Saskatchewan’s construction labour market poised to rebound
Saskatchewan’s construction and maintenance industry is poised to see a pronounced recovery in 2021 thanks to increases in new-housing construction and a robust public-sector capital spending plan, according to labour market data released today by BuildForce Canada. After industry employment declined…
New blueprint for zero-emission cement and concrete by 2050
Northwestern University researchers, in partnership with ClimateWorks Foundation, have developed a new blueprint for reducing carbon emissions in concrete, the world’s most-used building material. The report, “Decarbonizing Concrete: Deep decarbonization pathways for the cement and concrete cycle in the United States,…
Why Britain’s cladding crisis is a £9 billion black hole
Britain’s cladding crisis faces a £9 billion black hole despite developers vowing to pay £400 million to fix faulty buildings, a Daily Mail audit reveals. The money promised by one construction giant could cover as little as 13 per cent of…