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While most of the SFU community is working and learning from home due to COVID-19, SFU Facilities Services has been making the best of a difficult situation. In late March, the B.C. government deemed construction work an “essential service”. As a…

With the aim to improve how sites are managed and to promote wellbeing in the construction sector, national framework organisation Pagabo has partnered up with health tech company Moodbeam to launch a wearable device called Moodbeam One, enabling construction workers to capture mood in real-time.…

A Dubai-based architect duo is looking to break from conventional building practices with an alternative cement conceived in the salt flats of the UAE and made using a problematic waste material. Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, principal architects at waiwai, enlisted…

Experiential learning is vital for construction trades students to gain the skills they need to enter the homebuilding sector, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a new challenge at the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Carpentry program this year – how to give…

York University is constructing the first dedicated structure for its School of Continuing Studies as a twisted new building that will be big, but the need is even bigger. The new building, located at York University’s Keele campus, will serve as home to the…

Two architecture firms will partner to design Calgary’s new $550-million arena, the Calgary Municipal Land Corp. announced Wednesday. Global design firm HOK and local company Dialog will design the new building that city council approved last year to replace the iconic but aging Saddledome. The companies…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), in conjunction with Special Pathogens Laboratory (SPL), is offering an ASSE 12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist Certification Training program, Aug. 17-19. SPL President Janet Stout, Ph.D., a clinical and environmental biologist…

A new alliance between two construction technology software firms is helping users submit bids and distribute large format hard copy and electronic plans faster and at a fixed rate for all members of a project team anywhere in the country –…

B.C. won’t cap skyrocketing insurance increases for strata condo corporations, but NDP ministers say they are introducing new measures intended to reduce risk and hidden costs they say should bring the price down eventually. The government introduced legislation on Tuesday that…

Weyburn City Council last night approved the awarding of the construction contract for a new storage facility for the City’s fleet vehicles. The award goes to Dura Construction of Regina. City Leisure Services Director Andrew Crowe said the need for a…

The failure of Toronto’s Quayside smart city project boils down to two “original sins,” according to former Research In Motion co-CEO and Centre for Digital Rights founder Jim Balsillie: a lack of regulatory oversight and a lack of citizen input. But…

Terra View Homes is proud to announce that they have been named the recipient of the 2020 ENERGY STAR Canada Builder of the Year Award, in the small builder category, for new home construction. The ENERGY STAR Canada Builder of the Year…

Today, CaGBC released a new study that looks at the readiness of Alberta’s building trades to meet the demand for zero carbon, high-performance buildings. In Trading Up: How Alberta’s Trades can Build a Zero Carbon Future, CaGBC explores the following questions:…

Winnipeg is home to a small group of Indigenous architects who are blazing a trail in the industry and hoping that more Indigenous students will join them. “My goal is to be that bridge for Indigenous voices… to make sure that their…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing more than 470 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Canada Special Recognition Award today. This award recognizes Lowe’s Canada’s commitment to offering thousands…