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The Mechanical Contractors Association of America, National Electrical Contractors Association and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association have aligned the MEP trades in a collaborative effort to create the white paper, Project-Specific Loss of Productivity Analysis Methodologies.

 

Source: BuildForce Canada
"The year 2020 saw many organizations pledge to address systemic racism, but maintaining the momentum in 2021 will require visible and active leadership commitment. The BuildForce Respectful Workplace Online Toolkit provides three tools based on the proven practices of respectful and inclusive organizations to help address systemic racism: the Online Self-Assessment Tool, a Policy Framework and Implementation Guide, and the online course, 'Working in a Respectful and Inclusive Workplace.'"

Source: HRAI
This hour-long session, led by Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D., a professor in the engineering department at the University of Toronto, takes place on Jan. 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

 

Source: WeForum.org
Emissions from buildings and the construction industry hit an all-time high in 2019. These emissions lower the chance of society meeting Paris Agreement targets. GlobalABC's new Buildings Climate Tracker also showed that the annual rate of progress on decarbonising buildings is slowing down.

Source: Plumbing + HVAC
"Wherever people gather these days, concerns about the spread of COVID-19 are top of mind. And while travel has been severely curtailed, places like Toronto Pearson Airport are doing their best to ensure those who do have to fly do so in a safe environment. To that end, Pearson recently installed UV-C light arrays in select air handling units at Terminals 1 and 3."

 

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Source: On-Site Magazine
While most construction projects across Canada never came to a complete halt due to COVID-19 — and shutdowns at sites that did stop work were typically brief — the pandemic significantly affected the industry’s workforce.