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Essential Construction is a construction technology company located in Ontario Canada. Founded by a group of experienced construction professionals our mission is to improve the construction industry through the sharing of information.
AECOM reports Q3 loss despite higher revenue

AECOM reports Q3 loss despite higher revenue

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

Dive Brief: AECOM lost $134.7 million in the third quarter, compared to $101.9 million in profits a year ago, on … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Green Building Materials Market Driven By Sustainability

Green Building Materials Market Driven By Sustainability

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

In a recent update from Reports Insights, the global Green Building Materials Market has shown a remarkable valuation of USD … Read more

Categories All Posts, World Construction Today
FRP is hunting for lost plant and machinery

Henry Construction supply chain hit for over £43m

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

According to the failed contractors records published by administrator FRP Advisory, more than 700 firms have been hit by the … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
Researchers call for storm resistant measures in provincial building codes

Researchers call for storm resistant measures in provincial building codes

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

Aug., 9, 2023 – As severe weather events such as tornadoes and derechos occur more often, researchers are calling for … Read more

Categories Canadian Contractor
UPDATE: Developers tied to housing ministry 'favoured' in Greenbelt decision: auditor general

UPDATE: Developers tied to housing ministry ‘favoured’ in Greenbelt decision: auditor general

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

TORONTO — The province’s decision to open up the protected Greenbelt to housing construction favoured “certain developers” with ties to the … Read more

Categories All Posts, Daily Commercial News
Industrial and institutional projects pace Canada to June permit gains

Industrial and institutional projects pace Canada to June permit gains

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

Building permits, June 2023. (Source: Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0066-01, Building permits, by type of structure and type of work.) The … Read more

Categories OnSite Magazine
UTPro Instant Reports: Ward 9 Davenport Growing Along Transit Corridors

UTPro Instant Reports: Ward 9 Davenport Growing Along Transit Corridors

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

In this week’s UTPro Instant Report, we delve into Ward 9 Davenport, in Toronto’s West End. Its irregular shape roughly … Read more

Categories Urban Toronto
4 ways schools are rethinking building design

4 ways schools are rethinking building design

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

Schools investing in campus upgrades are putting more emphasis on spaces that encourage student engagement, allow flexibility for changing enrollments, … Read more

Categories Construction Dive
Bacterial Cells Enhance Construction For Eco - Friendly Design

Bacterial Cells Enhance Construction For Eco-Friendly Design

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

Recent insights from the Cambridge University Press reveal a groundbreaking achievement: bacterial cells have been cultivated within sand-based construction materials. … Read more

Categories All Posts, World Construction Today
The Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital has been designed by architect NBBJ and engineers Aecom

Laing O’Rouke signs pre-con for £220m Cambridge hospital

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

The firm will now develop the project, presently forecast to cost around £220m, through its next phase of design under … Read more

Categories Construction Enquirer
Towers almost complete as Gordie Howe bridge spans begin to cross river

Towers almost complete as Gordie Howe bridge spans begin to cross river

August 9, 2023 by builderkp

The talk in Windsor and Detroit is that, after more than two decades of planning, the $5.7 billion Gordie Howe … Read more

Categories All Posts, Daily Commercial News
Fourth 58-Storey Mixed-Use Submission Emerges Near Oakville GO

Fourth 58-Storey Mixed-Use Submission Emerges Near Oakville GO

August 8, 2023 by builderkp

In the heart of Oakville, a rezoning submission for 349 Davis Road has emerged, suggesting a 58-storey, mixed-use building that … Read more

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