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Richmond, B.C. (June 18, 2018) – With high temperatures forecast across the province this week, WorkSafeBC is alerting employers and outdoor workers of the risk of developing symptoms of heat stress this summer. Left untreated, heat stress can lead to injuries…

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) broke ground on a number of capital construction projects to enhance the airport experience and improve YVR’s competitive position as a world-class connecting hub. The projects are part of YVR’s multi-year expansion plans that will see the…

Close to 2,000 crane operators abandoned major work sites right across Quebec Monday, virtually paralyzing construction in a wildcat strike to protest against a reduction in the number of hours required to pilot a crane. The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ),…

Concrete is the most abundant man-made material on earth. There’s a good chance you’re standing on it right now, and it’s holding up the buildings around you. But concrete has an emissions problem. Its essential ingredient, cement, has a huge carbon…

Earthquakes are part of the California bargain, a risk that residents accept in exchange for the state’s natural beauty, sunshine and plentiful jobs. This unspoken seismic trade-off came into sharp focus last month when, for the first time, a government earthquake…

VANCOUVER, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ – AI and Big Data are the talk of the town since last year, but the construction and renovation industry has yet to see the benefits of these new technologies. The amount of data required to create intelligent…

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Higher lumber costs, labor shortages and growing regulations are holding U.S. builders back as they try to ramp up construction to meet the huge demand for housing. After starting about 850,000 single-family homes nationwide last year, builders around the country are…

Just out of stealth, a new company called OpenSpace is offering what it calls an artificial intelligence “time machine” for the construction industry. OpenSpace is an AI framework that uses hardhat mounted cameras to record what’s happening on a job site over time.…

  News story starts here Those who enjoy taking old things and making them new again have a chance to get their hands on pieces of Regina’s history. Heritage Regina is conducting an online auction of old building materials…

  News story starts here Ottawa, ON, June 15, 2018 – Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were little changed from April to May 2018. Highlights: National home sales edged down 0.1%…

  News story starts here A proposal to build a smart-technology bridge across the Saanich Inlet is in its early phases. Duncan’s Mary Dougherty, a geographic information system analyst and her father, Victoria’s Stephen Pattison, a geographer, are…

  News story starts here The arrest processing section of the Calgary Police Service has been housed in a downtown building for nearly 60 years and on Thursday officials broke ground on a new facility in the city’s northwest.…

  News story starts here Cadillac Fairview (CF), in conjunction with the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) is pleased to announce construction of a new 46-storey office tower at 160 Front Street West, on the northeast corner of Front Street…

  Toronto, ON – June 14, 2018: Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced today that a joint venture between Aecon, SNC-Lavalin and AECOM has been awarded a $475 million contract by Bruce Power to execute the Unit 6 Fuel Channel…