“Is Our Industry Broken?” LCI-C Keynote
/in front, news/by Alison ClackConstruction, 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 Maturity
/in front, news/by Alison ClackLean 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
CCA Releases a Report on the Quality of Documents Workshops
/in front, news/by Alison ClackIn 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 […]
New Infrastructure Program Invests in Innovation and Sustainable Growth at Canadian Post-secondary Institutions
/in front, news/by Alison ClackThe 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