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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…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Round Up published by Construction Links Network. Below are the links to all the news items published and distributed on the network over the past seven days. If you have a news item…

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…

As blogged on CNN, dubbed an engineering marvel, the highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project in China is nearly complete. Devised by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, it measures a staggering 1.12-million-square-meters and consists of a collection of eight towers and a gigantic connecting…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, a longtime Lower Mainland asbestos removal company and its operator, who repeatedly violated the province’s worker safety rules, have been permanently barred from the industry. In a B.C. Supreme Court ruling released last week, Justice Francesca…

As reported in The Globe and Mail, Ontario named four new directors to the board of Waterfront Toronto Thursday, nearly three months after Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton fired its previous slate. The province fired its directors in early December after the auditor-general’s…

Promoting solutions for India’s urban development, ISH India powered by IPA brings need-of-the-hour solutions to the city. The Mumbai edition which opened its doors today marked the launch of We-Stand (Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard) 2019 and Uniform Swimming Pool Code…

By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA The other evening I was driving home and listening to CBC Ottawa’s All in a Day with Alan Neal. He was interviewing Canada’s Auditor General Michael Ferguson on the Phoenix payroll system. When the payroll system was in the…

As blogged on Business in Vancouver, the developer of a condo project in Port Moody says he’s overwhelmed by the response to a program that will allow 30 prospective owners to roll the rent they’ll pay on their new units for…

As blogged on Interesting Engineering, what do you think of when you think of Artificial Intelligence? Smart devices? The IOT? Self Driving vehicles? Skynet? Everyone and their grandmother is talking about AI and for good reason too. Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic…

As reported in the Regina Leader-Post, construction earnings and employment fell more sharply in Saskatchewan than in any other province during 2018, the first full year the PST was charged on the full value of construction contracts. The mood in the…