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A new breakthrough concerning electromagnetic wave absorption building materials is considered in the Journal of Materials Science & Technology. The advanced coating materials with green technology can make building more sustainable in the coming years. Electromagnetic Radiation in Building Because of the…

The “world’s first” nailable solar shingle, the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle, is being launched today by GAF Energy, the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America. The Energy Shingle is combined with other standard roofing components…

The oldest building in downtown Winnipeg could get a new lease on life, provided its bones are still strong. Work has begun on a structural inspection of the Winnipeg Hotel, with heritage lovers tightly crossing their fingers it can be restored to a former…

A central Albertan town is experiencing a major economic boost from three major energy projects underway nearby. Edson, Alta., 200 kilometres west of Edmonton, sits along the Yellowhead Highway and has long been a resource-driven town.  Currently under construction nearby are…

Each time a development project gets cancelled, it attracts news coverage. While builders and developers do everything they can to avoid disappointing their customers, the reality is that project cancellations do occur occasionally and usually for very good reasons. Purchasing a…

The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet — sucking the moisture out of plants — suburbs…

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan infrastructure deal last month — a significant domestic achievement for an embattled president that will flow hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money to infrastructure projects nationwide. The plan is aimed at repairing crumbling…

Inspectors have found 21 more cracks in welds or steel structural pieces on an elevated subway line that had a section collapse in May, killing 26 people, officials said Wednesday. Studies on the fallen section found the failure was caused by…

At a construction site, a Maçonnerie Gratton employee loads a brick onto a machine’s slide. With the push of a button, the brick vanishes into the metallic box and, within seconds, comes out polished after adjustable lasers clean off the old mortar. Tommy…

Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit that builds and repairs homes in partnership with lower-income families and individuals, has officially signed over its first 3D printed home.  Habitat for Humanity partnered with Alquist to build the 1200-square-foot house in Williamsburg, VA. Alquist, a large-scale…

Commercial construction is an orchestration exercise of almost unimaginable complexity that has nevertheless long been managed mostly on paper. Teams of builders, electricians, plumbers, architects, structural engineers and numerous other professions must come together around a shared task of turning a…

A Canadian company has dismantled one of its multimillion-dollar solar investments in Ukraine following a dispute with a powerful tycoon believed to be close to the presidential administration in a case that has underscored the former Soviet state’s troubled investment climate.…

The Construction Codes Act, SS 2021, c 9 (the “CCA”) is set to come into force in Saskatchewan on January 1, 2022,1 which will repeal and replace The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act (the “UBASA”). The CCA promotes better access and use of buildings in…

Bird Construction announced that it has been awarded a contract for construction of Lake City Studios (“the Project”), by Lake City Industries Limited Partnership in Burnaby, British Columbia. The project has a contract value in excess of $200 million. Once complete, Lake City…

Setting a fair wage policy for all City of Sarnia construction contracts is helping create a level playing field for workers and local contractors, the local labour council president says. “This was never about unions. It was always about workers and…