5 Tips on Building Better Client Relationships
Whether you’re a customer, sub-contractor, or general contractor, I’m sure at one point in your life you’ve experienced first hand why contractors typically have a bad rap for not communicating effectively. As mentioned in previous articles, miscommunication and inaccurate project data…
These solar panels create clean water in the desert
Most of the energy that hits a solar panel is wasted. Energy technology researcher Peng Wang told IE that less than 20 percent of the energy that hits a solar panel gets turned into electricity. The rest is turned into heat, which can cause the…
Canadian building permits decreased 8.8% in January
Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits decreased 8.8% to $10.1 billion in January. The residential sector fell 11.6% to $6.7 billion, while the non-residential sector declined 2.7% to $3.4 billion. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100) the total value of building permits declined 8.2%.…
Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre is Open
Graham is proud to share that the Government of Canada has opened Waterton Lakes National Park’s new Visitor Centre to the public. The visitor centre opened on February 16, 2022, and Graham was the project’s prime contractor. The new visitor centre…
Survey: Ontario ICI Contractors Feeling Confident in 2022
After two years of life in a pandemic with restricted economic activity, Ontario construction contractors are feeling confident about their business prospects in 2022, according to the annual Contractor Survey conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat. Overall, 82 per cent of…
Webinar – Future-Proofing Your Concrete Business
About the Webinar Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 10:00 am PT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET Duration: 30 minutes When suppliers began rationing cement and increasing prices during the pandemic, family-owned single plant operator ABC Ready Mix rolled out CarbonCure…
Mobile Hi-Impact Shielding Barrier for Industrial Applications
MarShield, an industry leader in product innovation, was contacted by a prominent energy company in Southeast USA to develop a barrier that would be extremely durable with high visual clarity and extreme impact qualities. The energy company provides electricity to 7.8…
SBC Webinar: Laneway, ADU & Tiny Home Residences
Laneway houses and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are increasingly popular building forms to address the need for densification and increasing the availability of housing in urban areas. Simultaneously, tiny houses are being incorporated into the mainstream building lexicon and being touted…