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The late 1980s in British Columbia (BC) saw a building boom that continued until the early 2000s. It was a time of rapid growth and expansion. Companies from all over the world were eager to profit from the boom, often rushing…

A labour union representing Ontario’s construction industry says its members won’t use the federal government’s new COVID-19 tracking app because it requires the use of smartphones, which are prohibited on job sites for safety reasons. Instead, Joseph Mancinelli, the international vice-president…

ELAD Canada celebrated the ground-breaking of the Galleria on the Park master-planned community on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the West End neighbourhood. Galleria on the Park was one of the largest communities introduced to Toronto last year.In total, the 20-acre…

A thermal control plan is the temperature monitoring procedure that a contractor intends to follow when placing concrete in hot weather, cold weather, or for mass placements. Some specifications require development and approval of a thermal control plan prior to construction. As part of…

Renzo Piano peers up at his creation – an elegant sweep of steel and concrete spanning more than a kilometre. “When you finish a job there is always a mix of feelings,” the 82-year-old world-renowned architect muses. “Satisfaction but also a…

Winnipeg’s St. Boniface hospital is suing the law firm it hired to handle a complaint about construction of a building that’s been plagued with water leak issues for years. There have been reports since at least 2009 of water leaking in through the…

U.S. construction spending fell again in June, the fourth straight decline as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the economy. Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 0.7% in June as both home building and nonresidential activity declined, the Commerce…

ASSE International and the Standards Institution of Israel (SII) have entered into an agreement for SII to license two ASSE standards for adoption in Israel. This agreement will allow SII to easily adopt ASSE standards for the Israel market, preventing the…

Starting August 3, 2020, the International Code Council will be accepting preorders for the 2021 edition of its International Codes (I-Codes), the most widely used and highly regarded set of building safety codes in the world. Each edition of the I-Codes…

Top news this week includes Bird Construction announcing their plans to acquire Stuart Olson. Also Statistics Canada announced that June building permits rose close to pre-COVID levels which is a good sign for our industry as well as the Canadian economy.…

Ottawa city council is set to consider guidelines for protecting birds, almost 15 years after Toronto and Vancouver adopted their own.  “The City of Ottawa has their own design guidelines that are now in the draft form,” said Anouk Hoedeman of Safe Wings Ottawa,…

In direct response to expressed industry need for building code requirements that address the unique aspects of post-tensioned concrete design, the American Concrete Institute and the Post-Tensioning Institute are pleased to announce a new, expanded partnership to increase efficiency for design…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is seeking volunteers in the “general interest” and “user interest” categories, with technical background in building and mechanical systems — such as jurisdictional authorities, regulatory agencies, laboratory, and educational facility representatives —…

The AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) announced that the second event in its Essential Cx webinar series is “How Monitoring-Based Commissioning Changes the Cx Business Model,” by ACG Member Epstein Group’s Darren Draper, The webinar takes place August 13, 2020, at 2:00…

A team of engineers in Australia has come up with a new recipe for a road construction material that draws on two huge sources of waste; discarded tires and building rubble. The blended material was shown to offer the strength and…