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OTTAWA, April 8, 2019 /CNW/ – The trend in housing starts was 202,279 units in March 2019, compared to 202,039 units in February 2019, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally…

TORONTO, April 4, 2019 /CNW/ – The UNITED BUILDING in Toronto, announced by Davpart Inc., is North America’s tallest architectural heritage retention development. Located on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Dundas Street West, the UNITED BUILDING will evolve to a 55-storey high rise…

As reported in The London Free Press, four Southwestern Ontario men who died from injuries suffered from falling off roofs are tragic, falls remain one of the leading causes of workplace deaths in the province. Ontario is holding two…

As blogged in The Science Times, prefab (short for “prefabricated”) construction is not a new trend but rather a globally growing trend. In the United States, prefab construction is just starting to get traction and takes up only 5%…

As reported in the Times Colonist, Mary-Anne Bowcott is not what you’re expecting, and she’s used to that. The 33-year-old owner of Westcom Plumbing and Gas in Sooke still registers the surprise, sometimes shock, in people’s eyes when she…

As blogged on UofT Engineering News, in summer 2018, the U of T chapter of Engineers in Action (formerly Bridges to Prosperity) constructed a 64-metre suspended footbridge over the Gonchu Mayu River in Bolivia. It was the group’s most…

As blogged on the National Research Council Canada website, in the past couple of years, there have been some significant developments on the policy direction of energy codes. In particular, the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) approved its Long-term…

The Vancouver Island Construction Association is excited to announce the finalists for its inaugural VICA Awards. The VICA Awards are designed to recognize the work its members do within the industrial, commercial, institutional, civil, and multi-family residential construction sectors across Vancouver Island, the…

In 2012 Bigfoot Systems Inc. added a 10” plastic tube (BFT10) to our product line. The BFT10 quickly took off as contractors and do-it-yourselfer’s like the idea of having the security of their tube not breaking down and collapsing…

WINNIPEG, April 3, 2019 /CNW/ – Construction practices, policies, building and energy codes and other regulations need to change if Canada is to meaningfully reduce GHGs from the building sector, a new report finds. Emission Omissions: Carbon accounting in the built environment, a new peer-reviewed study…

As reported on CBC News, don’t be a tool — that’s the message a new anti-bullying campaign in B.C.’s construction industry is trying to get across with short animated stories. “It can help raise some conversation and awareness to…

Safety tops job security as the number one concern in a recent poll of construction workers carried out on behalf of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) – with 46% highlighting the increased risk to site safety compared to the…

As reported on Reuters.com, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) said on Wednesday that tariffs should stay on two types of steel originating from many countries other than the United States, and those on five other steel products should…

As bogged on RICS.org, the best way to defend a city used to be by building a wall around it. But with property and infrastructure becoming increasingly connected through the technology such as the Internet of Things, we must be…

As blogged on Futurism.com, scientists have added a polymer called polyethylene glycol (PEG) to transparent wood to give it the ability to absorb and release heat — and it could make heating and cooling future homes far less costly. “During a sunny day,…