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Hard hats are used in a number of industries and are especially important as a protection device for construction workers, and miners underground. However, their design hasn’t changed much since they were first invented and patented in 1919. Safety is paramount for…

After a fire 16 months ago, Derek Wubs still has no home and no answers. What he does have is a $37,000 bill he’s struggling to pay for his burned-out Chilliwack condo, and a warning for others. “I was under the…

Developers are pumping out studios and one-bedroom condos in the Toronto region, even as demand for the smaller units has plummeted during the pandemic. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many office workers to work from home, demand for bigger living…

If you are aspiring to be an architect in the future, then it is very critical that you master the art of drawing. Architects use their drawing techniques to express ideas to their audience. In earlier centuries, architects used to demonstrate…

If you’re working in construction today, you’re likely under more pressure than ever to improve productivity and efficiency while reducing costs. This was true before a global pandemic slowed down or halted work in almost every sector. As the world starts…

COMMAND Center enables teams to know sooner when their concrete has reached sufficient strength, allowing them to open roads to traffic earlier and get workers out of dangerous work zones more quickly. Typically, in full-depth pavement repair projects, teams will break…

“Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist.” – George Carlin There is something in the Zeitgeist telling us to stop trusting in authority. It’s as though, as a generation passes-on, we are poking at the beliefs they held dear. Sometimes this is…

The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), IAPMO’s charitable arm, today launched a new education and training collaboration with BORDA India, with the intention to support plumbers in the city of Leh in the remote Himalayan district of Ladakh, northern…

Construction Links Network was a proud media sponsor and exhibitor at Buildings Week from November 30 to December 4. The Buildings Show and BUILDEX Alberta came together to provide a national platform. Powered by Buildings Canada and Informa Connect, Buildings Week…

Toronto police say they have charged a man wanted in connection with a hate-motivated incident after two nooses were found at a construction site in the summer. On June 10, police responded to a construction site in the area of Coxwell and…

Government Relations Minister Don McMorris introduced legislation on Monday to repeal and replace The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act (UBAS) with The Construction Codes Act (CCA).   “The new CCA will support a better quality of life for Saskatchewan people by allowing our government…

The coronavirus has brought fundamental change to businesses, with impacts in virtually every industry—and the intelligent buildings industry is no exception. CABA commissioned Frost & Sullivan to evaluate the sector’s key challenges and opportunities and identify response measures that will help…

Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction edged down 0.4% to $15.2 billion in October, following a 1.5% decrease in September. Investment in the non-residential sector fell for the fourth consecutive month in October, remaining below pre-COVID-19 levels. Conversely, investment in the residential…

Solaire Homes is building 100 net-zero and highly energy-efficient homes in a new neighbourhood in Moncton’s north end that will also be a test site for NB Power and Siemens’ smart grid project. The neighbourhood, called North Branch, will be New…

Welcome to this week’s News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes the federal government investing $44 million to create a vaccine production facility in Montreal only to discover this fall that the facility would be…