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The International Code Council announced that Russ Manning, former Executive Director of Facility Operations & Maintenance for the National Facility Services of the Kaiser Permanente Health System, joined the Codes and Standards Department as Deputy Senior Vice President of Technical Services.…

Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson (Scarborough Centre), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee and Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee recently broke ground for the new North East Scarborough Community Recreation & Child Care…

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Grandview Kids have awarded a fixed-price contract of $85.3 million to Children First Consortium to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project. The Children First Consortium team includes: Applicant Lead: Amico Design Build Inc., Sacyr…

B.C.’s construction sector came out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic bigger in some ways, smaller in others, more diverse and paying higher wages. According to a recent survey by the BC Construction Association (BCCA), the total value of construction…

The $1.6-billion Woodfibre LNG project has declared that it will start major construction on its site in 2023, following years of deferrals. WLNG said in a news release that it has issued a Notice to Proceed to its construction contractor, McDermott International. This Notice…

Following Graham’s award last year of the Design Early Works Agreement for the Stuart Lake Hospital redevelopment, we are proud to announce we recently signed the Design-Build Agreement for the same project. This is Infrastructure BC’s first progressive design-build contract and…

The photo is of Lindsay Foster-Drago, KEITH president, and Mark Foster, KEITH Chairman/CEO. Lindsay is Keith Foster’s granddaughter and Mark is Keith’s son. KEITH Manufacturing Co. founder Keith Foster was recently honored with a spot on the Mid-America Trucking Show’s (MATS)…

Coexistence Based Beaver Management. Never heard of it? It’s what sets Ecotone apart from other environmental construction companies. Ecotone’s philosophy is “Think Like a Mountain,” in that every person has an impact on the environment, big or small. They tackle projects – stormwater management,…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 450 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, is proud to rank among Canada’s Greenest Employers for a second consecutive year. This recognition is awarded as part of…

Field documentation is vital for recording and tracking construction-related work, yet construction businesses are still managing their field documentation in very manual ways. These inefficient manual methods continue to cost companies substantial amounts of time and money. In my last post…

U.S. single-family homebuilding and permits tumbled in March as soaring mortgage rates increased costs, but residential construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of houses. The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed a record backlog of homes approved…

Jessica Deyong has heard it all. Princess. Buttercup. Sweetheart. Honey. Dear. All of those pet names used against her in conversations at previous jobs — the last of which included working at and managing a Hamilton-based construction company. “I wasn’t treated…

The City of Calgary laid 49 charges against Dhaliwal Homes Ltd., the sole director and two agents acting on behalf of Dhaliwal Homes Ltd. for not complying with the Safety Codes Act of Alberta. In addition, two charges for failing to…

Foam concrete is a highly air entrained sand cement that has at least 20% air by volume in the set product. It is made with a cement slurry and can range as high as 85% foam or air content. Most foam…

The Associated Air Balance Council has announced a new AIA-approved webinar in their TAB Talk series on May 18, where they will discuss important components to maintaining fire life safety (FLS) systems, which are fire smoke dampers (FSDs), smoke dampers (SDs)…