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In Q4 2020, Dodge Data & Analytics’ The Civil Quarterly (TCQ) reported that fewer than half (43%) of civil contractors believed fluctuations in the cost of construction materials had impacted their projects at the time. Today’s Q1 report, however, revealed a stark contrast to those…

London builders fear a construction backlog caused by expanded and aggressive COVID-19 measures will slow new home building. The Ontario government announced Friday restrictions on construction as part of new measures to curb the pandemic’s third wave, giving rise to concerns…

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association has launched an initiative to connect the best ideas in construction with the best ideas in technological innovation. The Construction Research Network (CRN) is a digital inventory of researchers, projects and facilities that are available to…

CarbonCure Technologies, a Canadian company that develops clean tech solutions for the concrete industry, has been named one of two winners in the USD $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. Each winner takes home a USD $7.5 million grand prize. The…

As of March 22, 2021, the Quebec Construction Code, Chapter I.1 – Energy Efficiency of Buildings, and National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015 (amended) will be available to Quebec’s provincial code users. This new document is published by the National…

The provincial government is looking into video that shows sexual acts recorded at a Milton, Ont. construction site, as the developer of the property says it’s also reviewing what it calls “grossly inappropriate and reckless behaviour.” The video, recorded a week…

Non-essential construction has been shut down in Ontario after the government issued new restrictions to help fight a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases. Here is a list from the Ont. government listing what is considered essential work: Construction activities or projects…

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in research, scholarship, and ideas.  All…

Construction of a new Nova Chemicals polyethylene production facility on Rokeby Line in St. Clair Township is now 65 per cent complete, says the company. The new plant – part of a $2.5-billion investment by Nova Chemicals – includes an expansion…

Civilizations are envisioned by brilliant minds and built by hardworking hands of labourers. However, social problems of the past continue to manifest in construction and materials acquisition industry. This topic has escaped the attention of people in power, and accountability in…

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is strengthening enforcement of the province’s Stay-at-Home order while imposing new travel restrictions and further strengthening public health measures. These urgent actions are targeted at…

Alberta-based company Banff Constructors Ltd. has been found liable in the death of a 21-year-old construction worker who was crushed by a table cart on the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital site in Saskatoon. Judge Brent Klause ruled on Wednesday that Eric…

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna has announced a $1.5-billion program designed to spur green building through retrofits, upgrades and new construction of public institutions. The five-year plan aims to save energy and cut costs and pollution while creating jobs, with potential projects…

Austrian startup Printstones has been developing robotic 3D-printing robots since 2017, and has just pulled back the curtain on its latest prototype, a mobile multi-tasking construction bot called the Baubot. Like machines from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Fastbrick…

A new licensing program and possible fines may be on the way to ensure Winnipeg infill home construction doesn’t make a mess or pose a safety hazard. The city’s public service will start consultations on a possible licensing program for contractors…