How women are leading the charge to recycle whole houses
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…
Westmount residents oppose local reconstruction project
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…
IAPMO EGS receives U.S. EPA recognition for ENERGY STAR certification
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…
Delta Marriott Thunder Bay hit by over $11M in construction liens
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…
Nova Scotia couple building sustainable home out of tires
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.…
Call for speakers is now open for CCA’s annual conference in 2020
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…
Canon Canada HQ awarded LEED® Gold Certification
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…
Canadian cities take wooden skyscrapers to new heights
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…
Cement companies are starting to get a $33 trillion headache
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…