FedNor is providing $780,000 in funding to Sault College in order to upgrade technology and equipment for the college’s aviation program. The federal funding will enable Sault College to acquire additional flight simulators, new traffic avoidance technology and renovations to the college’s hangar space at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport for... read more →

Denver International Airport (DIA) officials, according to The Denver Post, have yet to agree with joint venture contractor Great Hall Partners on the extra costs and new schedule necessitated by the discovery of weak concrete during the $650 million Jeppesen Terminal renovation despite previous statements that it would have a resolution... read more →

Co-ordinated by a steering committee comprised of representatives from five different city departments, Green Streets is a relatively new approach to help manage storm water and, in the process, improve air quality, increase biodiversity and beautify the streetscape. When stormwater flows along streets and other hard surfaces it picks up dirt,... read more →

"We are very pleased to welcome Jaco Crouse as our new CFO. His global expertise as well as Canadian specific experience in strategic financial operations will play a major role in delivering efficiency gains as we embark on running Detour Gold as a profitable business,” said Mick McMullen, Detour’s president... read more →

Safety leaders at construction firms often promote vigilance on projects, encouraging workers to be a set of eyes for their fellow coworkers. But there are limits to the observations that employees can make as they go about their tasks for the day. Artificial intelligence tool Smartvid.io marries machine learning to jobsite... read more →

In her talk, Reducing Noise Exposure in Use of Compressed Air, Daniela Kurczynski, business development manager, Silvent North America, discussed the difference between using an open pipe and air nozzle technology. The presentation was part of the Partners in Prevention health and safety conference and trade show held recently in... read more →

OSHA's most recent revisions, which the agency estimates will save employers $6 million a year, will not be applicable to every contractor, but all of them fall under the rules by which every contractor must abide. The changes go into effect on July 15.  Reporting job-related hearing loss - In this... read more →

With its PH design, the YWCA Hamilton aims to achieve energy savings of 75 per cent and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of more than 25 per cent compared to the National Energy Code for Buildings in 2015. The Ottawa Street redevelopment, which has a projected construction cost of about... read more →

Eight teams from across the province will travel to Red Lake this June 4-7 to participate in the provincial Ontario Mine Rescue competition. This year's competition will be held at Newmont Goldcorp's Red Lake Gold Mines. The eight teams won their respective district competitions, held May 6-10. They include: Algoma: Barrick, Hemlo Williams... read more →

Developer Related Cos. will start vertical construction next year on the 240-acre, 9.2 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara project next to Levi's Stadium, home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, California. Related's investment in the mixed-use project, formerly known as CityPlace Santa Clara, is estimated at $8 billion, according... read more →