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The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lane of Johnson Controls, the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, to the CABA Board of Directors. As Director of Product Management for Building Automation…

After much delay, Canada’s 2020 National Model Construction Code for Buildings was released this spring. Alongside improved standards for structural integrity, safety, health and accessibility, this code guides new buildings toward a higher standard of energy efficiency, a crucial step in…

Construction work is set to get underway today on a project that will improve access to the TTC’s Museum Station. The $26 million project, which will include the construction of two new elevators and a new secondary entrance/exit at Queen’s Park Circle,…

While increasing the sustainability of concrete has understandably been a key focus for the construction industry, it’s not the only one. There’s also been a lot of discussion about the many millions of tonnes of waste the industry produces worldwide. It’s a growing problem that…

Learn about the costs, benefits, & competitive advantages of deploying your construction software in the cloud. An increasing number of construction companies are leveraging the power of cloud technology to more efficiently run their organizations and, ultimately, better serve their staff…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Davis as president of product and technology. In this role, Davis will lead Procore’s product, design and engineering organizations. Based out…

In recent years, we’ve heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in producing good quality concrete in which all of the aggregate has been replaced with tire particles. Concrete consists of three…

Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction edged up 0.3% to $20.8 billion in June. Gains in the non-residential sector (+2.4%) helped keep overall investment up. The majority of strength for the month came from Ontario, reporting gains in all building components…

In service to its longstanding commitment to promoting the trades and the highly skilled professionals who work in them, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is proud to partner with Pfister on season three of its “American Plumber…

Professor Doug Hooton, PhD is the NSERC/CAC Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability at the University of Toronto. His research involves finding ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with concrete infrastructure and has informed the specification codes…

The Importance of Positivity in Leaders: Our people’s lives are changing, and we need to be able to adapt. It doesn’t matter who you are, or what your opinions may be. In a time as dynamic and unprecedented as today, there’s…

With a goal of achieving an energy-efficient structure built to LEED Gold standard, and the potential to reduce the scope of the original design, the city has hired an architect for its new recreation complex and library. Council approved the move Tuesday after the city…

The developer of the troubled Magdalena apartment building in North Cowichan is suing an engineering company over structural deficiencies in the building. WestUrban Developments Inc. hired Krahn Engineering Inc., an Abbotsford-based company, to oversee the building’s structural design. The developer alleges…

Two Fredericton brothers saw that the trades have an image problem and decided they’d do something about it with their own construction company. Mark Small said he and his brother Kent founded Benchmark Building and Renovations about six years ago with the intent…

COMPANY The vision for Spirit of York Distillery was always a big, bold, aspirational, enduring goal – to craft some of the world’s most premium, best-tasting spirits. Toronto is a world-class city, deserving of world-class spirits. Capable of rivalling those made…