Opioid abuse in the construction industry
As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, Logan Carroll started drinking at 12, smoking weed at 13 and was doing cocaine in high school. His love of oxycodone began when he got his wisdom teeth out at age 16 and tried Percocet for…
Calgary ring road contractors look to hire hundreds at job fair
As reported on Global News, as many people in Alberta struggle to find full-time employment, one project in Calgary has contractors hiring hundreds. A job fair organized by KGL Constructors on Saturday matched potential employees with construction companies set to work…
ASSE International launches new website
Mokena, Ill. (Feb. 22, 2019) — ASSE International has launched a revamped website that features quick and easy access to the organization’s core competencies, including product certification, personnel certification, standards development, and membership. The redesigned website is located at the same…
Architects DCA Blog – CHINA AND CANADA: WOOD TRADING
By Toon Dreessen, Architects DCA The Globe and Mail published an article in early December 2017 entitled Ottawa holds up venture capital deal to highlight benefits of Beijing ties. The article discusses the business travel to China of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment…
Roof at Elliot Lake civic centre collapses
As reported on Sudbury.com, at least three people escaped unharmed when a portion of Elliot Lake’s Lester B. Pearson civic centre roof collapsed at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Murray Finn, who was in the theatre auditorium where the roof collapsed onto…
New Robot Science Museum in Seoul will be part-built using robots
As blogged on New Atlas, following an architecture competition, Turkey’s Melike Altinisik Architects (MAA) has been selected to create the new Robot Science Museum (RSM) in Seoul, South Korea. Interestingly, the firm says that the building will be part-constructed using 3D-printing…
How ICON is building the $4,000 3D-printed homes of the future
As blogged on Dwell.com, in 2017, ICON co-founders Jason Ballard, Evan Loomis, and Alex Le Roux met Brett Hagler, co-founder of the non-profit New Story, and realized that they had a united mission: To employ 3D printing and new building technologies to transform the…