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![Ottawa, Quebec tout ‘new business model’ to fast-track affordable housing](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_366451277WEB-300x169.jpg)
Ottawa, Quebec tout ‘new business model’ to fast-track affordable housing
OTTAWA - The governments of Canada, Quebec and the City of Montreal are creditin...
Government , Infrastructure
![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...
Associations
![PHOTO: A Gem on Yonge](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/Pearl-Place-webpic-300x169.jpg)
PHOTO: A Gem on Yonge
Balcony work has reached the top floor of Pearl Place Condos on Yonge Street in...
Projects
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 361: The B.C. election with Jeannine Martin and Chris Atchison
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren...
![Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
![Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_594218537WEB-300x169.jpg)
Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
Canada’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
![Sampogna joins OGCA team as new vice-president](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/Andrew-Sampogna-headshot-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Sampogna joins OGCA team as new vice-president
In his new role as vice-president of the Ontario General Contractors Association...
Associations
![Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Aerial-Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge-AerialMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse
BALTIMORE - Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for...
Infrastructure , US News
![Tech solutions support new Ontario heat-stress toolkit](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/10/shutterstock_1409195639MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Tech solutions support new Ontario heat-stress toolkit
A Laurentian University researcher has launched a new heat stress toolkit for ou...
Associations
![Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-Luna-Bay-development-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
Infrastructure
![Legal Notes: About that insurance exclusion](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: About that insurance exclusion
A ruling rendered in June 2023 by the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, upholdin...
Government
![Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
![Small firms endured 508 days of construction-related disruptions over five years: CFIB](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/ALBERTA-accounting-adviser-advisor-159804-e1514914959315-300x169.jpeg)
Small firms endured 508 days of construction-related disruptions over five years: CFIB
TORONTO —Nearly seven in 10 (68 per cent) small businesses have experienced disr...
Economic
![CREECO inaugurates $208M Odea Montreal complex](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DCN-DW-odea-montreal1-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
CREECO inaugurates $208M Odea Montreal complex
MONTREAL—Cree-owned CREECO, the parent company of Eeyou Eenou Realty Properties,...
Projects
![PWC NY salute to Women of Achievement](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/pexels-photo-273011-e1519928426237-300x169.jpeg)
PWC NY salute to Women of Achievement
NEW YORK CITY—The New York Chapter of Professional Women in Construction (PWC NY...
US News
![London transportation funding puts the focus on pedestrians and cyclists](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DO-London-transportation-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
London transportation funding puts the focus on pedestrians and cyclists
The City of London Ontario will be undertaking some major transportation initiat...
Government , Infrastructure
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It’s been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
Projects
![Caivan introduces legal secondary suites in Brampton townhouses](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DCN-DW-Caivan-secondary-suites-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Caivan introduces legal secondary suites in Brampton townhouses
BRAMPTON, ONT.—Ontario homebuilder Caivan has announced it is introducing legal...
Projects
![Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/FEATURED-300x169.jpg)
Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its sta...
Technology
![Procurement Perspectives: Techniques for closing out successful major projects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/BauldNewSite-300x169.jpg)
Procurement Perspectives: Techniques for closing out successful major projects
How can a deal be concluded in a successful and profitable manner? This is the...
Government
![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
![Solarbank plans N.Y. State solar project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-356036-e1511965610185-300x169.jpeg)
Solarbank plans N.Y. State solar project
TORONTO—Ontario-based SolarBank Corporation has announced it intends to develop...
Projects , US News
![GIP Paving awarded Oshawa overpass job](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/SASKATCHEWAN-e1520352948765-300x169.jpeg)
GIP Paving awarded Oshawa overpass job
OSHAWA, ONT. - The Ontario government has announced that GIP Paving Inc. has bee...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
![Chicago’s Fulton Market now attracting white collar tenants](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/360NGreen_Parkpodium-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Chicago’s Fulton Market now attracting white collar tenants
Chicago’s Fulton Market office submarket is burgeoning with a 25-storey tower to...
US News
![Quebec’s new housing strategy promotes volumetric modular solutions](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/JB-quebec-modular-GoKit-prototype-2019-BOON-architetureMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Quebec’s new housing strategy promotes volumetric modular solutions
Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau has signalled that when it comes...
Government
![Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_1149954614WEB-300x169.jpg)
Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Ontario Shipyards Inc. is receiving $10 million from the...
Government , Labour
![Financial close achieved on Blueprint Phase II Schools Project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-financial-close-achieved-on-blueprint-Screenshot-2024-08-21-132449-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Financial close achieved on Blueprint Phase II Schools Project
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND — Financial close has been reached on the $800...
US News
![WZMH Architects launches new software for engineers and architects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/CC_Laptop-Image-e1511794188547-300x169.jpg)
WZMH Architects launches new software for engineers and architects
TORONTO — WZMH Architects has launched Giraffe, an independently owned software...
Economic
![CAWIC, ACCA celebrate new diversity, inclusion partnerships with Procore](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/PG-3-DW-procore-cawic-acca1MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
CAWIC, ACCA celebrate new diversity, inclusion partnerships with Procore
Construction software company Procore has announced two new partnerships in Cana...
Associations
![$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/FRONT-GC-NB-mill-Rendering-1-A-view-of-the-mill-once-it-is-completed-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
Pre-planning engineering work has started for construction of a new recovery boi...
Projects
![U.S. Spotlight: A’s stadium approval; the largest quantum computer plant; Texas hydrogen investment](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/USSpotlightCompilation_08-26-300x169.png)
U.S. Spotlight: A’s stadium approval; the largest quantum computer plant; Texas hydrogen investment
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
![Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_617683550-e1556111440637-300x169.jpg)
Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal
OTTAWA - The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back t...