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August’s Expansion Pace Remains Steady Yet Fewer Areas Report +20% Expansion

ConstructConnect’s Expansion Index, a monthly measure of the dollar value of con...

Economic , US News August 15, 2022

Vancouver airport’s healthy building mark nothing to sneeze at

Even before COVID-19, indoor air quality was on the radar of forward-thinking or...

Projects , US News August 15, 2022

Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent...

Projects , US News August 9, 2022

Inside Innovation: Concrete shaming overlooks industry progress

Building anything results in carbon emissions from one source or another. Howeve...

Technology , US News July 28, 2022

Climate and Construction: ESGs are under pressure to perform

World attention has been buffeted by economic disruptions caused by Russia’s inv...

Resource , US News July 27, 2022

Haines continues long recovery from late 2020 landslides

HAINES, ALASKA - More than a year and half after the Haines landslides, organiza...

Economic , OH&S , US News July 26, 2022

Let’s make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration

WASHINGTON - Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration's trade amba...

Economic , Government , US News July 21, 2022

Inflation might wane but high costs to U.S. constructors here to stay

It may not be much solace to U.S. constructors who are paying high prices for di...

Economic , US News July 20, 2022

Inside Innovation: Reduced carbon realized through digital twins

The decarbonization of construction is an inevitable part of the industry’s futu...

Technology , US News July 20, 2022

Edmonton project wins 2022 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence

WASHINGTON — Ten developments from across North America, including one in Albert...

US News July 18, 2022

Top 10 major upcoming entertainment facility and stadium-arena construction projects – U.S. – July 2022

The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming entertainment facility an...

Economic , US News July 15, 2022

Inside Innovation: Poor ‘password hygiene’ can cost construction companies a small fortune

What are they thinking? According to a recent study by global security firm Nord...

Technology , US News July 6, 2022

Brown and Caldwell to help upgrade Metro Vancouver wastewater facility

VANCOUVER – California-based environmental engineering and construction firm Bro...

Infrastructure , US News July 5, 2022

Alberta premier, oilsands execs in U.S. capital to rehabilitate Canada’s energy image

WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and oilsands industry executives are i...

Government , Resource , US News June 22, 2022

Data-driven approach shakes up shopping for construction insurance

A new startup is looking to transform the way construction companies shop for in...

Technology , US News June 17, 2022

Top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast construction projects – U.S. – June 2022

The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast c...

Economic , US News June 16, 2022

Washington state to require building electrification in some sectors next year

VANCOUVER—Washington State has become the first U.S. state to incorporate buildi...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News June 13, 2022

Fire at LNG terminal in Texas jolts residents, fuel markets

NEW YORK - An explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas has left ne...

Economic , Resource , US News June 9, 2022

New York’s Local Law 97 sets the standard for mandatory municipal retrofits: panel

Progressive world cities such as New York City, Toronto, Vancouver and Melbourne...

US News June 8, 2022

Saint-Gobain recycling project wins U.S. government award

SILVER GROVE, KY. — Global manufacturing company Saint-Gobain has been given the...

US News June 6, 2022

City governments must accept larger decarbonization role: JLL report

CHICAGO — A new report from JLL argues that governments need to take real estate...

US News May 31, 2022

Enbridge to build pipelines to service new LNG facility in U.S.

CALGARY, ALTA. - Energy transportation giant Enbridge Inc. will be going ahead w...

Economic , Resource , US News May 27, 2022

Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2022

The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and P...

Economic , US News May 24, 2022

Inside Innovation: Patented Canadian MTC connection system offers improved fire protection

Widespread acceptance of Mass Timber Construction (MTC) has been hindered in the...

Technology , US News May 19, 2022

Alberta premier visits U.S. capital to talk North American energy security

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Alberta government's all-out effort to become America's p...

Government , Resource , US News May 17, 2022

Six months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects

WASHINGTON—Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden's $1 trillion inf...

Government , Infrastructure , US News May 17, 2022

ConocoPhillips Alaska issues details on natural gas release

JUNEAU, ALASKA - ConocoPhillips Alaska has attributed the release of natural gas...

Resource , US News May 13, 2022

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 May 11, 2022

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 May 9, 2022

Mental health awareness must start from the top: U.S. survey

  As part of Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, Construct...

OH&S , US News May 5, 2022

Legal Notes: Canadian law firms ramp up ESG advisories

Pressure is growing for companies to issue statements detailing the environmenta...

Government , US News April 28, 2022

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 April 27, 2022

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