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The Best Rugged Smart Phones for Construction Field Workers
The mobile phone is far more than a personal device for remote workers, with the smart phone of today becoming a critical communications and planning tool for the modern jobsite. This week’s Blog examines what’s new on the market in regard to essential mobile phone technology for those working in the most rugged and remote of places.
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Polyurethane Pour-in-Place Foam Helps Manufacturers Meet Sustainable Protocols: Building and Construction Products Benefit from a New HFO-Based Technology
To help protect the earth’s ozone layer, manufacturers are continuously searching for new ways to make their products greener; and Pour-in-Place (PIP) rigid foam systems players are committed to meeting this demand. This week’s Blog from Huntsman Building Solutions takes a look at its improved Pour-in-Place Foams, reformulated with new HFO-based technology to provide superior performance and environmental benefits.
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Where Does Canada’s Construction Industry Fit into Biden’s “Made in America” Infrastructure Plan?
Canadian suppliers, including in the construction industry, are wondering whether they will have access to opportunities under President Biden’s has announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. This week’s Blog from Clifford Sosnow at Fasken takes a look at what January 2021’s executive order, ‘Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers’, means for Canada.
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Royal Building Products Introduces Entertaining VR Content to Showcase Innovative Product Benefits in Immersive Format
In a year when many key industry trade show events have been cancelled or gone online, why not have a little fun in the virtual reality (VR) environment? This week’s Blog from Royal Building Products explores how they are turning the challenges posed by COVID-19 into an immersive VR experience to better showcase their products… and making it possible for FREE!
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Building Sustainable Communities That Thrive – An Interview with Aecon’s New Director of Sustainability, Prabh K. Banga
This year Aecon announced a target to reach net-zero by 2050, with an initial interim target to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in direct CO2 emissions by 2030. This week’s Blog, reposted from Aecon’s website, takes a look at the perspective of the person helping to lead that environmental charge – the company’s new Director of Sustainability, Prabh K. Banga.
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Net Zero Carbon, Net Zero Excuses
Global warming threatens our way of life across the globe and a recent report by SNC-Lavalin outlines what Canada needs to do to make its target of zero emissions by 2050, effectively ending this country’s contribution to global warming. This week’s Blog examines the report and its findings, as well as discusses what it will take to win the climate fight.
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Urban Planning with Holistic Problem-Solving in Mind
The impact of ever-increasing global population growth on our cities will be immense as urban spaces balance everything from living standards to transportation, food, access to water, and sanitation. This week’s Blog from Hatch explores the cities of the future and provides smart insights to better anticipate future urban planning trends.
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Embodied Carbon is Changing the Buildings Conversation
It’s time for us to rethink the process of designing buildings and commit to using embodied carbon analysis to drive design decisions. This week’s Blog from Stantec lays out the case for mitigating the collective carbon footprint of buildings and architecture, and then shows us how.
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Proven and Practical Tools to Help Run Your Business
Are you searching for a quick, intelligent, and packed-with-information tool to help you run a great business? This week’s Blog reviews Luke Sheppard’s latest book, ‘Driving Great Results: Master the Tools You Need to Run a Great Business’, which covers the things you need to know about achieving success.
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Employee Engagement Ideas: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Employee engagement increases productivity, increases profit, increases quality, and is one of the top ways to improve employee retainment. This week’s Blog from AEM explores what factors can enable you to better engage with your employees, as well as the costs associated with not doing so.
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