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Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes the Ontario government proposing new legislation that will reduce barriers in the planning, design and construction of major infrastructure projects. Cutting…

We’re used to driving across bridges to get from place to place, but have you ever wondered how these ambitious architectural Goliaths were first created? Engineering and Architecture dives into the how with an eye-opening animation that demonstrates the construction of the Charles Bridge in…

Proposed changes to the Builders’ Lien Act are the first in almost 20 years and address long-standing concerns within the construction industry, including payment timelines, lien periods and adjudication. “We are answering calls and addressing concerns from the construction industry to protect jobs…

Treaty 1 Development Corporation and Canada Lands Corporation (the consortium) have unveiled their long-awaited optimized plan for the multi-use development of the Kapyong Barracks site, a former military base adjacent to Kenaston Boulevard in Winnipeg. In a statement, the consortium said…

Canadians disposed of 25-million tonnes of waste in 2018, most of which is sitting in a landfill. Sometimes, even recycling winds up in landfills too. According to Recyc-Québec, only 28% of the glass Quebecers attempted to recycle in 2018 was actually recycled. The other 72%? You guessed…

A Chelsea, Que., construction company will change the name of a line of new homes in the Outaouais municipality’s Meredith neighbourhood after objections from the Métis National Council. EXO Construction has built several different models of rustic-looking stone and wood homes under…

The Ontario government is introducing a package of legislative and policy measures that would, if passed, accelerate the building of key infrastructure projects to create jobs and lay the foundation for a strong economic recovery. The Ontario Rebuilding and Recovery Act, 2020 would…

Inuit in Nunavut have far less access to a wide range of infrastructure such as housing, health care, transportation and education compared to other Canadians, a new report from Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) found. And that significant inequality makes every aspect of life more…

COVID-19 has significantly affected Ontario’s civil and engineering contractors and resulted in a dramatic drop in tenders being issued for municipal projects, according to a survey released by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO). Sixty-one per cent of civil…

Yahoo Finance reports that U.S. home construction rose a solid 1.9% in September after having fallen in the previous month, as home building continues as one of the bright spots of the economy. The increase last month pushed home construction to…

A slope above a construction site for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT partially collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, alarming nearby residents who have been advised to stay out of their backyards and are worried their properties will be next to fall down the…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), publisher of the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand), an American National Standard since 2017, applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its federal partners in the creation of a new…

The developers of Oakridge Centre, one of the largest real estate projects by size in North America and driver of the most expensive condo pre-sales by dollar value in Vancouver, are asking for major revisions to their future plans, seeking to…

Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced two new features purpose-built for specialty contractors – Real-Time Labor Productivity and Time & Material Tickets. These new features extend Procore’s continued support for the specific needs of field…

Trimble and Boston Dynamics announced a strategic alliance to integrate a variety of construction data collection technologies with Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot platform. The jointly-developed solution will combine the Spot robot’s autonomous mobility with Trimble’s data collection sensors and field control software…