Wednesday, October 2, 2024 
Renewal by Andersen rapidly growing in British Columbia
By Stephen Borer, DMC Recruitment The window renovation business in British Columbia is BOOMING!.. and will be for many years thanks to the tens of thousands of aging homes needing their windows replaced every year, healthy home valuations, and the extreme…
Canada’s Largest Net-Zero Energy Institutional Building Produces More Electricity Than It Uses
Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation in Hamilton, Ontario, is Canada’s largest net-zero energy institutional facility and the first in the country to be awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design and Performance certification from the Canada Green Building Council, positioning it as…
VIU Carpentry Program Partners with Nanaimo Hospice to Help Create Dream Home
Students in the Carpentry program at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will be playing a big role in a new community project and it’s all for a good cause. The program is partnering with Nanaimo Community Hospice and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association – Vancouver Island (CHBA…
Celebrating Women in Construction Week
by Arnie Gess, publisher Construction Links Network One of the biggest benefits of owning and publishing the Construction Links Network platform is that I have the privilege of working with many women in the construction and building industry. Most of the…
City committee to debate stronger green-building standards in Ottawa
The City of Ottawa wants all new subdivisions and larger developments to meet a new, stronger set of municipal green-building standards. When city council approved tougher targets a few years ago for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and a road map to reach net-zero by 2050, city staff started…
Ag and Construction Equipment Market Outlook: Is Long-Term Growth Sustainable?
By the Association of Equipment Manufacturers While the global economy remains firmly on track to expand in 2022, a number of challenges are poised to serve as obstacles for the agriculture and construction equipment industries in the weeks and months ahead. According to the latest business…
Calculating the Maturity of Concrete with Maturix®: What Are the Benefits?
Nowadays, it’s more important than ever that contractors keep a close eye on their concrete’s development. After all, material delivery lead times are double or more than what they used to be before the pandemic. And the cost of materials is still relatively…
Origin Materials says Sarnia plant construction on schedule
Officials with California-based biochemical company Origin Materials say its first plant, now under construction in Sarnia, is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year. The facility, which will use biomass, such as sawdust, to make building-block chemicals…
Edmonton-based construction association pledges jobs for Ukrainian refugees
On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will fast-track applications for Ukrainian refugees fleeing for Canada. Within a week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency said one million Ukrainians had already fled their home country. Paul…
AABC to Hold TAB Talk Webinar on HVAC Retrofit Projects
The Associated Air Balance Council has announced a new AIA-approved webinar in their TAB Talk series on March 16, focused on what TAB and commissioning professionals need to know about HVAC retrofits to be successful in their field. Learning Objectives: Define…
Construction industry salutes its top B.C. companies, projects, leaders
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) recognized the finest in B.C.’s construction industry at its 32nd annual Awards of Excellence gala, held Wednesday night at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. After a hiatus due to COVID‐19 restrictions, the event combined two…
Talk turns to future of old Fredericton courthouse as construction starts on new one
As construction on Fredericton’s new courthouse on King Street begins, discussions have started about what will happen to the old Justice Building and how to make sure the structure going back to the 1870s survives. “The big thing for us is…
Lawsuit settlement finally arrives for deficiencies in construction of Stride Place
The City of Portage la Prairie along with the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and the Portage Regional Recreation Authority Inc. announced Thursday that a settlement was reached in a lawsuit relating to building deficiencies in the construction of Stride…
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…
