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Skills Ontario and ORIGIN are working together to harness the power of Virtual Reality technology to help youth see skilled trade and technology careers in a new way. The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces…

President Trump is planning on “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” with an executive order that would make a classical style the default for federal buildings in Washington and other parts of the country, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The draft order would encourage…

The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is proud to announce that its upcoming Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) Indonesia program has been recognized by the Local Project Challenge, an initiative of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute,…

Four professionals who have significantly impacted the architectural practice around the world, have been named Honorary Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). The 2020 Honorary Fellows exemplify the tremendous impact that architects have—not only on the built environment—but…

Enercare Connections’ VP of Sales and Marketing, Ephram Spiegelman, recently chatted with the Tim Byrne Almost Live Podcast: “It’s hard to make an impression these days.  Everyone is overwhelmed with information. That makes it really difficult for a company to break…

The general manager of MCL Construction Ltd, says it should be easy for a northern country like Canada to get into the kind of home that is so efficient it makes more energy than it uses. Brad McLaughlin is beginning to wonder if…

The contract for the design and management of the construction phase of the new municipal works administration and garage multi-purpose buildings project will cost taxpayers $1,565,000, or 12.5 per cent of the total estimated cost of the project. Cornwall roads supervisor…

The RCMP have moved in to enforce a court injunction against protesters who say they are defending the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s traditional territory by opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia. One group that is part of…

Up till now, we used to do all kinds of constructional work here on Earth. However, that is about to change now. Nasa has awarded a $142 million fund to Colorado-based Maxar Technologies which is developing the world’s first in-space construction…

Increasing automation in the construction industry could displace or replace as much as 49% of the America’s blue-collar construction workforce (2.7 million workers) and eliminate nearly 500,000 non-construction jobs by 2057, according to a new study by the Midwest Economic Policy…

The maturity method is a way to expedite construction schedules, increase safety, and improve construction methods without solely relying on standard test specimens and laboratory testing. Maturity Concrete maturity indicates how far curing has progressed. Maturity is the relationship between concrete temperature, time,…

Local contractor Patrick Allard is baffled by the bylaw appeal process in Winnipeg. Allard was flagged regarding a window that has been removed from a property he owns in the St. John’s neighbourhood, it was insulated and boarded over while waiting…

Ontario workplace inspectors are launching a safety blitz focusing on construction sites, Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development announced. “We’re doing this to save lives,” said Minister McNaughton. “One death on a jobsite is one too many.…

Kryton International Inc., a company known for bringing innovative and valuable concrete technologies to the world, has chosen World of Concrete 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to launch their latest product, Maturix™ Smart Concrete® Sensors. Real-time monitoring of structures is an…

Encased in a metal exoskeleton, a construction worker looking like a robot wields a motorized chipper to remove tiles from a wall. Despite the weight of the tool and its intense vibrations, the worker never tires or loses their grip. They are a new…