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In a move designed to reflect the expanding leadership roles within the company, KEITH Manufacturing Co. has named Mark Foster as chairman/CEO, Lindsay Foster-Drago as president and Melissa Henning as vice president. Foster had served as president since 2006, following the…

Biden’s big infrastructure plan, which was passed last month, promises to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, many of which won’t require a college degree. But it’s going to be an uphill battle trying to fill those roles.The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment…

Concrete is the single most abundant human-made material on Earth. It’s most likely beneath you right now. Some 70 per cent of the world’s population lives in a building made with concrete. Every year – and year after year – the…

Cash flow is the lifeline of any construction project, no matter how big or small. Being able to effectively manage cash flows throughout the lifespan of not only your projects, but also the entire company as a whole, can be the…

In Calgary, Alberta, a multidisciplinary team is designing, fabricating and testing specialized laneway houses for seniors. Architects, environmental designers, doctors and physiotherapists are among the people collaborating on the innovative “aging in place” pilot project, which has the potential to change…

A Vancouver school has filed legal action against the $3-billion Broadway Subway Project, alleging the project agreement has been breached in numerous places, putting children’s safety at risk. “We are extremely frustrated with this lack of action on children’s safety. We are…

As COVID has hammered the Ontario economy, the construction industry has escaped relatively unscathed. But while construction sites have been a hive of activity almost throughout the pandemic, workers haven’t seen their fair share of the industry’s upside, according to a…

The P.E.I. Construction Association is giving a Charlottetown school’s trade program a boost. Starting in February, high school students at Immanuel Christian School will be using the association’s indoor workshop under the tutelage of local red-seal tradespeople. Principal Tom Deelstra said…

City Council has tonight agreed to pay for a building demolition on Gore Street that could end up costing taxpayers up to $400,000. 149 Gore St. was declared dangerous in April. The city has taken legal action against the owner, but…

Ontario’s first mass timber academic building is rapidly taking shape at Centennial College’s Progress Campus this fall. Centennial is collaborating with EllisDon, DIALOG and Smoke Architecture to construct the province’s first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building, designed based on the Indigenous concept…

Where have all the leaders gone? This is a question that crosses my mind often. Over the years, our leaders and politicians have ceased to leave a prominent mark on our country and our trust has been misplaced in those whose…

Ontario continues to see strong growth as MPAC valued more than 86,680 new properties and improvements to existing properties totaling $38 billion. The assessed value of Ontario’s 5.5 million properties is now estimated to be more than $3.04 trillion. These changes are summarized in the…

It seems no building is safe from Toronto’s unquenchable thirst for more condos, with one of the latest targets an early 20th-century skyscraper that once defined the city skyline. But don’t freak out just yet. The Edwardian-style Canadian Pacific Building at the southeast corner of Yonge…

California is expected to propose changes this week to a state policy that allows owners of private homes with solar panels to sell their excess energy into the electric grid at or near the retail rate.The policy, called net metering, has become a…

Volunteer builders have repaired the bungalow of a 93-year-old man who can no longer maintain his own home. Former bricklayer Tom Knapper from Bucknall in Staffordshire built it himself in 1970, but was recently diagnosed with cancer, suffered two heart attacks…