July 17, 2012

VIDEO: Highlights from the July 18 Daily Commercial News

Check out Wednesday’s issue of the Daily Commercial News, where we bring you in-depth coverage of the cost of excess construction soil. Andy Manahan, executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), spoke to DCN about a recent report, titled Eglinton LRT Project: Estimated Costs and Impacts of Addressing Excess Construction Soils.

The July 18 DCN also includes information on the new Green Up energy benchmarking program, announced by the Canada Green Building Council, plus a report from the Conference Board of Canada on the challenges of bringing more aboriginal workers into the workplace.

Please see the following stories in DCN:

Soil disposal comes with a pricetag: Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario report

Canada Green Building Council unveils new building performance program

Low levels of education and work experience impact Aboriginal workers in labour shortage fight, finds report

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