NEWS RELEASE: More Work, Higher Wages, and a Desperate Need for More People, says ICBA Construction Survey
SURREY – B.C.’s construction industry is expecting more work and significant pay increases for workers in 2022, while dealing with the most significant labour shortage in decades, according to the results of a survey of Independent Contractors and Businesses...ICBA SAFETY MERITS AWARD WINNER #1: Simran Bhabra of Division 15 Mechanical
The construction industry recognizes that a safe workplace is the responsibility of management and of the workers on site. The industry realizes that those individuals who have taken great care to avoid injury to themselves and others are invaluable to their firm and...TRAINING THURSDAY: Free Virtual Townhall – ICBA/CAPP 2022 State of Energy
Kerry and Jordan discuss an upcoming, free townhall on BC energy. Virtual Townhall: ICBA/CAPP 2022 State of Energy Wednesday, Jan. 26, 12:30 Pacific Sign up at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716415719542/WN_TqlJCH-JSTOZq-vF51UODQ All courses at:...
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #31: The Equation Behind Stigma
Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details. Within ICBA’s Wellness Program are links to other amazing...Follow ICBA on Facebook
The Financial Post digs into the big money campaigns trying to kill B.C.'s forestry industry -- and the NDP Government seems more than willing to go along with them. From the piece:![]()
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Teal Jones Group, the largest privately owned forest company in the province, also said the old-growth deferral proposal was launched with “little or no consultation with the industry.”![]()
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The First Nations Forestry Council also criticized the Horgan deferral plan because of a lack of consultation, although the reconciliation aspects of the NDP plan are complex and filled with conflict. The United Steelworkers Union said it also objected to lack of consultation. “We cautioned the government that without having a panel of experts that had a balance of perspectives, it would lead to preservation over a sustainable harvest and the corresponding loss of thousands of jobs and serious damage to the industry.”![]()
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But if the old-growth deferral plan was devised without consulting industry, First Nations or the unions, who was consulted? The union knows. “Some in the environmental movement have been strategically misleading the public for years with false claims about the forest industry and it appears the government is now willing to cede forest policy to the very same groups,” said a union executive.
Terence Corcoran: How greens are killing the B.C. forest sector
financialpost.com
NDP needs to change course and prevent disaster
Cutting red tape at municipal halls (and cutting taxes at the provincial level) has to be a cornerstone of any attempt to make B.C. housing more affordable.
theprovince.com
Opinion: Liberals are promising to be far tougher on clearing roadblocks to housing development than they were when last in government
Great to see construction on LNG Canada -- a project we fought so long to see #get2yes -- in full swing.
LNG Canada project construction kicking into high gear
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Haisla leveraging experience with LNG Canada to develop own project
Thank you Corey Hirsch Official for sharing your story at our ICBA Wellness in Construction breakfast in Surrey this AM. Your advocacy and passion to break through mental health stigma is inspiring!![]()
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Come see Corey at one of our events: icba.ca/corey
IRL Construction Wins ICBA’s Top Safety Award![]()
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SURREY – IRL Construction’s new intelligent illumination safety system has cast a new light on worker safety in B.C., earning IRL Construction (www.irlgroup.ca) the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association’s (ICBA) 2022 Gord Stewart Workplace Health and Safety Innovation Award. ![]()
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IRL partnered with a UK-based company called FHOSS to install intelligent lighting on several pieces of equipment, including the:![]()
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• FHOSS Halo Exclusion Zone (a lit-up box that keeps people clear of moving equipment), ![]()
• FHOSS Light Livery (lit, impactful and reflective graphics on the outside of working equipment), and ![]()
• FHOSS Halo Lights (which attach to hard hats, making workers even more visible).![]()
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“As a company, we wanted to take extra steps to ensure workplace safety, especially around heavy equipment,” said IRL Construction CEO William Donnellan. “We find the exclusion zone is especially helpful for new workers who may not be aware of the appropriate distances to work safely – and it serves as a reminder for even our most seasoned workers.”![]()
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“IRL’s lighting innovation is exactly the kind of idea aimed at making the workplace safe that we want to honour with our Award,” said ICBA president Chris Gardner. “Every day, 250,000 men and women go to work on a construction site in B.C., and our number one priority as an industry is to make sure every single one of them gets home safely. IRL’s leadership in using illumination to better identify danger zones helps keep workers safe.”![]()
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Awarded in partnership with WorkSafeBC and named for former ICBA president Gord Stewart, ICBA’s Workplace Health and Safety Innovation Award is presented annually to individuals and companies for campaigns and innovations aimed at preventing workplace incidents, injuries and illnesses. By honouring safety leaders and sharing their ideas, ICBA and WorkSafeBC hope to encourage new programs, policies, and projects that improve the health and safety of workers.![]()
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The award recognizes an employee or team of employees who come up with an innovative program, policy, tool or project that demonstrates a proven accomplishment in the area of health and safety for the construction industry sector. The award comes with a $5,000 prize, co-funded by ICBA and WorkSafeBC.
Kerry and Jordan discuss ICBATraining.ca's latest closure, Design and Construction of Rainscreen Walls, plus COVID, Station 11 and Wordle.![]()
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Design and Construction of Rainscreen Walls![]()
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In response to moisture penetration problems in residential construction, some jurisdictions have mandated the adoption of rainscreen wall systems. These systems aren’t new, but they are evolving—sometimes resulting in confusion about what “rainscreen” means or how it relates to wall performance.![]()
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In this seminar, Graham Finch of RDH Building Science will provide an overview of rainscreen wall designs, including all the visible and hidden components and important factors in performance. He will review the underlying concepts of providing a capillary break and allowing drainage of water immediately behind the cladding. Then, diving deeper, he will touch on claddings and attachments, the air cavity and why width matters, water control, structural considerations, fire and combustibility, exterior insulation, onsite quality control, and more. ![]()
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You'll learn how to:![]()
• Describe the components of a rainscreen wall and their functions.![]()
• Integrate the science and practical construction aspects of rainscreen wall performance.![]()
• Discuss specific considerations for heat, air, and moisture control as well as structure and fire.![]()
• Build higher performance rainscreen walls.![]()
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This seminar will be of interest to a wide audience within the building industry, in particular builders and contractors, cladding installers, architects, designers, and material suppliers who are interested in the design and construction of rainscreen walls across North America.![]()
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Presenter: Graham Finch, MASc, P.Eng. – Principal, Senior Building Science Specialist, RDH Building Science, Victoria, BC
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Our Change Order Management course is now available in an online self-paced course! This course will provide participants with best practices for successfully navigating this complex project management challenge. Register here: http://ow.ly/WelV30s7NX9
Don't miss our FREE townhall Jan 26: ICBA/CAPP 2022 State of Energy. Join Tim McMillan, President and CEO of CAPP, for an insightful discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2022. Register here: http://ow.ly/wT3w30s7NWR