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The calendar is starting to fill up with local summertime gatherings for contractors. Know about something happening for the industry in your area? Drop me a line! pflannery@annexbusinessmedia.com
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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On October 1, Canadian Contractor will host our first-ever Contractor Productivity Forum at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Home renovation and custom homebuilding contractors are invited to come together for a day of networking and discussion about how to drive efficiency and profitability in our businesses.
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Canadian Contractor has added a widget to our home page linking to the Statistics Canada Building Permits Interactive Dashboard. The dashboard shows the most recent value of building permits information available, with the ability to select for regions, values/change, residential/non-residential and time ranges.
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RX Japan has officially opened exhibitor registration for Japan Build Tokyo 2025, Japan's premier exhibition for the building and construction industry. Scheduled for Dec. 10 to 12 at Tokyo Big Sight, the event is expected to build on the momentum of the 2024 edition by offering even greater opportunities for industry professionals in Japan’s dynamic construction market.
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The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Council for Indigenous Business are collaborating on A Way Forward: Ontario’s Path Towards Economic Reconciliation, Equity, and Inclusive Growth, a landmark report series designed to provide Ontario businesses with practical tools to advance reconciliation. Their latest report focuses on finance and capital, critical levers for self-determination and long-term economic prosperity.
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Watch as Daniel Gyorev of Dutch tech provider, Sorama, explains how his acoustic cameras can find air leaks anywhere. If the sound can get through, the air can get through! It's a pretty cool concept.
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Tina is wondering if she should go all-in on business automation. Give your solution to Tina's dilemma for a chance to win a 20V MAX GRABO Lifter from DeWalt.
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Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter. For more information, contact Mohamed at Mohamed.fouda@wolseleyinc.ca.
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Silica is one of the most common hazards at construction sites. Workers exposed to airborne respirable silica are at an increased risk of developing lung diseases like silicosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Meghan Friesen, Occupational Hygienist with the Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, discusses the hazards and health effects of silica, exposures in the construction industry, and the free online Silica Control Tool.
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High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The consultation process has just begun, but it seems likely that some day soon we may see new codes requiring resistant windows, doors and other components in wildfire-prone areas. Robin Urquhart has worked on projects to rebuild communites destroyed by wildfires and joins The Hammer to share his knowledge.
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