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A Future Based on Education, Solidarity and Excellence
With inflation at record level rates across Canada, a shortage of skilled workers along with rising costs of materials, the future of the construction industry looks uncertain. There are the thoughts of John Mollenhauer, President and CEO of Toronto Construction Association (TCA). TCA is a mixed trade association, largely representing the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors of the industry. The association segments its members into five categories – owners of public and private projects, allies to the industry (consulting engineers, architects, designers), trade contractors, general contractors, and a division the association calls the manufacturing service and supply sector.
Suzana Fernandes, Vice President of Operations at TCA, explains that the association offer day-to-day services such as selling construction documents and providing related services. Alongside this, TCA has a full-fledged construction institute and provides discounted opportunities for ongoing professional development to its members that is targeted at just about anybody in our industry.
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OGCA, PHC partner to support contractors in obtaining Passive House certification
General contractors in Ontario will receive support in obtaining Passive House certification, thanks to a new affinity partnership between Passive House Canada (PHC) and the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA).
The certification is the only internationally-recognized, performance-based energy standard in construction.
The partnership will offer pricing discounts to members of the OGCA who wish to take the 150 Pathway to Certification for Trades course or any of the 120A courses. For the fall semester, the first session will be offered on Oct. 25 at George Brown College in Toronto.
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CentreCourt and Spotlight Propose 60 Storeys at Church and Queen
CentreCourt and Spotlight Development are jointly seeking to redevelop a plot in the Old Town area of Downtown Toronto at 85 through 89 Queen Street East and 119 through 127 Church Street (known as the longtime flagship store for Canadian camera chain Henry's). Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval applications submitted by Bousfields Inc for a 60-storey, mixed-use building designed by IBI Group with GBCA Architects handling heritage aspects. The redevelopment would provide the neighbourhood with 583m² of ground floor retail, 17 residential rental replacement units, and 701 condominium units totalling 44,354m² if approved.
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RFPs issued for Toronto’s George Street Revitalization project
The City of Toronto, in consultation with Infrastructure Ontario (IO), have invited two teams to respond to a request for proposals to design, build and finance the George Street Revitalization project. The two teams were prequalified based on criteria identified in a request for qualifications process that began in November 2020. Selection criteria included design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to undertake a project of this size and scope.
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Cement association helping drive industry to net-zero
Speaking from a Cement Association of Canada event at Lafarge Canada’s cement plant in St-Constant, Que., Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, Steven Guilbeault, announced the launch of the Net-Zero Challenge, a new national voluntary initiative for businesses operating in Canada. Businesses that join the challenge commit to developing and implementing credible and effective plans to transition their facilities and operations to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Canada invests $3.6M in community infrastructure and tourism projects for Hamilton
The Government of Canada announced a FedDev Ontario investment of over $3.6 million in support for six City of Hamilton community infrastructure and tourism projects. These investments, through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) and the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF), will create and revitalize community spaces and enhance tourism attractions to welcome more visitors and build stronger, more vibrant communities. Minister of Public Services and Procurement and MP for Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas, Filomena Tassi, visited Tourism Hamilton’s Visitor Centre, located in the historic Lister Building in central Hamilton, which received over $492,500 to create a new mixed-use exhibit and programming space called “The Visitor Experience Centre.”
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Three teams shortlisted for 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and CHEO have shortlisted three teams to design, build and finance the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project in Ottawa.
A request for proposals (RFP) is expected to be issued to EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare, PCL Partnerships and Pomerleau Inc. this fall.
CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, autism program, mental health agency, school and research institute with satellite services located throughout eastern Ontario. The centre will merge seven care locations, currently leased and spread across Ottawa, into a single, purpose-built site on CHEO’s main Smyth Road campus, states the project website.
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World-famous architect of Habitat 67 endows professional archive to McGill University
Israeli Canadian architect Moshe Safdie has donated his professional archive—a collection comprised of over 100,000 pieces, including the architect’s undergrad thesis ‘A Case for City Living,’ responsible for shaping the iconic Habitat 67—to his alma mater, McGill University. The archive includes loose sketches, sketchbooks, models, drawings, and correspondence related to unbuilt and built projects across the globe. It is one of the most extensive and thorough individual collections of architectural documentation in Canada, offering opportunities for students, researchers, and architects to investigate both the building projects of Moshe Safdie, and the humanistic underpinnings behind his philosophy and approach.
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Applications for Toronto’s Deep Retrofit Challenge are now open
The Deep Retrofit Challenge (the Challenge) is a competition-style program funded by the Federal Government, which will support deep retrofit projects that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in approximately 10 to 16 buildings in Toronto.
Participating buildings will receive a grant equal to 25 per cent of their total project costs up to a maximum of up to $500,000 (depending on gross floor area and building performance) to offset the incremental design and construction costs required to achieve maximum emissions reductions. The selected projects will serve to demonstrate the deep retrofits needed to move buildings towards net zero emissions, with the goal of accelerating market adoption.
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Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin
Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.
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TCA Member Spotlight
Get your company in front of like-minded industry colleagues and grow your network and business opportunities! Click here, to learn more and to complete the application form.
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Samsung Electronics Canada inspires Canadians to reach their full potential through a transformative ecosystem of products and services that deliver innovation and distinct design to every aspect of their connected lives. Samsung Galaxy's rugged devices have been designed to withstand the most demanding environments, to keep workers in industries like construction, transportation, and manufacturing, connected, productive, and protected. With an international standard rating of IP68, Samsung rugged devices withstand water, dust, dirt, and sand. With their anti-shock protection, the devices meet the military-grade durability standard needed to weather inevitable drops and bumps. Additional features of the rugged lineup include optional replacement battery to help workers stay charged throughout the day, touch sensitivity that ensures screens are responsive to gloved hands, and Samsung Knox Capture, an enterprise-grade barcode scanning app that enables these workers to easily capture all major barcode types with their mobile device.
For more information visit: https://www.samsung.com/ca/business/mobile/rugged/
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LADIES! This is your last chance to get your tickets for TCA's 3rd Annual Women's Golf Tournament taking place tomorrow (September 7th)
Get your tickets here!
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There is still time to purchase tickets to TCA's 3rd Annual Women's Golf Tournament on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the Angus Glen Golf Club - North Course.
This is going to be a fun-filled day of golf with a unique opportunity to connect and network with your industry peers, and for the first time, a full post golf dinner reception, plus more.
Register here now!
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*The golfers in this event are reserved for women only.*
Click here for more details, Or please contact Jason Pelligra via:
Email: jpelligra@tcaconnect.com | Phone: 416-499-4000, x4104
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Free Event exclusive to TCA members only
TCA's 27th Annual Members' Day is back in person (September 14th) | Register now to attend as a guest by clicking on the link below
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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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Click on the image for more details.
**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**
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Faith Chen, Senior Manager, TCIC/Professional Development
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