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Province signs deals with eight ISPs

Province signs deals with eight ISPs
TORONTO —The Ontario government recently announced it has signed agreements with eight internet service providers to bring high-speed internet access to over 300 municipalities across Ontario. The internet service providers were selected through a two-st...
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Your top Daily Commercial News headlines for this week include how unregulated d...
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Inside Innovation: Concrete shaming overlooks industry progress
Building anything results in carbon emissions from one source or another. Howeve...
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Bitzero to buy old North Dakota missile site for data center
BISMARCK, N.D. - A crypto mining company plans to redevelop a northeastern North...
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Province signs deals with eight ISPs
TORONTO —The Ontario government recently announced it has signed agreements with...
Government , Technology

Your Top DCN Headlines: Aug. 1 to 5
Your top Daily Commercial News headlines for this week include how unregulated d...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Technology

Inside Innovation: Concrete shaming overlooks industry progress
Building anything results in carbon emissions from one source or another. Howeve...
Technology , US News

Bitzero to buy old North Dakota missile site for data center
BISMARCK, N.D. - A crypto mining company plans to redevelop a northeastern North...
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Canada Nickel announces positive test results for new carbon capture process
TORONTO—Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced the results of a laboratory tes...
Resource , Technology

Embracing technology critical for construction industry’s survival: report
Construction companies must embrace change and leverage new technologies and too...
Technology

Inside Innovation: Reduced carbon realized through digital twins
The decarbonization of construction is an inevitable part of the industry’s futu...
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Trudeau announces deal for new electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario
KINGSTON, ONT. — Ottawa has reached a deal with a global materials technology an...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines this week feature video captured of a worker dangling fro...
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Feds to spend $100M to boost airports
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it is allocating $105 million to t...
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New CABER lab to test latest and greatest building envelope materials
Nearly 30 per cent of the secondary energy consumed in Canada is used to heat an...
Technology

Zoomlion claims new crane hoisting record
CHANGSHA, CHINA — Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. of Changsha...
Technology

Inside Innovation: Poor ‘password hygiene’ can cost construction companies a small fortune
What are they thinking? According to a recent study by global security firm Nord...
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Toronto’s WZMH Architects, Microsoft launch EcoPod
Coming to your neighbourhood soon, to stir citizen engagement in micro environme...
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Lafarge converts GU cement plant into eco-efficient alternative
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant, located near Kingston, Ont. is fu...
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Alberta prof heads new underground tech centre
The torch has been passed in Canada’s underground technology sector. After 28 y...
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Augmenta brings design platform for construction industry to market
TORONTO—Augmenta, specializing in automating building design for the constructio...
Technology

Amazon’s Toronto Tech Hub growing again
Amazon Canada has inaugurated the newest addition to its Toronto Tech Hub, unvei...
Technology

Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years
Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about b...
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Panel states data standardization is critical for carbon, energy consumption
When the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announces the results this month...
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BrainBox AI to install energy optimization solution in SAIL Outdoors
MONTREAL, ONT.—BrainBox AI, which specializes in artificial intelligence for the...
Technology

Inside Innovation: The challenge to deliver light, connectivity and energy-efficiency
The level of interior comfort experienced by building occupants can be measured...
Technology

Land conference highlights merits of biomimicry, smart buildings
The solutions to today’s critical built-environment challenges are not always de...
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CaGBC panel explores the transition to a green lending-friendly environment
The walls separating green developers from financial lending institutions are st...
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Risk aversion inhibits drive to adopt new building tech
New technologies and digital tools are becoming more commonplace across various...
Technology

Eddy signs leak detection deal with Daniels
TORONTO—Eddy Smart Home Solutions Ltd. has announced a service agreement with Th...
Technology

Inside Innovation: Volvo’s E-Worksite puts new electric equipment through their paces
Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) real-world testing of its electric ear...
Technology

Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to increase U...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 30 to June 3
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a $247 million apprenticeship announcem...
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Food waste cement: A gingerbread house style building option
TOKYO — Ever dreamed of having a gingerbread house like Hansel and Gretel? In t...
Technology

Mass timber beam connector could be a game-changer for fire protection
A mass timber beam/column connector developed by two Lakehead University researc...
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Housing blog identifies inaccuracies in counting new GTHA homes
TORONTO—A new blog posted on the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development...
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Condolences pour in over those lost in Ajax trench collapse
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UPDATE: Rescue crews recover two bodies from construction site trench collapse in Ajax
AJAX, Ont. — The bodies of two men have been recovered from a construction site...
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BREAKING: Hydro One investigating crane on barge as cause of Toronto power outage
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Toronto adds five new Construction Hubs
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