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The exact same development that was approved two years ago was denied this time by the same Nanaimo city council. Council, at a meeting Aug. 30, voted 5-4 against issuing a development permit for a 59-unit apartment complex at 591 Bradley…

Guardian Angel Auto Flagger and the Ministry of Highways launched a pilot project to improve safety on construction sites. Six new devices, situated in the Moose Jaw, Outlook and Prince Albert areas, will operate in construction sites. The device, an automated…

With the aim of enabling robots to learn from human partners on construction sites, the National Science Foundation is providing $2 million to a University of Michigan-led research team. Robots are anticipated to make the global construction industry safer and more…

Graham is pleased to announce that US-based construction firm, Milender White Inc., has joined the Graham Group of Companies. Milender White is an employee-owned real estate development and construction contractor headquartered in Colorado, with offices in Southern California.   The partnership…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that it has again received top honours from G2 users across several software categories, increasing its leadership status from the previous G2 2021 Summer Report. In the G2 2021 Fall Report,…

Fiscal stimulus has played a pivotal role in helping the U.S. economy recover. Over the next couple of years, though, additional proposals carry a lot of potential for the construction industry in particular. “We’ve included the American Jobs Plan (AJP) in our economic…

Saskatchewan is making smoke and carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all residential buildings, regardless of the building’s age. Government Relations Minister Don McMorris said it will better ensure the safety of people in their homes. “The health, welfare and safety of residents in…

The UK government has decided to demolish Grenfell Tower four years after a fatal fire tore through the block of flats in west London, following a report that states the building should be “deconstructed at the earliest possible opportunity”. Although the government has not officially…

The Ford government’s plans to privatize Ontario Place are forging ahead.  After three years of failing to meet with community groups – and a month after announcing plans for the site – the Ford government launched a public consultation this week. …

Jo Bamford, a member of the family behind one of the world’s largest construction-equipment makers, has co-founded an investment fund to focus on the hydrogen sector. HYCAP has raised more than 200 million pounds ($277 million) to invest primarily in British…

I was walking up Parliament Street a few weeks back when I encountered my most hated type of Toronto signage: “Sidewalk Closed — Pedestrians Use Other Sidewalk.” These signs, found frequently at construction sites, are a scourge for pedestrians, turning the…

Three years after the Indonesian island of Lombok was devastated by earthquakes, a team of Australian and Indonesian charity organisations have set up Asia’s first sustainable and earthquake-resistant school on the island. Entire villages were destroyed, more than 550 people were…

Clean energy such as solar could solve our climate crisis but there’s the issue of intermittency. What happens when the sun is not shining? This could be easily solved if we found a way to store solar energy.  In October of…

A Township of Georgian Bay councillor who also runs a construction company is being accused of redirecting money earmarked to build a client’s log home and using it to renovate her own property on the same lake instead. The allegations are outlined…

American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Jackson Morrill issued a statement following the House Armed Service Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included language to establish a pilot program to evaluate the effects of using mass timber…