Entries by CANS

CANS Holiday Office Closure

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Please Note: CANS office will be closed on Monday, August 1 reopening on Tuesday, August 2 at 8:30 am to observe the Natal Day Holiday. CANS Members are advised to plan accordingly.

WELL Building Standard Means Designing for Human Health

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The WELL Building Standard combines best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research and harnessing the built environment as a means of supporting the health and well-being of those who work in the building. It is an independently verified, performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring the features of the built […]

The Role of Wearable Technology in Risk Reduction

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An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech has studied much of the existing literature and identified various problems in the industry’s current practices. Young-Corbett explores a new field of engineering known as Prevention through Design, which suggests the optimal method of preventing occupational illnesses, injuries and fatalities is to “design out” […]

Have Your Say on Canada’s Infrastructure Plan

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The Government of Canada is investing $120 billion over the next 10 years to build strong, inclusive and sustainable communities and they want to hear from you. Phase 1 is already underway, and now the Government of Canada is inviting you to share your views on Phase 2 of Canada’s infrastructure plan. Visit infraconsults.ca to provide your feedback in […]

How Tablet Computers Changed the Construction Industry

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Robert Kipp’s must-have tool when he steps onto a construction site isn’t a walkie-talkie or a hard-hat, though you’ll never spot him without them. It’s an eight-inch Apple iPad Mini on which he stores blueprints, field documentation, and other relevant information. Read more

Highly-skilled Foreign Workers Have Role to Play

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Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has put forward recommendations to a federal parliamentary committee reviewing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that support the use of foreign nationals in highly-skilled construction occupations.Read more

Minecraft Game Wants to Turn Teens into Future Construction Managers

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Lego has long been lauded by architecture geeks as a childhood gateway drug into the world of designing and building. Now, the UK wants to use a similar idea to hook teens on the fun of construction management. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has developed a four-part construction curriculum played within Minecraft—the wildly popular […]