Ontario group calls for environment assessment reform

An Ontario construction group argues infrastructure projects can provide employment, income, and taxes, but overly burdensome environmental legislation is standing in the way.

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The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is demanding reform of environment assessment (EA) legislation. The provincial group of construction management and labour groups sees the current assessment process "burdensome" and a significant roadblock to achieving the infrastructure projects cited in the recent budget.

Air barrier seminar in Burlington, Ont.

Design/construction professionals seeking more insight on the use of fluid-applied membrane air barriers in above-grade exterior wall assemblies can head to Burlington, Ont., on March 19.

Three new CCCAs emerge

Over the last few weeks, three Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) members from across the country have achieved their designations as certified construction contract administrators (CCCAs).

North American infrastructure: Confederation Bridge in top 10

The bridge connecting Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick has been named one of the 'top 10' North American infrastructure projects of the last 75 years by the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).

Concrete associations developing lifecycle assessment for precast

The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) is partnering with the United States' Precast/
Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) to perform lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of precast components.

Winnipeg-born architect wins Prix de Rome

Kelly Nelson Doran, an architect researching sustainable design in northern industrial communities, has been awarded the Canada Council for the Arts' Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners.

EPDM study shows roofs can take the hail hit

Roof assemblies with non-reinforced ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) membranes offer a high degree of hail resistance over a variety of substrates, according to recent testing.