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Unlocking the door to green design

Sustainability and energy efficiency are playing ever larger roles in the realm of commercial building construction, making transparency essential in the manufacturing process of builders hardware. It may seem implausible that sustainability can be measured and quantified when it comes to products such as hinges and door latches, but this is exactly what the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) endeavours to do.

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Gypsum industry hit with new Canadian duty case

Dumping is a form of international price discrimination, in which the price of the product when sold in the importing country is less than the price for the same product in the exporting country’s market. Anti-dumping laws are intended to protect Canada’s domestic industry against unfairly traded goods from other countries. Find out how a new situation involving gypsum board could affect you.

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Private construction activity slows as demand weakens

Private commercial and industrial construction activity in Canada fell in the second quarter while housing activity moderated, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). However, the infrastructure sector showed continuing strength, and a majority of the qualified professionals responding to the group’s “Q2 2016 Canadian Construction Market Survey” are optimistic about its outlook in the year ahead.

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