Allison Dempsey

Current | October 2024The Power of PrintA New Dimension of Concrete Structures

Current | October 2024

The Power of Print

A New Dimension of Concrete Structures

While there have been many advancements made recently in the world of concrete, three-dimensional concrete printing (C3DP) is one of the biggest technological innovations seen in the building sector in recent years. This technique brings a totally revolutionary approach to classic designs by integrating additive manufacturing principles with traditional building material, with specially-formulated concrete and cement mixtures creating 3D objects layer by layer with large-scale printers.

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Current | October 2024The New Stone AgeRedesigning the Concrete Jungle

Current | October 2024

The New Stone Age

Redesigning the Concrete Jungle

The concrete building sector is going through a revolutionary period characterized by a number of transformations, including groundbreaking inventions and a resolute dedication to sustainability. Technology continues to change the industry, helping it move from more conventional methods to processes that increase productivity, lower worker injuries, and protect the environment. As a result of the focus on inclusive and efficient construction technology and environmental stewardship, this transition represents a significant shift in the industry’s perspective on worker safety and sustainability as the industry embraces a future beyond simple productivity.

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Current | October 2024 | World of Concrete 2025Develop, Connect, Explore, LearnWorld of Concrete 2025

Current | October 2024 | World of Concrete 2025

Develop, Connect, Explore, Learn

World of Concrete 2025

Touted as the first—and only—annual international event for the concrete and masonry industries, the 51st World of Concrete returns this coming January, 2025. Presented by Informa Markets for the booming concrete and masonry construction sectors, the event takes place January 21–23, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), with the Education Program scheduled for January 20–23.

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Current | October 2024 | World of Concrete 2025Precast Potential: Finding Sustainable Solutions in ConcreteCoreslab Structures

Current | October 2024 | World of Concrete 2025

Precast Potential: Finding Sustainable Solutions in Concrete

Coreslab Structures

Producing precast concrete for almost 50 years, Coreslab Structures knows what it takes to be successful in the industry. With 17 locations across North America, the company is a leading manufacturer of precast, prestressed concrete, a natural alternative for attaining sustainability in structures due to its inherent qualities of thermal efficiency, use of recycled materials and aggregates, and decreased waste.

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Current | October 2024 | Wood Products & ServicesRaising the Wooden Bar: Creativity and Sustainability CombinedArt Massif

Current | October 2024 | Wood Products & Services

Raising the Wooden Bar: Creativity and Sustainability Combined

Art Massif

Whether it’s restaurants, sports complexes, libraries, or residences, Quebec-based Art Massif has been designing, producing, and installing glulam wood structures for a variety of structures since 2010. Driven by excellence and a desire to design and produce unique, high-quality, glulam timber constructions that push the boundaries of what’s deemed possible, Art Massif infuses projects with attractive designs through unwavering focus on optimization and ongoing improvement.

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Current | Featured | Florida Home Buliders Association (FHBA) | October 2024No Place Like Home: Enjoying the Process of Personalized BuildingRoss Built Construction

Current | Featured | Florida Home Buliders Association (FHBA) | October 2024

No Place Like Home: Enjoying the Process of Personalized Building

Ross Built Construction

When it comes to building the house of your dreams, it’s not only about using the most experienced tradespeople and highest-quality products; it’s also vital to enjoy the entire process. At least, Ross Built Construction believes so. With the goal of building beautiful homes tailored to specific requirements, the company employs tradespeople with a genuine passion for construction to create bespoke homes with individualized care.

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Current | Health and Safety | October 2024Safe and Sound: Building Mental Health & Wellness for AllCoalition for Construction Safety (CCS)

Current | Health and Safety | October 2024

Safe and Sound: Building Mental Health & Wellness for All

Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS)

To ensure that construction and maintenance workers can return home safely to their families, friends, and communities, the Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is devoted to the elimination of jobsite accidents and injuries by helping enhance workers’ general health and well-being. Striving to improve and secure the industry, every member, program participant, and CCS volunteer aids in achieving that objective.

