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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday making classical architecture the preferred style for federal buildings in Washington, a White House official said Monday. The presidential action stops short of mandating that all new federal buildings are built in…

After more than a decade of advocacy from parents and community leaders, construction on the long-awaited North Calgary public high school is set to begin in January 2021. On Friday, the government of Alberta announced Bird Construction, a Calgary-based construction company,…

Skills Canada Alberta’s 2020 Skills Exploration Days offers students the opportunity to participate in a hands-on learning experience to introduce them to career opportunities in the trades. This year the program was virtual for the first time. Finning’s sponsorship of the…

The first Indigenous owned and operated water utility in Canada developed by way of Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP), is a step closer to reality with a formal agreement signed last month between the Okanagan Indian Band Group of Companies (OKIB GC), EPCOR…

Rarely does it cross one’s mind of the possible need to evacuate a workplace as a result of a fire situation. If a fire does occur, high expectations are placed on the company’s management team to implement the evacuation measures as…

The IAPMO Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Christoph Lohr, P.E., CPD, LEED AP BD+C, as vice president ofStrategic Initiatives. Lohr has more than a decade of experience designing plumbing systems for health-care, laboratory, hospitality, sports, and university projects.…

Unicel Architectural Corp., manufacturer of Vision Control®, timber and aluminum curtain walls and skylight solutions, announces the launch of its brand-new website. Working closely with a local digital marketing agency, Unicel Architectural’s main objective in the redesign of the website was…

Welcome to this week’s News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes congratulating the winners of the Builders Code Champion Awards. These awards were launched last year to recognize companies that are taking proactive measures to…

EllisDon’s Alliance of Black Employee and Leadership (ABEEL) launches the inaugural Shaping the Future Sponsorship Program enabling Canadian students to share their vision for a community that is more inclusive of the Black experience and without racism. This initiative will serve…

The City of Toronto welcomed residents to its first modular housing building in Scarborough on Saturday as part of its HousingTO Action Plan to provide affordable homes for those in need. Mayor John Tory was on hand for the opening at…

Trans Mountain has terminated its contract with the company that it hired to construct two sections of its pipeline expansion project in Alberta and B.C. SA Energy Group was hired in 2018 as the general contractor for three sections of the…

Every year, Skills Ontario presents the Glenn Beatty Award to a volunteer or volunteers who exhibit outstanding dedication and passion for Skills Ontario’s mission. The recipient of the 2021 Glenn Beatty Award Recipient is Elizabeth (Liz) Stacey. Liz is an academic…

How long it takes to construct a building depends in large part on when the concrete of each floor is strong enough to take on loads. Purdue University engineers have developed sensors that could safely speed up a construction timeline by…

What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer audacity. Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe forms just one section of The World –…

The IAPMO Group is pleased to announce Woods McRoy has joined the Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) staff as a senior engineer. McRoy’s professional background includes more than 40 years in the codes and construction industry. His experience working with code development…