Lafarge and partners testing low-carbon construction materials
/in front, news/by CANSLafarge Canada Inc. has announced it is embarking on a million-dollar study with partners to research lower-carbon fuels at its Exshaw Cement Plant in Exshaw, Alta. Eight lower-carbon fuels will be researched, including construction renovation/demolition waste, nonrecyclable plastic, carpets and textiles, shingles, treated wood products, wood products, rubber and tire derived fuels, said a recent […]
Stakeholders urge further steps as feds unveil asbestos plan
/in front, news/by CANSThe federal government has followed through on its 2016 commitment to ban asbestos with a series of regulations and other initiatives involving at least four different ministries to further control exposure to the carcinogen. Read more.
CIRP fighting ‘fentanyl explosion,’ helping construction workers
/in front, news/by CANSThe demand for mental health and addiction services for construction workers at a B.C. treatment centre has “almost tripled” in the past year — largely driven by the fentanyl overdose epidemic. Read more.
Liberals’ two year infrastructure plan set to take five: documents
/in front, news/by CANSLate last year, officials warned that a federal spending spree to repair crumbling roads and water systems could take three years longer than expected to complete, based on internal documents outlining issues with the first tranche of cash in the government’s infrastructure program. Read more.