New Boss on Construction Sites Is a Drone

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Drones are being used to capture video footage that shows construction progress at the Sacramento Kings’ new stadium in California. Read more

Three Tiers of Chambers of Commerce Call on Federal Parties to Commit to Investing in Trade-enabling Infrastructure

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At a press conference near the aging Gardiner Expressway, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Toronto Region Board of Trade sent a message to all the federal parties: the next federal government must have a clear vision on trade that includes essential infrastructure investments. Read more

Infrastructure in the Rich World

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An historic opportunity to improve infrastructure on the cheap is in danger of being squandered. Read more

Trudeau Announces Infrastructure Investment

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The Liberals’ plan includes $125 billion in infrastructure investment over 10 years. Read more

Building Permits July 2015

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After a large increase the previous month, Nova Scotia building permits, seasonally adjusted, decreased 33.1 per cent compared to June 2015 to $101.5 million. Permits values for the month were 6.2 per cent higher compared to July 2014. Permits for residential construction were down from the previous month 39.6 per but the six month average continues to trend up. Non-residential permits fell 7.0 per cent compared to June 2015 but were 7.1 per cent higher than July 2014. Read more

Residential Construction Investment 2nd Quarter 2015

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Residential construction (unadjusted for seasonality) in Nova Scotia for the second quarter 2015 was $542.9 million, 6.3 per cent higher than the 2nd quarter in 2014. New dwellings construction increased by 22.0 per cent  (+$27.3 million)  due to an increase in apartments (+$31.3 million, +107.6%) while singles were up 0.8 per cent (+$0.6 million).   Renovations, the largest share of construction investment , was up 2.3 per cent or $7.8 million compared to 2nd quarter of last year. Read more

Nova Scotia 2015 Labour Market Assessment Report

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Key stakeholders in the Industrial-Commercial-Institutional (ICI) construction industry gathered today for the official release of the Nova Scotia 2015 Labour Market Assessment (LMA) Report. Read the Report

StatsCan Addresses Recession

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Statistics Canada is reporting that GDP fell in the second quarter, confirming fears that the economy was in recession for the first half of 2015. StatsCan says the economy contracted at an annual pace of 0.5% in the second quarter of the year which is slightly less than analyst estimates and also lower than the 0.8% decline in Q1. Read more

Technology That May Help Potholes Get Fixed Faster

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Christoph Mertz, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has mounted a small camera on his windshield. Combined with the computer program he’s built, he shoots video of the pavement unspooling in front of him as he drives. Read more

Canada Poised to Export Wood Building Knowledge

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The Government of Quebec has launched a guide to build wood buildings up to 12 storeys. The guide, titled Construction of Mass Timber Buildings Up to 12 Storeys, outlines the technical principles required to design and construct wooden buildings up to 12 storeys using mass timber. Read more