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Building the Future

The pursuit of net-zero construction  By Denyse van Opbergen As climate change impacts intensify worldwide, it’s abundantly clear: maintaining the status quo is a luxury…

Oh Canada!

A look at global infrastructure projects being worked on by Canadian firms BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR COMPUTING & DATA SCIENCES BOSTON, U.S. Boston University (BU)…

Countdown to Net-Zero

Cement Association of Canada CEO Adam Auer on the sustainable path forward By Andrew Snook This past Spring, the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) announced…

First Nations Power

Indigenous millwrights charting their careers through OPG’s Darlington Refurbishment By Paul Choi Two Indigenous millwrights who got their start through OPG’s Indigenous Opportunities Network (ION)…

Forward-thinking Procurement

By Maureen Sullivan If your organization is like most Canadian public sector organizations, you struggle with construction services procurement. Unfortunately, the challenges come from multiple…

Using BIM to explore design virtually

By Jaclyn Squizzato When you’re spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money to provide or upgrade a service, it’s important to help people understand how…

Infrastructure 2050 

What will Canada’s infrastructure sector look like in 2050? From technological advancements, to solving labour shortages and making sure infrastructure projects are adapted for climate…

MaaS Transit

Justin Trevan CEng, MEng, MIET, is an Englishman on the leadership team for AECOM in Canada. With a focus on new and innovative strategies, Trevan…

The Mod Squad

Modular construction is picking up the slack 
to deliver critical infrastructure  As the construction industry continues to grapple with rising labour costs due to shortages…

The Future of Construction

By Jordan Thomson KPMG in Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) surveyed construction companies across Canada in 2020 and presented a Digital…

Top100 Projects West Dinner

On May 11, senior executives from throughout the Canadian public sector infrastructure landscape came together at The Pinnacle, Harbourfront Hotel in Vancouver to celebrate more…

A Crisis of Confidence

One of the greatest things about travelling is the perspective it can offer on… home. I recently had the opportunity of a lifetime to join…

Dispute Resolution

By Barbara Capes and Paul Hughes The last few years have seen a spike in costs for construction projects. Although much of this cost increase…

Making the Energy Transition

Building a clean, reliable, and affordable electricity grid in Canada  A key focus of Budget 2023, delivered by the federal government earlier this year, is expanding…

Transit Progress

Metrolinx’s Phil Verster on building an integrated regional transit system in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Metrolinx, an Ontario government agency, is currently undertaking one of…

Sustainable Learning

By Andrew Snook Every fall, universities across Canada welcome thousands of new students excited to begin their post-secondary education. This fall, the University of Toronto…