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In its commitment to health and safety, City of Mississauga staff today brought forward a report to General Committee recommending that all construction contractors bidding on City contracts above a certain value have Certificate of Recognition (COR) accreditation.  COR is a health and safety audit…

Officials from New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization have confirmed dozens of claimants who registered for Financial Disaster Assistance after this spring’s historic flooding did not get an inspection because of an error. Following reports from Maugerville residents to Global News that…

In Toronto, which is swelling with new developments, condos, and arrivals, the Well, a massive mixed-use project, shows how the city continues to evolve. At the moment, the Well is a 7-acre hole in the ground near a rail junction in King West,…

Ottawa, ON – June 13, 2018 – The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced today that 100 Murray Street in Ottawa, ON has been awarded Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) – Performance certification. The Bentall Kennedy managed, Class A commercial…

Nova Scotia Power has received regulatory approval to install digital smart meters, which will collect data on customers’ power usage. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has approved Nova Scotia Power’s plan to upgrade all of its customers. “That…

Tesla is ending its partnership with Home Depot and will remove its branded kiosks from as many as 800 of the home improvement chain’s U.S. stores by the end of the year. The move is sudden reversal for Tesla, which has…

Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2018) – As it has done for nearly a decade, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) will again play an integral role in national High-Performance Building Week. This year’s event will recognize the importance…

The Canadian Commission on Building and Fires Codes (CCBFC) is in the process of finalizing a policy paper on accessibility. This paper identifies and examines policy issues related to the access to and use of buildings by people of all ages…

The Trump administration said Thursday it would spend $4 million on construction projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in preparation for oil drilling in the nation’s biggest wildlife park. In an announcement that touted planned improvements to U.S. Fish and…

City staff are recommending council approve a proposed addition to the iconic Château Laurier that heritage advocates have denounced. In a report released late on Monday, city staff said the proposed addition is better than the parking garage it will replace and…

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the stars of the HGTV television show “Fixer Upper,” have settled with the United States Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that they violated rules for the safe handling of lead paint during home renovations. The Gaineses have…

Construction workers are killed on the job five times more often than other laborers. Now a new kind of construction worker—a data scientist—aims to use artificial intelligence to predict the likelihood of injury and intervene.  Suffolk, a Boston-based general contractor with annual sales…

Ontario, Calif. (June 11, 2018) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is accepting applications from technical experts interested in participating on a task group relating to Legionella, waterborne pathogens, and scald risk provisions. The scope of the…

For many architects, the hardest part of their job starts after they finish designing a building, when the onerous process of code compliance begins. Written to ensure the safety and accessibility of buildings, codes dictate everything from the height and depth of stairs…

Kamloops’ United Way is putting retired tradespeople back to work in a new program that helps seniors with repairs and odd jobs. The program pairs retirees with seniors who need help around the house. Kristi Rintoul, the United Way’s senior manager of…