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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…

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announces the election of three new members to its Board of Directors for their first three-year terms: Bill Couturier, Barton Malow CompanyDean Peery, GerdauAdam Simmet, Simcote, Inc. Additionally, CRSI confirmed three members to its Board…

Power door openers, wayfinding signage, grab bars in washrooms and plus size chairs are some of the improvements students and employees at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Nanaimo campus and the Cowichan Trades Centre are beginning to see thanks to funding from…

A developer is claiming the title of “largest rental housing development in Metro Vancouver” for a project proposed for the Lougheed town centre area in Burnaby. In all, Starlight Developments is planning its Lougheed Village development at Erickson Drive and Salish…

Construction problems delayed plans for a National Research Council manufacturing facility that could be making one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, but the facility also had no vaccine to produce after a controversial deal with China fell apart. Early in…

The Energy Management Association (EMA) will conduct a virtual seminar for its Energy Management Professional Certification (EMP) on January 20-21, 2021, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern. This two-day, six-hour course provides a complete framework for a commissioning-based, energy management process…

Canada’s trusted source for architectural and specialty lighting solutions, Magic Lite, has launched a hard body, fully operational LED Tape Light display and demo case to help sales reps and customers identify and choose the best products for their projects. LED…

As we celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, are collaborating on developing improved accessibility requirements for buildings. Accessibility Standards Canada and the National Research…

Efficiency Capital’s comprehensive efficiency retrofit project at multiple WoodGreen Community Housing buildings is the first project in Canada to achieve the internationally recognized Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE) certification, awarded by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI Canada). Efficiency Capital funds, develops…

Reserve Properties and Westdale Properties marked the start of construction for Line 5 with a small ground breaking ceremony. Located at Yonge and Eglinton, a rapidly developing transit node in the city, Line 5 is the first of several projects by…

CBC News reports that workplace safety-related charges against the company managing construction at the Faro mine site and a site supervisor have been stayed. Parsons Inc. and Len Faber, who’s also the mayor of Faro, were charged under the Yukon’s Occupational Health and…