Ontario invests $2 million for Indigenous skills trade funding in northwest
The province has committed nearly $2 million towards Indigenous job training and skilled trades development for two projects in northwestern Ontario. Supercom Industries received $1.5 million for training and “upskilling” its new and current 172 employees in heavy equipment operation, mechanical harvesting,…
Countdown launched for the 2020 Skills Ontario Competition
Canada’s largest skilled trade and technology competition, the Skills Ontario Competition, is set to take place on May 4-6, 2020 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Every May, students, educators, parents, guardians, employers, and advocates come together for the Skills Ontario Competition,…
Giatec’s SmartRock Sensor wins Innovation Award by TCA
Giatec, world leader in concrete testing technology, is pleased to announce that they have received the “Innovation Award” at the Toronto Construction Association’s (TCA) annual “Best of the Best Awards” for their flagship product, SmartRock™. The “Innovation Award” is given annually…
Coronavirus could hit construction supply chains next
A clear picture of the global economic impact of the deadly coronavirus has begun to emerge, and U.S. real estate companies are monitoring how the crisis could play out on construction sites and in development pipelines. Coronavirus caused more than 2,000 deaths and infected…
Surprise inspections no cure-all for construction violations
As New York City experiences its biggest surge in construction in years, reports have surfaced of ballooning number of injuries on the city’s thousands of construction sites. Attempts to heighten city supervision of the sites has led to launch of a…
“Wood” you like to recycle concrete?
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood. They found that the correct proportion of inputs can yield a new building…
Innovative Approach Leads to Project Success for Engineering Firm
Integrated Sustainability is an employee-owned water infrastructure delivery and operations company with extensive expertise in all aspects of water infrastructure design and execution. They execute projects under a collaborative turn-key delivery model from concept to completion, assuming full risk and accountability for…
U.S. housing starts fall, building permits near 13-year high
U.S. homebuilding fell less than expected in January while permits surged to a near 13-year high, pointing to sustained housing market strength that could help keep the longest economic expansion in history on track. Other data on Wednesday showed producer prices…