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LNG Canada is ramping up construction at its Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal with the workforce expected to peak at 7,500 people next year, newly-minted CEO Jason Klein said at a news conference and tour of the site on Sept.…

Canadian pipeline giant TC Energy Corp. is set to start construction on a $146-million solar farm in southern Alberta that could eventually generate enough energy to power 20,000 homes annually. The fully permitted Saddlebrook Solar Project will be the company’s first solar power…

Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits in Canada increased 11.9% in August to $12.5 billion. Both the residential sector (+12.0% to $8.4 billion) and non-residential sector (+11.8% to $4.0 billion) saw strong gains, with Ontario causing much…

PRINTING United Expo is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Oct. 19-21 and encompasses a powerful lineup of leading global companies like BODAQ® Finishes that will showcase its newest printing solutions. BODAQ® Finishes is pleased to announce that…

Sarah Keyes of ESG Global Advisors will lead a presentation on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, which are top of mind for investors and companies alike. Increased investor attention to the financial and operational impacts of ESG risks and opportunities…

A contractor’s workday is not your typical 9-5. Most put in 12-16hr days, and when they’re off the jobsite they’re right back at their desk coordinating schedules, talking to GCs, following up on administrative tasks, or managing finances. When teams are…

Regal Plaza Corporate Centre, a new mixed-use business complex will feature sustainability elements reducing total energy consumption by 15 per cent less than current Ontario Building Code requirements. Sustainability features include the thermal effectiveness of the building envelope with insulated window…

Six years ago, 461 Dean Street — then and now the nation’s tallest modular apartment building at 32 stories — opened its doors on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The 363-unit tower had been plagued with four years of delays, lawsuits and…

Statistics Canada reported job vacancies in the construction sector hit 89,225 in June, just below a record high in April. Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), said the industry has done a remarkable job over the…

It smells like a lush pine forest in the lunch room of a new upper secondary school in Helsinki, but there’s no scented air freshener. Instead, most of the five-storey building has been constructed out of wood. The school won’t be…

Disperse, a U.K.-based construction tech company that offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform to help project managers track work and capture data from building sites, has raised $16 million in funding. Founded out of London in 2015, Disperse effectively creates a…

Construction has long been considered an industry that lacks both evolution and innovation. While other industries have avoided stagnation by becoming more efficient and productive over time, the construction industry has been stuck in its tracks. According to McKinsey in 2017, the…

Don’t Let Water Wash Away All Your Hard Work When specifying concrete waterproofing, you need a solution that’s reliable and permanent. Without it, your concrete waterproofing is at risk of failing and letting water erode and corrode the concrete that it…

After more than a decade of dusty, noisy construction, people who live and operate businesses along Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue were looking forward to the new Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) line finally opening this fall. However, just over a week ago,…

Not long ago, Josh Gaglardi got a call from the company that supplies his building firm, Orion Construction, with glass. Input costs were going up, the supplier explained, and there was no choice but to raise prices—by 40%. Gaglardi, like most…