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As blogged on ProPublica.org, last June, Fabian Cardoza headed to the shower in the dilapidated Merced County Main Jail. The 20-year-old had spent a month there awaiting trial on a robbery charge. Two cellmates boxed him in. One pinned Cardoza to…

Ottawa, ON, July 15, 2019 – Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were little changed in June 2019 from the previous month. Highlights: National home sales edged back 0.2% month-over-month (m-o-m) in June. Actual…

OTTAWA, July 18, 2019 – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the RAIC Foundation are pleased to announce the three winners of the 2019 RAIC International Prize Scholarships. They are: Laure Nolte, Dalhousie University Lucie Palombi, University of Montreal…

As reported on CBC News, it would be a challenge to squeeze a pencil in the gap between the buildings at 310 and 312 Ross Avenue in the Exchange District — the space is that tiny. Yet both buildings have separate titles…

As reported on CTV News, a couple from Garson, Man., built a different kind of centrepiece for their wild-west wedding: a full sized replica western town. Schedule your presentation – The next-gen online marketing technology for the construction, building and design industry…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, Canada is punching well above its weight in terms of the country’s overall intensity of new office construction when compared to developers in the United States. Developers in Canada are currently building about 20.7 million square…

As blogged on techradar.com, according to McKinsey, the construction industry is under-digitized, with companies failing to realise the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a driver of growth and efficiency. Check out the digital branding packages available on Construction Links Network…

As reported on DailyHive.com, an impressive amount of rental housing has been proposed for a site immediately adjacent to the Canada Line’s Marine Drive Station in South Vancouver, potentially cementing the area as one of the city’s most successful applications of…

CRANBROOK, BC, July 16, 2019 /CNW/ – Energy efficiency in buildings lowers costs, creates jobs and helps the environment. Promoting energy-efficient practices is key to Canada’s approach to a clean energy economy. The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced an investment of $400,000 to retrofit…

As blogged on World Bank Blogs, if time travel were possible, and an engineer from the 1860s could travel in time to 2019, he (the first female engineer had not graduated yet) would not recognize much of the technology we have…

As reported on CTV News, renovations have been completed at a former northeast Calgary hotel that has been transformed into the Drop-In Centre’s third affordable housing building. On Tuesday, dignitaries toured the Centre 4800 facility, near the intersection of Edmonton Trail…

CARPINTERIA, Calif., July 16, 2019 — Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Honest Buildings, Inc., a leading provider of project management software for owners and developers. This acquisition…

Nappanee, Indiana – NTA Inc., a leading provider of testing services, product certification, inspection, engineering, off-site construction plan review, and code evaluation, held its official groundbreaking ceremony today for its new facility in Bryan, Texas. Set to bring up to 60…

As blogged on New Atlas, when buildings are being insulated or torn down, a lot of waste “mineral wool”-type insulation ends up in the landfill. Thanks to new research, however, that material may soon instead find use in an improved type…

As reported on CTV News, the provincial government has retracted 30 municipalities from the Special Intervention Flood Zones weeks after the CAQ designated faulty maps of municipal flood zones. This means 20,000 homes are no longer pegged as in the danger…