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![Climate and Construction: Quebec launches investigation into illegal dumping of toxic soil](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/PG-3-DO-SG-ACHESON-ASPHALT-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/shutterstock_519169669_911_MemorialMuseum-300x169.png)
Remember the Sky on 9/11
NEW YORK CITY - As the construction community across North America prepares to m...
Government , US News
![CANS to host women in construction forum in October](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_774791245WEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/pexels-photo-433301-e1551127876532-300x169.jpeg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/Page3_ShutterstockWICmainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-327540-e1511895321292-300x169.jpeg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DW-enwave-4th-intake-valve-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/05/us-canada-for-web-300x200.jpg)
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’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/FRONT-DW-tf-costs-PRINT-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/BauldNewSite-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_126983117WEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/ConstructionSuicide-01-300x169.png)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/china-1184107_1280-e1535568644836-300x169.jpg)
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?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/grand-canyon-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/china-canada-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_603442061-e1528375228664-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/rock-textures-brickwork-wall-concrete-blocks-5320-e1536864653573-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/Manhattan-300x165.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/HousingFastTrackMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/FRONT-DF-Brants-Crossing-Bridge-1-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/USSpotlightCompilation_September-9_2024_REV-01-01-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/USSpotlight_Goldman_Sachs_New_Office-01-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/PG-3-AG-New-research-labs-at-Conestoga-College-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/PG-3-DCN-DW-global-construction-CMYK-e1576591067904-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/shutterstock_1521195122MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DCN-DW-Mammoet-crane-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/WF-worksafe-bc-tower-craneMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock_1365628031MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/FRONT-AG-Eglinton-crosstown-west-elevated-guideway-pic-mainweb_Rev-300x166.jpg)
Work begins on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension’s elevated guideway
The elevated guideway project, part of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (EC...