Touchplan introduces Dan Feldman as Chief Technology Officer
Touchplan is thrilled to announce its latest hire and new Chief Technology Officer, Dan Feldman. Dan is a significant component to further Touchplan’s charge to support construction through the expansion of powerful technology. With more than four decades of experience, Dan…
SFU Burnaby campus construction roars ahead during pandemic
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…
UAE architects make cement out of salt
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…
Building Partnerships for Hands-on Learning Experiences
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…
Two architecture firms partner to design Calgary’s new arena
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…
IAPMO and Special Pathogens Laboratory to offer ASSE 12080 training program
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…
City of Weyburn to build new fleet storage facility
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…
Indigenous architects say they are in high demand
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…