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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto announces the appointment of Michelle Ackerman as the new chair of the Management Committee effective July 1st 2022, succeeding the tenure of Emma West, Partner, Bousfields. The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Toronto District Council as…

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released ACI CODE-562-21 Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures – Code and Commentary in print and digital formats. The Code was developed to provide design professionals with a code for the assessment of…

Paul Heyens thought he had seen it all. The CEO of Alberta Glass Company has had a front-row seat on the rollercoaster ride of booms and busts that our province has gone through over the past 20-plus years. And through it,…

AECOM announced the appointment of two leaders to its Canadian Buildings + Places business. Michael Magnan will serve as urbanism + planning practice lead for the Canada region. He is based in Calgary, Alberta. Glenn Hubick will serve as managing principal for Buildings + Places…

An Ottawa contractor has pleaded guilty to one count of uttering threats and one count of fraud over $5,000 relating to 28 victims over work that was never finished or in some cases never even started. In court Wednesday, Crown attorney Malcolm…

The technical expertise and innovation behind some of British Columbia’s most important transportation projects were honoured at the B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Last year’s ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in awards…

Canada construction equipment market size to reach a Revenue of $4.85 billion USD and a volume of 39,484 units by 2027, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 4.45% by volume during 2021-2027. CANADA EQUIPMENT MARKET INSIGHTS Canada’s construction equipment…

Electreon, the leading provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it will deploy its first public wireless EV charging road system in the U.S. The company won the RFP to build an Electric Road System (ERS)…

Half of Quebec’s construction workers with children have problems balancing work and family, according to a new study published in January. They are men and women among the 45 per cent of construction workers who say their work has a negative…

Yara Centre is the first to receive the upgrade. The south-facing entrance roof will have 139 modules and the south-facing wall will have 88, for a total of 227 solar panels. The City of Moose Jaw has begun its solar panel…

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…