As per a new public health order, construction has been deemed critical service in Manitoba, but construction associations are seeking safety guidelines to protect workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com The Manitoba…
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Ontario suspends all non-essential construction work to stop the spread of COVID-19
Ontario has stopped all non-essential construction work to help stop the spread of COVID-19. (The photo is provided for illustrative purposes only.)Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com The Ontario government has closed all non-essential construction…
Sask. construction association urges municipalities and private industries to ‘build on’
Saskatchewan Construction Association calls on municipalities and private industry’s to keep building, and urges provincial and federal governments to publicly support the continuation of construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com…
Ontario hospital building temporary modular structure to increase capacity during COVID-19
BLT Construction is building a prefab pandemic response unit at the Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., to increase capacity to care for patients with COVID-19.Photo courtesy Joseph Brant Hospital Twitter Joseph…
Largest indigenous exhibition gallery set to open in Winnipeg this fall
The Inuit Art Centre (IAC), a new addition to the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in Winnipeg, Man., is set to open this fall.Rendering courtesy Michael Maltzan Architecture The Inuit Art Centre (IAC),…
MAPEI offers virtual lunch and learn sessions
MAPEI offers web seminars to support product knowledge training during this period of physical distancing, covering floorcovering installation systems, tile and stone installation systems, and cementitious and resin flooring systems. These seminars…
Ontario steps up measures to limit spread of COVID-19 on construction sites
The Ontario government is stepping up measures to ensure the health and safety of construction workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com The Ontario government is taking measures to increase health and safety…
International firm RMJM’s initiative seeks to help architects affected by COVID-19
International architecture firm RMJM has created a database to ensure architects can keep working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com Inspired by the optimism and encouragement the people of China have shown each…
Converting shipping containers into emergency COVID-19 hospitals
Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments (CURA) aims to convert shipping containers into plug-in intensive-care pods for the COVID-19 pandemic.Image courtesy CURA Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, an international task group of designers, engineers,…
Hands-free 3D-printed door openers to help stop the spread of COVID-19
Belgium company designs hands-free 3D-printed door openers to help stop the spread of COVID-19.Image courtesy Materialise Belgium-based Materialise is sharing free design files of its 3D-printed hands-free door openers to help stop…