the rate of the rest of the G7. The agency also expects that trend to…

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce that the 2022 RAIC International Prize will be awarded to The Warming Huts, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The architecture firm behind the project is Sputnik Architecture Inc, Winnipeg, leader of a consulting team…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking committee members for the development of American National Standards and National Standards of Canada. IAPMO is seeking volunteers from a variety of interest categories to serve on the following standards committee…

Project management is always a hot topic in the world of construction, and it’s not hard to see why. The number of projects that need to be managed is on the rise, along with their complexity and risk. So what can…

Drywall workers are usually the last specialty trades to work on a construction project building, but that doesn’t make their work any less important. In fact, their work is often subject to the most judgment since it’s the most visible. Here’s…