Submit your registration – 5th annual Student Design Competition
Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) Grand Valley and Toronto Chapters proudly present the 5th annual Student Design Competition, open to all current post-secondary school students in Ontario with an interest in construction-related activities including architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, interior design, construction management,…
Check out this house being 3D-printed in just 24 hours
As we start to 3D-print everything — including houses, of all things — it’s pretty impressive that a company built one in just 24 hours. Located in Russia, this 400-square-foot home (37 square meters) was built in just a day, at a cost…
A look at the darkest building on Earth
The pistes of Pyeongchang may be blinding white with snow as the Winter Olympics kicks off in South Korea, but among the ice rinks and bobsleigh tracks stands something completely different: the darkest building on the planet. Lurking between the competition venues like…
Dan Daniels Assumes Duties as Chairman of IWSH Foundation
Ontario, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Dan Daniels, retired chief plumbing inspector for Pueblo, Colo., and a former IAPMO president (2010-11), has taken over as chairman of the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), a registered 501(c)3 organization whose mission…
Winnipeg-based architectural intern wins Indigenous housing award
During his undergraduate studies in architecture at the University of Manitoba, Evan Taylor was involved in a project where students worked with northern remote Indigenous communities and spent time in the communities to overcome the chronic problem of providing adequate housing.…
Former construction boss cuts ties with Quebec’s anti-corruption unit
A former construction entrepreneur turned star whistleblower at Quebec’s corruption inquiry announced on Sunday that he’s suspending his collaboration with the province’s anti-corruption unit. Lino Zambito said he’s stepping back from his work with the unit, known as UPAC, after documents…
F.W. Robinson building demolition underway in Kentville
The F.W. Robinson building property is closer to becoming a new vacant lot within the downtown core. Spectators lined Main Street in Kentville throughout the day Feb. 8 to watch a demolition crew from Mid Valley Construction gradually deconstruct the 1950s-era…