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Total investment in building construction increased by 0.5% in January to $15.6 billion, with gains in both the residential and non-residential sectors. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction was up 0.9% to $12.9 billion compared with December 2019. For more information on…

Labour leaders are urging the federal and provincial governments to take immediate steps to protect the health and safety of construction workers and the public during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Laborers’ International Union of North America says many construction sites…

The health, safety and well-being of our workers, their families and friends, and the communities we operate in is the top priority of the more than 20,000 member firms of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA). This has never been more true…

In support of Island Health and front-line healthcare staff, working tirelessly to keep our communities safe from COVID-19, the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) has put a call out to their membership for donations of new, unopened N95 masks, sanitizer solution…

As Canadians are embracing social distancing to protect each other from the coronavirus, LCIC will also be playing our part. We have therefore canceled our upcoming 2020 Lean Construction Institute of Canada conference and training day in Winnipeg.   Both CCA…

The RAIC has made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Conference on Architecture and all pre-Conference events, scheduled for June 2-7, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. This decision is due to the continued rapid spread of the COVID-19…

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, which is beginning to affect BC construction projects and employers across BC, the BC Construction Association is bolstering the resources its providing online with a “virtual hotline” to gather the observations, questions and requests for…

The President and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Coronavirus Guidance for America identifying plumbers and other tradespeople as “essential critical infrastructure workers” as our nation responds to the threat of COVID-19. In a DHS memorandum issued by…

If you are in the concrete industry, conferences such as World of Concrete (WOC), ConExpo, and American Concrete Institute’s ACI Concrete Convention make for important dates in your calendar. They certainly are in ours. The lights and splendor of the Las Vegas WOC 2020 (held…

Ground was broken on a unique new low-rise condominium development on March 14. Concordia Homes Ltd. are choosing to use steel and concrete construction in the building of Highpointe, which will be located at 227th St. and Lougheed Hwy. “People around…

A collaboration focused on cutting delays, emissions and waste from building projects has received a grant of 28 million Australian dollars ($16.40 million) from the country’s government.  The scheme, called Building 4.0 CRC, is made of up 30 partners including Lendlease, Monash…

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is offering a new on-demand learning course to focus on ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. “ACI 318-19: Changes to the Concrete Design Standard” covers the major changes in the 2019 edition of…

BC Hydro says it is scaling down construction activities at Site C in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release March 18, BC Hydro said it’s working with its prime contractors and unions over the coming days to “safely scale back…

The EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) is pleased to formally announce this years ECC Architectural Design Awards Judging Panel. The Awards Panel will convene in early May 2020 to review and independently select the ECC Architectural Design Awards Program category finalists…

Dutch company Twente Additive Manufacturing B.V. is working to change the home building industry for the better, by challenging traditional construction methods through the use of automation and additive manufacturing. The company hasn’t been around that long, but had a big…