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Current | Health and Safety | October 2024Dedication, Management, and Doing the Right ThingAlliance Industrial Group

Current | Health and Safety | October 2024

Dedication, Management, and Doing the Right Thing

Alliance Industrial Group

Specializing in a wide variety of areas as an EPC provider, Alliance Industrial Group (AIG) offers heavy civil construction, site preparation, exchangers, boilers, furnaces, vessels and towers, sheet metal, instrumentation and electrical, piping, mechanical services, structural steel, code welding, shop fabrication, equipment installation and demo, and project controls. Alliance has more than 40 years of expertise and the credentials to back it up.

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Equipment & Products | September 2024Climate Care: Walking the Walk for a Greener WorldTempeff

Equipment & Products | September 2024

Climate Care: Walking the Walk for a Greener World

Tempeff

Part of the NIBE Group—an international association of more than 120 independent enterprises that manufacture, distribute, and promote their own brands globally—Tempeff strives to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency by developing, manufacturing, and marketing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient solutions for indoor climate comfort for all types of properties through sustainable efficiency and exceptional eco-design.

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August 2024 | Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In FocusBuilding Durability: A Future Carved in StoneLépine Apartments

August 2024 | Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In Focus

Building Durability: A Future Carved in Stone

Lépine Apartments

“As multi-residential home builders, we have to make logical choices so people can afford those properties and we strive to do this through excellence in standards of energy efficiency and sustainability,” says Francis Lépine, President of Lépine Apartments. “Do you want to really use wood because it’s less expensive? Or do you want to use concrete because you won’t have to replace housing inventories for the next few centuries?”

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August 2024 | Engineering & DesignPath to Success – Organic Growth Through Client PartnershipsRotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI)

August 2024 | Engineering & Design

Path to Success – Organic Growth Through Client Partnerships

Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI)

Although it started as a small family nursery, Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI) has grown into one of the largest and most respected full suite landscape and construction providers in the Southeast, with branches spanning the Gulf Coast from Houston to Orlando all the way up through Nashville and Birmingham. Since its inception over 45 years ago, RCI is now recognized as one of the Top 25 Largest Commercial Landscape Companies in the U.S. and Canada.

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General Construction | July 2024Building Core Strength with Concrete SolutionsSpring Valley Corp

General Construction | July 2024

Building Core Strength with Concrete Solutions

Spring Valley Corp

Committed to providing high-quality products and creating original solutions for a range of applications and projects, Spring Valley Corp (SVC) boasts more than 36 years of experience. The company offers a wealth of engineering, materials science, and project management expertise to produce design support and construction details to meet an owner, design team, or construction team’s project needs.

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June 2024 | ServicesQuality You Can AffordINB Homes

June 2024 | Services

Quality You Can Afford

INB Homes

Founded by President Mark Rosenwasser and Executive Vice President Rainer Richter in 2019, Florida-based INB Homes offers a special version of affordable luxury in markets across the state. The company demonstrates that it is possible to keep homes affordable while exhibiting superior quality.

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Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In Focus | May 2024Where Water Meets InnovationCapital Well Clean Water Center

Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In Focus | May 2024

Where Water Meets Innovation

Capital Well Clean Water Center

As a part of the New Hampshire community since 1986, Capital Well Clean Water Center strives to provide safe, clean water to clients via a wide range of products that deliver clean water to both homeowners and businesses. The company’s breadth of comprehensive services, including irrigation installation, maintenance, and winterization, helps clients preserve water and promote greener, healthier lawns and gardens.

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Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In Focus | May 2024From Conception to Completion – Large Company, Small-Company FeelAir-Tec

Green Building and Energy Efficiency | In Focus | May 2024

From Conception to Completion – Large Company, Small-Company Feel

Air-Tec

Since its founding in 1969 by Clay Dunn, Air-Tec has been committed to providing exceptional customer service throughout Southern California and Nevada. In the realm of HVAC, the company offers services and solutions for projects for design/build, shell and core, LEED, tenant improvement, retrofit, and controls. The company’s 60,000-square-foot facility supports not only the Corporation’s Headquarters, but also a state-of-the-art Fabrication Shop allowing for the design and fabrication of material for even the most complex of systems.

