Monday, July 6, 2020 
Commons board recommending $733M plan to build Parliament Hill visitors centre
MPs on the House of Commons’ Board of Internal Economy are leaning toward a $733 million renovation plan for Parliament Hill’s planned visitors centre. A new report, prepared by consultants for the procedure and house affairs committee and obtained by CBC News, lays out three options for…
Lakeview Village and Artscape announce next step in transformation of construction site
Lakeview Community Partners Limited and Artscape Atelier are thrilled to announce 19 selected GTA artists for over $100,000 in paid work opportunities at Lakeview Village, a transformative 177-acre mixed-use community to be built on Mississauga’s waterfront. Sculptor, Ryan Longo; visual artist,…
Algorithms are designing better buildings
When giant blobs began appearing on city skylines around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s, it marked not an alien invasion but the impact of computers on the practice of building design. Thanks to computer-aided design (CAD), architects were able to…
Procore adds new platform features to advance collaboration and communication in Construction
Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today launched seven new user-requested platform features, enabling greater collaboration and communications capabilities across the construction project lifecycle. Procore’s new features were introduced at Next Steps Summit, the company’s virtual construction…
City of Calgary Council approves Green Line program
On Tuesday, June 16, City Council approved Administration’s Green Line recommendation on the updated Stage 1 alignment (from 16 Avenue N. to Shepard) along with changes to construction staging. “Council’s approval today is a pivotal step in achieving the vision of…
New tool for construction and building professionals for enhancing productivity
Architects, engineers, contractors, and owners now have the digital productivity and accuracy tool that brings greater levels of efficiency to each stage of the project and building life cycle. The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), a national association dedicated to improving the…
IWSH, Rwanda Plumbers Organization promote hand washing in local schools
The World Plumbing Council (WPC) has facilitated a partnership between The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) and the Rwanda Plumbers Organization (RPO) to support community hand washing and public health awareness activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
Legrand’s Charlie Derk appointed to CABA Board of Directors
Legrand’s Shading and Residential Controls business today announced that Charlie Derk, director of product marketing for the company’s QMotion and Vantage brands, has been appointed to the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) board of directors. Legrand is a global innovation leader…
Bulletin 253: Fire Alarm Early Warning Systems
Whether a newly erected or aging structure, the evacuation (or evac) sequence of operations programmed into the fire alarm system will determine the required evacuation strategies. These strategies are to be carried out by building supervisory personnel in the event of…
Video Round Up – June 18, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of Video Round Up, published by Construction Links Network. Top videos this week include a look at the tallest skyscrapers under construction on each continent as well as the Citizen Care Pod – a new COVID-19…
Citizen Care Pod, a new COVID-19 smart screening and testing pod
Canadian industry leaders worked together amidst the COVID-19 crisis to launch the Citizen Care Pod, a smart screening and testing pod that integrates intelligent technology within a modular design to support a safe, responsible recovery for governments, businesses, and communities. The Citizen Care…
Applications open for communities to pilot new buildings and housing benchmarks
The Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR), a member of the International Code Council’s family of solutions, has opened the application process for communities to join an in-depth piloting program for new buildings and housing benchmarks. As part of the…
Skills Ontario hosts Virtual Business Summit: Post COVID-19 strategies—A Skills Based Recovery
Skills Ontario is pleased to host its first Virtual Skills Summit, a free online conference highlighting a skills based recovery roadmap for businesses following the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit, to be held on June 30th at 2:00 pm (EST), will include…
Jumpstarting the COVID-19 Recovery: Equipment Manufacturers and Infrastructure Play Key Roles
By Kate Fox Wood, AEM Senior Director, Government Relations Equipment manufacturers, now more than ever, are doubling down on efforts to communicate to lawmakers about the important role federal infrastructure investment should play as part of our national economic recovery from…
Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes Sean Strickland as Canadian Director
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) are pleased to announce that Sean Strickland has joined the CBTU as the new Executive Director, effective July 6, 2020. “North America’s Building Trades Unions are happy to welcome Sean Strickland as the new Canadian Executive…
