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A new contractor has been found for the Guelph police’s headquarters renovations, a little more than two weeks after the previous contractor got the boot. In a news release issued Thursday, July 16, the City of Guelph announced that Perini Management, an…

Today, Canada Green Building Council launched a new initiative designed to rally support for a green recovery that includes green building. Industry leaders Real Property Association of Canada (REALPAC), Canadian Urban Institute, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and more have lent their support to encourage…

Construction of the new bridge across the Cataraqui River is running on schedule despite disruptions from COVID-19 protocols, the bridge’s project manager said. James Scheer, project manager for Kiewit, and city officials led the local media on a tour of the…

It’s been eight months since Saskatchewan’s solar companies predicted that a shift away from SaskPower’s previous net metering program would decimate their industry. Now, some say, those warnings have come true. Brenden Owens, co-owner of Prairie Sun Solar, said the residential…

Construction is one of the largest industries still resisting the call of the 21st century, its practitioners opting for decades-old but tried and true methods. Ben Huh, of Cheezburger fame, aims to modernize the planning and assembly of buildings with software-generated floor…

The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a new mobile app to calculate sound transmission based on the “Technical Report 15 (TR 15), Calculation of Sound Transmission Parameters for Wood-Framed Assemblies.” The 2018 International Building Code provides two parameters to establish minimum acoustical requirements:…

The Saskatchewan Construction Association says new provincial legislation aimed at ensuring contractors and subcontractors are paid in a timely manner leaves out the tradespeople most vulnerable to slow payments. Minister of Justice Don Morgan told CBC that the government didn’t intend for the…

The RAIC invites proposals for the presentation of continuing education sessions and architectural tours during the RAIC 2021 Conference on Architecture to be held June 5 to 9, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec. The deadline for submissions is August 14, 2020 at…

Bridgit, a leading construction workforce planning software company based in Canada, today announced it has raised a $9.4 million CAD strategic investment led by Autodesk with support from EDC and existing investors BDC, Salesforce Ventures, Sands Capital, and StandUp Ventures to further improve resource planning and forecasting for the construction industry. This strategic…

The number of COVID-19 cases may still be rising significantly across many parts of the country, but home-builders’ outlook on the housing market continues to improve. The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index rose 14 points to a reading…

One of the ways the strength and durability of concrete can be improved is by incorporating tensioned steel tendons before it is cast, which can then be released to compress the material as it sets. A novel adaptation of this pre-stressing…

As reported in the National Post, emergency officials say crews are working at the scene of a collapsed crane in Toronto’s entertainment district to try and prevent it from falling again. Toronto police say the crane operator was able to climb…

The Ontario government has released a new online tool that provides the people of Ontario and businesses with information about highway projects in their communities, including the status of projects that are already underway and major construction projects slated for the…

In just a few short years, 3D printed architecture tech has matured from producing basic hut-like homes to creating a community of low-cost housing. Another interesting development in this area comes from Kamp C in Antwerp, Belgium, which recently built a prototype 3D-printed house…

The moment the fire alarm system has been activated, it is of the utmost importance that all elected building supervisory team personnel react immediately and carry out their roles and responsibilities. Based on whether the fire alarm panel is a single…