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Archives for May 2011

2011-05-31—Building Information Modeling files get larger while users demands are growing
2011-05-31—Statistics Canada reports jobless claims fall for sixth straight month
2011-05-31—Quadrangle Architects of Toronto marks 25 years of imprinting space
2011-05-31—Vanbots continues work on Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan, Ontario
2011-05-31—Ottawa area Clean energy vendor NORCAN scoops $487,000 grant
2011-05-31—Construction Sector Council launches tool for hiring immigrant workers
2011-05-31—American jobless statistics improving, U.S. Labor Department reports
2011-05-30—Ontario General Contractors Association backs Link2Build.com
2011-05-30—Compulsory trade certification in Ontario will shut the door on women, immigrants
2011-05-30—Nova Scotia reforms follow hospital cost overruns at Colchester Regional Hospital
2011-05-30—Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator gets LEED silver certification for Mississauga building
2011-05-30—Ontario coroner’s inquest schedule into residential construction workplace death
2011-05-30—No reliable evidence to show compulsory trade certification improves safety
2011-05-30—Tucker HiRise continues construction on Gramercy Park Condos in Toronto
2011-05-30—Steel and concrete plank systems speed construction and cut costs
2011-05-30—Technical input lacking on tenders: OSWCA
2011-05-30—Input sought on emerging Building Information Modeling standard
2011-05-27—Architecture school to open at Laurentian University in Sudbury
2011-05-27—Construction Specifications Canada speaker gives advice on building for earthquake, hurricane protection
2011-05-27—Canadian Standards Association releases Z320 for building commissioning
2011-05-27—U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers reports smaller loss for Q2
2011-05-27—Premier Ed Stelmach pledges $550-million to build, modernize 35 Alberta schools
2011-05-27—Canadian Construction Association launches site to promote careers in civil construction
2011-05-27—Ontario passes major revamp of Occupational Health & Safety system
2011-05-26—Supervisors play key role in improving health and safety in the workplace
2011-05-26—Halifax Central Library envelope-structure interactions provide challenges
2011-05-26—Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak’s comments on College of Trades misleading
2011-05-26—Electronic document verification is evolving to prevent forgery of safety inspection reports, credentials
2011-05-26—Invenergy Wind Canada gets OK to build third Quebec wind farm
2011-05-26—PCL Constructors Canada continue work on Bridgepoint Health Campus in Toronto, Ontario
2011-05-26—Mattel’s iconic doll now an architect
2011-05-25—Telus to build $65-million Quebec data centre
2011-05-25—Rope access training takes construction workers to hard-to-reach spots
2011-05-25—Staffing survey shows optimism in architecture, consulting engineering and property management firms
2011-05-25—Electrical Safety Authority director offers advice to Ontario owners, contractors
2011-05-25—Toronto Community Housing continues construction on Paint Box condos in Regent Park
2011-05-25—Alberta researchers study effects of metal fumes, chemicals and dust on women
2011-05-25—Bank of Canada governor comments suggest U.S. recovery may be slow
2011-05-25—Ottawa approves $400-million Northwest Transmission Line
2011-05-24—Criminal occupational health and safety convictions still difficult under Bill C-45
2011-05-24—Boyuan Construction starts $23-million project in China
2011-05-24—Nova Scotia auditor-general critical of hospital job oversight
2011-05-24—Construction cost for HudBay Minerals Manitoba mine fixed at $560-million
2011-05-24—Lewis Builds continues construction on Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto
2011-05-24—Construction continues on Work Lofts condos in Toronto
2011-05-20—Canadian Institute of Steel Construction awards honour steel design innovation
2011-05-20—Safety study focuses on worker engagement
2011-05-20—Australian police investigating ownership of gold coins unearthed at construction site
2011-05-20—Canadian National Railway expanding in Western Canada
2011-05-20—Wind blade test facility on Boston’s waterfront set to open
2011-05-20—Partners in Prevention speakers say CEOs must focus on workplace safety
2011-05-20—Associated General Contractors of America against forcing contractors to disclose political donations
2011-05-19—Bombardier to build $96-million Saudi monorail
2011-05-19—Construction continues on Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario
2011-05-19—University of North Texas to install campus wind turbines
2011-05-19—Canada BIM Council reaches out to Institute for Building Information Modeling in Canada
2011-05-19—Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty slams opposition promise to cancel Samsung energy deal
2011-05-19—Bondfield Construction and partners set to build Windsor, Ontario prison
2011-05-19—Suit filed in California over Pacific Gas and Electric pipeline explosion in San Bruno
2011-05-19—2012 London Olympic building costs down
2011-05-19—Freedom Tower in New York drops prismatic glass plan
2011-05-19—Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada partners with Aon Reed Stenhouse
2011-05-18—Associated General Contractors of America reports builders squeezed by petroleum, metals prices
2011-05-18—Boyuan Construction profit up for quarter
2011-05-18—Toddglen Construction continues work on Red Hot condominium project in Toronto
2011-05-18—Voting begins for Toronto’s Pug Awards for architecture
2011-05-18—B+H Architects win award for pioneering work in Chinese market
2011-05-18—Seawall that saved Japanese village from tsunami a credit to stubborn mayor
2011-05-18—Construction reaches the top floors on Absolute World Tower Four condos in Mississauga, Ontario
2011-05-18—Critics raise safety concerns after fire destroys six-storey wood building under construction in British Columbia
2011-05-18—U.S. homebuilding index still mired near low
2011-05-17—Speakers share outlook of industry at Toronto Construction Association event
2011-05-17—EllisDon continues work on George Brown College waterfront campus in Toronto
2011-05-17—Officials celebrate as 'Big Becky' completes tunnel for Niagara Falls, Ontario hydroelectric station
2011-05-17—Consulting firm CH2M Hill agrees to buy Booz Allen Hamilton unit
2011-05-17—Montreal church renovation work recognized with North American Copper in Architecture award
2011-05-17—Robert Alger elected as Construction Industry Round Table chairman in the U.S.
