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In December of last year, the world got to see Pantone’s colors for 2021 for the first time. Since 1999, Pantone has been choosing a color of the year, subsequently inspiring architects, advertisers, and designers across the globe. However, this year…

As engineering reaches unimaginable heights of knowledge and expertise, the depictions of the future that seem out of sci-fi movies seem to be more feasible than ever.  In such a project, the Dubai skyline could get a futuristic taste of its…

To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun’s out, and store it for when it’s not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla’s Powerwall 2 is an…

Canada’s 2020 national model building code falls short on the ambition needed to meet 2030 climate targets for building energy efficiency, says a new report by Efficiency Canada, an energy efficiency research and advocacy organization at Carleton University. Energy used in buildings…

The company building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has shut down construction on one of its stations after four workers at the site tested positive for COVID-19. Crosslinx, the consortium building the $5.3-billion transit project, said it temporarily stopped work on Caledonia…

The Ontario government said Friday that it will temporarily pause demolition of several heritage buildings at a site in Toronto’s West Don Lands as a “good faith measure” until a proper court hearing next week. The provincially-owned Foundry buildings at 153-185…

The fine came to $1,000.  The Department of Labour had issued Ardmore Hall Ltd. seven compliance orders after the landlord took matters into its own hands and destroyed a tenant’s apartment.  The tenant was appealing his eviction to the residential tenancies…

IAPMO Uniform Evaluation Services (UES) is proud to announce it has acquired Quality Control Consultants, LLC, located in Roswell, Georgia. This acquisition represents further expansion of the extensive services The IAPMO Group offers to the building products recognition, testing, and continuing…

CTV News reports that TC Energy Corp. is planning to eliminate more than 1,000 construction jobs related to its decision to halt work on its Keystone XL pipeline expansion project. The company suspended work on the project Wednesday as U.S. President…

One of the most intriguing tower developments under construction in downtown Vancouver recently passed a major milestone. Deloitte Summit office tower at 400 West Georgia Street has topped out, achieving its full height of 301 ft with 24 storeys. The building…

According to the SEIA Solar Market Insight Report 2020 Q3, utility PV development has reached a new milestone with more than 50 GWdc now in operation. Further, the report notes that at the current growth rate, that number is likely to…

COMMAND Center Sensors carefully measure and store temperature readings at fixed intervals depending on your specific needs for monitoring concrete temperature and strength gain. 10. Sensors read and record the temperature of freshly poured concrete. COMMAND Center Sensors are embedded in…

City staff has been given the go ahead to proceed with the next step in developing a new aquatic facility for Pembroke to replace the aging Kinsmen Pool. On Jan. 19 Pembroke’s combined committee of council cleared the Operations Department to…

Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, is pleased to announce a Water Add Meter (WAM) offering to measure the amount of water added before and during the pour to help validate concrete quality.…

To better prevent the risk of accidents in workplaces, the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) recommends that MNAs expand Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime to include new mechanisms for supervising the work done on engineering…