Construction in Focus

Google is taking its portfolio to the next level with its plans to invest in an Arkansas solar project set to become the largest solar and storage project in the United States to date. In agreement with Cypress Creek Energy, which will invest in and receive energy from the facility, Google will serve as an anchor investor and purchaser from Steel River Energy Center, a combined solar and storage project that has already broken ground in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Meta has unveiled plans for a $13 billion gigawatt-scale data centre campus to support AI workloads. The campus will be located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, 35 kilometres north of Edmonton. The project will be Canada’s largest data centre and the investment will be the largest private sector spend in the province’s history.

Keystone Contractors Association (KCA) is the most recent organization to partner with the Department of Drug and Alcohol Program (DDAP)’s statewide network of organizations working together to end substance use disorder (SUD) stigma in Pennsylvania and beyond.

There are many ways to measure business success, from customer attraction and retention to productivity and revenue growth, yet one of the most important is how a company treats its employees, suppliers, and industry partners. At Specialty Technology and Research, Inc., better known as STAR, Inc., licensees are cared for like family and supported at every step. Founded in 1986, Columbus, Ohio-headquartered STAR has long worked on a licensee model.

As a family construction management firm focused on complex infrastructure, structural rehabilitation, and other specialist projects, Harrington and Associates Ltd. in Richmond Hill, Ontario is built on strong relationships, efficient teamwork, and precision born of true skill. Serving the Greater Toronto Area and beyond, the company’s openness to complexity and problem-solving skills have earned it a sterling reputation.

When construction accounts for 40 percent of global carbon emissions, sustainability can no longer be a “nice to have,” but rather a “must have” for construction projects, particularly if communities are to achieve their emissions reductions goals. Luckily, adaptive reuse has the capacity to replace demolition and new construction as a viable alternative that promotes sustainability, cost savings, and a slew of other advantages.

GM Equipment Rentals has much to celebrate. Besides providing the best construction equipment sales, rentals, and maintenance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Columbus, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, this company has also established long-lasting relationships with clients by exceeding expectations and gaining trust through its team’s exceptional work.

Imagine a world where values and approaches align, where people and the environment are prioritized through strategic investments in energy infrastructure and technology that improve building performance, the quality of life of residents, and the bottom line. This is where Geosource Energy plays.

Accessibility is an inalienable human right. It enshrines agency and safeguards people of all abilities against exclusion, inequality, and dependence.

Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is advocating for a standardized safety training approach in the construction industry, noting that the current system where individual provinces and territories manage their own safety training programs is plagued by inefficiencies and fragmentation.