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Ottawa, ON, June 14, 2019 – Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales climbed further in May 2019. Highlights: National home sales rose 1.9% month-over-month (m-o-m) in May. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity…

As blogged on Interesting Engineering, Elon Musk says the third version of the Tesla solar roof will be cheaper and better than previous designs. Speaking at Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting Musk explained the challenges that caused the production of the product to be delayed.…

We’re proud to announce that CSPN – Customer Service Professionals Network has recognized the Enercare Connections Customer Care and Client Management team as the Customer Obsessed Team award winner at their annual 2019 Customer & Employee Experience Conference. At Enercare, our…

CROFTON, Md., June 13, 2019 /CNW/ — Thermal insulation materials are critical to a building’s design and its ability to reduce energy consumption. In 2017, the ULC Standards Committee on Thermal Insulation Materials and Systems approved an updated fifth edition of the…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, When compared to their North American office market peers such as San Francisco, Boston, Miami and Washington D.C., developers in Toronto are building far more office space these days, but they’re also facing…

As reported on CTV News, real estate developers will soon have to create or fund social and affordable housing if they want to build in Montreal. Projet Montreal passed a new housing bylaw Wednesday, following through on a campaign…

Piute Mesa, Arizona (June 13, 2019) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation’s (IWSH) latest Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) concluded Friday, with a team of volunteer tradespeople from all over the United States and Australia converging on a remote mountainous region…

Our Remove The Fume team recently enjoyed a conversation with the Mr. Dan Tadic of the CWB Group. We learned about the vital aspects of the group, benefits of membership, continuing education, all things learning and development and career opportunities for professional welders. This article…

As reported in the South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong developer that beat out several of the city’s biggest and wealthiest property groups for a commercial plot at the former runway of the Kai Tak airport in May…

As reported on CTV News, the Windsor Construction Association is disputing claims that major projects are the reason why costs are going up. The construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was singled out as one of the reasons…

As reported on CBC News, B.C.’s architectural watchdog is suing the City of Langford, just west of Victoria, over a five-unit townhome complex that was approved without the input of an architect. The Architectural Institute of B.C. wants a…

As blogged on New Atlas, the Memorial Bridge doesn’t just allow folks to cross over the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery in Maine, it also serves as a living laboratory. Now home to a host of…

In May of this year, Mayor John Tory announced the official start of construction season in Toronto.  It was noted that the 2019 plan was the largest ever, with over $1-billion in spending on a combination of new infrastructure,…

SHERBROOKE, QC and WINNIPEG, June 12, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Postech Screw Piles is proud to announce that it is offering its one million (1,000,000) screw pile to Habitat for Humanity. This screw pile represents a donation of $6,500and will be used to build or renovate…

As reported in the Whitehorse Daily Star, increasing energy efficiency in Yukon homes and buildings was at the centre of $41.3 million in initiatives announced Friday afternoon in Whitehorse. Yukon Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, Yukon Housing Minister Pauline Frost…