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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAtGh9wV-oA Mosaic Forest Management, a forest and logging company on Vancouver Island B.C., had the opportunity to put the new Cat® 568 Next Generation forestry machine through the paces at a logging site near Nanaimo. “We have about 25 pieces of…

AI development is one of the fastest growing sectors in technology. Just like the personal assistant AI offered by Apple, Google, and Samsung (among others) for their smart products, there are AI systems aimed at easing some of the stresses that…

The Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) annual “Hill Day” is planned for Tuesday, November 30, 2021. With economic recovery from the pandemic being imperative for Canada, the Canadian construction sector is calling on the federal government to make increased investment in infrastructure…

After consulting extensively with members in the Province of Nova Scotia over the past two years, HRAI has submitted an official application to the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Authority (NSAA) for the establishment of a residential trade focused on the unique needs…

It’s not just our diets which need to change to tackle the climate emergency. Building materials such as steel and concrete need to be replaced by lower-carbon, ‘healthier’, plant-based alternatives, writes Dan Stokes As the construction industry comes to terms with its…

After much anticipation and planning, the OGCA was able to host our in-person Annual Safety Awards breakfast on Friday, November 19, 2021. This awards presentation was incredibly important to the OGCA since it highlights all of the efforts that our members…

Residents are calling on the City of Ottawa to hire more building inspectors so neighbours don’t have to endure what one called “construction horror stories” next door, but staff say there simply aren’t any qualified experts to recruit. On Wednesday, Cheryl Parrott of…

Insurers of a London apartment building that partially collapsed during construction, killing two workers, are being sued by its owners for $4 million for refusing to pay damages for what’s alleged in court records to be “faulty or improper design.” In…

As winter approaches, some Belleville police officers and administrative staff will have to bundle up at their workspaces. The police service recently made a request to council for insulated siding to be installed on the north side of its new Sidney…

The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) and its membership elected  four industry leaders to its 2021-2022 Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on November 18, 2021. There  were eleven nominees from across Vancouver Island.  By way of VICA’s online…

The premier event in commissioning, energy management, and building analytics and diagnostics, CxEnergy 2022, announced its preliminary technical program today. The event takes place April 19-22, 2022 in Orlando, FL at the Caribe Royale. CxEnergy draws hundreds of the nation’s leading…

Along with benefits such as air purification and noise reduction, “living walls” are also claimed to help regulate the temperature within new buildings which they’re built into. A recent study now indicates that they have the same effect when added to…

Nauwigewauk resident Peter Bourque wants to warn others about a roofing contractor in the Saint John area who has insisted on deposits from homeowners, then not done the work.   Bourque said he lost $3,000 after Valley Roofing of Quispamsis didn’t do promised work and…

In late September, members of 39 Combat Engineer Regiment (39 CER) found themselves in the northern part of Haida Gwaii in support of Canadian Forces Detachment (CFD) Masset, a remote communication site that supports Canadian Forces Station Leitrim in Ottawa. A team of…

Ground has been broken on a project dubbed the United States’ “first commercial scale offshore wind farm.” The construction’s kickoff, which took place on Thursday, represents another step forward for America’s fledgling offshore wind sector. Located in waters 15 miles off…