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A kitchen with commercial equipment, plenty of windows, increased seating capacity – and a red roof – were some of the highlights contained in the preliminary design of the Coopers Green Hall upgrade that was shared at an open house on…

Washington, D.C. – A renowned group of subject matter experts have been selected to assist the International Code Council and the Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR) in the development of the U.S.’s first whole-community resilience benchmarks related to buildings.…

After five years of intensive development, the Green Infrastructure Foundation is proud to announce the release of the Living Architecture Performance Tool (LAPT) v.1. The LAPT is a rating system and best-practice guide with a goal of certifying that green roofs…

The Moritsch name has long earned a reputation for top-quality products in leading construction sites across the world thanks to the over 50 years of crane design and manufacturing experience by the late Ferruccio Moritsch, creator and founder of Comedil. His…

Preparation for construction of the Campbell Road Park and Ride Transit Centre is underway but construction won’t begin until a natural gas line gets moved. City contractors have been working since the beginning of March to clear brush from the site…

THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY QUEBEC DESIGN AWARDS GALA FOR EXCELLENCE IN STEEL CONSTRUCTION Date: November 8, 2018 The Design Awards of Excellence competition is unique in our industry. *   HIGHLIGHT THE BEST ACHIEVEMENTS in steel construction, for their beauty, uniqueness and originality…

Each year, the Steel Rendezvous attracts hundreds of participants, including Engineers, Architects, Fabricators, Detailers, Suppliers, Contractors and Owners. The Quebec steel symposium aims to facilitate inter-professional exchanges in the Construction Industry as well as the dissemination and updating of technical knowledge…

The City of Mississauga recently implemented a stormwater charge on residential and commercial property. It’s also started work on infrastructure projects designed to better absorb stormwater. It’s a no brainer to realize that when you pave over natural land with concrete…

WorkSafeBC recently published a new safety bulletin about reducing the risk of pentane gas fires and explosions. Expanded polystyrene is a synthetic foam material that has a wide range of uses in many industries. Some of its applications include insulation in…

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The Statue of Unity, to be the world’s tallest statue when completed, has made significant headway with its construction. Designed by Michael Graves Architecture & Design, the Statue of Unity will be 182-meters tall and depict Vallabhbhai “Sardar” Patel, the first deputy Prime Minister of…

When John Webb takes his family to California, Washington and Oregon for vacation from his home in Dutchess County, N.Y., they don’t fly or drive. They travel hooked to the back of an Amtrak train in a 1950s-era private railcar that…

Work on constructing the $80 million International Trade Centre in north Richmond has been halted amid a fiery financial wrangle and a defamation lawsuit between the project’s two main contractors. More than two weeks ago, the two tower cranes above the…

If the sharing economy can bring a pizza to your door, why can’t it bring some extra lumber to a work site? That’s the simplistic take on Ottawa-based startup GoFor, which recently won a Bootstrap Award for its on-demand delivery service…

In life and in business, your reputation counts for a great deal. No matter how flashy your advertising is or how great your offers are; if the grapevine says your company does shoddy work or you can’t be trusted, that will…