Construction
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Remote building inspections to get code clarity
A proposed amendment to the Ontario Building Code would explicitly allow for alternatives to building inspectors’ physical presence on construction sites.
Construction Business
Trades nurture skilled construction workforce
The newly opened Manitoba Building Trades Institute in Winnipeg will provide work-readiness training with an emphasis on technology, sustainability and diversity and inclusion.
Canadian Property Management
Jobsite Safety & Fall Protection Prep
Whether working on an active construction site or in an operations and maintenance setting, fall protection planning is a critical step.
Construction Business
Michael Brooks joins WGBC board of directors
Michael Brooks, chief executive officer of REALPAC, has been named to the board of directors of the World Green Building Council and will also serve as treasurer for 2021-22.
REMI Network
U.S. looks to United Kingdom’s BIM expertise
Building sciences practitioners in the United States are looking to the United Kingdom for guidance as they develop a national building information management (BIM) program aligned with international standards.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Feds amplify funding for accessibility upgrades
A $100-million injection to Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund will boost availability of grants for retrofit, renovation and construction projects to support universal navigability of the built environment.
Construction Business
New roadmap for navigating IgCC requirements
ASHRAE and the International Code Council have collaborated on a users’ manual to support understanding and interpretation of the 2018 International Green Construction Code.
REMI Network
Ontario funds construction training in Hamilton
This support will reduce obstacles to hiring, training and retaining workers and apprentices, and reduce the stigma related to a career in the skilled trades to attract a new generation of workers.
Canadian Property Management
How Durable is Your Building?
Bryan Colvin of RJC Engineers walks us through the pros and cons of four common material to assess building durability.
Canadian Property Management
New office supply poses backfill challenges
An influx of new office supply was always expected to shake up the status quo in the downtown Toronto market given that approximately two-thirds of the 8+ million square feet of space currently under construction is already preleased.
REMI Network
RCCAO appoints Nadia Todorova executive director
Nadia Todorova has been appointed as executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), a leading industry advocate for infrastructure investment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Northwest Ontario inmates await needed space
Work will soon be underway to ease overcrowding at two Northwest Ontario correctional facilities in the interim before a planned new 325-inmate complex is built in the region.
Construction Business
Construction rebar imports spur dumping inquiry
Canada Border Services Agency is currently investigating evidence that up to nine countries are dumping products that undercut domestic prices and are deleterious to Canadian manufacturers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Eminent building scientist joins Order of Canada
As one of 47 newly announced members of the Order of Canada, Gina Cody has been cited for professional and business leadership and as a trailblazer for women in engineering.
REMI Network
New standard for accessible homes announced
The a new, national standard for affordable, adaptable and accessible homes will form the foundation of a new Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification module.
Construction Business
Mayors target embodied carbon in construction
The mayors of Budapest, Los Angeles. Mexico City and Oslo are the first signatories of a new declaration targeting a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from construction projects by 2030.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Inquest to examine 2009 scaffolding collapse
An inquest into the circumstances of the four construction workers' deaths is mandatory under Ontario's Coroners Act. A construction site supervisor has already been convicted.
