Below is ongoing coverage on the state of supply chains globally and the resulting issues currently impacting the construction industry across North America.
Though the construction industry contributes a significant share to the GDP of first-world countries, the industry itself has seen low modernization in the last 20 years. On average, the industry’s productivity growth has been only +1 per cent annually. This figure will soon increase as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is worried a seven-month pause on new wind and solar projects in Alberta will cast a negative pall over the industry and undermine investor confidence. “This is a mistake,” CanREA president and CEO Vittoria Bellissimo explained in a statement. “The Alberta government, Alberta Utilities
Canada’s construction sector is in a state of reinvention these days on a number of important fronts from supply chains to productivity, national panellists assembled for a recent state-of-the-industry webinar agreed. Among newer trends, the post-pandemic drive to keep supply chains local is intersecting with the need to decarbonize, which
Though the construction industry contributes a significant share to the GDP of first-world countries, the industry itself has seen low modernization in the last 20
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is worried a seven-month pause on new wind and solar projects in Alberta will cast a negative pall over
VANCOUVER — The Canada Industrial Relations Board has released the new terms of the agreement that resolved British Columbia’s port dispute, including a commitment by
A Manitoba Strategic Corridors Advisory Council is recommending the province should make strategic investments in transportation infrastructure to strengthen the supply chain. The group is
Canada’s construction sector is in a state of reinvention these days on a number of important fronts from supply chains to productivity, national panellists assembled
Supply chain management issues that triggered project delays and contract disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely part of the new reality for construction. They
