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“Energy prices are spiking, climate change is the thing, and everybody wants to use less energy,” says Tannis Crosby, procurement administrator at Boardwalk REIT (real estate investment trust), one of Canada’s largest owner-operators of multi-residential buildings. Energy cost-savings was…

As reported on Global News, city officials are giving a little boost to an area of downtown Edmonton that’s not looking quite itself. Churchill Square is under construction. The wading pool and other features are getting an upgrade, and popular summer…

As blogged on Smithsonian.com, when Ruthie Mundell was in high school, everyone laughed at her for digging through the trash. She’d count paper, cans and cardboard, keeping careful numbers on trash volume and recycling rates. Her “trash audit” led to a…

As reported on Global News, a group of Westmount residents is fighting a development project that will turn an old building, located at the corner of Claremont and Windsor avenues, into high-end apartments. Schedule your presentation – The next-gen online marketing technology…

Ontario, Calif. (July 24, 2019) — IAPMO EGS, The IAPMO Group’s testing and certification division for electrical products, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide ENERGY STAR® certification to nine product groups: Commercial Combination Ovens Commercial…

As reported in The Architect’s Newspaper, most 3D printers, no matter their size, operate in a pretty similar way: they move along a grid to deposit material, sliding on axes in a fixed manner within a frame. Even those with more flexible…

As reported on CBC News, Thunder Bay’s Delta Marriott hotel has seven construction liens registered against it, just two months after it officially opened to the public. The largest, registered by BNL Marina Developments Inc., the general contractor, is for $9,102,844.  Six…

Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 23, 2019—Investing in cultural and historical infrastructure plays an important role in developing dynamic communities, promoting tourism and preserving Canada’s heritage. Today, the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne,…

As blogged on ProactiveInvestors.com, New York’s GrapheneCA says mobile 3D printers capable of locally making graphene will ‘greatly simplify’ building houses in remote disaster areas and islands. The video shows a robot arm squeezing out layers of concrete over and over…

As reported on CBC News, Pippa Creery and Bob Kloske’s retirement involves a lot of dirt. The couple are building an earth berm tire house, which they hope will be a little piece of paradise in Ship Harbour, on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore.…

HALIFAX, July 23, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada’s changing economy and investments in infrastructure make skills training critical to our future. The Government recognizes the importance of building a diverse workforce and supporting women so they can launch careers in high-demand construction trades. Today, Andy Fillmore,…

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is currently accepting proposals from speakers interested in presenting at its annual conference taking place March 15 – 18, 2020 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, California. CCA’s annual conference provides an excellent…

BRAMPTON, ON, July 22, 2019 /CNW/ – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that it has been awarded LEED® Gold for New Construction and Major Renovations 2009 certification for its corporate headquarters, located in Brampton, Ontario. Canon Canada’s head office reflects…

As reported in The Guardian, British Columbia is no stranger to wooden giants. Along its western coast, Douglas fir and Sitka spruce trees topping 60 meters in height have in some cases weathered nearly a millennium of storms. Now a growing chorus…

As reported on Bloomberg.com, the world’s biggest cement makers have been under pressure from environmental groups, regulators and lawmakers to cut pollution. Now, some of the world’s most powerful investors are echoing those calls. Schedule your presentation – The next-gen online…