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Industry Special: Back to the future with wood industrial buildings

Industry Special: Back to the future with wood industrial buildings
Advances in timber engineering technology are leading to new design possibilities from long-spanning roof structures to tall timber towers. Improvements to wood products and prefabrication methods, and the suitability of mass timber as a low carbon materi...
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B.C. tradeswomen find community during pandemic
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BC Centre for Women in the...
Associations , Labour

First Notice: Royal Saskatchewan Museum gallery; Calgary continuing care facility; U.S. associations join forces
Royal Saskatchewan Museum begins gallery construction The Royal Saskat...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , US News

MCAC’s Student Chapter Summit goes virtual
OTTAWA — Registration is now open for the Mechanical Contractors Association of...
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Industry Special: Back to the future with wood industrial buildings
Advances in timber engineering technology are leading to new design possibilitie...
Associations

B.C. tradeswomen find community during pandemic
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BC Centre for Women in the...
Associations , Labour

First Notice: Royal Saskatchewan Museum gallery; Calgary continuing care facility; U.S. associations join forces
Royal Saskatchewan Museum begins gallery construction The Royal Saskat...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , US News

MCAC’s Student Chapter Summit goes virtual
OTTAWA — Registration is now open for the Mechanical Contractors Association of...
Associations

AEM elects Caterpillar VP to construction equipment sector board
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected O...
Associations , US News

First Notice: Saskatchewan asks for VFPA reform; employers welcome mental health support; upcoming virtual metals and mining conference
Saskatchewan calls for VFPA representation reform The Government of Sas...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour

Letter to the Editor: Article feedback on, ‘Unsecured material claims industry veteran’s life, raises questions about site safety.’
To the Editor, On Feb. 5, 2021, the Journal of Commerce (JOC) r...
Associations , OH&S

Building for Recovery campaign urges governments to ‘get funds flowing now’
The Building for Recovery coalition says now is the time for provincial and fede...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure

Manitoba construction sector calls for consultation on apprentice system
The construction industry in Manitoba is growing increasingly concerned with the...
Associations , Government , Labour

B.C. construction safety officials explain how to be prepared for a pandemic
It has been over a year since the coronavirus reared its ugly head in Canada. J...
Associations , OH&S

Third wave of asbestos-related deaths looms as NDP at a standstill on taking action
As Canada's third wave of asbestos-related deaths looms, B.C.'s government appea...
Associations , Government , Labour , OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Feb. 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature the launch of the TCR Express, a mid-we...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Projects

Urban Land Institute’s Black History Month webinar examines Black displacement issues
The Urban Land Institute’s Toronto chapter kicked off Black History Month with a...
Associations , Others , Projects

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: LMS is an apprenticeship powerhouse, to be celebrated during Apprenticeship Week
When it comes to trades apprenticeships in British Columbia, it is the open shop...
Associations , Labour

MCAC, CIPH call for new National Retrofit Strategy
Two associations representing mechanical contractors are calling on the federal...
Associations , Economic

Unsecured material claims industry veteran’s life, raises questions about site safety
On Nov. 30, 2020 John Scheeren, a superintendent with Campbell Construction, was...
Associations , OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Feb. 1 to 5
Your top JOC headlines this week feature an announcement that work has started o...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour , Resource

Afro-Canadian Contractors kick off Black History Month
Canada’s new Afro-Canadian Contractors Association celebrated its launch the fir...
Associations

First Notice: Famulak leaving VRCA; Fluor pivots to non-traditional oil and gas; Biiibo expands to Vancouver
VRCA and Fiona Famulak part ways A release from the Vancouver Regional...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure

VRCA board and president agree to part ways
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Fiona Famulak and the Vancouver Regional Construction Associat...
Associations

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination a prickly subject
With at least two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, debate about whe...
Associations , OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 25 to 29
This week’s top JOC headlines feature a special Construction Record podcast abou...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , US News

National Women in Roofing Canada council to build connections, launch this spring
When Lillianne Dunstall was working in the roofing industry she sometimes felt l...
Associations , Labour

RICS conference panel: Finding meaning in mountains of data
The future is full of data, but the challenge is making sense of it all. That w...
Associations , Technology

Contractors hopeful Manitoba channel projects can get underway this year
Heavy equipment contractors in Manitoba have their fingers crossed that the Lake...
Associations , Infrastructure

Industry Special: Getting serious about climate-smart construction
BC municipalities are turning to wood construction and energy efficient design t...
Associations

Saskatchewan tendering provisions ‘building walls’ around the province: MHCA president
Contractors in Manitoba maintain that the Government of Saskatchewan is includin...
Associations , Government , Projects

First Notice: Edmonton fights germs with push-plates; Manitoba winter roadbuilding; Groningen Declaration calls for climate change action
Edmonton installs push-plates to fight germs at transit centres The Cit...
Associations , Economic , Government , Projects

AED urges Biden to reconsider Keystone XL decision
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is appealing to P...
Associations , Government , Projects , Resource , US News

First Notice: Canada joins IRENA council; REALPAC offers vaccination spaces; RAIC postpones webinar
Canada earns two-year term on International Renewable Energy Agency Coun...
Associations , Economic , Government , Resource

AED voices support for Biden administration
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) president and CEO Bri...
Associations , Government

‘We haven’t given up,’ Alberta building trades signifies in response to potential Keystone cancellation
One of President-elect Joe Biden’s first acts in office reportedly will be to sc...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , US News
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Soaring Lumber & Steel Prices Confirmed by Latest PPI Results
Soaring lumber and steel prices are all the talk in construction circles these d...
Economic , US News

EllisDon tackles affordable housing with new community builders group, resource package
EllisDon is taking a leap into the affordable housing sector with a new division...
Economic

U.S. & Canadian Economies Lifted by Fervent Swirl of Housing Starts
Residential Permits Set Feverish Pace There are some exciting stories to tell a...
Economic

13 Mid-February Economic Nuggets Spotlighting Construction Jobs & Foreign Trade
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Designers imagine future of garages in Volvo challenge
TORONTO — Volvo Cars Canada and the Interior Design Show Toronto have announced...
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B.C. construction safety officials explain how to be prepared for a pandemic
It has been over a year since the coronavirus reared its ugly head in Canada. J...
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CSA Group has a suite of training products to help you understand and apply the...
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Bridgit and Skanska USA sign workforce management agreement
TORONTO - Ontario-based construction technology company Bridgit and Skanska USA ...