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It took 9.7 million cubic metres of earth and 50,000 railway ties to build the 30-kilometre railway through the Saskatchewan Prairie to a new K+S Potash Canada Inc. mine near Moose Jaw. When the line opened last spring, Canadian Pacific Railway…

We know that safe, easy-to-install products with efficient troubleshooting and maintenance is a top priority for our ECCN members. That’s why Eaton is continuously improving its circuit protection technology, with features to help keep your installation up and running in residential…

From luxury hotels to fine dining restaurants to a private, high-end golf course, Pearle Hospitality has a carefully calculated and refined public image. Less is known, however, about another business in the family that focuses on condo development. Rise Real Estate,…

Real estate developers seeking to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in Jeddah have signed a 620-million Saudi riyal contract for infrastructure work at the site, signaling the project will go ahead. The contract was awarded to local Al-Fouzan General Contracting Co.…

Whether architects are trying to meet the Architecture 2030 Challenge or pursuing their own mission to save energy, they have an opportunity to design buildings that can limit carbon emissions and be resilient against changing climate conditions. To help architects meet their goals,…

Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2018) — IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier third-party certification body for plumbing and mechanical products, IAPMO R&T Lab and IAPMO EGS completed a successful showing at the 2018 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Orlando, Fla., one…

From Glen Scott’s corner office on the 22nd floor of the Bell Tower, he has a front row seat to the progress in Edmonton’s Ice District. “As you can see we’re inching along out there,” said the president of Katz Group Real…

Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational weed is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants’ existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their…

Aging shopping centres, built decades ago as beacons of fashion and free parking on the suburban fringe, are gradually becoming relics on a sea of inner-city asphalt. But rather than tinker at the margins to squeeze the last nickels out of old…

VANCOUVER, Jan. 22, 2018 /CNW/ – After almost 40 years in business, Vancouver-based law firm Singleton Urquhart LLP opened a Toronto office on January 2, 2018 and formed Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. The firm will operate as Singleton Reynolds. Partners Sharon Vogel and Bruce Reynolds, two of Canada’s leading construction lawyers, are…

Mushrooms could solve America’s crumbling infrastructure. Yes, mushrooms—or at least a type of fungus scientifically known as Trichoderma reesei. A new technique uses fungi to fill the cracks in concrete—creating a self-healing concrete. The self-healing concrete would be low-cost, pollution-free and sustainable, according to…

In Nanaimo, B.C. — a city built on coal — a long-abandoned mine will soon become the heat source for a new university building. Salt water from the flooded shafts of the Wakesiah mine, which run 135 to 180 metres beneath the Vancouver Island University campus, will be pumped to…

OTTAWA, ON – January 22, 2018 – Today, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is pleased to announce that Canada has once again ranked second in the annual Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED list. Curated by the U.S. Green…

Steinbach, MB. January 19, 2018 – Hanover School Division is pleased to announce the start of the tender process for construction of a new 66,700 sq. ft. high school in the town of Niverville. The new school will serve 450 Grade 9-12…

Greetings, Below are links to the top news items posted on the Construction Links Network over the last week. If you have a news items to share with Canada’s construction, building and design community, make sure to submit directly to me…