Mother Nature could be key to coping with climate change
/in front, news/by CANSKimberly Gray has spent much of her career dealing with environmental concerns. She’s chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Ill. Since completing her doctoral work 40 years ago much of her teaching and research has dealt one way or another with problems of sustainability. In the last few […]
NSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth Award
/in front, news/by CANSNSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth award deadline is May 15. The Construction Association of Nova Scotia Building Futures for Youth Award has been established in support of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia’s 150th Anniversary Industry Campaign. This campaign was launched in recognition of the value of education and the role […]
University lab to test autonomous roofing drones
/in front, news/by CANSConstruction is one of the top three uses for commercial drone-based services, said Mike Danielak, of Portland, Ore.-based drone network service provider Skyward, citing Skylogic Research’s 2017 Drone Market Sector Report. Read more.
Eglinton LRT marijuana incident spurs industry action
/in front, news/by CANSA recent incident in which three workers on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project in Toronto were allegedly seen smoking marijuana won’t be the last time it happens on a construction worksite, warns an industry stakeholder. Read more.