The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 185: Architecture after COVID with Albena Yaneva

This week on the Construction Record podcast digital media editor Warren Frey sp...

July 1, 2022

FortisOntario rolls out new scholarship program

FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, ONT. - FortisOntario has launched a $10,000 Future Ge...

Economic June 30, 2022

BREAKING: Ontario glaziers ratify ICI deal, end strike

Glaziers working in Ontario’s ICI sector have ratified a three-year contract pro...

Labour June 30, 2022

Transitional housing for Indigenous community opens in Kingston

KINGSTON, ONT. — A transitional housing building in support of Indigenous indivi...

Projects June 30, 2022

$25M donation made for waterfront public art trail in Toronto

TORONTO — The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation is making a $25 million donation...

Projects June 30, 2022

CN to invest $430M in Ontario rail assets this year

MONTREAL — CN is planning to spend approximately $430 million in Ontario in 2022...

Infrastructure June 30, 2022

Radon tests need to be conducted year-round: Study

The arrival of warmer temperatures in Canada has traditionally meant that testin...

Projects June 30, 2022

Mass timber can perform well under fire, large-scale tests confirm

OTTAWA — A full-scale research fire test has found the fire performance of a mas...

OH&S , Resource June 30, 2022

Legal Notes: The one-two punch of in-house and external counsel

Blending the talents of in-house corporate counsel with external counsel can be...

Government June 30, 2022

Atlantic premiers say decision needed soon from Ottawa on regional energy loop

PICTOU, N.S. - Atlantic Canada's premiers are looking for a decision soon from O...

Economic , Government , Resource June 30, 2022

Thanks Energy Sector: Texas is Feeling its Oats & Alberta is Bouncing Back

The economy of Texas was a standout among states before the recent climb in ener...

Economic June 29, 2022

Ontario painters, tapers call off strike in the ICI sector

Painters and tapers working in Ontario’s ICI sector have called off their strike...

Labour June 29, 2022

Big-D Construction to be featured on Military Makeover: Operation Career

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — Big-D Construction, a contractor based in Salt Lake City,...

US News June 29, 2022

Work ethic, knowledge and experience, not gender, measures true value: Moghani

Promoted to project manager by EllisDon in 2021, Pegah Moghani has always been i...

Labour June 29, 2022

Mitchell’s ‘dynamic capacity’ to drive change honoured by OAA

Named in honour of its 2005 president, the Ontario Association of Architects’ G....

Labour June 29, 2022

Chard welds together successful 20-year pipe welding career

When Courtney Chard entered the pipe welding trade, it is unlikely that anyone e...

Labour June 29, 2022

BCCA’s Builders Code helps build positive worksite cultures

A growing number of B.C. construction employers are adopting the Builders Code a...

Labour June 29, 2022

Authenticity a key tool for Primeau in her career pursuit

Tracy Primeau had originally planned on being a history teacher. But after gradu...

Labour June 29, 2022

Acres Enterprises safety advisor Olsen wins BCCA leadership award

Tammy Olsen, health, safety and environment (HSE) advisor at Acres Enterprises L...

Labour June 29, 2022

Ferenc blazes a trail of skilled trades ‘firsts’

Nominated for a 2022 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, and the recipi...

Labour June 29, 2022

Green converts millwright experience into skilled trades advocacy role

Jennifer Green’s career journey to become an industrial mechanic millwright took...

Labour June 29, 2022

Funding provided for project to recover waste heat in Quebec

SAINT-FELICIEN, QUE.—The governments of Canada and Quebec are providing over $2....

Government , Projects , Resource June 29, 2022

Phase two construction underway for The Reserve at Mendota Village

ST. PAUL, MINN.—Ground has been broken on The Reserve at Mendota Village, the se...

Projects , US News June 29, 2022

EHRC releases ‘Returnship Toolkit’ for women workers impacted by pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted all Canadian workers but women have been dispropo...

Labour June 29, 2022

Cochrane hopeful LGBTQ2+, Indigenous can ‘choose their destinies’

As a gay Metis man in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), Garett Cochrane, commu...

Labour June 29, 2022

Tallest mass timber build proposed for Toronto

A new purpose-built rental building in downtown Toronto is looking to be the tal...

Projects , Resource June 29, 2022

Climate and Construction: Embodied ICF carbons paid forward means reduced carbon emissions over time

“Efficiency First” is a design and execution approach for building envelopes gai...

Resource June 29, 2022

The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 184: smart buildings with Axis Solutions

This week on The Construction Record podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey s...

June 29, 2022

California makes way for tall wood buildings

California has caught up with the tall wood movement. In July 2021, California...

US News June 28, 2022

TCHC gets $1.8M to increase energy efficiency in buildings

OTTAWA—The Government of Canada is making a $1.8-million investment in the Toron...

Government , Projects June 28, 2022

Lafarge converts GU cement plant into eco-efficient alternative

MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant, located near Kingston, Ont. is fu...

Resource , Technology June 28, 2022

Electra Battery exploring Quebec for cobalt refinery

TORONTO — Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation has announced it h...

Economic , Resource June 28, 2022

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