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The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announces the appointment of Jeff Estep as Chairman of the Board, along with six new officers, to navigate the Institute through its next two years of operations. Mr. Estep is the General Manager of Farwest…

A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was seen rising from the site near…

Structural Steel Was Essential to Bring Design to Life It’s a new day for the University of Toronto Schools (UTS). At 110 years young, the university preparatory school is undergoing a significant renewal that will bring numerous upgrades and additions to…

Project management doesn’t just apply to the construction industry. It covers almost every industry in the world and can therefore have a variety of different requirements and processes to follow. However, regardless of what you are managing, there is definitely a…

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…

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…

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…

The biggest new idea in sustainable building is also one of the oldest construction materials around: timber. But this isn’t ordinary wood. Cross-laminated timber, as it’s known, is arguably the first major structural innovation since the invention of reinforced concrete more than 150…

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,…

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…

Graham Group of Companies has announced an agreement with global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM to acquire the North American assets of AECOM’s Energy Operations and Maintenance Division (EOM). The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals expected to be completed by the end…

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,…

Bird Construction Inc. (“Bird”) is pleased to announce that in a joint venture with Chandos Construction Inc. and M. Sullivan & Son Limited (“CBS JV”), it has successfully completed the validation phase of the Integrated Project Delivery (“IPD”) contract for the…

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…

A vertical farm that’s under construction in southeast Calgary has been selected as the first project to receive financial support from the Alberta government’s new investment and growth fund. Ontario-based company GoodLeaf Farms is building its biggest indoor farm in Calgary’s…