Application Deadline for Next Gold Seal Exam This Week
Next Gold Seal exam will take place Jan. 20, 2017. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 16. Visit the Gold Seal website to use the online wizard to see if you qualify and to apply
US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, OCTOBER 2016
/in front, news/by CANSUS construction spending increased by 0.5 per cent in October compared to September, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,172 billion. Read more.
The Rise of Telematics: How High-tech Equipment Tracking Is Taking Over Job Sites High
/in front, news/by CANSForget about Uber. When it comes to innovative vehicle start-ups, the darling of investors is Uptake, a Chicago-based construction equipment telematics firm. Launched by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell, Uptake was valuated at a unicorn-qualifying $1.1 billion last year. Read more
Cement Materials A Substantial, but Overlooked Carbon Sink
/in front, news/by CANSThe cement/concrete industry has been an environmental bad boy for the last couple of decades. Read more
Virtual Reality Changing How Construction Industry Looks at Buildings
/in front, news/by CANSI’m sitting in a fully furnished condo unit, facing a large window. The city stretches out far below me; the majestic Rockies can be seen in the distance. Suddenly I’m moving quickly toward the window, and my stomach lurches at the thought that I am going to go flying through it. The movement stops as suddenly as it started and there’s laughter. Read more
Automated Vehicles Will Mean Major Disruption: Panellists
/in front, news/by CANSThe advent of automated vehicles (AVs) is coming faster than anyone seems to have anticipated and engineers, city planners, tech experts, government policymakers and others need to prepare now. Read more
Bill Black on Lean Construction
/in front, news/by CANSBrxton Construction LLP CEO Bill Black was a recent speaker at Buildex Express, held in downtown Vancouver. Black addressed the challenges and advantages of lean construction methods as opposed to traditional approaches to projects. Watch video
What Could Adjudication Look Like Under Lien Act Reform?
/in front, news/by CANSDispute resolution and adjudication are a major part of Ontario’s Construction Lien Act Review process and were a key topic of discussion by a panel of experts at an educational session entitled Proposed Changes to the Construction Lien Act: Implications for the Industry, hosted by Gowling WLG recently. Read more
Bill S-224 Passes Second Reading In the Senate
/in front, news/by CANSBill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, has passed second reading in the senate, a Nov. 28 release from Manitoba Senator Don Plett indicates. Read more
Inter-provincial Agreement Removes Barriers for Trucking
/in front, news/by CANSThe trucking industry is transporting goods more easily and efficiently thanks to a new co-operative agreement between Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Read more.