Patrick Flannery

Editor at Canadian Rental Service

Editor at Renovation Contractor

Host at The Hammer Podcast

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Voting Under Way On Quebec Residential Construction Labour Contract

1 week ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

The APCHQ is conducting voting across the province to inform negotiations on a new labour contract that will be in effect until 2029. It’s asking members to vote on the following positions:The union demand for an increase in hourly wage rates: an increase of 24.35% over 4 years. The agreement on the increase in social benefits (retirement and medical insurance): increase of 22% over 4 years.
Thermal stress guidelines updated - Glass Canada

2 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance () has updated guidelines relating to thermal stress considerations for window glass products used in residential and commercial building envelope projects. IGMA TM-1500-25, Guidelines to Reduce Instances of Thermal Stress, is now available for purchase in the online store. This document was last updated in 2014.
Choosing a window opening control device - Glass Canada

2 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

April 9, 2025 By Roto North America In 1997, NSC and the Window Safety Task Force established Window Safety Week to raise awareness of window safety and fall prevention. Observed during the first full week of April, Window Safety Week coincides with the arrival of spring when people being to open their windows, thus drastically increasing the risk of child falls.
Missing Middle Initiative talks about community consultations - Glass Canada

2 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

The Missing Middle Initiative podcast hosted a great conversation with the outspoken Eric Lombari about the broken system of community consultations and what it’s doing to development efforts. How do you densify suburbs when the neighbours get to crowd into meetings and oppose any plan for multi-unit building? VIDEO Print this page
Combilift introduces glass loader - Glass Canada

2 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

Combilift has unveiled its self-propelled inloader, the COMBi-SPI, at Bauma 2025. It is purpose-built for the transport of heavy loads such as precast concrete, wall panels and glass A-frames within production facilities and yard environments. Development of the COMBi-SPI began in April 2022, driven by the need for an efficient, manoeuverable and cost-effective alternative to expensive trailers and trucks.
No Additional Tariffs For Now

2 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

On April 2, U.S. president Donald Trump did not impose the across-the-board 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports he had previously threatened, so Canada will not be applying the additional $125 billion in retaliatory tariffs to American imports it had promised in response. He did apply tariffs to some automotive imports, triggering Canadian reciprocal tariffs on imports of U.S. vehicles.
A Chilling Picture Of Ontario's Affordability Crisis

3 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

The Ontario Homebuilders Association and the Missing Middle Initiative have released a big new report looking at the change in housing affordability in southern Ontario over the past 20 years. It’s not good, Bob. Here are the lowlights:Housing affordability remains at crisis levels. Across Ontario, home prices have doubled relative to median family incomes since 2005 (in nominal dollars, those incomes were $64,000 in January 2005 and are $115,000 today).
B.C. Builder Uses Hemp Insulation

4 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Wilden, sustainably-minded developer in Kelowna, B.C., has introduced Okanagan’s first home – and one of the first in British Columbia – to be built with hemp insulation, a pioneering step in sustainable residential construction. Located at 278 Summer Wood Drive, this innovative home embodies Wilden’s core philosophy of blending cutting-edge energy efficiency with healthy, eco-friendly materials to offer future homeowners an unparalleled living experience.
Replaceable facades - Glass Canada

4 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

Low-carbon construction means long-lasting construction. Resiliency, durability and recyclability are the hot buzzwords in sustainable building circles. When calculating the embodied carbon balance sheet for a project, there is probably nothing that goes straight to the bottom line like extending the life of the building does.
Editorial: Tariffs and the Good Thing - Glass Canada

4 weeks ago | glasscanadamag.com | Patrick Flannery

Since at least the oil crisis of the 1970s, property owners have understood that conserving energy by making buildings more insulating is a Good Thing. Yet commercial construction – where the owner doesn’t occupy the building – changed very slowly if at all. A Good Thing was out there, but the economic market realities slowed its adoption.