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SBC’s Lifetime Achievement Awards have been given annually to 3 individuals who meet the criteria of delivering meaningful change to the built environment through a focus on improving environmental performance.  Recipients are selected by the SBC Board on the basis of…

A Netherlands-based, internationally used SaaS solution, has created an exquisite scheduling and communication tool. By entering Canada this fall, KYP Project will help construction companies digitize their way of working and improve communication between stakeholders all around the world. Due to…

Rooftop solar panels are up to 79% cheaper than they were in 2010. These plummeting costs have made rooftop solar photovoltaics even more attractive to households and businesses who want to reduce their reliance on electricity grids while reducing their carbon footprints. But are there enough…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed AB 100 into law, requiring “lead-free” endpoint plumbing devices to meet a performance standard, NSF/ANSI/CAN 61-2020, and preventing the sale in California of endpoint devices that leach more than 1 μg/L of lead. Authored by Assemblymember Chris…

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) about a 2,050-year-old Roman tomb has uncovered some interesting information about the nature of Roman-era concrete. Despite being a very ancient technology, the durability of this material has long stumped experts, until now.  By…

Some Quebec construction workers may find themselves rushing to get the jab this week. As of Oct. 15, all workers stationed at construction sites near or inside a health-care establishment will have to be fully vaccinated. It will be up to…

Jonathan Rose Companies is one of the biggest developers of affordable housing in the United States. Since 1989, the for-profit New York developer has delivered more than 100 affordable and mixed-income communities, such as the new 709-unit Sendero Verde in East…

About 25%, or 1 in 4 units of critical infrastructure, such as police stations, airports and hospitals, are at risk of being rendered inoperable due to flooding, a comprehensive new report finds. The report points to climate change for heightening risks. Why it…

by Doug Dougherty, CEO of Cooper Equipment Rentals I was born in 1956 into a traditional middle class Canadian family – two older sisters and an older brother and a house in the suburbs. I was the baby by six years.…

HRAI reported last month on ongoing discussions with Québec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, advocating on behalf of members for the exclusion of ductless equipment from the application of a new regulation that will mandate recovery…

A new type of concrete has the potential to greatly reduce emissions from the construction industry, a press statement reveals. The calcium carbonate concrete, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo, is made by combining waste concrete and C02 that can be…

Meet Graneet, a French startup that just raised a $2.8 million seed round (€2.4 million) led by Point Nine and Fondamental. Graneet is a vertical software-as-a-service startup focused on the construction industry and the myriad of small and medium companies in this industry specifically. It…

Even as the city is set to consider increasing development charges, the net cost of putting up new buildings in Guelph could soon go down, thanks to the province ending parking services fees. But that downward trend could be short lived,…

A $25-million building boom is about to commence near both sides of the 500 block of Queen Street East. The construction company that built Algoma University’s Spirit Village residence nine years ago has won a $16.3-million contract to erect a new…

Plans for a 176-unit affordable rental building in downtown Kelowna are being praised for meeting a significant community need. During a Tuesday meeting where a height variance allowing for a 20-storey tower at 1451 Bertram St. was approved, Kelowna city councillors and…