Getting Charitable With Your Team This Holiday Season
The holiday season is among us, and with it comes feelings of joy, excitement, and goodwill. Particularly relevant today, many people are feeling eager to get out and enjoy the festive season to the fullest, after many holidays being sidelined while…
Smart Solutions for a Sustainable Future in Mining
How new equipment and technology are reducing emissions and increasing productivity Canadian mining operators have a big challenge – to operate sustainably in a business environment that is seeing price increases, tighter government regulations, an increasing carbon tax and a soon-to-be-implemented…
Canadian building permits increase 1.3% in October
Statistics Canada reports the total value of building permits increased 1.3% to $10.3 billion in October, led by gains in British Columbia (+15.0%) and Ontario (+4.5%). Construction intentions in the non-residential sector were up 4.2%, while the residential sector edged down 0.1%.On a constant dollar…
Moving from BIM adoption to BIM optimization
If the digital transformation of architecture, engineering and construction is a destination, then Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the road that the industry is paving to get there. BIM encompasses the creation and management of buildings, infrastructure and other build-world assets,…
Bulletin 271: Fire Safety Plan Provisions
Fire safety plans are designed to minimize the threats associated with building fire evacuations, and to provide occupants with safety directives as these emergencies arise. Each plan describes advance fire safety measures, supervisory staff duties, and guidelines to ensure the effectiveness…
Rebounding Construction Risks Rising Toll Of Lost Time And Cash
The astounding scale of cash and time lost on construction and engineering projects around the globe is revealed in a new analysis of claims and disputes from HKA, a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation and dispute resolution with over 1000 experts,…
Vale Sees Spinoff Hope in Tapping Waste for Building Materials
One of the world’s biggest mining companies is getting into the construction business. Vale SA is starting to extract sand from material left over from iron ore processing to supply civil construction projects in Brazil. At the same time, the Rio de…