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April 2024 | Green Building and Energy EfficiencyArchitecture for Animals – Design for Every LifeAnimal Arts Design Studios

April 2024 | Green Building and Energy Efficiency

Architecture for Animals – Design for Every Life

Animal Arts Design Studios

When thinking about architecture and building design, we know much time and thought goes into creating sound, healthy, and attractive structures for people, but what about housing for our animal friends? Animal Arts Design Studios specializes exclusively in animal care design, including animal shelters and veterinary hospitals, with a proven track record of success with more than 1,500 projects in 40 U.S. states, Canada, and overseas, ranging in size from 600 to 110,000 square feet.

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Green Building and Energy EfficiencyPower Couple – Enercare and Subterra Provide Energy SolutionsEnercare

Green Building and Energy Efficiency

Power Couple – Enercare and Subterra Provide Energy Solutions

Enercare

Coming together to address a vital energy need in the market, Enercare and Subterra Renewables are working to decarbonize living in the way we interact in our homes, transitioning away from fossil fuel powered systems to renewable geothermal energy. Finalized in Q4 2023, the partnership of these two Canadian companies represents a first-of-a-kind industry relationship aimed at providing quality products, service, and results to clients, all while helping to reduce our carbon footprints.

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April 2024Lighter, Stronger, Quicker – A Winning Approach to the Housing ShortageA-LINX Building Technologies

April 2024

Lighter, Stronger, Quicker – A Winning Approach to the Housing Shortage

A-LINX Building Technologies

A-LINX Building Technologies, headquartered in Ontario, offers comprehensive contracting services specializing in the prefabrication of roof trusses and both exterior and interior load-bearing wall systems. Through its innovative approach, A-LINX enables clients to achieve faster and more cost-effective completion of superstructures compared to traditional construction methods.

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In Focus | Women in BusinessHands-On Learning for Future SuccessSupporting Women in the Trades

In Focus | Women in Business

Hands-On Learning for Future Success

Supporting Women in the Trades

It’s no secret that post-secondary education is expensive, and that cost is expected to keep climbing in the coming years. Upon graduating high school in Canada, students looking to attend university can expect to shell out as much as $100,000 for a four-year degree plus housing, according to Embark Student Corp. In the United States, college and university costs are also on the rise, ranging anywhere from $10,000 USD for public in-state to $42,000 USD a year for private school, according to US News

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February 2024 | Roofing IndustryTeamwork, Trust, and TechnologyRoof Management

February 2024 | Roofing Industry

Teamwork, Trust, and Technology

Roof Management

Offering unrivalled knowledge in assessment, design, forecasting, and project management to maximize the most important component of company portfolios at every stage—from condition assesments to roofing and waterproofing projects—Roof Management provides more than 25 years of experience in the field in roof management, overseeing 2.4 billion square feet of roofing for the world’s largest real estate owners and investors.

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February 2024 | Specialty ContractingAt SWAT, People Are the Backbone of the BusinessSpecialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)

February 2024 | Specialty Contracting

At SWAT, People Are the Backbone of the Business

Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)

Boasting superior productivity, exceptional commitment to its employees, and a safety program unparalleled in the industry, Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT) implements outstanding execution capabilities for a wide range of services including specialty welding, general mechanical services, project management, cooling towers, catalyst services, and more.

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December 2023 | Engineering & DesignDriven by Passion, Pride, and Protecting the PlanetBailey Edward

December 2023 | Engineering & Design

Driven by Passion, Pride, and Protecting the Planet

Bailey Edward

A full-service, woman-owned firm offering architectural, engineering, planning, and interior design services, Bailey Edward places a strong focus on sustainability, well-being, and health in order to create distinctive, responsive designs that connect on all levels. Embracing the ecology of sites and places along with the people occupying them, the company strives to learn about and comprehend each challenge by incorporating skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm to improve the built environment to benefit society.

