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Founder Mogens Smed is out at DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. following a bitter management shakeup at the Calgary-based office construction company, while a new CEO has been appointed to the firm. Smed, a well-known Calgary businessman, has served as executive chairman…

3D-printed construction seems a good fit for the military. The emerging technology is relatively portable and inexpensive, and could potentially even save lives if it means soldiers receive a safe barracks in a shorter time. With this in mind, the…

Milton, Ont. — A shortage in salt supplies has landscape and snow removal professionals making plans to help their customers weather the upcoming winter season safely. The salt inventory shortage affects the Eastern United States as well as Ontario. Salt is…

TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2018 /CNW/ – Minto Capital Management Inc. (“Minto Capital”) recently held a topping off event at 39 Niagara (“The Project”), a purpose-built rental tower under construction in Toronto, Ontario. Employees and investors gathered on the building’s 14th floor on Thursday, July 26th, 2018 to…

Judging from architectural renderings, a new residential development planned for the 600-block of Foster Avenue in Coquitlam looks like a typical townhouse project. But Scott Kennedy, one of the architects behind the development, said residents will realize how unique their…

Construction industry experts are scratching their heads over a Statistics Canada report which found that their sector shed 8,800 jobs last month, when they say they’re facing a wealth of openings and a lack of workers to fill them. The…

Below are links to the top news items posted on Construction Links Network over the past week. Thank you for stopping by and have a great week!   Best Regards, Arnie Gess, President   Gordie Howe bridge cost to top…

Design–build (or design/build, and abbreviated D–B or D/B accordingly) is a project delivery system used in the construction industry. It is a method to deliver a project in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity…

Postmodernism is back. We see it in the slew of books and articles about the movement, in the campaigns to save some of its greatest landmarks such as Philip Johnson’s AT&T building in New York, in the listings in the UK of…

There is already a ramp leading up to Vienna Kennedy’s front door on Massey Road. But soon, there will be an even better one, and beyond it, a newly accessible house. Shane Chapman and his team at The Ultimate Deck…

Premier Doug Ford, whose grandiose schemes for Toronto’s waterfront were thwarted when he was a city councillor and his brother was mayor, is setting his sights on redeveloping Ontario Place. Sources told the Star that Ford wants to scuttle proposals…

TORONTO, Sep 6, 2018 /CNW/ – Minto Capital is pleased to announce that its new purpose-built rental tower, 1235 Marlborough in Oakville, Ontario, is now LEED registered. The 14-storey building comprised of 144 units, state of the art amenities and located in the prime College Park…

Even as British Columbian politicians discuss union contracts surrounding a community benefits proposal, leaders of the planned Pattullo Bridge replacement say the $1.4-billion project remains on budget and ready for a summer 2019 construction start. The contracts under discussion would ensure pay raises for…

New Zealand’s construction industry is growing at the slowest pace in six years, adding to risks that the economy may struggle to gain momentum. Never miss important industry news again – Click here to sign-up and receive the Weekly Round…

It sounds unbelievable, but each day around 20 percent of clean water produced in the world is lost as the result of leaky pipes. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, this amounts to an estimated 6 billion gallons…