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Latest posts
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.
Canadian Steel Producers Seek Federal Partnership on Climate
The federal government is ardently working on its strategy to combat climate change through the release of its climate plan, ‘A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy.’ This week’s blog takes a look at how Canada’s steel producers fit into that plan going forward.
Contributing to Energy Efficient Homes: Spray Foam Insulated Attics
Installing insulation in an often-overlooked space – the attic – is one of the most effective ways to achieve an energy-efficient home. This week’s Blog from Huntsman Building Solutions demonstrates how medium-density ccSPF is an efficiency powerhouse that could be just the solution you’re looking for – for attics and the whole home.
A New Era of High-Performance Buildings Demands Continuous Spray Foam Insulation
A building environment that fosters the well-being of our world and the people who reside and/or work in them can have a significant positive impact. This week’s Blog shows us a better way of building and retro-fitting for high-performance; one that delivers on superior efficiency, comfort, health, and durability to construct buildings that last and make our carbon footprint smaller.
The Future is Green: Spray Foam Insulation Meets Eco Building Requirements with HFO
The new normal post-pandemic has forced us to recalibrate our lives and our impact on the environment around us. This week’s Blog looks at how Huntsman Building Solutions Spray Foam Insulation is stepping up to meet stringent eco building requirements with HFO.
All the Drama Movies Aren’t on Netflix
What ‘movie’ will we be watching over the next year; will it be a remake of old familiar recessionary tropes or a jobs slaughterfest? This week’s Blog from noted business advisor Mark Breslin provides a glimpse of what to expect in 2021 by looking on downturns from the past, and then shows us how to mitigate the impact of what we know is coming.