Lean Construction Puts Down Roots in Canada
/in front, news/by CANSThe new Dr. F. H. Wigmore Regional Hospital in Moose Jaw, Sask., serves the Five Hills Health Region, an area containing 54,000 people in the south-central portion of the province. Open since late 2015, the facility is considered the first major construction project in Canada designed and built to “lean” principles. Read more
Liberal infrastructure spending not likely to grow economy: Fraser Institute study
/in front, news/by CANSA new study by the Fraser Institute finds the vast majority of new government infrastructure spending is unlikely to grow the economy. Read more
Update on Prompt Payment
/in front, news/by CANSThe joint Government-Industry Working Group on Prompt Payment has published an engagement strategy as well as prepared an interim status report and an action plan that describes the various activities and subject areas the working group is addressing. Read more
Weak Productivity Crippling Global Construction Industry Growth
/in front, news/by CANSNot only has the U.S. construction industry failed to keep pace with the U.S. compounded annual business productivity growth rate of 1.76%, but it has lost ground since 1995 with a yearly productivity decline of 1.04%, according to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report. Read more