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Aecon report highlights major moves towards net-zero construction

Aecon report highlights major moves towards net-zero construction
A new report outlines how Aecon is building sustainable practices throughout its operations while embracing net-zero construction methods. The group recently released the third annual Building Innovation 2021 Sustainability Report, which illustrates the...
Economic

Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
Economic , Government , Technology

Police seize $10,000 in stolen lumber at suspect’s Vancouver Island home
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Saanich man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $10,000 w...
Economic , Government

11 Mid-May Economic Nuggets, With an Emphasis on Inflation, Foreign Trade & Housing Stars
There’s much subject matter to be wrestled with in the pool of recent public and...
Economic
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Aecon report highlights major moves towards net-zero construction
A new report outlines how Aecon is building sustainable practices throughout its...
Economic

Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
Economic , Government , Technology

Police seize $10,000 in stolen lumber at suspect’s Vancouver Island home
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Saanich man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $10,000 w...
Economic , Government

11 Mid-May Economic Nuggets, With an Emphasis on Inflation, Foreign Trade & Housing Stars
There’s much subject matter to be wrestled with in the pool of recent public and...
Economic

Graham model aims to fill municipal infrastructure funding gap
Graham Construction has a new approach that could give municipalities a better o...
Economic , Infrastructure

Quebec va bien pour l’instant / Quebec’s doing well so far
Against a background of darkening prospects for Canada and the global economy, Q...
Economic

Your top JOC headlines: May 9 to 13
Your top JOC headlines this week feature an update on the Langley SkyTrain exten...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects

Global upheaval prompts revamp of 2022 U.S. construction forecasts
The construction sector in the United States has had a good first quarter but co...
Economic , US News

Tahltan corporation wins Indigenous business award
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – The Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) has been re...
Associations , Economic

Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first q...
Economic

Anxiety Spells afflict Stock Markets in April
April was not a good period for stock markets. In North America, on a month-to-m...
Economic

Insurance Essentials: Does your policy reflect the rising costs of building materials and expenses?
Inflation is forcing builders and contractors to re-evaluate their budgets to ac...
Economic

Despite Setbacks Elsewhere in Economy, U.S. Rings Bell on Jobs Creation in April
Turmoil in the stock markets, an inflation rate that won’t quit and interest rat...
Economic

Your top JOC headlines: May 2 to 6
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news that sections of the Coastal GasLi...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource

Deciphering the Meaning of March’s U.S. Construction Put-in-place Stats
Table 1 is a one-place depiction of the key percentage-change metrics for the 20...
Economic

Strong lumber prices boost Canfor Q1 profits 25 per cent despite pulp losses
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is reporting a 25 per cent increase in net profits in i...
Economic , Resource

Risk expert assesses B.C. forestry sector
Rapidly changing situations around COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, corporate cultu...
Economic , Resource

Calfrac Well Services reports Q1 loss, revenue up 38 per cent from year ago
CALGARY, ALTA. - Calfrac Well Services Ltd. reported a first-quarter loss of $21...
Economic , Resource

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales down
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the re...
Associations , Economic

Construction Material Costs – Spikes Everywhere
The breakouts in U.S. construction material input costs showed few signs of abat...
Economic

BoC’s Slow-Release Anti-Inflation Medicine Will Cool Housing
Existing home sales took a bit of a breather in March. After hitting a post-Omic...
Economic

Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Economic

Ukraine war shakes up global lumber markets
The forestry sector is keeping a close eye on the Russia-Ukraine conflict which...
Economic

Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic

ConstructConnect named Alliance Partner of the Year by Deltek
HERNDON, VA — ConstructConnect, owner of the Daily Commercial News, has been nam...
Economic

VIDEO: Canada’s impending labour crunch
Canada’s construction industry is currently seeing solid growth, with BuildForce...
Economic , Government , Labour

Cost-Push, Demand-Pull, Easy-Money, Fiscal-Excess Inflation
U.S. current (March) inflation of +8.5% year over year for the All-items Consume...
Economic

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – March 2022
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs ha...
Economic

World Bank forecasts elevated commodity prices to remain through end of 2024
WASHINGTON - The World Bank says commodity prices that reached historically elev...
Economic

Turner & Townsend hires Kyle Goehring as U.S. sustainability head
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Global consultancy Turner & Townsend has hired Kyle Goehrin...
Economic , US News

BCCA announces 2022 Public Sector Construction Procurement award winners
VICTORIA - Four public owners are being honoured this month for their excellence...
Associations , Economic

B.C. establishes forestry office in Vietnam
VICTORIA - B.C. is setting up a Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) office in V...
Economic , Government
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Global upheaval prompts revamp of 2022 U.S. construction forecasts
The construction sector in the United States has had a good first quarter but co...
Economic , US News

Small-scale B.C. LNG project aims for summer start
Bigger isn’t always better. A liquified natural gas project that is roughly one...
Resource

Canada’s first ‘wet process’ facility for contaminated soil to open in Calgary
By mid-summer, Calgary's construction and demolition industry, looking to dispos...
Resource , US News

CURV tower assembles team of Passive House experts
Brivia Group is looking to take Vancouver’s skyline to new heights with the cons...
Projects

Graham model aims to fill municipal infrastructure funding gap
Graham Construction has a new approach that could give municipalities a better o...
Economic , Infrastructure

Insurance Essentials: Does your policy reflect the rising costs of building materials and expenses?
Inflation is forcing builders and contractors to re-evaluate their budgets to ac...
Economic

Manitoba builders on high material costs: ‘This is not over’
Leaders in Manitoba’s construction sector discussed issues they are seeing with...
Associations

Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...
Government , Resource

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