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Command Alkon, the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, announces new system features and hardware for our TrackIt product offering. The Delivery Cycle Monitoring (DCM) functionality enables real-time visibility into each stage in the ready mix delivery cycle including…

The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction, along with the companion ACI Field Reference Manual. ACI 301 is a reference specification that engineers, architects, and specifiers can apply to projects involving concrete construction.  The…

Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading Internet of Things (IoT) worksite platform provider connecting construction, energy, manufacturing and industrial worksites, today announced that it has received the Silver award in the Business Products category of Inc. magazine’s inaugural 2020 Best in Business…

The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Daenzer, Manager of Digital Business Development for Belimo Americas. Belimo is a leading global manufacturer of innovative electrical actuator, valve, and sensor solutions for heating, ventilation, and…

The scope, design and costing of a new multi-use aquatic centre have been agreed to, in principle, by Red Deer city council. The decision made on Monday does not mean funding has been approved. One part of the resolution council unanimously…

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…