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The Ontario government is moving to the next stage of planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension as part of its commitment to build a modern and reliable transit system for the Greater Toronto Area. The Initial Business Case and supplementary…

The International Code Council has announced its call for committees for the development of its 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Under the Code Council’s new framework, Leading the Way to Energy Efficiency: A Path Forward on Energy and Sustainability to…

Citing an abundance of caution and concern for the health and safety of members and staff, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has announced it will hold its 92nd annual Education and Business Conference virtually via Zoom web…

Site-servicing work has begun on a 1.6-hectare Niagara Falls property on Montrose Road, which will be home of an innovative green and sustainable 5,400-square-metre medical arts centre. Frank Deluca, chief executive officer of DCL Healthcare Properties Inc., said passerby will notice…

A crane here, a crane there. Soon enough, will there be a crane everywhere in Halifax Regional Municipality? Well, with the way things are looking right now, more cranes and construction sites will definitely have a place here in the next…

Once upon a time, computers were exclusive to big companies wherein complex calculations can make or break their game. Their size is colossal that its transportation and storage require a serious allocation of budget. Fast forward today, most features of a…

Informa Markets’ World of Concrete (WOC) will be the first large show to return to Las Vegas June 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), pending the imminent approval of the Large Gathering Certification by the Department of Business and…

Carlisle TyrFil this year celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its signature TyrFil brand—the world’s first polyurethane tire fill material intended to flatproof tires. Over the past five decades, TyrFil has become the industry standard in tire fill flatproofing and is utilized in…

When Finning approached forestry customer Tri Valley Construction Ltd. to put the Next Gen Cat® 538 excavator through the paces, owner Logan McKenzie, a third-generation logger, jumped at the chance.  “We were honoured to take part in this field test on…

MarShield is a North American leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom-designed radiation shielding modular barriers & walls. Designed for the medical industry, these full body shielding units shield personnel from harmful secondary radiation in examination rooms, intensive or…

ASHRAE and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) have agreed to co-publish ASHRAE 191, a water-efficiency standard pertaining to mechanical system efficiency in buildings, with the IAPMO/ANSI Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand™). The two standards’ scopes are…

Are you clocking in the suggested 8-hour of sleep during this pandemic? If you haven’t slept a wink, a smart solution is on the way. “We took a day-to-day object and fundamentally transformed it for the 21st century to make it…

A cloud financial management system can provide your business with the tools to successfully compete in a connected, digital world. Key advantages include: Upgrades are deployed and managed by the vendor—no servers or IT resources neededFast deployment and virtually zero unplanned…

The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) is proud to announce the launch of the Tailgate Toolkit Project to help address the ongoing overdose crisis on Vancouver Island.  “Workers in construction, the trades, and transportation have been hit particularly hard by this…

The American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to announce that Senior Director of Structural Engineering Philip Line, P.E., has been recognized for the Excellence Award of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). “This award honors Phil’s tireless…