Underwriters Laboratories celebrates 90 years in Canada

Photo by Erik Missio

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) celebrates its 90-year birthday with guided tours, technical talks, and product construction reviews.

To mark its nine decades, Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) held a special open house at its Toronto headquarters, providing a deeper look into its work in fire testing and other spheres.

Charity golf tournament in Hamilton next week

CSC's Hamilton/Niagara Chapter is partnering with local design associations for a charity golf tournament to benefit St. Matthew's House—an outreach centre for those living in poverty.

Firestopping discussion heating up in Burlington, Ont.

CSC's Hamilton/Niagara Chapter is presenting a lunchtime seminar on firestopping tomorrow.

New UniFormat launched

CSC and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) have released a new edition of UniFormat, their joint classification standard for building elements.

Security industry seeking energy efficiency exemption

Canada's security industry wants electronic egress control and life safety devices to be exempt from proposed Energy Efficiency Act (EEA) requirements.

Canadian precast projects honoured

Two car parkades and a beachfront community centre were among the Canadian projects recognized in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's (PCI's) 48^th annual design awards.

Non-residential construction to reach five-year low

Despite a slight increase in non-residential construction investment during the second quarter of 2010, the Conference Board of Canada says industry profits will drop to the lowest in half a decade.