CISC Weekly Bulletin | June 22, 2020

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Happy International Women In Engineering Day, June 23: Thank you to all the women in engineering who have helped to build & grow the steel construction industry! #WeAreSteel #INWED20

Book Your Free Webinar Today! The Impact of CUSMA on Steel Construction Industry in Canada: Things You Should Know

CISC, in collaboration with the law firm of Conlin Bedard LLP is pleased to present this webinar on Friday, June 26 at 1 pm EDT with speakers Ben Bedard and Paul Conlin.

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Steel-built Carbon Capture Machines Are Removing CO2 From the Air

The Climeworks project has set up a carbon capture and storage facility that is drawing CO2 from the atmosphere and safely storing it in the ground.

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Montréal Launches International Competition to Develop the Peter-McGill Centre

Montréal is launching a multidisciplinary architecture competition to transform the interior of the Peter-McGill Centre.

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Why is Certification Essential? Why Should it be Considered Mandatory?

The CISC has taken the lead in creating world-class certification programs for fabricators specific to the needs of Canada.

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Life Cycle Sustainability

Learn more about how steel construction products offer sustainability benefits throughout a building's life cycle when compared with alternative building materials.

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2020-21 Federal Gas Tax Fund Allocations

The Prime Minister announced on June 1st that the Federal Government would be fast tracking to $2.2 billion in annual Gas Tax funding to municipalities to help with jump-starting the economy post-COVID.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna released further details on this in the form of a breakdown of the allocated funding by municipality.

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Dive into the essential manual of the industry with What's New - CISC Handbook 11th Edition and CSA S16-14 Webinar

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