DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Preconstruction work to begin in January to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/preconstruction-work-to-begin-in-january-to-rebuild-collapsed-baltimore-bridge /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/preconstruction-work-to-begin-in-january-to-rebuild-collapsed-baltimore-bridge#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:29:22 +0000 /?p=418977 BALITMORE — Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is scheduled to begin in January, according to Maryland officials. The Baltimore Sun reports that work is scheduled to include topographic and underwater surveys, as well as soil sampling, according to Bradley Tanner, a Maryland Transportation Authority spokesman. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/preconstruction-work-to-begin-in-january-to-rebuild-collapsed-baltimore-bridge/feed 0 °µÍø½ûÇøion’s transition from diesel to EV and hydrogen continues into 2025 /dcn/news/technology/2024/12/constructions-transition-from-diesel-to-ev-and-hydrogen-continues-into-2025 /dcn/news/technology/2024/12/constructions-transition-from-diesel-to-ev-and-hydrogen-continues-into-2025#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:35:31 +0000 /?p=418956 Most major manufacturers of construction site equipment are continuing to extend their product ranges and now offer increasingly large EV and hydrogen-powered vehicles, despite sales declines in North American and European markets during 2024. For example, Volvo displayed its market-ready EC230 Electric excavator at its Volvo Days North America event in Shippensburg, Pa., this past […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/12/constructions-transition-from-diesel-to-ev-and-hydrogen-continues-into-2025/feed 0 Five ways to improve Canada’s industrial carbon markets: CAC, groups /dcn/news/resource/2024/12/five-ways-to-improve-canadas-industrial-carbon-markets-cac-groups /dcn/news/resource/2024/12/five-ways-to-improve-canadas-industrial-carbon-markets-cac-groups#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:27:38 +0000 /?p=418950 The Cement Association of Canada (CAC), along with 12 other leading firms, business associations and climate policy and renewable energy groups across the country from the energy, manufacturing and steel sectors, is proposing five ways to improve the country’s industrial carbon markets. The groups contend industrial carbon pricing is the best way to get industry […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2024/12/five-ways-to-improve-canadas-industrial-carbon-markets-cac-groups/feed 0 Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/heres-a-look-at-the-100-billion-in-disaster-relief-in-the-government-spending-bill /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/heres-a-look-at-the-100-billion-in-disaster-relief-in-the-government-spending-bill#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:47 +0000 /?p=418947 WASHINGTON  — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after last week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes — Helene and Milton — slammed into the southeastern United States this fall, leaving havoc in their […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/heres-a-look-at-the-100-billion-in-disaster-relief-in-the-government-spending-bill/feed 0 Global Market Scan: Data centres in the age of AI, a global investment surge /dcn/news/economic/2024/12/global-market-scan-data-centres-in-the-age-of-ai-a-global-investment-surge /dcn/news/economic/2024/12/global-market-scan-data-centres-in-the-age-of-ai-a-global-investment-surge#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:03:32 +0000 /?p=418941 The acceleration in adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to a spike in data center investment over the last two years. The size of the global data center industry has been estimated by Precedence Research to reach $364.6 billion USD by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 11.4% over the next decade. Most expansion is […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2024/12/global-market-scan-data-centres-in-the-age-of-ai-a-global-investment-surge/feed 0 Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:31:28 +0000 /?p=418935 SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.  — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds and waves up […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/major-storm-pounds-californias-central-coast-blamed-for-mans-death-and-partially-collapsing-pier/feed 0 Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-could-stay-or-go-either-way-canadians-should-brace-for-a-spring-election /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-could-stay-or-go-either-way-canadians-should-brace-for-a-spring-election#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:20:56 +0000 /?p=418929 OTTAWA – Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year — whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not. Political watchers are abuzz over the possible scenarios that could play out in the coming year following last week’s drama […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-could-stay-or-go-either-way-canadians-should-brace-for-a-spring-election/feed 0 More transitional housing in the queue for Thunder Bay /dcn/news/projects/2024/12/more-transitional-housing-in-the-queue-for-thunder-bay /dcn/news/projects/2024/12/more-transitional-housing-in-the-queue-for-thunder-bay#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:10:13 +0000 /?p=418864 THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The Province of Ontario is providing more than $8.3 million dollars through the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) to help create 66 transitional housing units in Thunder Bay that will support individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The six locations receiving funding will provide onsite supports including counselling, life skills training, and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/12/more-transitional-housing-in-the-queue-for-thunder-bay/feed 0 EllisDon civil team expands into Atlantic Canada with bridge project /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/12/ellisdon-civil-team-expands-into-atlantic-canada-with-bridge-project /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/12/ellisdon-civil-team-expands-into-atlantic-canada-with-bridge-project#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:05:17 +0000 /?p=418755 HALIFAX — The EllisDon Civil East team has expanded civil construction operations into Atlantic Canada after winning the Musquodoboit Harbour Bridge Replacement Project contract. This is the first major heavy civil project for EllisDon in the region, states a release from the company. “I’m very proud of the Atlantic and Civil East teams whose collaboration […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/12/ellisdon-civil-team-expands-into-atlantic-canada-with-bridge-project/feed 0 Former top aide to New York City’s mayor charged in a bribery conspiracy /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:01 +0000 /?p=418862 NEW YORK — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were charged recently in a bribery conspiracy, charges that come as the mayor himself faces a separate corruption case and a series of criminal investigations roils City Hall. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/12/former-top-aide-to-new-york-citys-mayor-charged-in-a-bribery-conspiracy/feed 0 Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-chair-canada-u-s-relations-cabinet-committee-amid-calls-to-resign /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-chair-canada-u-s-relations-cabinet-committee-amid-calls-to-resign#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:12:46 +0000 /?p=418777 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation. A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau’s itinerary was issued by the Prime Minister’s Office and notes he will take part in the meeting virtually, though a specific time wasn’t listed. It’s been […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-chair-canada-u-s-relations-cabinet-committee-amid-calls-to-resign/feed 0 Chatham-Kent pediatric centre designed for unique local needs /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/12/chatham-kent-pediatric-centre-designed-for-unique-local-needs /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/12/chatham-kent-pediatric-centre-designed-for-unique-local-needs#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:09:20 +0000 /?p=418711 The citizens of Chatham-Kent were recently given the opportunity to demonstrate the depth of their compassion for vulnerable young people in their community, when the call went out for input into the design of a new 50,000-square-foot Children’s Treatment Centre. After unusually intense pre-design and user-group sessions, designers Montgomery Sisam Architects (MSA) came to grasp […]

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