It’s really not clear what Americans are waiting for. It has indeed been a long wait, but there is plenty of evidence that for a number of year now, the job market has been on a very impressive roll. What’s good for employment is good for consumption, which powers 70 per cent of the US […]
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has endorsed the launch of an Indigenous Engagement Guide with the hope of creating a pathway for those in the construction industry looking to communicate more effectively with indigenous companies and communities across Canada. Read more
Gold Seal Certification will be launching a new designation in Spring 2017. The new Foreman designation will open the doors for those who are looking to move up into the management position of Superintendent. The new designation will not be associated with a contracting discipline, certification will simply be Gold Seal Foreman. More details regarding […]
The CCA board endorsed a new CCA Indigenous Engagement Best Practices Guide. The guide was developed for CCA by Indigenous Works and it is the first such guide focused specifically on the construction industry. It will be made available to all CCA members on the CCA website.
Canadian Construction Association (CCA) board members are not mincing words on the subject of exclusionary causes, calling the practice offensive and a possible infringement of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Read more
Proposed pipeline projects such as Energy East, Trans Mountain and Northern Gateway continue to make headlines across the country with vocal opposition, but members of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) would like to voice their side of the story on resource development and extraction. Read more
Daily Commercial News interviewed CCA president Michael Atkinson and CCA chair Gilbert Brulotte on resource development. Watch video
A research team from Washington University installed a first-of-its-kind infrastructure sensor array Sept. 21 on North America’s longest suspension bridge to test the ability of sensor technology to self-monitor and report on the integrity of large-scale infrastructure projects. Read more
In the Halifax Regional Municipality Election, CANS will play an active roll, ensuring that the issues important to our members and the industry are top of mind for all candidates. We have sent all candidates the CANS Halifax Regional Municipality Candidate Questionnaire asking them their positions on key issues facing our industry. We want to make sure […]
Dr. Mahsa Madani Hosseini researched silica rich plants during her PhD in Environmental Engineering at Montreal’s Concordia University. Hosseini and her colleagues published a paper looking at the viability of replacing or at least displacing sand in cement production. Looking at the challenge from a different perspective and closer to production is bioMason, a U.S. […]