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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The construction industry is volatile, with only 47 percent of companies lasting four years. While countless construction companies close their doors, others get bigger and stronger by the year. This has nothing to do with luck. The most successful companies share some traits…

Skills Ontario is continuing to deliver learning opportunities to Ontarians through the #SkillsAtHome challenge series. Today, the fifteenth of the series, the #SkillsToolsChallenge, launches and asks participants to create tools out of household items to fill their “dream job” toolbox. Through…

The IoT PropTech Summit, an event organized by Eddy Solutions and PCL Construction, will take place on Thursday, November 19. The all-day virtual event will explore how industry leaders are leveraging IoT technology and building automation ecosystems to improve efficiencies while managing…

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales continued running at historically strong levels in October 2020. Home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems in October 2020 edged back by 0.7% from September’s all-time record…

Released today, the new report from Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Hydrogen Task Force lays out a roadmap for how to implement a hydrogen as fuel economy in the Greater Edmonton Region. The Task Force was organized by The Transition Accelerator and led by Sturgeon County…

When people talk about spending to stimulate the economy, governments are often quick to turn to “shovel ready” projects. According to Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the CanInfra Challenge, we have an infrastructure deficit of hundreds of billions of dollars. We tend…

It’s not as visibly bad as the belching smokestacks of the coal industry or the gas-chugging backups on suburban highways, but the building industry is a major contributor to climate change. From their materials to their construction to their energy needs…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes CaGBC releasing their new report – Canada’s Green Building Engine: Market Impact and Opportunities in a Critical Decade. This report shows…