2011-05-17—Ontario College of Trades consultations postponed
2011-05-17—Atco Structures to provide Sunrise oilsands site services in Alberta
2011-05-17—AbitibiBowater plans $8-million Thunder Bay, Ontario sawmill expansion
2011-05-17—CanWel Building Materials of Vancouver reports $3.8 million loss
2011-05-16—Fire destroys six-storey wood building under construction in British Columbia
2011-05-16—Toronto’s auditor general seeks missing development fees
2011-05-16—Finning of Edmonton reports higher quarterly profit
2011-05-16—Oilsands operator pleads guilty to water violations
2011-05-16—Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak backs lien act reform
2011-05-16—C.D. Howe Institute report calls for water-pricing reform
2011-05-16—Toronto Transit Commission testing soil for subway extension
2011-05-13—Steel firm ArcelorMittal profit up 67 per cent
2011-05-13—Li Ka Shing hospital research centre opens in Toronto
2011-05-13—Ring of Fire in Ontario of interest to miners but builders advised to look closer to current mines
2011-05-13—Leaky condos in British Columbia make masonry a popular option
2011-05-13—Quebec reveals $80-billion 'Plan Nord' to develop natural resources
2011-05-13—Toronto-listed Boyuan begins construction on $11-million project in Hainan Island, China
2011-05-13—Turkey plans ‘new cities’ to minimize quake damage
2011-05-12—Ontario College of Trades Review Panel lacking plan: report
2011-05-12—Vancouver forestry firm Canfor reports decline in profit
2011-05-12—Nominations open for Windsor Construction Association awards
2011-05-12—Complacency is stalling progress
2011-05-12—U.S. construction employment still trending flat
2011-05-12—Canadian economy kicks up jobs growth
2011-05-12—Carpentry skills put to the test at Carpenters Union Provincial Apprenticeship Contest in Toronto
2011-05-12—Hudak vows to build highway linking Fort Erie, Ontario with Hamilton airport
2011-05-11—Construction starts on $29-million Algonquin College campus in Pembroke, Ontario
2011-05-11—Ottawa may speed up light rail transit construction plans
2011-05-11—SNC-Lavalin acquires engineering firm Groupe Stavibel
2011-05-11—Work continues at the St. George’s Anglican Church in Toronto
2011-05-11—Arizona plans to use donations, prison labour for border fence
2011-05-11—RenTech building biomass plant in White River, Ont.
