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The EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) officially announced the individuals selected for the ECC Architectural Design Awards Judging Panel today. The Awards Panel will convene in April 2018 to evaluate and select the recipient of the ECC Architectural Design Awards Program…

Modern bridges are typically built at least a foot higher than the expected 50-year flood, but that’s not so for this unusual bridge built on the floodplains in the flood-prone Dutch city of Nijmegen. NEXT Architects and H+N+S Landscape Architects designed the Zalige Bridge, a footbridge that…

OTTAWA, February 20, 2018 – Canadian Construction Association (CCA) announced today that it has partnered with the National Trust for Canada to sponsor the 2018 Top 10 Endangered Places List. Each year, the list shines a national spotlight on historic places…

Construction companies and other employers now can track employees’ usage of safety equipment with Credential Verification Service’s new feature. CVS provides photo ID cards with a QR code. Authorized employees first scan the QR code on the employee’s card with tablet…

A new six-storey rental building at Fraser and 57th is set to be the largest multi-family building constructed to Passive House energy-efficiency standards, once it is completed in spring this year. That’s good news for the future tenants of the building,…

SAINT-LAMBERT, QC, Feb. 19, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Vic&Lambert, the first residential building to seek LEED® Gold certification in Saint-Lambert, today officially unveiled its model unit, which will double as a sales office. On hand for the occasion were Nicole Ménard, MNA for Laporte and…

Communitech is pleased to announce Monika Jaroszonek, CEO of Toronto-based Ratio.City has been awarded $100,000 at the Communitech Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition Thursday at the Tannery Event Centre. Jaroszonek took top place after pitching her startup which uses open data available in…

The developer of a New Westminster project is giving pre-sale condo buyers a few weeks to make a choice among unusual options that speak to the curveballs facing both builder and buyer in a market environment of rapidly rising prices for…

Employees are facing an unusual problem at the new Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. One of the defining features of the office, located on the stunning 175-acre campus, is the abundant use of glass panes. Unfortunately, they have been rather hard…

Building higher-density developments and focusing on an aging customer base are two strategies that could help home builders in Newfoundland and Labrador overcome the economic slump, says their association’s new president. “As home builders we’re a resilient bunch, so we tailor our…

Greetings, Below are links to the top news items posted on the Construction Links Network over the past week. Network members are invited to send company news items and press releases for the next issue before February 23 to be included…

Toronto, ON (February 16, 2018) – The Toronto Construction Association (TCA) has honoured Cadillac Fairview’s (CF) landmark CF Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge project with its Best of the Best Project Achievement Award (medium size) for 2017. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto)…

A new study on industrial accident prevention has shown that broadband sound reversing alarms are nearly twice as effective than their tonal equivalents; making broadband sound the most effective audible reversing safety solution. The study, titled ‘Perceptions of Key Stakeholders Regarding…

Construction on the New Westminster Secondary School replacement project could begin as soon as the end of March, according to school district officials. With construction on the new high school expected to be complete by May 2020 and an opening planned…

Ontario is partnering with universities, professional associations and research groups on projects that will help support workplace mental health, advance our understanding of occupational diseases and prepare workers to deal with equipment hazards. The province will work with partners to develop:…