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When we think of project management, how can we apply some green thinking to our projects? Here are five ways to bring some green ingenuity to your every day project management.

Production builders and homeowners are the target audience for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's LEED Platinum Archetype Sustainable House.

Many construction professionals across the nation remain "cautiously optimistic" about 2009, even as they gaze into a rather murky crystal ball.

Strait-Flex International is all about getting the job done right. And it's not just the company's line of 30-plus drywall trims, tools, and tapes that fulfills this mandate.

Tin ceilings add timeless beauty to residential, commercial, and retail operations.

Renovations and upgrades in everything from social housing to private residences can mean important opportunities for contractors.

While the market to retrofit schools may grow significantly to meet improved building standards, the challenges facing builders will be significant.

Enermodal Engineering is aiming for Canada's sixth LEED Platinum designation with its new head office in Kitchener, ON.

Demand for modular structures is growing, and creators of design and assembly are scrambling to keep up.

The majority of repair costs used to come from non-structural components that failed during a seismic event.

After a year like 2009, the only place to go is up. But a delay in projects and a forthcoming skilled labour shortage are bumps in the road that any journey "up" will first have to surpass.

With LEED for Existing Buildings on the table. Canadas construction industry weighs the value of heritage preservation against cost and efficiency.

A look to the coming year at changes and trends that may impact development, contracting, and installation.

Stilts have taken a big step towards legitimacy in Ontario after getting a passing grade from an ergonomic study at the University of Waterloo.

EIFS performed better than brick, stucco, and fiber cement siding in US Department of Energy (DOE) tests measuring energy efficiency, moisture intrusion and temperature control.

?Everything from building materials to estimating and job tracking software is bringing technology to the job site

BIM software offers drywallers substantial cost-savings, suggests involvement in the design process

Amendments to the Construction Lien Act (CLA) of Ontario are essential because of deficiencies that keep them from collecting money owed.

Building owners looking for aesthetic creativity and acoustic value or fire rating need look no further than the timely revival of fabric ceiling systems.

Innovations in tool technology improve productivity and worker safety, while saving time and costs for contractors.

The Suncoast Mall needed a cost-effective, easy-to-install solution to water penetration issues.

The Trowel looked at several projects across North America to discover what it was about the products used that made each one a sound success in a particular application.

Building and design trends breathe new life into classic mouldings and decorative trims.

Canadas largest annual building design and construction show is celebrating its 20th anniversary with over 1100 exhibits and 23,000 attendees.

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) received 47 percent more gallery space and a complete redesign after eight years of planning and building.

The move is toward greener building practices, and the industry is responding.

Energy efficiency in existing buildings is our greatest opportunity for a sustainable future.

Advancements in job estimating software continue to come into the marketplace at a rapid-fire pace. Here's a look at offerings from six software firms.

Lido Wall Systems recently completed a 90,000-square-foot EIFS contract for a 37-storey condo called Chicago Mississauga. Like other highrises that Lido has worked on, the tower presented its own set of challenges.

One of Canada's greenest and most energy efficient conference centres to date opened in October 2009.

A new sound rating from NRC-IRC goes beyond the standard STC ratings.

At 100 Yorkville, a new eight- and 17-storey condo complex, a different approach was taken to an existing heritage building.

The go-ahead to use LABs over wood wasn't only good for the EIFS industry; it also cleared the way for the products to be used in place of other barrier systems.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has partnered with Nunavut Housing Corporation and the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation in the Yukon to design energy efficient and culturally appropriate housing in northern communities.

The creation of sustainable buildings is less a question of "maybe" and more a matter of "where, when, and by what rules."

If you want to limit your liability you must have strong contracts. That is what a recent decision of the BC Supreme Court told an unfortunate home inspector, handing him a judgement in the amount of almost $190,000.

The government's decision to lift the prohibition on stilts comes after the industry and affiliated groups have lobbied government for the last decade to give them the okay.

Open Text's Waterloo-based headquarters lets in the light of contemporary design.

Drywallers have a reputation for late filing; taxes have a reputation for being a pain in the neck

Interior finishing is going a little greener with materials, mouldings, and architectural details made of renewable materials like bamboo, sorghum, and wheat board.

Saint-Gobain, through its subsidiary, CertainTeed Insulation Canada, Inc., today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase Canadian fibre glass insulation manufacturer Ottawa Fibre. Under the agreement, CertainTeed Insulation will acquire all of the operating assets of Ottawa Fibre for approximately CAN$41 million, plus assume the Fund's adjusted debt.