Saudi Arabia Is Planning the Largest Buildings Ever Constructed
Saudi Arabia is planning the world’s largest buildings in a mostly unpopulated part of the country as part of an entirely new $500 billion development called Neom, according to people familiar with the matter. Neom, the brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince…
Researchers develop construction-worthy cement from food waste
Ever dreamed of having a gingerbread house like Hansel and Gretel? In the near future, edible houses may no longer just be found in fairy tales. Tokyo University researchers Kota Machida and Yuya Sakai have developed a technology to transform food…
4 Ways to Improve Your Marketing Efforts | Construction Marketing
Creating marketing strategies for your business is crucial in order to attract new business opportunities and increase your bottom line. As a construction business owner, operator, or manager, you understand better than anyone how hard your team works to complete projects…
Bulletin 276: Ensuring Effectiveness of a Fire Safety Plan
An approved fire safety plan contains multiple sections including but not limited to instructions for its implementation, the schedule for maintaining the building fire and life safety systems, and illustrations for the floor layouts, exits, stairwells and placement of fire extinguishers,…
Is Your Preconstruction Process Insane?
Colloquially, we define insanity as doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. And while that may not be the medical definition, it’s something most of us can relate to – even in the construction industry. How many…
Canadian building permits decline 0.6% in April
Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits in Canada declined 0.6% in April to $11.7 billion. Decreases in residential permits (-3.3%) were mostly offset by gains in the non-residential sector (+5.0%). On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), the total value…
CRCA Launches National Roofing Week
The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) is excited to announce that Canada’s third annual National Roofing Week celebration will launch on Monday, June 6th. We encourage everyone involved in the roofing industry to join the celebration. Roofing Week enables roofing professionals…