JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's construction news Thu, 15 May 2025 19:21:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Roberts Bank Terminal 2 procurement to begin this July /joc/news/projects/2025/05/roberts-bank-terminal-2-procurement-to-begin-this-july /joc/news/projects/2025/05/roberts-bank-terminal-2-procurement-to-begin-this-july#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 11:10:03 +0000 /?p=462205 VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced it will issue a request for qualifications in July for a construction partner to deliver the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. According to a release, the new marine container terminal at the Port of Vancouver will enable the trade of […]

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]]> /joc/news/projects/2025/05/roberts-bank-terminal-2-procurement-to-begin-this-july/feed 0 Alberta secession talk ‘unhelpful,’ Atco chief executive says /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 11:05:17 +0000 /?p=462200 CALGARY — The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta secession are already hurting the investment climate.  Nancy Southern said Asian partners in a major hydrogen project have said they won’t make final investment decisions unless there is certainty around the Alberta separatism question.  “There’s just too many questions for them to be […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/alberta-secession-talk-unhelpful-atco-chief-executive-says/feed 0 Trailside the final piece for Mosaic’s Lynn community /joc/news/projects/2025/05/trailside-the-final-piece-for-mosaics-lynn-community /joc/news/projects/2025/05/trailside-the-final-piece-for-mosaics-lynn-community#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:59 +0000 /?p=462195 VANCOUVER — Mosaic Homes has unveiled Trailside, the final piece to the Lynn neighbourhood that’s been nearly a decade in the making. The project is located next to Kirkstone Park, close to the North Shore Mountains. Mosaic has been shaping the Lynn neighbourhood and over the years has created over 8,000 homes. Trailside offers one-, two- and […]

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]]> /joc/news/projects/2025/05/trailside-the-final-piece-for-mosaics-lynn-community/feed 0 AEC Cares ‘blitz build’ to renovate Boston’s The Catholic Charities Teen Center /joc/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center /joc/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 10:10:42 +0000 /?p=462179 BOSTON — ConstructConnect, a leading provider of software solutions for the construction industry and a presenting sponsor and founding partner of not-for-profit organization AEC Cares, has announced that this year’s project will benefit Catholic Charities Boston. The charitable organization serves thousands of vulnerable individuals and families of all faiths and backgrounds across eastern Massachusetts, explains a release. On Wednesday, […]

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]]> /joc/news/projects/2025/05/aec-cares-blitz-build-to-renovate-bostons-the-catholic-charities-teen-center/feed 0 B.C. minister says government erred in not consulting First Nations on legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 19:21:42 +0000 /?p=462247 VICTORIA — B.C.’s Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says her government “made an error” in not adequately consulting First Nations on a bill proposing to speed up private and public infrastructure projects. Her admission came during debate on Bill 15 in the legislature about concerns relayed by the First Nations Leadership Council, the Union of British […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/b-c-minister-says-government-erred-in-not-consulting-first-nations-on-legislation/feed 0 Can highrises ride out earthquakes? UBC researchers carry out a world first /joc/news/technology/2025/05/can-highrises-ride-out-earthquakes-ubc-researchers-carry-out-a-world-first /joc/news/technology/2025/05/can-highrises-ride-out-earthquakes-ubc-researchers-carry-out-a-world-first#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 11:10:31 +0000 /?p=461944 VICTORIA — A new structural system developed by UBC researchers helps highrise buildings withstand major earthquakes. Led by Dr. Tony Yang, a structural engineering professor in UBC’s faculty of applied science, the research team built a scale model of a typical 30-storey Vancouver highrise. The model was subjected to intense earthquake simulations at the International […]

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]]> /joc/news/technology/2025/05/can-highrises-ride-out-earthquakes-ubc-researchers-carry-out-a-world-first/feed 0 Saskatchewan firefighter groups concerned over building burn legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 11:05:06 +0000 /?p=461942 REGINA — Saskatchewan’s legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose.  Bill 21, the Construction Codes (Derelict Buildings) Amendment Act, received royal assent Tuesday. The legislation lays out the framework for a pilot project where volunteer firefighters […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/saskatchewan-firefighter-groups-concerned-over-building-burn-legislation/feed 0 B.C.’s low snowpack, melt signal drought, raising concern for hydro power /joc/news/resource/2025/05/b-c-s-low-snowpack-melt-signal-drought-raising-concern-for-hydro-power /joc/news/resource/2025/05/b-c-s-low-snowpack-melt-signal-drought-raising-concern-for-hydro-power#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:36 +0000 /?p=461940 VANCOUVER — Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer, the province’s latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says. The drought, in turn, is curtailing B.C.’s ability to generate hydroelectricity, where most of the province’s power comes from, said former […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2025/05/b-c-s-low-snowpack-melt-signal-drought-raising-concern-for-hydro-power/feed 0 17³Ô¹ÏÍø needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says /joc/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says /joc/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:20:46 +0000 /?p=461934 OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says 17³Ô¹ÏÍø needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being used. His […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/canada-needs-to-maximize-existing-pipelines-before-building-more-minister-says/feed 0 Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade /joc/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade /joc/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:15:13 +0000 /?p=461926 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have signed an agreement to boost the movement of goods and labour between the provinces. The premiers signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday. Ontario recently signed similar deals with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Ontario has also tabled legislation to do away with all […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/05/ontario-and-manitoba-ink-deal-to-boost-interprovincial-trade/feed 0 Cabinet quotes: Construction leaders chime in on Carney’s choices /joc/news/associations/2025/05/cabinet-quotes-construction-leaders-chime-in-on-carneys-choices /joc/news/associations/2025/05/cabinet-quotes-construction-leaders-chime-in-on-carneys-choices#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 10:10:47 +0000 /?p=461924 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney made some major moves as he formed a new cabinet May 13, and while there are some old faces in new posts, there are also 24 new faces and even some new portfolios. Carney named 28 full ministers to his cabinet and also appointed a second tier of 10 secretaries […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/05/cabinet-quotes-construction-leaders-chime-in-on-carneys-choices/feed 0 Building designers can now AI predict embodied carbon in real time /joc/news/technology/2025/05/building-designers-can-now-ai-predict-embodied-carbon-in-real-time /joc/news/technology/2025/05/building-designers-can-now-ai-predict-embodied-carbon-in-real-time#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 08:05:16 +0000 /?p=461960 Embodied carbon is recognized as a major, if not the dominant, CO2 component linked to a building throughout its life. However, without the right tools, accurately assessing the embodied carbon in a project at its design stage is often hard to pin down. As Anna Beckett, associate director at British engineering consultancy Buro Happold, writes, […]

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