Construction Employers Anticipate Major Skills Shortage, Hays Reports

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Three of four construction employers are concerned about the availability of skilled labour, reports the annual Hays Canada Salary Guide, released recently.Read more

Reynolds, Vogel Warn Hard Work Remains on Lien Act Reform

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It’s been a few months since the report Striking the Balance: Expert Review of Ontario’s Construction Lien Act was released and while its authors Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel have been working on the report since 2015, they recognize there is a lot more work ahead. Read more

Application Deadline for Next Gold Seal Exam This Week

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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

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US 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

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Forget 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

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The 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

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I’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

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The 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

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Brxton 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?

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Dispute 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