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When Allan Smith and Chanda Woodworth got evicted from their rent-subsidized apartment, it began a long journey of living in hotels and eventually on the street before settling into a new tiny home community. The journey there wasn’t easy. “Our blankets and pillows would…

The fourth edition of Crane-Supporting Steel Structures: Design Guide, by R.A. MacCrimmon, is now available at the CISC Steel Store. Past editions of this CISC publication have filled a long-standing need for technical information for the design and construction of crane-supporting…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing over 450 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, has announced today that it will progressively stop offering single-use plastic shopping bags in its Lowe’s, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt stores…

Monday night’s blaze at an East Kildonan condo building under construction is highlighting some of the risks involved with construction sites. “Certainly any fire on a construction site is a pretty scary event and yesterday’s was absolutely spectacular,” Winnipeg Construction Association…

U.S. construction spending increased less than expected in December as a solid rise in private projects was partially offset by a sharp decline in outlays on public projects. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that construction spending rose 0.2% after advancing…

What separates the most successful businesses from the rest? You can name all the determining factors in the world, but it will always circle back to the leader. One thing a leader should know is that you can always learn from…

The IAPMO Group is pleased to announce the hiring of John Watson as vice president of Industry Relations and Business Development. Watson has more than 30 years of plumbing industry experience in product development and compliance management. Prior to joining IAPMO,…

The Commission de la construction du Québec is defending itself from a complaint by the Quebec human rights commission that alleges the hiring system in the construction industry discriminates against women . The complaint says the CCQ contributes “to the systemic discrimination” of…

After two years of work, construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is complete in the Edmonton region. Trans Mountain Corp., a federal Crown corporation, announced Tuesday the work to replace the existing line that runs through several south Edmonton neighbourhoods had wrapped up. The…

When it comes to construction projects, any type of delay can result in increased costs both for the contractor and their customer. Shortages of certain materials and supply chain constraints in recent years haven’t helped. So it’s not a huge surprise…

A union member is organizing a convoy of protesters heading to Quebec City to hold a demonstration against the province’s public health measures related to COVID-19, but not with funding from his union. The convoy appears to be inspired by the…

An American clean energy company has been awarded the tender to develop P.E.I.’s first micro energy grid. Massachusetts-based Ameresco Canada Inc. will collaborate with the P.E.I. Energy Corporation on the $24.6 million project at Slemon Park, north of Summerside. The microgrid…

A widow of one of the workers who plunged 13 storeys to their deaths at a Toronto highrise in 2009 told a coroner’s inquest in a statement she wants more to change to keep the industry safe. The deaths of four…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking volunteers, with technical background in plumbing systems and specific knowledge of tileable shower receptors and shower kits — such as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives, as well as manufacturing…

How are you currently measuring project success? Traditionally, many of us have been using financials, such as budget, as the leading indicator to measure performance; after-all, the ultimate goal is to make money and be profitable. However, relying solely on this…