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Building Products Manufacturing
Feature Articles - Building Products Manufacturing
Burning communities the fire, not smoke, for building changes
The products are out there to make buildings more fire resilient, say product ma...
Others , Technology
Canada slow to join the global ‘Mod Squad’
Productivity growth within the construction industry requires more than the adop...
Others , Resource
What have COVID-19’s impact been on industrial warehouse supply and demand?
For the past year-and-a-half, COVID-19 has been reminding us that many personal...
Economic , Others
Novarc ‘cobot’ puts torch to welding skills gap
North Vancouver's Novarc Technologies 'cobot' is putting the torch to the weldin...
Labour , Others
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
Below are articles from the latest Building Products Manufacturing Special Feature, published August 27, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
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EllisDon, PCL announce mandatory vaccination policy
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British Columbia gives grants to municipalities to streamline housing approvals
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is giving grants to 43 local governm...
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Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers
Shift work. Access to alcohol or drugs. Long hours. High stress work. The stigma...
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Active business counts and bankruptcies in Canada’s construction sector
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Ontario’s ‘other pandemic’: Construction most impacted industry
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St. Louis marks the front line of construction’s opioid battle in U.S.
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Western construction workers heavily represented in overdose deaths
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Kansas City suicide prompted construction reckoning
The national effort to combat the plague of suicides in the U.S. construction se...