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Sharif Alshurafa has been building creations with Lego since he was a little boy and now more than 30 years later, his passion has evolved into a business venture. It all started when his father, who was an architect, inspired him…

Before a single watt of power flows from a modern hydroelectric dam, there is one thing these massive projects reliably achieve: they consume money, lots of it – and, too often, far more than planned. On Friday, British Columbia Premier John Horgan…

With the use of construction technology, firms can access data to drive better and more informed decision-making. But what happens when project data is not used or readily accessible across individuals involved in a project? Unpredictability.  Disjointed solutions and a lack of…

A local construction firm has been fined more than $200,000 following the death of a worker in 2018 at a golf course in Chelmsford. Following a trial that took place last fall and sentencing this week, Justice of the Peace Kathleen…

Iota Communications, Inc. , a wireless communication and data analytics software company, and the Continental Automated Building Association are pleased to announce Terrence DeFranco as the new Chair of the Intelligent Buildings Council. Mr. DeFranco, President & CEO of Iota Communications,…

In a sign that Canadian contractors have made sustainability a priority, Lafarge Canada is proud to celebrate our first ECOPact project with Dueck Builders in Winnipeg, MB. Dueck Builders is a Winnipeg based sustainable home builder. Energy efficiency and green building…

The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA) has generously become a Platinum partner of IAPMO’s International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) for 2021. The UA represents an…

As an organization dedicated to empowering youth to explore careers in the skilled trades and technologies, Skills Ontario works to ensure that all Ontarians feel welcomed and included in these fields. One of the ways Skills Ontario is doing that is…

Organizers of  Geo Week, the single powerhouse event that brings together AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum, and SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, have announced an impressive list of influential leaders within the geospatial and built world…

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce the release of the new Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects. Last published in 2009, this third edition is a comprehensive reworking of an essential professional resource which resulted from…

Today developers, contractors, unions, associations, and workers are uniting in a growing coalition supporting the Toronto Declaration of Inclusive Workplaces & Communities. Systemic racism and discrimination harm our construction industry. Bigotry has no place in our communities, and we commit to standing up…

Lenore Janis, a force of nature in the New York City construction industry who left thousands of cracks in the concrete ceiling of a male-dominated business, died on Jan. 31 at an assisted living facility in Brookfield, Conn. She was 86.…

The total value of building permits issued on Vancouver Island slipped four per cent to $652.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 from $681.6 million the third quarter. Residential building permits jumped 26 per cent over the third quarter to $538.2…

The Ontario government doesn’t need to tear down a group of heritage industrial buildings in Toronto’s West Don Lands in order to decontaminate the site and allow housing to be built, a group of architects and community activists say. The derelict…

Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Ruckit, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Command Alkon specializing in collaborative transportation management software, are addressing the lack of visibility into materials and transportation costs with technologies…