Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A ‘Sponge City’ approach to flooding and climate resiliency
By Steven Peck and Shayna Stott A trip up to the observation deck of the CN tower would find tourists and locals marveling at the…
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Basic Maintenance
If you’ve ever watched a home renovation show, then you’ve heard the line, “you’ll spend the most money on the things you can’t see.” Experts…
Empowering the next generation of female leaders
The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) held its 10th Annual WIN Awards ceremony, honouring emerging and outstanding female leaders across the country. In total, 49 women…
The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live, only…
P3s shine when it comes to social infrastructure
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to the need to build new public infrastructure—schools, hospitals, roads, etc.—that statement…
SPONSORED: YORK1: Leading the Way with 1FORALL™ for Sustainable Infrastructure
At YORK1, we take pride in being one of Canada’s leading providers of integrated environmental and infrastructure services. For decades, we’ve committed ourselves to delivering…
How local governments are evolving asset management and prioritizing resilience
By Aymone Agossou Local governments face numerous competing priorities when it comes to their infrastructure assets. Residents rely on services from infrastructure like community buildings,…
Archaeological Assessments for Infrastructure Projects
By Andrew Snook Ontario is constantly growing. And as Canada’s most populated province swells in population, additional infrastructure is needed—new schools, hospitals, roads, wastewater systems,…
The Future is Thermal
By Glenn Miller Long before Justin Trudeau committed Canada to achieving net-zero by 2050, cities across the country were already hard at work devising community…
Building the structural steel reuse industry in Canada
By Kristen Balogh, Isis Bennet and Lucy Yan While there is an established and mature Canadian steel recycling industry, estimated by the Canadian Association of…
Transforming municipal wastewater facilities into sustainability hubs
By Patrick Beauger Canada has to replace, refurbish or build a sizable proportion of its vital municipal environmental infrastructure to accommodate demands for new housing…
Canada’s Rail Transportation Future
I’m a hockey fan. This time of year, my favourite team has usually ended its season prematurely, yet again, and my attention turns to the…
Celebrating the Biggest Infrastructure Projects in Western Canada
On May 14, senior executives from throughout the Canadian public sector infrastructure landscape came together at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel to celebrate more…
Maximizing Public Value
By Jonathan Burbee In general, the purpose of government, at all levels, including publicly funded sectors such as health, education and crown corporations, is to…
Navigating prompt payment adjudication’s intersection with court and arbitration
By Brian Reid, Vasilis Pappas, Chris Petrucci and Chris Abtosway In construction, delayed payments can be devastating to contractors, suppliers, and overall project success. Recovering…
SPONSORED: Pomerleau Completes Gros Morne Reconstruction: A Mass Timber Structure
This year, Pomerleau completed the renovation of Gros Morne National Park’s Visitor Centre, which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from around the world annually.…
Closing the labour gap
Changes are needed to Canada’s immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth By Bill Ferriera Canada is building at a rate…
Chandos CEO Sean Penn’s collaborative leadership style
The founders of Chandos Construction wanted to create something different than the construction companies of the past. They even steered away from using a traditional…
Building with wood instead of concrete and steel
By Vincent Davenport and Mark Gaglione In the ever-evolving landscape of construction, a silent revolution is underway, and it goes by the name of mass…
Power Play: looking at nuclear energy to help achieve net-zero
By Mark Douglas Wessel As the world was reminded by the Oscar winning movie Oppenheimer, nuclear power was first harnessed to produce atomic weapons toward…
SPONSORED: Building Relationships and Infrastructure
Pomerleau is Collaborating with Indigenous Businesses Indigenous participation in the construction industry is an essential component of reconciliation. Pomerleau is focusing its efforts on building…
Tackling transit infrastructure project risk
By John Allen In 2023 Canada invested around $36 billion in transportation infrastructure. This investment has grown substantially in recent years as provinces and municipalities…
Women’s Work
In recognition of International Women’s Day ReNew Canada highlights just a few of the remarkable women in the Canadian construction industry Lisa Laronde Lisa Laronde,…
A Seat at the Table
Indigenous equity participation in infrastructure is key to achieving net-zero and reconciliation Canada will not achieve Indigenous reconciliation or reach net-zero carbon emissions without Indigenous…