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The trend in housing starts was 244,963 units in January 2021, up from 238,747 units in December 2020. This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts. “The national trend in housing starts…

Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists, announced today the latest developments in N95 supply solutions. Mr. Dente remarked, “we have ramped up our manufacture of masks in the US because our half mask with an N95 filter will last a…

The interior design market has been in decline for the past five years. It is saturated and highly competitive. Plenty of designers are available in every city, retail giants keep furniture prices low to stop new market entrants, general contractors are used to…

Ferreira Construction needed to meet mass placement temperature specifications and used COMMAND Center to easily monitor concrete temperatures on the Pulaski Skyway Bridge project. The Goal: Prevent concrete thermal cracking For large concrete structures that require mass concrete placement, there is great…

UVic has reached the detailed design stage of the engineering expansion project of world-leading green buildings that combine leading edge energy efficiency design features with a mass timber structure, and green and solar roofs that showcase UVic’s expertise in environmental sustainability.…

Plans for a series of huge dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo River (the upper part of the river which becomes the Brahmaputra in India) have recently been announced by China. Built as part of China’s hopes to reduce its dependence on…

Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, is pleased to offer TrackIt’s Engine Data Alerts & Analysis (EDAA) feature. This module delivers real-time insights for fleet asset management that improve the health, safety, and performance…

Mobile-Punch, an application intended for SMEs in all sectors of activity, particularly in the construction sector and related sectors, celebrates its 5th anniversary by offering an enhanced version that further simplifies remote employee time management and maximizes savings of all kinds.…

One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. The production of cement, the binding element in concrete, accounted for 7% of…

EllisDon is proud to officially announce the launch of EllisDon Community Builders (EDCB), a new group within the company to assist clients who wish to deliver affordable and supportive housing. EDCB provides an array of development management services while leveraging EllisDon’s…

Ottawa LRT builder Rideau Transit Group and its general contractor on the Confederation Line project have pushed back against a subcontractor’s $12.8-million lawsuit, claiming Hardrock Concrete isn’t owed any money and that company breached its subcontract by failing to remit taxes…

A Hamilton construction business has been charged $200,000 after a supervisor was killed on the job while operating a mini-excavator that fell over in an underground pipe.  The Ministry of Labour says the mini-excavator didn’t have a cab or screen, which…

Home building in Alberta is about to take a quantum leap. With the introduction of its first two net zero homes earlier this week — one show home in Seton in southeast Calgary, the other show home in southeast Edmonton in…

Looking up at Jean-Michel Alie’s two-story home perched on a small hill at the end of a long driveway in the Eastern Townships, it’s easy to understand the joy he feels as he describes the process it took to build it.…

The National Institute of Building Sciences recently met with an exclusive list of leaders from public and private organizations to discuss the need for a coordinated program to advance collaboration and innovation in the building industry. The Building Information Management (BIM) Executive Roundtable…