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Looking to follow through with your New Years Resolutions this year? CANS Industry Education and Training courses can help! According to this article from Construction Dive, we can help you resolve 4 out of the 5 top resolutions for the Construction Industry: http://ow.ly/gT96307ImlL 

1. Advocate for career training = CANS Industry Education and Training Program

2. Go Lean = Implementing Lean Construction – April 21, 2017. Register:  https://secure.cans.ns.ca/education/render/?EventID=2892

3. Spearhead a charity initiative = Corporate Social Responsibility – February 23, 2017. Register: https://secure.cans.ns.ca/education/render/?EventID=2901

4. Keep an eye out for troubled coworkers = Mental Health in the Workplace – February 16, 2017. Register: https://secure.cans.ns.ca/education/render/?EventID=2900

For more information, contact:

Chantal Arsenault
Industry Education and Training Coordinator
Construction Association of Nova Scotia
Tel: 902.468.2267 ext. 706
Cell: 902.817.6246
Email: carsenault@cans.ns.ca

Nova Scotia’s new Limitation of Actions Act (the “Act”) came into force on September 1, 2015. The Act significantly limits the time period for which parties in the construction industry are exposed to potential claims. The changes to the Act provide a level of certainty for the industry, as there is now a defined period of time in which a claim must be started. Read more.

With the planned 1800 Terry building in Seattle, Kirkland WA-based Seawest Investment Associates is gunning for the first urban high rise project to be awarded a priority green building permit from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections. Read more

Construction companies constantly seek ways to improve project efficiencies and avoid cost and schedule overruns. Integrated project delivery (IPD) is a proven, highly effective approach for reducing construction inefficiencies, labor and extra costs while boosting project outcomes. Read more.

The value of building permits issued in Nova Scotia increased by 27.2 per cent in October, following a decrease of 26.0 per cent in September. Residential permit values rose by 36.0 per cent while non-residential values increased by 8.8 per cent.  Compared with October 2015, NS building permits were up 5.5 per cent with an increase in residential permit values of 31.0 per cent offsetting a decrease in non-residential values of 30.0 per cent.  Although monthly results for building permits are highly volatile, permit values have shown a generally flat trend in 2016 after declining through much of 2015. Read more.