Friday, October 4, 2024 
Edmonton city council unanimously approves $12.4-million clean energy program for 100 building retrofits to reduce carbon emissions
A two-year pilot program will finance energy efficiency upgrades to 100 existing Edmonton buildings as part of the city’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Approved unanimously by city council Thursday morning, the $12.4-million Clean Energy Improvement Program will be available to homeowners…
Manitoba invests in skilled trades training for Indigenous women
The Manitoba government is investing more than $600,000 to partner with the Manitoba Construction Sector Council (MCSC) to deliver a multi-faceted, skilled-trades training initiative for Indigenous women in four northern and remote communities, Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox, minister…
New Funding for Ventilation Improvement Projects
As part of Ottawa’s $3 billion COVID-19 Resilience stream, the federal government is injecting an additional $120 million into the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support ventilation improvement projects to public buildings across the country. According to Infrastructure Canada, this new funding…
How Renting Equipment With GPS Tracking Saves You Money And Impacts Your Bottom Line
Theft of construction equipment is unfortunately the cost of doing business for most contractors across Canada. The Ontario Provincial Police estimates between $15 to $20million worth of heavy construction equipment is stolen every year, with the value across Canada being reported…
Report: Skid steer prices up 30%
Ritchie Bros.’ August Market Trends Report continues to show positive pricing trends across all its equipment indexes, with truck tractor prices up 31% in the U.S., while medium earthmoving and vocational trucks are up 27% and 26% respectively (for the three…
U.S. homebuilder confidence falls to 13-month low in August
U.S. homebuilder confidence in the market for single-family homes fell in August to its lowest reading in 13 months, driven by higher construction costs and supply shortages, a report released on Tuesday showed. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market index declined 5…
ICON and Texas Military Department 3D print 3,800-sq-ft training barracks
Construction 3D printing company ICON has unveiled its latest build, a 3,800-square-foot training barracks made in collaboration with the Texas Military Department (TMD). The building, which ICON reports as the largest 3D printed structure in North America, is designed to house 72 soldiers…
International Code Council and RESNET to Develop Standard on Remote Virtual Inspections for Energy and Water Performance in Buildings
The International Code Council, the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions, and RESNET, a national standards-making body for energy efficiency ratings and certification systems, will continue their long history of collaboration by developing a new…
First “fossil-free” steel delivered to Volvo in Sweden
A milestone in decarbonization as Sweden’s SSAB made the world’s very first “fossil-free” steel delivery, created with green hydrogen instead of coal and coke, to a customer, Volvo, where it will be used in electric trucks. SSAB’s HYBRIT process uses hydrogen…
Novel cement uses discarded clay to cut carbon footprint by two thirds
As a widely used material across the globe, cement has a massive environmental footprint and accounts for around eight percent of our CO2 emissions, but scientists hope to eat into this problem by making tweaks to the recipe. A research team…
The World Trade Center’s Construction: 8 Surprising Facts
In early 1962, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officially authorized a plan to build the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, it came just months after President John F. Kennedy announced the U.S. goal of sending astronauts to the moon.…
China’s steel production to impact Australia’s construction industry
Australia’s booming construction industry could be impacted by China’s move to restrict steel production, with rising prices impacting the essential material used to build houses as well as threats to supply. There are reports that Beijing is also planning to slap…
Issues with the Quality of Construction Operational Systems and Their Affect on Project Outcomes
The built environment (structures) as produced by the construction industry greatly affects the economy, society and the environment, it influences, to some degree, defining the quality of our daily work-lives. The built environment directly or indirectly is a major contributor to…
It’s Time to Put Our Buildings on a Plant-Based Diet
Joe Giddings is an architect and activist in the United Kingdom and the campaign coordinator at Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), a role that introduced him to Treehugger readers earlier. With all the dire and pessimistic stories that have been published since…
Evidence of ESG in the Construction and Development Industry
by Kailey Sutton and Annik Forristal and Srinidhi Akkur – McMillan LLP .ugb-d8e35e3 hr.ugb-divider__hr{margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important} As with many other sectors, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations are becoming imperative to the construction and development industry, and this focus on various aspects of health and sustainability…
