Construction, said Bill Black, the president and CEO of Brxton, comes with a long heritage, but added that with that comes habits. “There’s an incredible room for improvement, on multiple levels,” Black said. But he cautioned that there is a danger in looking at the situation as “glass half empty” rather than looking at ways […]
Lean Construction (LC), a management philosophy, is known in the industry to enable organizations to achieve major improvement in terms of productivity and levels of innovation through more collaborative approaches. However, implementing LC is not an easy task for organizations and often requires fundamental changes at both – the strategic and operational level. Read more
In 2015 CCA embarked on a series of “Quality of Documents” workshops across Canada to explore and discuss the issue of poor quality documentation, its potential causes, and, perhaps most importantly, potential solutions to address the issue. With the workshops now complete, CCA is pleased to publish a summary report of both the workshops and […]
The Minister of Science announced last week that the Government of Canada will launch the application process for a $2-billion fund that will improve research and innovation infrastructure at universities and colleges across the country. Read more
Strong activity in British Columbia’s construction industry is drawing skilled workers to the province from Alberta, according to the 2016 Construction Industry Survey, released Feb. 23 by the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA). Read more
The construction industry has been in the threat of a worker shortage for years now as many baby boomers are retiring, the Great Recession forced many construction laborers out of the industry, and fewer and fewer young adults are interested in joining the construction industry. Read more
Outgoing CCA chair Anibal Valente was the keynote speaker at a recent Vancouver Board of Trade Luncheon. Valente spoke to Vancouver’s business community about the importance of construction to the Canadian economy. Watch video
Michael Atkinson, the president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), is in New Orleans for the organization’s 98th annual conference. See Video
The concept of a Canadian Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is one tool that if designed and structured properly could help build on the federal government’s plan to spend $125-billion over the next 10 years on infrastructure, a new report suggests. Read more
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Construction Association of Nova Scotia wins CCA Gold Seal Association Award at Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference HALIFAX, March 9, 2016 ‐‐The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) was thrilled to take home the CCA Gold Seal Association Award at the Construction Association of Canada’s (CCA) Annual Conference taking […]