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Ontario, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2019) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has published ANSI/CAN/IAPMO/ISO 30500:2019, Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems — Prefabricated Integrated Treatment Units — General Safety and Performance Requirements for Design and Testing as an identical National…

The multi-purpose ag facility, now pinned at $59.8 million total price tag, dominated council discussions during the 2020 capital budget presentation. The multi-purpose ag facility is planned out over 2020-23, with $12 million allocated each year. Administration touted the…

More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly end up being used to build homes, schools, offices and hospitals. It’s a staggering amount of resources, and it’s only too likely to…

Whether an existing or newly constructed building, each fire safety plan is a comprehensive set of documents which will be referenced on numerous occasions over the years. This “go to” manual for fire safety provides the site plan which…

Ontario (December 3, 2019) – This Giving Tuesday, Skills Ontario is thrilled to announce the official launch of the #FillTheToolbox engagement campaign, where every donation supports Skills Ontario programming and counts towards representatively giving Ontario’s youth the tools to…

Representatives of the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) have returned to the Navajo Nation this week to support the installation of new toilet and washroom facilities for the Naatsis’áán (Navajo Mountain) Chapter House. This key administrative hub for the…

Central Auckland’s tallest apartment block is yet to get out of the ground because of flawed concrete in its foundations. The contractor China Construction New Zealand has been struggling to investigate and fix the defects at the Seascape building…

Millennials are breathing new life into Calgary’s empty office towers, industry insiders say. But it’s not a return to business as usual. “We’re battling the storm,” says developer Riaz Mamdani, who has successfully repurposed several empty office buildings into…

A Canadian architectural firm is leading a high-profile interior renovation of Lincoln Center’s historic Geffen Hall, home of the renowned New York Philharmonic. Gary McCluskie, a lead designer for performing arts spaces at Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects, said the long overdue revamp will preserve…

City officials have launched a new pilot project to make the Yonge-Eglinton area “less dangerous” for pedestrians, but residents who work and live near the busy intersection say they remain skeptical. The project, known as the construction hub co-ordination pilot,…

American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski issued a statement following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuing the final ambient air guidance under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. The final guidance adopts a more probabilistic…

U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in October as investment in private projects tumbled to its lowest level in three years, offering a cautionary note on the economy despite a recent string of upbeat reports. The Commerce Department said on…

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) today released the results of its Disclosure Challenge, an initiative designed to champion the importance of energy benchmarking and data transparency in the Canadian commercial real estate market. The results have CaGBC and initiative participants, including…

Magic Lite introduces the next generation of their hugely successful LED Brick Star and Step Star. The newly designed circuitry of these robust fixtures provides more than 6 times the lumen output of the previous generation at a lower cost. LED…

CMiC—the most comprehensive and advanced provider of enterprise and field operations solutions, purpose-built for construction and capital projects companies—welcomes Arguson Projects Inc. to a growing network of Canadian general contractors deploying CMiC to streamline their operations. Based in Mississauga, Ontario,…