2011-05-11—‘Early days’ for green building, but growth evident
2011-05-10—Brookfield Residential of Calgary reports first-quarter loss
2011-05-10—Architecture Canada-RAIC to present Prix du XXe Siecle awards
2011-05-10—Budgell’s Equipment awarded social housing construction contract in Labrador
2011-05-10—Tucker HiRise continues construction on LTD condos in Toronto
2011-05-10—Japan wants reactors idled while seawall built at plant
2011-05-10—Construction supervisor fined by Ontario court under Occupational Health and Safety Act
2011-05-10—Investments Hardware in Woodbridge, Ontario brings in Ultimate Fighting Championship contender Phil Davis for customer appreciation event
2011-05-10—Ontario coroner plans inquest for worker killed on Mississauga construction site
2011-05-10—U.S. Labor Department reports jobless rate up
2011-05-10—Canadian Association of Women in Construction elects Tammy Evans as president
2011-05-10—Label Construction sues over denial of permit to open recycling plant in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2011-05-09—Cascadia Green Building Council urges re-examination of water use in commercial buildings
2011-05-09—Institute for Building Information Modeling in Canada releases document on BIM use
2011-05-09—Bird Construction continues work on Sheridan College School of Business in Mississauga, Ontario
2011-05-09—Statistics Canada reports increase in Ontario institutional building permits
2011-05-09—Toddglen progresses on 30-storey California Condominium project in Toronto
2011-05-09—U.S. Institute of Supply Management reports growth in service sector
2011-05-09—Farrow Partnership Architects of Toronto competing to design school in Qatar
2011-05-09—PricewaterhouseCoopers anticipates Canada will be fifth-largest construction market
2011-05-09—SNC-Lavalin of Montreal inks engineering service agreement with oil company Saudi Aramco
2011-05-06—Ontario formwork construction firm fined for safety violation at condo
2011-05-06—Safety officials investigate Alberta pipeline death
2011-05-06—PCL builds new clinics at University of Alberta in Edmonton
2011-05-06—Empire Communities continues work on Modern on Richmond condos in Toronto
2011-05-06—Infrastructure Ontario’s role to grow: Minister Bob Chiarelli
2011-05-06—Canada Green Building Council gives out achievement awards
2011-05-06—Future Projects Summit in Fort McMurray, Alberta helps contractors find work
2011-05-06—March rise welcomed by Associated General Contractors of America
2011-05-06—Aecon reports quarterly loss
2011-05-06—Century Group on track with expansion of Collège Boréal in Sudbury, Ontario
2011-05-05—Liquid natural gas plant deal in British Columbia made possible by land transfer to Haisla First Nation
2011-05-05—Ontario Ministry of Labour plans May housing site blitz
2011-05-05—Manitoba to fund part of landfill
2011-05-05—Bondfield Construction continues work on Toronto’s YWCA Elm Centre
2011-05-05—Giffels delivers community complex to Cobourg, Ontario
2011-05-05—New Brunswick looks to cut costs on nursing home projects
2011-05-05—Montreal bridges included in federal Conservatives’ construction funding plans
2011-05-05—Manitoba expands University College of the North Thompson campus
2011-05-05—3,500 workers employed on rebuilding of Russia's Bolshoi theatre
2011-05-05—Heavy truck demand drives Volvo results
2011-05-05—Federal election result pleases Canadian Construction Association
2011-05-05—Ministry of Infrastructure of Ontario holds consultation on 10-year plan
2011-05-04—China’s demand for copper causes prices to soar
2011-05-04—Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada nominates Newcomb for FIDIC
2011-05-04—Ontario unionized carpentry apprentices meet in provincial contest
2011-05-04—Shane Baghai Development continues construction on St. Gabriel Manor condos in Toronto
2011-05-04—U.S. non-res rises
2011-05-04—Churchill acquires electrical contractor McCaine of Winnipeg
2011-05-04—City of Regina to unveil Saskatchewan Roughriders stadium plans: Mayor Pat Fiacco
2011-05-04—Morrison Hershfield engineer gives advice on avoiding condensation problems
2011-05-04—EllisDon continues construction on Hospital for Sick Children research facility in Toronto
2011-05-04—Norellco Contractors works on stormwater treatment facility upgrades in Edmonton
2011-05-03—Ontario Power Generation proposes underground radioactive waste storage vaults near Kincardine
2011-05-03—Elegant Development continues construction on Panacasa in Burnaby, British Columbia
2011-05-03—Chatham, Ontario YMCA includes more functional space and natural light
2011-05-03—Imperial Oil grapples with moving huge Kearl oilsands modules
2011-05-03—U.S. Department of Commerce reports rise in new home sales
2011-05-03—Construction workers stress workplace safety on Day of Mourning in Ontario
2011-05-02—Quebec City gets arena, deck hockey rinks
2011-05-02—Archial designs Plymouth Life Centre 2012 Olympic diving pool
2011-05-02—Tucker Hi-Rise Construction continues work on Clear Spirit condos in Toronto
2011-05-02—Waterloo, Ontario workplace survey designed to plan infrastructure
2011-05-02—U.S. Steel sees higher demand with recovery
2011-05-02—Retail figures, low unemployment indicate strength in Saskatchewan economy
2011-05-02—Ontario government negotiating with Brookfield-led consortium to build Belleville courthouse
2011-05-02—SaskPower building carbon capture into $1.2-billion retrofit of Boundary Dam generating station
2011-05-02—British Columbia stadium steel cable project cuts Canam Group revenues
2011-05-02—Building Information Modeling seminar series kicks off May 17 in Toronto