Barry Woods handed out resumes at a city-sanctioned job fair on Tuesday after losing his job in the modular construction industry five days ago. “I sort of the saw the writing on the wall,” he told Global News at the event.…
Barry Woods handed out resumes at a city-sanctioned job fair on Tuesday after losing his job in the modular construction industry five days ago. “I sort of the saw the writing on the wall,” he told Global News at the event.…
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) shares lagged in pre-market trade despite the tractor giant beating estimates with its fourth-quarter results as the market focused instead on the group forecasting that net income would decline in 2020. The firm put the fall down…
Zoomlion’s wholly-owned subsidiary, m-tec, released its latest mortar mixer Duo-mix in Shanghai, China for the first time on November 5. The new solution, which can help to build a 60m2 2-story house in two weeks is now available for purchase in over 100 countries across Asia, Europe and North America. The adaptable Duo-mix…
It’s anything but business as usual for some industries in Atlantic Canada as a changing climate pushes them to make changes of their own. This week, hundreds from the construction sector are in Saint John discussing how to deal…
OTTAWA – November 27, 2019 – The Canada Green Building Council is helping Canada eliminate carbon emissions with ten projects certifying under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. These pioneering projects include new and existing offices, schools and warehouses,…
Sidewalk Labs and Plaza Ventures plan to launch a venture capital fund focused on smart-city technology, The Logic has learned. Expected to be between $20 million and $30 million, it would focus on high-risk investments in early-stage companies with the goal…
A light-rail line planned for the new Samuel De Champlain bridge in Montreal runs the risk of corroding the $4.5 billion structure, a risk authorities say they’re taking all the necessary measures to avoid. The eight-lane bridge opened in…
How do you break one of the toughest building materials in construction? Pulverizers. “Concrete is a material that lasts a long time. The concrete in concrete structures often outlives the original use of the structure. That is why so many…
You may not see it, but there is a lot of activity underway at the Canadian port of entry to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. So far, Bridging North America has set up its offices at Sandwich Street…
OTTAWA, November 26, 2019 – Today marks the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) first annual celebration day of the industry. In collaboration with CCA’s partner associations, National Construction Day recognizes and celebrates the dedicated, hard-working men and women instrumental in…
Braun Intertec used the COMMAND Center concrete temperature and maturity system to expedite post-tension stressing and meet a tight construction deadline. The Terraces at Douglas Center is a new 12-story office tower in Dallas with a two-level basement parking garage.…
The City of Calgary has laid charges against one man who ran a general contracting business that clients claimed took their money but didn’t finish the work. Kent Pallister, the city’s chief licence inspector, said the city started investigating…
U.S.News & World Report reports that the last living worker who helped construct Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died. Donald “Nick” Clifford of Keystone, South Dakota, was 98. His wife, Carolyn Clifford, says he died…
A logistics facility being constructed in the Greater Toronto Area city of Mississauga is taking space optimization and automated storage and retrieval systems to new heights in this country. Literally and figuratively. However, it won’t be long before these…
OTTAWA, November 25, 2019 – In an effort to encourage and boost innovation within the industry, Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI) are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with Invennt Business Inc. to offer the…