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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – EllisDon, in partnership with the University of Toronto, has successfully secured a $2.4 million grant through the TargetGHG Collaborative R&D program to develop a Carbon Accounting Tool. The program is supported by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the…

It has been 37 years since the deaths of four construction workers during the building of Vancouver’s Bentall Centre, and as people gathered to remember the dead the B.C. Building Trades Council called for an increased emphasis on safety in the…

OTTAWA, January 9, 2018 — The trend in housing starts was 226,777 units in December 2017, compared to 226,178 units in November 2017, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally…

With Quebec’s order of architects pushing for a provincial architecture policy, an Ottawa architect is calling on the federal government to set goals for the whole country. “It’s not so much just about ugly buildings, but really about what does the built…

“Long-term and systemic failures” by California dam managers and regulators to recognize inherent construction and design flaws at the tallest U.S. dam caused last year’s near-disaster there, an independent panel of dam safety experts said Friday, calling it a wake-up call…

Ontario, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2018) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has made available a Water Demand Calculator (WDC) that estimates peak water demand in residential buildings. The WDC will appear in the appendices of both the…

Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE) is an industry only trade show that will feature over 250 exhibiting companies on 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. CCE will create commerce, partnerships, education, face-to-face meetings with exhibitors and on-site product comparisons to an attending national audience representing Canada’s…

Over the past year, more nations have come to realize the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the economics of the future. With Russia, the United States, and the United Emirates all funding serious efforts to advance AI tech, China has established a three-year program to…

Happy New Year!   Did you know that by linking your social media accounts to your company profile in the Construction Links Media Networking directory is a great way to increase your connections & followers while building brand awareness for your…

Programs that were established by the province last year to help Alberta home and business owners save money and reduce energy consumption is proving to be a huge success. Energy Efficiency Alberta was created as part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan…

For a few days in early December, some 125 feet underneath the far West Side of Manhattan, New Yorkers were able to peer into a transit crystal ball. At the gleaming 34th Street-Hudson Yards station, an “open house” was held to…

Monaco may be the second smallest country in the world, but it is also one of the richest. Almost a third of its residents are millionaires, lured to the French Riviera city state by its lenient fiscal policy — income tax was abolished in 1869.…

CALGARY, AB and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – January 04, 2018) – QuirkLogic has unveiled an array of new features for Quilla™, the world’s first digital writing solution for real-time ideation. The company is a provider of productivity technology that helps corporate teams spark and…

The Crowchild Trail bridge was built in the mid-1960s, when about 300,000 people lived in Calgary. Today, the city’s population is pushing 1.3 million citizens — not to mention visitors and commuters from burgeoning bedroom communities on all sides — most of…

GERMANTOWN, Wis., Jan. 4, 2018 /CNW/ — J.W. Speaker Corporation, a leading manufacturer in innovative LED lighting technology, has developed a new line of products featuring SmartHeat™ technology that effectively de-ice LED headlights, work lights and tail lights on a real-time basis. The SmartHeat™…