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As reported in the Montreal Gazette, construction magnate Antonio Accurso and his company, Simard Beaudry Construction Inc., are being sued for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees. The law firm behind the suit, De Grandpré Chait, represented several co-accused…

As reported in The St. Louis American, nearly 90 years ago, Kelly Miller (1863-1939), a black sociologist and mathematician, said, “The Negro is up against the white man’s standard, without the white man’s opportunity.” As the first black man to enroll as…

As reported on WWMT.com, a new system tested in southwest Michigan promises to improve bridge deck inspections by providing greater detail and safety for workers – at near-highway speeds. Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Tech Research Institute…

Jakarta, Indonesia (July 3, 2019) – PT. IAPMO Group Indonesia, in cooperation with the Green Product Council Indonesia and the Indonesian Plumbing Association (APIN), will host the Indonesia Sustainable Construction & Plumbing (ISCOP) Summit, November 6-8, at Jakarta International…

BAIE-COMEAU, QC, July 3, 2019 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities,…

As reported on CBC News, Whirlpool Canada is suing a B.C. contractor over what the appliance giant claims are thousands of invoices filed in association with phony repairs provided to customers who do not exist. According to a B.C. Supreme Court notice…

By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA This article was originally published in Supply Professional magazine.   Suppose your company needs to hire someone. You know you need the employee to have specific education, training and experience. When you hire this person, you have…

As reported on CP24.com, a new city agency could soon be created to operate the more than 80 seniors buildings contained in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s portfolio. A staff report that will go before Mayor John Tory’s executive committee on Thursday…

Ontario, Calif. (July 2, 2019) – The 2019 editions of the California Plumbing Code (CPC®) and California Mechanical Code (CMC®) have been formally released. Both the hardcopy and eBook versions, viewable on computers, tablets and smart phones, can be…

As reported in The ChronicleHerald, Ottawa architect and heritage consultant Barry Padolsky has written an open letter to Justin Trudeau, asking the prime minister to step in to convince hotel owner Larco Investment to go back to the drawing…

As reported on Yahoo Finance, spending on U.S. construction projects fell in May, the first drop in six months, as home building fell for a fifth straight month. The Commerce Department reported Monday that spending fell 0.8% in May,…

As reported on CTV News, a construction company has been fined $200,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a cement panel in Toronto, Ont. Ontario’s Ministry of Labour says the incident took place in 2017 when an employee from…

As reported on CTV News, students and government officials were on-hand at BCIT in Burnaby on Friday to showcase technology that will be used in the CleanBC Government Buildings Program. The program plans to retrofit over 1,000 government facilities…

As reported in the Cape Breton Post, a Cape Breton home built atop an uneven foundation has been the subject of a longstanding court battle. In a Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision released Friday, a local concrete company was ordered…

As blogged on Fast Company, more than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050. Many people living in small areas means large amounts of waste, high resource consumption and…