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As reported on CTV News, with the province facing a shortage of skilled labour the Coalition Avenir Quebec announced on Monday it would offer subsidies to companies looking to attract foreign workers. The $54 million program will allow companies that need…

Entering its eighth edition, ISH Shanghai & CIHE – Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning & Home Comfort Systems will open for trade from 3 – 5 September 2019 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.…

As reported on CNN.com, a jungle-draped area on the east of Borneo island is set to be transformed into Indonesia’s new capital city, President Joko Widodo announced Monday, amid concerns over the sustainability of its congested and rapidly sinking political…

As reported in The Telegram, St. John’s city council unanimously approved a six-storey mixed-use building on the site of the old Dominion grocery store in Churchill Square. The decision was made at the regular Monday council meeting. All councillors present…

As blogged on ZDnet.com, OpenSpace, a company that utilizes helmet-mounted cameras and some fancy stitching software to create “Street View”-like scenes of jobs in progress, has just landed $14 million in Series A funding. The company’s tech is deployed globally…

As blogged on Forbes.com, for quite a while now, there’s been great interest in smart cities. While there is no universally accepted definition of a smart city, the ultimate aim is to provide improved citizen services and a better lifestyle to…

New details have been released on Tridel and First Capital Realty’s Edenbridge on the Kingsway multi-phase, mixed-use redevelopment of the Humbertown Shopping Centre in Etobicoke. The planned building, which is the first phase, was designed by Kirkor Architects and…

Time is running out to secure a full delegate pass for the October 8th Green Building Festival in downtown Toronto for only $225, including 5.5 continuing education hours for GBCI / LEED, OAA, OALA, OPPI, IDC and PEO!   Register today and…

As reported on CBC News, Rod Goy says he and his wife, Donna, wanted their new home to be a gathering place as they settled into retirement and watched their family grow. The couple has five children and three grandchildren, with a fourth grandchild on the…

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) safely demolished the powerhouse of the former Nanticoke Generating Station (GS), which was at one time the largest coal-fired plant in the world. The site on the north shore of Lake Erie has been transformed into OPG’s first-ever…

As reported on CTV News, one of the Calgary’s architectural marvels has garnered some big attention from a major magazine after TIME named the downtown Central Library to its 100 Greatest Places in 2019 list. The Calgary Public Library announced the…

As reported in The Edmonton Journal, the engineering company for the ill-fated Fort Saskatchewan condominium complex had its engineering permit cancelled just one year after the recently evacuated condos were built. Residents of the 44-unit condo complex were evacuated from their…

Join us for this Building Smart seminar to learn about industry best practices for designing efficient, durable wood-frame building enclosures in new construction. Explore the latest edition of the Building Enclosure Design Guide now available online. Speakers will discuss the behaviour…

Here’s why COMMAND Center’s easy-to-use, affordable, and self-powered sensors are the best option for concrete temperature and maturity monitoring applications.     10. Sensors read and record the temperature of freshly poured concrete. COMMAND Center Sensors are embedded in your concrete…

Introducing the latest upgrade to the BEST (Building Efficiency System Tool)™ software, available for download at www.iapmo.org/hiac. BEST is a quick, easy and reliable way to compare the energy and life cycle costs of up to four HVAC systems at one time. It allows one…