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In Focus | Interior Design | November 2023Superior Products for Elevated SuccessEklund’s

In Focus | Interior Design | November 2023

Superior Products for Elevated Success

Eklund’s

Most of us have ridden in one at one time or another, but we rarely consider them—they simply help transport us from one floor to another, safely and without breaking a sweat. Elevator cabs—commonplace in many buildings today, from public schools to offices to universities and even private homes—generally tend to be generic in design, color, and adornments, but if you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary, Eklund’s is the company of choice.

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In Focus | Modular Building Institute | October 2023Building a Better Home the Modular WayAffinity Modular

In Focus | Modular Building Institute | October 2023

Building a Better Home the Modular Way

Affinity Modular

Energy-efficient, climate-resilient, and economically viable, Affinity Modular homes are constructed using next-generation modular technology for a variety of structures including single-family and multi-family houses, hotels, and offices. A Vantem firm based in Lakeland, Georgia, Affinity’s buildings, in contrast to typical site-built construction, are assembled in a controlled atmosphere, meaning no materials utilized in their build are exposed to the elements.

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In Focus | Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers | October 2023Building Cabinets, Careers, and CommunitiesGreat Northern Cabinetry

In Focus | Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers | October 2023

Building Cabinets, Careers, and Communities

Great Northern Cabinetry

For the team at Great Northern Cabinetry, it’s about the journey, not the destination, and the opportunity to help someone turn an ordinary house into an extraordinary home. With its reputation for producing high-end, handcrafted cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, and any other room of the house, Great Northern Cabinetry aims to offer its customers products proudly made in the USA.

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In Focus | OHBA | September 2023Affordable, Liveable Homes, From One Family to AnotherHuron Creek Developments

In Focus | OHBA | September 2023

Affordable, Liveable Homes, From One Family to Another

Huron Creek Developments

Recognized as a leader in innovation in new home construction and neighbourhood growth, Huron Creek Developments has over 80 years of combined building expertise and has delivered more than 10,000 new homes to neighbourhoods over the past 20 years. In both its current and future communities, Huron Creek strives to give its homeowners outstanding value and a top-notch building experience.

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In Focus | Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA) | September 2023Beautiful Basements through Technology and Client CareAGM Renovations

In Focus | Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA) | September 2023

Beautiful Basements through Technology and Client Care

AGM Renovations

With the goal of providing outstanding service at affordable rates, AGM Renovations offers high-quality basement finishing services throughout the Greater Toronto Area, utilizing 20 years of experience and the expertise of a wide range of renovation professionals. Boasting first-rate results at affordable prices, AGM’s dedication to superior customer service and consistently outperforming the competition results in a complete satisfaction guarantee from beginning to end.

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MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) | September 2023Celebrating the Uniqueness of Each Member CompanyPatrick Mechanical Limited

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) | September 2023

Celebrating the Uniqueness of Each Member Company

Patrick Mechanical Limited

Featuring a dynamic collaboration of industry-leading entities—each with its distinct expertise and uncompromising commitment to excellence—the Patrick Group of Companies embraces a synergy that is greater than the sum of its parts. In the realm of modern business, the Patrick Group of Companies shines as an embodiment of collaboration’s power. With each company excelling in its field, they’ve unified their strengths to provide an unmatched customer contracting experience.

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August 2023 | In Focus | Workforce DevelopmentThe Long Game – Building Construction’s FutureThe National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

August 2023 | In Focus | Workforce Development

The Long Game – Building Construction’s Future

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

Offering programs for career and technical education designed to bring together the range of construction industry needs and the life choices of new entrants, The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) trains and certifies students at every skill level, and bridges the gap between industry and school.

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