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Bird Construction announced that it has been awarded a contract for construction of Lake City Studios (“the Project”), by Lake City Industries Limited Partnership in Burnaby, British Columbia. The project has a contract value in excess of $200 million. Once complete, Lake City…

Setting a fair wage policy for all City of Sarnia construction contracts is helping create a level playing field for workers and local contractors, the local labour council president says. “This was never about unions. It was always about workers and…

On Grand Manan, a tight-knit community of about 2,360, it’s not surprising many people would rely on neighbours for word, good or bad, about home improvement contractors. In fact, word-of-mouth recommendations, often backed by a local Facebook group, led several property owners on the island…

The water had not yet arrived, but the way across was already there. In Toronto’s Port Lands recently, I walked through a vast trench where the Don River will one day flow underneath the Commissioners Street Bridge. The bridge’s two sections…

We all know the digital revolution is here to stay, especially after seeing the effects of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even reluctant construction leaders are realizing that harnessing the speed and accuracy of digital workflows is not only worthwhile, but critical to growth and competitive advantage.  …

Though widely popular in other parts of the world, solar water heaters are less well known in the US. They can save you money and reduce your reliance on fossil fuels. If you, like me, have been thirsty enough to drink…

A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines carrying oil and other hazardous liquids through the Great Lakes region, marine coastal waters and beaches, officials said Thursday. The rule issued by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration…

To address the labour shortage affecting the construction industry, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) and the CFL Players Association (CFLPA) are teaming up to offer training opportunities for players to enter the construction industry. Most football players in the Canadian Football…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) is seeking Canadian input in the development of IAPMO Z124.10, Water Closet and Urinal Partitions, as a National Standard of Canada. Canadian regulators, consumers and other professionals with technical background in plumbing and mechanical…

The Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing plans for a renovation of Rogers Centre likely to include a redesign of the stadium’s lower bowl, according to an industry source, a project aimed at increasing revenues while modernizing the experience at the stadium. A shift…

BIM is a powerful process that allows owners, engineers, and contractors to better collaborate and to improve the transparency of information shared between partners within a project. Nevertheless, BIM, more so than many other topics, has simultaneously become one of the…

NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials has hired Jerzy Zemajtis as Executive Director, replacing Dr. David A. Lange. He will oversee all NEx operations and initially focus on identifying and recruiting new members interested in advancing nonmetallic…

The Ontario Court of Justice at Kitchener fined a man $20,000 for attempting to pass off his own work as the work of a professional engineer by applying a facsimile of the engineer’s seal to design drawings filed with the Cities…

General contractors are often required by the specifications to submit a plan for cold-weather concreting procedures that outlines how they will mitigate cold weather and meet the specified requirements.   A contractor’s plan often includes: Monitoring temperature in the concrete at or…

Register now for our January 25th webinar with Andrea Pietila and Kathleen Narbonne of RDH for an overview of thermal bridging and a detailed review of the Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) Thermal Bridging Guide developed by RDH. Thermal bridging is important to consider…