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Latest posts
Proven and Practical Tools to Help Run Your Business
Are you searching for a quick, intelligent, and packed-with-information tool to help you run a great business? This week’s Blog reviews Luke Sheppard’s latest book, ‘Driving Great Results: Master the Tools You Need to Run a Great Business’, which covers the things you need to know about achieving success.
Employee Engagement Ideas: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Employee engagement increases productivity, increases profit, increases quality, and is one of the top ways to improve employee retainment. This week’s Blog from AEM explores what factors can enable you to better engage with your employees, as well as the costs associated with not doing so.
Why Small Changes Are Not Enough in Energy Efficiency
What many people don’t realize is that small changes in behavior, while still positive in reducing a carbon footprint, are just a drop in the bucket to the overall issue, and won’t produce substantive energy or cost savings in the long run. In this week’s Blog, EnergyX Solutions, a leader in the building retrofitting movement, explains why energy retrofitting must be the ultimate goal.
Managing the Eight Deadly Wastes Through Offsite Construction
Did you know that between 55 – 65 per cent of the work exerted on a typical construction site is wasteful, or considered as producing non-value-added activities? This week’s Blog looks at how you can use lean construction methods to impact efficiencies in the off-site manufacturing environment.
13th Annual National Symposium: Managing Risk in Construction Contracts and Projects
The Canadian Institute hosted a two-day virtual conference in February on Managing Risk in Construction Contracts and Projects; and we had the chance to attend! This week’s Blog takes a look at the event and the important topics covered.
Sustainable Construction Benefits All
There is an increasing focus on sustainable development and green building solutions that minimize the impact of the built environment on the planet. This week’s Blog takes a look at PCL Construction’s response to the significant environmental challenges the world is facing.
Hidden in History – Creating Invisible Mechanical Systems in Heritage Buildings
Replacing mechanical elements of heritage buildings can be a challenge. This week’s Blog discusses how to deal with space constraints while still maintaining the building’s character.
Five Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021
After more than a year of tremendous uncertainty, what’s in store for the construction industry? Here’s what North America-based international trade group AEM predicts for 2021.
On Leadership: Building a Mentoring Culture
Interested in contributing, get in touch! Share with your friends! This week’s Blog from noted business advisor Mark Breslin takes a look at mentoring, how to be good mentor, and the importance of mentoring for the future of the Canadian construction industry.
Industry Trends and Employee Attitudes Are Driving Automation In Canada
This week’s blog takes a look at new research from the Conference Board of Canada that indicates one in five Canadian workers is vulnerable to automation, highlighting the desperate need for skills training in this country going forward.