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United Rentals helping track carbon emissions
United Rentals is offering an Estimated Emissions dashboard to help its customers understand their equipment emissions and make data-based decisions to make changes that will help reduce their carbon footprint.
Part of the company’s Total Control cloud-based fleet management platform, the digital tool allows users to view rental equipment and jobsites through the lens of current and historical estimated carbon emissions.
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CAGBC showcases KingSett’s 100 Yonge retrofit
In the hands of today’s top practitioners, deep energy retrofit projects require precisely defined strategies, with full documentation of proposed goals, cost expectations and technical options and detailed analysis of savings opportunities.
In other words, suggests Kit Milnes, vice-president of sustainability and resilience at KingSett Capital, it’s a business decision, and absolutely nothing is left to guesswork.
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Matheson Constructors gearing up to build iconic Newmarket park
The Town of Newmarket is gearing up to start construction on its most significant capital project – the Mulock Park at Mulock Drive and Yonge Street.
A contract for the construction project has been awarded to Matheson Constructors Ltd. Park work is scheduled to take place from the end of 2023 to 2025 with park opening anticipated in 2026. Key elements will include a skating trail, water features, natural discovery playscape, greenhouse conservatory and artist studio with public art woven throughout the landscape.
Construction will follow the Mulock Property Master Plan developed by PLANT Architect Inc.
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Ontario announces completion of Highway 401 expansion in Cambridge
The Government of Ontario announced the completion of the expansion of Highway 401 in Cambridge, with eight kilometres of new lanes from Highway 8 to Townline Road now open.
The expansion from six lanes to 10 includes one HOV lane in each direction (4.5 kilometres in the eastbound direction and seven kilometres in the westbound direction).
Expanding Highway 401 and adding HOV lanes in the Cambridge area are among the more than 100 actions identified in the government’s Connecting the GGH: A Transportation Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
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AI proved its value to constructors in 2023
The rise of AI in the construction sector was one of the major stories of the year in 2023, with the swift adoption of general artificial intelligence, machine learning and ChatGPT in all facets of the industry only tempered by privacy concerns and, seemingly, the inability of humans to fully grasp its potential applications. Thirteen months ago, no one had heard of ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched Nov. 30, 2021; now, advisers are cautioning constructors to show restraint as they upload endless company secrets into the public domain.
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Ontario helping more students kick-start careers in the trades
The Ontario government recently unveiled plans to spend more than $62.9 million in two of the province’s foundational skilled trades programs to help more than 18,000 young people explore and prepare for life-long careers in a growing industry. The increase in funding will help train the 100,000 skilled workers needed to build transit, hospitals and at least 1.5 million homes by 2031, says the province.
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Aecon to build elevated LRT guideway in Toronto
Aecon Group Inc. has been awarded a $290 million design-build contract by the Ontario government for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) project’s Elevated Guideway in Toronto.
The scope of work includes the design and construction of a 1.5-kilometre elevated guideway that will run along the north side of Eglinton Avenue West, from east of Jane Street to west of Scarlett Road. Construction is expected to commence in early 2024, with anticipated completion in 2028.
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Toronto will be home to ‘world’s first fully digitally-enabled building’
Toronto is going to be the home of the “world’s first fully digitally-enabled building.”
To be built on a small lot at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), the prefabricated mass timber two-storey, 300-square-metre Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub) is a collaboration of a number of universities and private sector partners and the culmination of about four years of planning. It was designed by WZMH Architects with Element5 and Stephenson Engineering.
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5th Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario - February 21, 2024
The 5th Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario is an intensive program developed for experienced industry professionals and legal advisors. In this one-day event, attendees will gain a practical understanding of how to navigate the technical elements and legal and practice changes impacting construction liens processes in Ontario. Click here to learn more.
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Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)! | | |
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All certificates and notices published in the Daily Commercial News (DCN) are a flat fee of $300 (plus tax). Special Affinity Pricing of $200 per certificate is available to all ConstructConnect subscribers and TCA members. | |
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**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**
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