productivity

Cardus: Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water or a Land Flowing with Milk and Honey?

The phrase “hewers of wood and drawers water” used to be bad. From its original use in the King James Bible to today, the term stood for a lifetime of economic bondage. It stood for workers subject to the whims of those who are free, whether imperial overlords or the capitalists who buy materials cheap, …

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News Release: Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) Provides Support to University of Alberta Construction Research Project

PCA recently joined a group of construction industry stakeholders supporting a National Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) chair at the University of Alberta.  Dr. Aminah Robinson Fayek was awarded the Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Strategic Construction Modeling and Delivery.  Robinson Fayek, a professor in the Hole School of Construction Engineering, …

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