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Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, IAPMO R&T Lab and IAPMO EGS recently connected with existing and potential clients during the popular 2019 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show…

As blogged on Yanko Design, when you are in the construction business, some of the insights that could help the contractor build better include: the possibility of making quality control more efficient and precise, use of a device that could instruct…

Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — The call for abstracts for the seventh biannual Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), to be held from May 12-13, 2020, in San Antonio, may be downloaded from the EWTS website at the following URL: https://ewts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EWTS_call_for_abstracts_2020.pdf. …

As blogged on Digital Trends, Joni Mitchell sang, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But could parking lots soon become extinct, with the lost paradise making a return? As cities get smarter and mobility solutions and consumer habits change,…

CALGARY, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Stuart Olson Inc. (TSX: SOX, SOX.DB.A) (“Stuart Olson” or the “Company”) is honoured to have been shortlisted as one of Canada’s Top 100 employers, and recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers in 2019 for the third consecutive year. “To again be recognized…

Ontario, Calif. (March 4, 2019) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), a bridge for the international water, sanitation, and hygiene community with specific focus on the role of the plumbing industry in community collaborations and educational exchange, has…

VAUGHAN, ON, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Collective bargaining agreements for residential construction are set to expire on Tuesday, April 30. Renewal efforts have commenced and the parties have started the process of renewing the collective agreements, namely the Metropolitan Toronto Apartment Builders Association…

March 4, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark visited Bayside Toronto this morning as part of the opening of a new architecture exhibit by Danish firm 3XN. Located inside the Hines Tridel Bayside Toronto Presentation Centre, Waterfront…

March 4, 2019 Constructionlinks.ca RE:      “7 eco-friendly insulation alternatives for a green home” To Whom It May Concern:   INTRODUCTION The above-referenced article, “7 eco-friendly insulation alternatives for a green home,” has come to the attention of the North American…

As reported on Global News, it’s no secret that this winter has been very tough on Montreal’s streets and sidewalks, but one particular stretch of sidewalk east of downtown is being heavily criticized for an out-of-the-ordinary paving job. Near the corner…

Ontario, Calif. (March 1, 2019) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), publisher of the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE•Stand), has posted online the 2020 Public Comment Monograph that will be reviewed by the technical committee at…

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Developer Clifton Blake Group is planning an 8 storey building designed by Studio JCI. The project would also include 233.9 Metres of retail space with a total of 30 rental residential units located at 1924 Eglinton Avenue West in midtown Toronto…

Washington, D.C. — The International Code Council entered into a formal strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA) to raise awareness of international standards in construction that are required across the globe. With the shared goals…

As reported by CBC News, an Alberta home developer is building its first shipping container home in northwest Calgary. On Wednesday, a crane lowered four sea cans into place in EchoHaven, an eco-friendly development in Rocky Ridge where none of the homes…