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When co-developer Jonathan Arnold envisioned Second + Delaware, a 276-unit apartment community, the triple bottom line was always at the forefront of his mind. Measured by benefit to people, the planet and achieving profits, Second + Delaware will be the largest Passive House building in the…

Aecon Group Inc. released its inaugural Sustainability Report, highlighting the progress, initiatives and commitments of Aecon’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) processes and strategies. “Aecon is proud to release its first annual Sustainability Report, Building the Infrastructure of a Better Tomorrow, demonstrating…

Potholes are aggravating to drive over, and they can cause billions of dollars of damage every year to automobile wheels, tires and suspensions. Currently, road crews fill in these holes with hydrocarbon-containing asphalt, but that material can leach out, polluting the…

The Associated Press reports that construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that new homes were started an annual pace of nearly…

COMMAND Center temperature monitoring can help precast manufacturers efficiently and safely track concrete temperature and strength during curing. Not all concrete elements are cast in place at the jobsite. Some elements are cast, cured, and stored offsite at precast manufacturing yards.…

The Ontario government is one step closer to getting shovels in the ground on part of the largest subway expansion in Canadian history with the expectation that the Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance tunnelling work on the Scarborough Subway Extension…

With 2000 units in its Oakville pipeline, Distrikt is bringing affordable luxury to a city that is consistently listed as the most desirable place to live in the GTA. Trailside 2.0 is the second phase of Distrikt’s Trailside community, offering a…

Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that Reliance Construction Group, named one of Canada’s top 40 contractors in 2020 by On-Site Magazine, has chosen Procore as its construction management platform.  A family-owned enterprise with offices…

The requirement for non-essential workers to go into isolation before coming to Nunavut has complicated progress on four major construction projects in Iqaluit. The mandated two-week stays at hubs in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Yellowknife are intended to keep COVID-19 out…

IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party testing and certification body for plumbing, mechanical and water treatment products, has enlisted the services of Martin Weiss as Continuous Compliance Inspector for current and prospective European clients. Weiss spent the previous 20 years at…

A Campbell River man who used a jackhammer on his neighbour’s retaining wall following a contentious dispute between the two families has been ordered to pay more than $16,000 in damages. The provincial court trial heard that Reno Pellegrin and his…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. A key goal of the project will be to design the corridor with a focus…

Top news this week includes Procore’s Construction Activity Index showing how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected construction activity in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, with worker hours dropping in March and recovering in late spring and the summer. Also a new…

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings continued to rebound in July 2020, with new listings hitting their highest level on record for the month of July, while sales posted the…

Soaring lumber and wood panel prices are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building a home in Canada as strong renovation and new housing demand outstrip supply. The latest price list from research firm Random Lengths released Thursday shows…