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Specialty Building Products, a leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, and TOOLBX, the leading eCommerce platform for independent lumber and building supply dealers, recently announced a strategic collaboration to help SBP’s customers capture the growing opportunity in eCommerce. The…

SmartPM Technologies, Inc., a leader in construction schedule analytics, recently announced its attainment of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. Achieving this certification attests to SmartPM’s unwavering commitment to data privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and availability. ISO 27001, developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…

Aedo Inc., a company at the forefront of construction data solutions, recently announced it has joined the Procore App Marketplace. Procore Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of construction management software. Procore launched the Procore App Marketplace in 2016 as an online hub…

CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, formalized its presence in Atlantic Canada with the opening of its new regional headquarters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, recognizing the economic momentum happening now in the region. Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality, Wendy Luther, President & CEO…

Leading real estate company Great Gulf Group has bolstered its senior leadership ranks, including its Resorts and Leisure division, with three key hires. Jay Wong has joined the company in the newly created position of President, Resorts and Leisure; Corinne Pruzanski has stepped into the…

Cooper Construction, a leading Ontario real estate development firm, is pleased to announce the completion of construction, development and lease-up of Phase 2 of the Hanlon Creek Business Park (HCBP), transforming the industrial landscape in South Guelph. Totaling 1.9 million square feet of Class A industrial and…

“To everything, there is a season,” and every season differs from the others. Spring brings blossoms, summer brings heat, autumn brings falling leaves, and winter brings rooftop hazards that workers do not face at other times of the year. Snow and…

Jurors in a coroner’s inquest on Monday heard a New Brunswick carpenter wasn’t wearing a hard hat and was following a now-frowned upon method for installing trusses when he fell and hit his head. Daniel Moore, 59, was installing trusses on a house…

Construction hiring in November disappointed. Jobs in the residential construction sector declined 1,700 jobs in November from the month before, the Labor Department said on Friday. Overall, the construction sector gained 2,000 jobs in November, down from the prior three-month average of…

Two Kitchener developers owed more than $100 million but had less than $300 in their bank account when they lost control of their unfinished, 15-storey condominium tower on Weber Street East, a new report says. The report provides more detail around the financial meltdown…

A woman’s plan to build her dream home in an Okanagan golf community turned into a legal battle filled with nasty allegations over the final $100,000 owing on the house. She accused tradespeople of trying to blackmail and cheat her, while…

CTV News Windsor has learned the tower on the Canadian side of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has now reached its full height. The tower on the American side of the span reached its full height this past August, according to…

Amid the city’s deepening housing crisis, cheers echoed after shovels hit the dirt in Etobicoke to build hundreds of apartments for low-income residents. The 218 purpose-built affordable rental units are among the 725 residential homes being created in a partnership between…

Coastal GasLink, a Canadian natural gas pipeline partnership operated by TC Energy, is seeking C$1.2 billion ($737 million) from one of its main contractors for construction delays and may be liable for a similar amount if an arbitrator rules against it,…

The Ontario government launches innovative initiatives to accelerate school construction, slashing timelines by almost 50% amid rapid growth. In the province, schools typically take 4-7 years to build due to an outdated capital process lingering since 2010-11. In a groundbreaking move,…