Monday, March 8, 2021 
CABA completes “Intelligent Buildings and COVID-19” research project
CABA has just completed the Landmark Research Project, “Intelligent Buildings and COVID-19.” CABA commissioned Frost & Sullivan, a CABA member, to evaluate the key issues and challenges presented by COVID-19 for the intelligent buildings industry. This research examined the pandemic’s immediate…
Biden Administration wades into major fight over green building codes
The Biden administration has waded into a quiet but extremely consequential fight over building codes that are supposed to save energy, urging the nonprofit in charge of writing those guidelines to halt a policy change that would limit input from local governments and…
Skills Ontario’s International Women’s Day Conference will provide tools to help manage parenthood, entrepreneurship, and work
Skills Ontario works to ensure that all Ontarians have access to engaging opportunities to explore skilled trade and technology careers, and through the organization’s virtual International Women’s Day Conference, set to run on March 8th, Ontarians will hear tips and insight…
American Concrete Institute Launches New ACI 318 PLUS
The American Concrete Institute has launched ACI 318 PLUS – an entirely new annual subscription that provides users with convenient digital interactive access to ACI CODE-318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, along with in-document access to related resources,…
Connecting Technology Through Minimizing
Late last year RER interviewed a series of rental people about how COVID-19 affected their business. Michael Frey, rental operations manager, Finning Canada talks on the company’s safety measures, optimism for 2021, adoption of online tools and helping customers balance the…
Imperial researchers develop roadside barrier design to mitigate air pollution
With air pollution becoming an increasingly dangerous global health challenge, researchers are constantly working on innovating novel solutions to tackle these 21st century problems. At Imperial College London, researchers are using airflow modelling techniques to study the effects of unique roadside structures…
These anti-solar panels don’t need daylight to generate power
One of the primary barriers to a larger adoption of solar panels is its reduced viability in areas challenged by limited sunlight, a limit that extends to all solar technologies at night, when energy from the sun is effectively unavailable. Fortunately, a…
Brick by brick: Regina man turns passion for Lego into professional creations for locals
Sharif Alshurafa has been building creations with Lego since he was a little boy and now more than 30 years later, his passion has evolved into a business venture. It all started when his father, who was an architect, inspired him…
B.C.’s Site C dam is more than $7-billion over budget – and nobody is surprised
Before a single watt of power flows from a modern hydroelectric dam, there is one thing these massive projects reliably achieve: they consume money, lots of it – and, too often, far more than planned. On Friday, British Columbia Premier John Horgan…
How Autodesk Build Will Deliver on Key Value Drivers in Construction
With the use of construction technology, firms can access data to drive better and more informed decision-making. But what happens when project data is not used or readily accessible across individuals involved in a project? Unpredictability. Disjointed solutions and a lack of…
Chelmsford company fined more than $200K for worker’s death
A local construction firm has been fined more than $200,000 following the death of a worker in 2018 at a golf course in Chelmsford. Following a trial that took place last fall and sentencing this week, Justice of the Peace Kathleen…
IotaComm’s CEO is the new CABA Intelligent Buildings Council (IBC) Chair
Iota Communications, Inc. , a wireless communication and data analytics software company, and the Continental Automated Building Association are pleased to announce Terrence DeFranco as the new Chair of the Intelligent Buildings Council. Mr. DeFranco, President & CEO of Iota Communications,…
Lafarge Canada celebrates first ECOPact project
In a sign that Canadian contractors have made sustainability a priority, Lafarge Canada is proud to celebrate our first ECOPact project with Dueck Builders in Winnipeg, MB. Dueck Builders is a Winnipeg based sustainable home builder. Energy efficiency and green building…
United Association becomes Platinum IWSH Partner for 2021
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA) has generously become a Platinum partner of IAPMO’s International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) for 2021. The UA represents an…
Skills Ontario to host Persons with Exceptionalities Conference
As an organization dedicated to empowering youth to explore careers in the skilled trades and technologies, Skills Ontario works to ensure that all Ontarians feel welcomed and included in these fields. One of the ways Skills Ontario is doing that is…
