Columns

By / par Steve Clayman en français In 1973, we saw the beginning of the Arab Oil Embargo when the price of oil increased by as much as 300%. In 1979, we witnessed the Oil […]

By Shaun Ekert En français During the pandemic and isolation, people across Canada became Jacks and Jills of all trades—plumbing, teaching, gardening, crafting—and in doing so they demonstrated a flexibility and agility we can take […]

By / Steve Clayman En français People have been insulating piping for a long time, perhaps as long as there have been pipes. The industry is a good one to be in. Why else would […]

By / Ron Coleman En français In part 1 of this article we reviewed a variety of options around benefits programs. While these programs are designed to attract and retain employees they are usually offered […]

By / Andrew D. Delmonico and Ted Lewis En français Although a potentially helpful tool for securing payment, builders’ liens can be tricky to implement in practice. Courts review liens very strictly; if they are […]

By Shaun Ekert Français In times of chaos and upheaval—and in life these times are always looming, if not obvious—the most import thing we can do as an industry, as an association, and as individuals […]