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YCL Annual Boat Cruise (SOLD OUT)
June 20, 2024
TCA Boat Cruise (Save the date)
August 7, 2024
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Marketing and Promotion
Advertising through TCA’s numerous print and digital platforms is a great way to cost-effectively promote your business and services to your specific target market while extending your industry reach.
Free display opportunity at TCA Annual Members’ Day and event sponsorships are also available to give your business and brand more exposure.
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Lafarge Canada teams with Hyperion Global Energy to transform carbon emissions
Lafarge Canada Inc. and Canadian carbon technology innovator Hyperion Global Energy Corp. have announced the launch of Hyperion’s patented Tandem Carbon Recycling System pilot to capture and transform carbon emissions into high-performance mineral components used to make sustainable building solutions such as low-carbon concrete and other materials. The pilot project, currently underway at Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant in Ontario, involves the testing of Hyperion’s net-zero mineral solutions for advanced concrete such as Lafarge’s ECOPact, the broadest range of low-carbon concrete globally, which can lower embedded carbon between 30-90 per cent compared to standard concrete without any compromise in performance.
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Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber in Canada and its potential to transform green construction and drive economic growth across the country.
Developed in partnership with Canadian Wood Council (CWC), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and Energy Futures Lab (EFL), The Mass Timber Roadmap comes after more than a decade of collaborative efforts to unlock and demonstrate potential of mass timber and lays out a visionary plan to increase the mass timber market – both domestic and exports – to $1.2 billion by 2030 and to $2.4 billion by 2035.
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Mattamy, RBC, EllisDon sign green building pact
Canada’s green building industry is a world leader in the sector and is taking great strides in developing new technologies, strategies and standards — but lack of co-ordination remains a significant problem, experts lamented at a recent conference devoted to the sector. It was a refrain heard throughout the Canada Green Building Council’s Building Lasting Change conference held in Toronto June 5 and 6, but there were ample indications the players are willing to change course. Brad Carr, CEO of Mattamy Homes Canada, addressed a luncheon audience to help launch the Responsible Buildings Pact, a new cross-industry agreement aimed at increasing the use of low carbon materials in the built environment.
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Agincourt, Bramalea GO stations receive LEED Gold certification
Metrolinx announced that major upgrades at Agincourt and Bramalea GO Stations were recently completed, which have transformed the customer experience.
These improvements, as part of GO Expansion (No. 2 on ReNew Canada’s 2024 Top100 Projects report), include everything from track work to enable future two-way, all-day service; better station accessibility; and modern amenities, such as new canopies and snow melt technology along the platforms. The stations were also designed to be sustainable, and now they have been formally recognized with LEED Gold certification.
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Bird buying B.C civil contractor
Bird Construction Inc. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire Jacob Bros Construction, a privately-owned civil infrastructure construction business headquartered in Surrey, B.C.
Jacob Bros serves public and private clients across Western Canada specializing in civil infrastructure construction across a wide array of projects, such as airports, seaports, rail, bridges and structures, earthworks, energy projects, and utilities. The company has a workforce of over 350 salaried, hourly and craft personnel. Jacob Bros’ two shareholders, Scott Jacob, CEO and Todd Jacob, COO, will join Bird to lead the combination of Bird’s Western Infrastructure business and their existing business.
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Canada commits to global cement decarbonization
The federal government has announced it will participate in a global effort to decarbonize the cement and concrete sector, as outlined in a protocol called Cement and Concrete Breakthrough Priority Actions. This follows the launch of the Cement and Concrete Breakthrough initiative, co-led by Canada and the United Arab Emirates, at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2023, stated a release. Priority actions centre on five themes: definitions, standards and certification; demand creation; collaboration, education, innovation and scale-up of existing technology; finance and investment, and relevant ecosystem; and landscape co-ordination.
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RE/MAX Canada Report: Trends in Commercial Real Estate for 2024
Strong population growth and housing supply issues have prompted a significant shift in the Canadian commercial real estate market as builders and developers adopt an “all-hands-on deck” approach to solving Canada’s housing shortage, according to a report released by RE/MAX Canada.
RE/MAX Canada’s2024 Commercial Real Estate Report examined 12 markets across the country and found the push for intensification in the first quarter of 2024 has gained greater momentum as builders and developers from coast to coast turn their attention to purpose-built rental construction—some at the expense of new residential condominiums, and to a lesser extent, commercial builds.
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Massive growth in monthly permit values; small net gain in residential
Building permits spiked in April, reports Statistics Canada. Month over month, the total value of building permits in Canada increased by more than 20 per cent, reaching $12.8 billion.
Construction intentions saw fairly balanced growth, with the residential sector rising by 21 per cent and the non-residential sector jumping 19.6 per cent. The non-residential sector reached a combined $4.8 billion in permit values, with growth observed in all components.
On a constant dollar basis, using 2017 as the baseline, the total monthly value of building permits grew 20.7 per cent in April, reaching their highest level since June of last year.
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City of Toronto Extends 2024 Deadline for Energy and Water Reporting
The City of Toronto has extended its 2024 deadline for energy and water reporting. Property owners with buildings 50,000 square feet and larger now have until October 31st, 2024 to report their buildings’ 2023 energy and water use to the City.
Please note that the deadline for reporting 2023 energy and water use to the province of Ontario is still July 1st 2024 for Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) and Broader Public Sector (BPS) reporting.
Link to Toronto’s original Energy and Water Reporting By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance):
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2023/law1283.pdf
Link to the amendment to the by-law that extends the 2024 reporting deadline:
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2024/law0509.pdf
For any questions around reporting please contact buildingreporting@toronto.ca
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TCA Member Spotlight
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Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin
Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.
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For more information visit http://groupeagf.com.
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Upcoming Industry events
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WOMEN BUILD: Learning and Connecting Together | July 18, 2024
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On July 18, be sure to join The Home Depot, orange women's network, Canadian Association of Women in Construction, Grand Valley Construction Association, Ontario General Contractors Association, and Toronto Construction Association for a free engaging event for women in construction.
Here's why you won't want to miss out on this event:
- Benefit from the valuable insights and knowledge shared by recognized and engaging speakers in the Mini Talks session.
- Network with fellow professionals and expand your industry connections.
- See the latest products through live demonstrations.
- Win fantastic prizes and enjoy a complimentary lunch, including wood oven pizza and gelato!
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Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)! | | |
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All certificates and notices published in the Daily Commercial News (DCN) are a flat fee of $300 (plus tax). Special Affinity Pricing of $200 per certificate is available to all ConstructConnect subscribers and TCA members. | |
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**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**
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