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The Government of Alberta has created the Premier’s Council on Skills to strengthen post-secondary programming in line with current and future industry demand.
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The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of P.E.I. (CHBA-P.E.I.) has released its fall and winter series schedule of training opportunities to help Island homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
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Yesterday’s Bank of Canada rate increase, the fifth this year, will be a hard hit to small businesses that are already feeling the squeeze of inflation, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Seven in ten (70%) small business owners expect interest rate hikes to have a negative impact on their operations, according to CFIB’s newest report on inflation.
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Miracle Sealants are premium quality, professional-grade installation and care products for ceramic, porcelain tile, grout, natural stone, brick and masonry surfaces. Easy to apply Miracle Sealants are the secret weapon every homeowner needs to protect their kitchen, bathroom, patio or walkway from moisture damage without changing the natural characteristics of the surface. Add value for home owners while adding to your bottom line: finish every tile & stone job with Miracle Sealants.
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The Ontario government has announced a string of programs and restructurings aimed at improving and promoting skilled trades training. Robert Bronk is CEO of the Ontario Construction Secretariat, an agency that acts as a forum for construction contractors and construction unions to work together. As such, he has some great perspectives on the state of skilled trades learning and the apprenticeship system. In this episode, he talks about the new Ontario initiatives; how our apprenticeship system is viewed around the world; what is working and not working; how the education system has let skilled trades languish; and the intersection between apprenticeship and unionization.
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We’ve watched the codes and standards tighten for years now, requiring windows and doors installed into new builds to meet ever-higher performance metrics for air/water ingress and insulating value. And they will continue to tighten as Canada’s code authorities follow the federal Roadmap to make all new buildings built in Canada meet net-zero energy performance standards by 2030. But what about the inefficient existing buildings out there that represent a far larger proportion of the homes in the country and therefore a much bigger impact to carbon emissions? Never fear, regulators have not forgotten about them. Frank Lohmann, director of building science for the Canadian Home Builders Association, joins The Hammer to talk about plans to create an existing buildings section of the National Building Code by 2025, which will focus on energy-efficiency requirement for renovations.
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The Hammer Episode #29: Energy Efficient Renovations In the Codes – Frank Lohmann, CHBA
Intro: We’ve watched the codes and standards tighten for years now, requiring windows and doors installed into new builds to meet ever-higher performance metrics for air/water ingress and insulating value. And they will continue to tighten as Canada’s code authorities follow the federal Roadmap to make all new buildings built in Canada meet net-zero energy performance standards by 2030. But what about the inefficient existing buildings out there that represent a far larger proportion of the homes in the country and therefore a much bigger impact to carbon emissions? Never fear, regulators have not forgotten about them. Frank Lohmann, director of building science for the Canadian Home Builders Association, joins The Hammer to talk about plans to create an existing buildings section of the National Building Code by 2025, which will focus on energy-efficiency requirement for renovations.
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CMS Steel Pro is a diversified private company experiencing a period of sustainable growth. CMS Steel Pro has established itself as a provider of high quality fabrication & mechanical services to industrial, marine and commercial sectors across Canada & the United States.
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With over fifty years serving the Waterloo Region and beyond, Woodhouse Group is one of the largest and most experienced General Contractors, Woodhouse Restorations, and Real Estate management companies in Southwestern Ontario.
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Northridge Electric Inc is an Ontario based company that has been serving industrial clients of all sizes in a variety of different industries since 1997 including, oil and gas, chemicals, wood, metal, food processing, and many other manufacturing facilities in the industrial sector.
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