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Over the past couple of decades, the construction industry has seen significant change. That has especially been the case when it comes to concrete sustainability. Nowadays, there is a stronger focus on green building efforts like reaching net-zero-carbon concrete by 2050 and a…

Work is underway on the foundations for a six-storey apartment building being constructed at the former Zeller’s plaza in Sarnia. The Addison, a 70-unit building that will front on Afton Drive, is being built by the Vensuris Group of Companies as…

In the face of today’s prevailing issues, the Green Building Festival theme for 2022 is ‘Positive’. If sustainability and net zero are stepping stones, what tools and strategies will move us into a positive position to ensure a healthier, stable tomorrow?…

Moncton has awarded a Quebec firm the contract to build a $57.1 million Codiac Regional RCMP station in the city’s downtown. Councillors voted 7-4 on Monday evening to award the construction contract to Pomerleau Inc., the lowest of five bidders at $46,965,511.25. Other bids…

Level Equity announced today it has doubled its investment in STACK Construction Technologies. The additional capital from this financing round will be used to further accelerate technology innovation and product growth – adding more value to STACK as the industry’s most…

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has awarded a Graham project with the 2021 WSDOT Environment Excellence Award. The Olympic Region Maintenance and Administration Facility (ORMAF), located in Lacey, WA, won in the category for promoting energy conservation and greenhouse gas…

Three people who were injured and the families of two people killed after a crane collapsed on a Seattle construction site in 2019, will receive $112 million in a settlement, David Beninger, a lawyer for one of the victims told ABC News Tuesday.…

With all this industry focus on sustainable construction, there’s now a greater need to find construction materials that can contribute. After all, AEC professionals want to ensure their structures last as long as possible with the smallest carbon footprint. Of course, not…

The IAPMO Board of Directors has determined this year’s technical committee meetings toward the development of the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) will take place in person, May 2-5, at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort in Anaheim,…

It looked like Phil Sheegl would get away with receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars — some of which he split with former mayor Sam Katz — from the contractor he selected to build the Winnipeg Police Headquarters.  A five-year RCMP investigation ended…

An Edmonton history buff is running a March Madness-style bracket to get people excited about the city’s architecture.  Dan Rose, former chair of the Edmonton Historical Board, says his Arch Madness bracket is a “low stakes and safe way to get…

by Christopher Nielsen, B.Sc., P. Geo. (Limited), Vice President T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. For much of the 20th century, vermiculite from the Libby Mine in Montana was widely used in insulation products throughout Canada. Marketed under the trade name Zonolite, the…

Metro Vancouver’s board has settled on a new general contractor to finish construction of the behind-schedule and over-budget North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project. Staff for the regional governing body are working to finalize a contract with PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.,…

The Alberta government is introducing Bill 5 aimed at improving safety for roadside workers. Under Bill 5, protection is given to roadside maintenance workers and snowplow operators, which is similar to first responders and tow truck operators. In the Traffic Safety Amendment…

The Manitoba government is introducing new legislation, the prompt payment for construction act, which would establish payment obligations to contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry to alleviate payment delays, Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Reg Helwer announced today.…