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BATHURST (GNB) – Recommendations have been made to improve the safety of people working at construction project sites. The recommendations follow a coroner’s inquest in Bathurst. A mandatory inquest into the death of Jean-Guy Boudreau was held June 26-27. Boudreau…

Would you live in a house made of fungus? It’s not just a rhetorical question: fungi are the key to a new low-carbon, fire-resistant and termite-deterring building material. This type of material, known as a mycelium composite, uses the Trametes versicolor fungus to…

New Delhi, India (June 27, 2018) — International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) CEO GP Russ Chaney, in his role as Chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Directors, and IAPMO Senior Vice President of…

Fancy villas, high-rise apartment blocks, lakes, parks and sprawling road networks: Ghost cities in China have it all. Just one crucial element is missing — the people. Built for a population that never came, about 50 of these surreal sites…

Technical Safety BC has released its State of Safety 2017 Report. The interactive, online document provides an overview of incidents and injuries related to technical equipment observed over the previous year, and the organization’s efforts to understand and manage safety risk. The fully…

Fredericton council has taken the first step towards launching the hunt for the team that will design the city’s new performing arts centre. At Monday night’s council-in-committee meeting, councillors approved the procurement strategy that will be used to select the successful design team.  “The design…

A construction company has been found guilty of violating the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection with a September 2013 mishap at a Halifax work site that left a man permanently disabled. Aecon Group Inc. stood trial in Halifax…

From the end of the Second World War until a few years ago, when it cooled off, productivity surged across the U.S. economy, giving rise to what’s often called the “productivity miracle.” From manufacturing to agriculture to retail, industry after industry became cheaper,…

Finning Canada, a division of Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT), opened the doors of its first Used Equipment Centre in Acheson, Alberta just outside Edmonton on June 15. “We are so excited to be able to use this facility to provide customers with a one-stop-shop for…

A highrise tower for seniors being built at a Westmount strip mall was touted Monday as one way to redevelop mature Edmonton communities and provide new housing options. “As every city ages, we need to have more diversity in our housing…

The Government of Canada is making investments that will help create good middle-class jobs, promote trade and productivity, and grow the economy. The Gordie Howe International Bridge will support economic growth by improving connections between Canada and the U.S., enabling the continuous flow of people…

Concrete production is one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions in the world, after transportation and energy. To make the ubiquitous building material more environmentally friendly, the industry has been adding by-products from coal-fired power plants, but doing so had its…

Former construction entrepreneur Antonio Accurso was found guilty by a jury on Monday of all five charges against him in a Laval fraud and corruption trial. The verdict came on the seventh day of the jury’s deliberations. The charges were: —…

News that Collingwood, Ont., Mayor Sandra Cooper’s brother may have received a secret cut of a $12.4-million construction contract is prompting calls for the mayor’s resignation. Dozens turned out to protest outside of the town’s city hall on Monday, saying they were…

The construction of an American house embodies the spirit of the nation’s workers and the dreams of its citizens. It’s also perhaps the least-efficient endeavor in the U.S. economy. Dozens of workers turn a plot of land into a small factory,…