Monday, September 30, 2024 
11 Yorkville groundbreaking marks start of construction for Toronto’s world-renowned address
Canada’s top developers RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Metropia and Capital Developments held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially mark the start of construction on Yorkville’s most-anticipated development. 11 Yorkville is located on one of Toronto’s most coveted sites, and represents one…
IAPMO makes tentative interim amendment available for public comment
In accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects, IAPMO announces a tentative interim amendment (TIA) to the 2021 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) has been submitted for public comment. TIA UPC 001-21 revises text in UPC Table 603.2…
IWSH connects with DigDeep, UA Local 400 and Milwaukee School of Engineering to design, deliver wash stations to Navajo Nation
The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is excited to announce it is leading a project to deliver mobile wash stations to the Navajo Nation reservation, where more than 30% of residents — an estimated 52,000 people — live without…
These Lego-like modular ICU rooms are turning hospital parking lots into COVID-19 units
In a parking lot next to a hospital in an Atlanta suburb, dozens of modular critical care units—made in a factory and delivered by truck—are being installed to help add space as COVID-19 cases continue to grow. The prefab system, called STAAT…
Canadian housing starts trend higher in October
The trend in housing starts was 222,734 units in October 2020, up from 214,372 units in September 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of…
Report on Comments toward development of 2020 WE•Stand now available for download
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), developer of the American National Standard-designated Uniform Codes, has posted online the 2020 Report on Comments (ROC) for the 2020 edition of the IAPMO/ANSI Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand). The ROC…
Minto Communities GTA wins six Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards
Minto Communities GTA, one of Ontario’s leading real estate development companies, was recognized with a series of wins at the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) awards, including the coveted Prestige Award for Low-Rise Project of the Year for Markham master-planned community…
Procore research reveals that 70% of Canadian construction firms are as or more productive than before the pandemic
Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today revealed the results of its inaugural How We Build Now Canada survey, which showed that more than 70 per cent of Canadian construction companies responding had as many or more…
Canadian Construction Association and KPMG in Canada launch Digital maturity assessment tool to gauge innovation
In a new initiative to assist Canadian construction companies gauge their level of construction innovation, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has joined forces with KPMG in Canada to launch the complimentary Digital maturity assessment tool for the construction industry. Construction is…
Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot has been gathering data at a major construction site in London
A world leading architecture practice has been using Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot, Spot, to gather data from a construction site and also map out a digital twin of its office space. In a statement Wednesday, Foster + Partners explained how the…
$18-billion LNG project projected to meet mid-decade start despite COVID-19 delays
LNG Canada says it remains committed to delivering its first liquefied natural gas shipments in the middle of the decade despite setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic. The $18-billion project will liquefy natural gas from northeast B.C. in a plant at Kitimat…
Let’s Talk Undercarriage
For one of their podcasts, Earthmovers Media spoke to Rick Smith, Aftermarket Product Manager for Finning Canada about heavy equipment undercarriages. The episode covers everything from the biggest factors for wear and failure, to aftermarket versus OEM and shoveling tracks after a…
Gap between National Building Code and accessibility standards risks human rights complaint
Many businesses and service providers believe the National Building Code sets the standard for accessibility. However, meeting the building code does not mean that a building, space, or meeting is accessible. Unfortunately, this may only become apparent after someone files a human rights…
Fire test for Grenfell foam cladding panels was rigged, admits ex-employee
Executives who sold combustible insulation for use on Grenfell Tower perpetrated a “fraud on the market” by rigging a fire test and making “misleading” claims about it, a public inquiry has heard. Celotex, a subsidiary of the French construction materials company…
Five industry leaders elected to the Vancouver Island Construction Association Board
The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) and its membership elected five industry leaders to its 2020-2021 Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on November 13, 2020. There were six nominees from across Vancouver Island. Incumbents, Stuart Cuthbert, Mazzei Electric…
