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Plumbing industry allies IAPMO, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA), and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association – National Association (PHCC-NA) enthusiastically support passage of the National Apprenticeship Act…

The weather conditions at a jobsite are ever-changing. As a result, the construction work within its borders might experience hot or cold temperatures, strong or still winds, and dry or humid air. All of which have an impact on the curing…

In the late 1950s, the government of British Columbia planned a trio of hydroelectric dams on the Peace River with the aim of generating economic growth with cheap, renewable power. The projects were grand in scale, and today the first two…

Finning Canada’s investment of $500,000 in the College of New Caledonia (CNC) in Prince George will give students enrolled in the heavy mechanical trades program better tools to advance their knowledge in heavy duty mechanics and prepare them for pursuing careers…

Theresa Arevalo was in high school when she first tried finishing drywall at her brother’s construction company. “It’s a fine art,” she says of mudding—applying and smoothing drywall. “Like frosting a cake, you have to give the illusion that the wall is…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes testimony at the Grenfell Tower Fire public inquiry in the UK hearing that executives who sold combustible insulation for use on…

3D printing is a very exciting area of architecture at the moment, with new advancements seemingly announced every few months. Following news of an entire 3D-printed community and a 3D-printed two-story home, a three-story apartment building is now being built in Germany using what’s…

The Manitoba government announced its 2020 construction awards at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s (MHCA) virtual annual general meeting, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “The annual construction awards are a 30-year tradition that was established to provide the industry with…

There is predicted to be a big shortage of workforce in the construction industry, with 1 worker being hired every 77 seconds by 2021 in the UK alone. Inefficiencies can be found in nearly every area of the construction ecosystem, starting…

Waterloo region moved one step closer to building the new transit hub in Kitchener with officials unveiling the newest design plans on Thursday. At the last public consultation in 2020, two concepts were presented to the public for input, and as a…

Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Libra Systems, Inc., a leader provider of automation and technology solutions for construction materials suppliers, join forces to drive value for the heavy work industry by…

On November 17 Mike Geric Construction and the Tresah team were joined by Mayor Lisa Helps, the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and many project supporters and partners for an official groundbreaking at Tresah. The Mayfair District is an important part of…

Home construction rose 4.9% in October as home building remains as one of the bright spots of the economy. The increase pushed home construction to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million homes and apartments and followed a more modest…

From the street, you wouldn’t be able to tell a net-zero or passive house from any other recently built home. Even from the inside, the only visible clues are thick walls and deep windowsills. Only if you looked at the utilities…

BrainBox AI, a leader and pioneer in autonomous building technology, today was recognized by TIME as one of the Best Inventions of 2020. BrainBox AI utilizes self-adapting artificial intelligence to proactively optimize the energy consumption of one of the largest climate change…