Saturday, October 5, 2024 
AEM announces new officers and directors for 2022
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced its 2022 officers and directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and Agriculture and Construction Equipment Sector Boards during its annual business meeting this week. AEM President, Dennis Slater, who announced earlier this…
Flexbase unveils construction industry’s first credit card
Flexbase is turning construction financing on its head with a new credit card — the industry’s first, according to the founders — that offers up to 60 days interest-free financing. The company, which develops automated payments tools for contractors and the construction…
Sika to acquire MBCC Group to accelerate its position in the global construction industry
Sika is to acquire MBCC Group, the former BASF Construction Chemicals, from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, a global private equity firm, for a consideration of EUR 5.2 billion. MBCC Group is a leading supplier in construction chemicals worldwide. The…
HRAI Enters into Partner Program with The City of Toronto’s Green Will Initiative
The Green Will Initiative (GWI) is a City of Toronto program that drives public and private sector building portfolios across Toronto to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This program is supported directly by the Mayor’s Office. The City’s Green Will…
IAPMO supports passage of Federal Infrastructure Legislation
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), publisher of the American National Standard Uniform Codes, enthusiastically applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation that makes vital investments in the…
Upcoming Webinar – Ernest Maier Implements Sustainable Concrete Tech Across Its Businesses
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM CET Duration: 45 minutes If you’re a ready mix or precast concrete producer considering opportunities in the sustainable construction space, don’t miss our upcoming webinar with Bay Ready…
Join us on November 18: Masterclass – Service Equipment & Maintenance
Join us on Thursday November 18th at 12pm EST for Masterclass Episode 29: Service Equipment & Maintenance! Servicing a piece of equipment can be complicated. Whether part of a preventative maintenance agreement or a warranty service, equipment maintenance can be difficult…
The Operational Difference Between Small and Large Contractors
Depending on the size of your organization, you’ll know first hand the difficulties that can arise when having to manage multiple projects. I mentioned the size of your organization because, in my career, I found that smaller contractors tend to ask…
ISOTeam to develop autonomous drones to paint building facades
Buildings maintenance company ISOTeam has signed a binding memorandum of understanding with Acclivis Technologies and Solutions and Nippon Paint to develop and enable the use of autonomous painting drones for the painting of building facades or structures. The collaboration is part of…
Enter the dragonscale: Google looks to jumpstart a new market for rooftop solar
Google’s newest office buildings in Mountain View, California are covered in silver scales. Some 90,000 squares ripple across four rooftops, near the tech giant’s headquarters, each overlapping slat a solar panel. Once operating next year, they should be able to meet…
Alberta ‘cannot keep pace’ on affordable housing, UCP wants private partners
Alberta’s minister of seniors and housing says the province needs to sell off some of its existing affordable homes in order to fund 25,000 new units by 2032, a plan that has drawn criticism. Josephine Pon proposed a private-public partnership (P3)…
Worker shortage raises flags for the construction industry
U.S. homebuilders are intentionally limiting sales due to widespread labor shortages and supply-chain issues. That’s concerning for the construction industry, particularly as the government prepares for a wave of infrastructure spending. D.R. Horton Inc., which carries the biggest weighting in the…
Switchable window material stays clear while blocking the sun’s heat
As sunlight passes through a building’s windows it can cause indoor temperatures to rise, to the point that the structure’s power-hungry air conditioning system has to be used. A new switchable window material, however, blocks incoming heat while remaining mostly transparent.…
Engineer not qualified to design 11-storey Langford highrise, professional body says
The structural engineer who designed a Langford highrise where tenants were forced to move out for safety reasons made a “critical error in judgment” in believing he was qualified to design the 11-storey concrete tower, according to investigators with the province’s…
Ontario training Indigenous people for construction careers in Kenora
The Ontario government is investing more than $3.7 million to train 110 members of Treaty #3 First Nations communities for rewarding careers in construction. Through this investment, participants will gain the skills they need to start well-paying jobs twinning the TransCanada…
