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By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA   Climate change is everywhere, and architecture has a big part to play in making change. Awareness of the built environment, and its role in effecting change is crucial: how we plan our parks, allowing rivers to…

The Ultra CBF is an outstanding reflective insulation and puncture-resistant vapor barrier. The Ultra CBF is composed of a single layer reflective sheet, laminated between two layers of ultra-strong polyethylene bubble (up to 140 psi). The Ultra CBF is the ultimate…

OTTAWA, May 8, 2019 /CNW/ – The trend in housing starts was 206,103 units in April 2019, compared to 202,420 units in March 2019, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly…

This Thursday, May 9th will see the Niagara Construction Association’s (NCA) fourth annual Niagara Safety Awareness Day. The event takes place at the Grantham Lions Club in St. Catharines from 11AM-2PM.  Admission is free. Attendees can check out over…

RM Products Ltd. dock and ground level fiberglass buildings are the answer for Micro Warehousing where and when you need it. RM Products has been working for the past 15 years to develop the perfect dock level storage building for micro-warehousing and…

As reported in the Huffington Post, walking along the base of the Burrard Street Bridge that crosses Vancouver’s False Creek toward the downtown core, Khelsilem gestures across a gravel lot poised to become one of the largest Indigenous urban…

May 7, 2019 (Guelph, ON): In today’s climate, incorporating sustainability is a crucial aspect for any business to thrive. It is also increasingly important for organizations to have third-party review to verify its achievements. That’s exactly what Sleeman Breweries…

Washington, D.C. – Building Safety Month continues into its second week with the theme of “Ensuring a Safer Future through Training and Education.” This week the International Code Council, along with its members and partners, will explore the ways…

Toronto—(May 6, 2019) —Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the licensing and regulating body for professional engineers and engineering in the province, installed Nancy Hill, P.Eng., LLB, FEC, FCAE, as its 100th president during its annual general meeting (AGM) at the…

TORONTO — Skills Ontario and Edge Factor have signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to the creation of a series of videos at the 2019 Skills Ontario Competition (May 6-8 at the Toronto Congress Centre) to highlight…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, Janet Féirín has a home in East Vancouver. What she needs are options. Her son Kris and his wife, Mandy, are ready to start a family, but like many wage earners in Greater Vancouver,…

As reported on ChathamThisWeek.com, about 140 students from Chatham-Kent got a chance to learn from professionals in the industry Thursday about the different types of jobs a career in construction can offer. Henry Heyink Construction and Huron Construction hosted…

As reported on Global News, the Pattullo Bridge replacement has cleared another hurdle that keeps it on track to start construction later this year. B.C.’s environment and municipal affairs ministries awarded the Ministry of Transportation an environmental assessment certificate…

As of April 2019, the NRC is offering free access to the downloadable and online formats of the National Building Code, the National Fire Code, the National Plumbing Code, and the National Energy Code for Buildings, as well as the provincial codes published…

As reported on CTV News, insurers will pay up to $42 million to surviving victims of a 2018 Florida bridge collapse and the families of those killed, under a deal announced Friday between the now-bankrupt construction company that built…