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Climate and Construction: Quebec launches investigation into illegal dumping of toxic soil
The removal, transport and storage of excess soil from construction sites and re...
Government
Alberta, Ontario companies leading charge on asphalt mixture EPDs
Two asphalt concrete producing companies in Alberta and Ontario are leading the...
Associations
Remember the Sky on 9/11
NEW YORK CITY - As the construction community across North America prepares to m...
Government
CANS to host women in construction forum in October
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Registration for the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (...
Associations
Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030
HELSINKI — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said recently they are committed to com...
Infrastructure , Projects
Passive House Canada secures grant to accelerate high-performance building standards
VICTORIA - Passive House Canada has been awarded a grant of $1.6 million over th...
Government
Port Saint John terminal gets additional cranes
VANCOUVER – Logistics and supply chain company DP World and Port Saint John are...
Infrastructure , Projects
PCL announces promotions in offices across Canada
PCL Construction is making leadership changes in five of its Canadian districts....
Economic
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 363: How 9/11 changed construction
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren...
Enwave commissions Deep Lake Water Cooling system expansion
Toronto’s celebrated Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) System, already the largest...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to s...
Economic , Government
Transport Futures panellists warn of transit project cost ‘crisis’
Transportation cost experts delivered a withering critique of Canada’s performan...
Economic
Procurement Perspectives: Holding excessive quantities of inventory is costly
Inventory management should be a large part of private and public sector procure...
Government
Skilled Trades Workforce Development Program prepares next gen tradespeople
ETOBICOKE, ONT. - Support Ontario Youth (SOY) is launching a new program it says...
Associations
Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day
First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention,...
OH&S
Global Market Scan: The spillover from tumultuous times in China’s steel industry
The ongoing decline in steel rebar prices globally points to underlying issues w...
Economic
Grand Canyon’s main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?
PHOENIX, AZ. - On a scorching day in June 2013, the Grand Canyon discouraged hik...
Infrastructure , US News
Steelworkers praise steel, EV tariffs on China
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union (USW) has released a statement praising...
Economic , Labour
TRREB supports policies in Provincial Planning Statement
TORONTO - The 2024 Ontario Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) was recently rele...
Associations , Government
Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products
MONTREAL - Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agr...
Technology
Toronto is fast becoming Canada’s Manhattan
Let’s be realistic about this subject matter up front. In the English-speaking w...
Economic
Home Construction Regulatory Authority revokes licence of Hamilton builder
TORONTO - Mariman Homes of Hamilton, Ont. has had its licence to build and sell...
Associations
Brantford bridge replacement approved, going to tender
Brantford city councillors have approved an additional $1.5 million to replace t...
Infrastructure , Labour
U.S. Spotlight: Rate cuts; U.S. construction employment; Chicago’s United Center area transformation
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
Dallas-Fort Worth defies national office development slump
There has been a notable decline in the United States of new commercial project...
Projects , US News
New Conestoga College research labs strive to enhance worker safety
Two new research labs at Conestoga College are equipped to help researchers iden...
OH&S
Major growth forecast for global modular market
DUBLIN, IRELAND - The global modular construction market is expected to grow 8.7...
Economic
EVLO launches new battery energy storage system
MONTREAL - EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, has announced...
Technology
Mammoet launches world’s strongest land-based crane
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - Dutch firm Mammoet has launched what it claims to be the...
Technology
Crane contacts work platform at Bruce jobsite, no injuries
TIVERTON, ONT. - Bruce Power has confirmed there was a workplace incident on Sep...
OH&S
U.S. and Canadian Rate Cuts Brighten Ontario’s Way Forward
Hiring cools in province but remains in positive territory Last fall, when we...
Economic
Work begins on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension’s elevated guideway
The elevated guideway project, part of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (EC...