Technology
Cool bricks use evaporation to reduce heat for interiors
Cool bricks use evaporation to reduce heat for interiors
A team of scientists in Spain are creating passively cooling bricks which could replace or augment air-conditioning in residential and commercial spaces. Though they are described as bricks, the more formal description is hydro-ceramics, a “sandwich” cre...
Technology
INTERGEO conference focuses on digital technology
STUTTGART, GERMANY — The INTERGEO conference and expo for geodesy, geoinformatio...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Lack of government-mandated BIM fails to slow its impact
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has taken hold in every aspect of constructi...
Technology
Active House symposium runs Sept. 16, 17
TORONTO - The seventh Active House Symposium will be held for the first time in...
Associations , Technology
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New LNG technology developed at University of Calgary touted as greener, cheaper
CALGARY - University of Calgary researchers focused on nanotechnology say they h...
Resource , Technology
Women Building Futures gets $10m in funding
CALGARY, Alta. - The province of Alberta has promised $10 million in funding ove...
Government , Labour
Kryton deal lands it Maturix system
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based concrete firm Kryton International Inc. has announce...
Economic
Timber is top of the class
Located 70 kilometres east of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Senior...
Projects
Your Top JOC Headlines: Sept. 16 to 20
This week’s JOC top stories include Solid Rock opening its doors on Steel Day, l...
Infrastructure , Others , Resource
Sponsored Content: The Wedgbury report – trends in Canadian commercial real estate finance
Jeremy Wedgbury, Senior Vice President, Commercial Mortgages at First National F...
Economic
PHOTO: Empire on Eglinton
Window work progresses up the Empire Midtown mixed-use development on Eglinton A...
Projects
Merit Canada releases its election policy plan
OTTAWA — Open-shop advocate Merit Canada has released a five-point pre-election...
Government
U.S. survey reports RAP use increases
GREENBELT, MARYLAND — A new industry survey conducted by the U.S.-based National...
Infrastructure
Granby Industries’ Quebec plant expands
COWANSVILLE, QUE. — Granby Industries has announced the close of construction an...
Projects
New public space plaza opened at ROM
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto has opened a new terrace and plaza — p...
Projects
Cool bricks use evaporation to reduce heat for interiors
A team of scientists in Spain are creating passively cooling bricks which could...
Technology
Engineers up infrastructure analysis for federal election
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Canada (ACEC) has launched...
Associations , Government
Your Top DCN headlines: Sept. 16 to 20
This week’s top DCN headlines include Priestly Demolition starring in the Histor...
Infrastructure , Labour , Others
National building unions launch election website
OTTAWA — A coalition of seven federal construction trade unions has launched an...
Government , Labour
B.C. won’t use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister
VANCOUVER — Environment Minister George Heyman says British Columbia can’t stop...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Construction starts on new Midland community
MIDLAND, ONT. — Construction has been launched at the Seasons on Little Lake sub...
Projects
Metrolinx discusses transit-oriented development at town hall
Under the Ford government Metrolinx has been sent full-bore into the business of...
Infrastructure
LIUNA 183 stalwart hailed as a nation builder
John Stefanini, former business manager of Labourers’ International Union of Nor...
Labour
B.C. bridge getting major rehabilitation
CRESTON, B.C. - Crews are beginning work on B.C.’s Kootenay River Bridge near Cr...
Government , Infrastructure
Architecture & Design Film Fest comes to Canada
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is heading north to Canada. T...
Infrastructure , Projects
Surrey’s Solid Rock opens doors for Steel Day
SURREY, B.C. - If you have spent the day splashing around at Cultus Lake Water S...
Labour
Feds provide $213,000 for new apprentice training equipment
OLDCASTLE, ONT. — The Government of Canada is providing $213,000 to Labourers Lo...
Labour
PHOTO: Facade Finishes
Facade work progresses on the Unionville Gardens condo and townhome project at H...
Projects
New Seattle NHL arena construction on schedule
SEATTLE — The arena for Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise remains on track to op...
Infrastructure
U.S. construction spending now slowing as economy sputters
NEW YORK — The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the second quarter of 20...
Economic
Builders, contractors at risk when buildings go mouldy
Over the past 20 or more years, mould and water ingress in condominiums and comm...
Associations
Legal Notes: Bill 108 restores planning predictability for developers
On Sept. 3, a number of provisions contained in Ontario’s Bill 108 went into eff...
Government
List of nominees announced for 2019 Heritage Toronto Awards
TORONTO — Heritage Toronto has announced 40 nominees for the 2019 Heritage Toron...
Projects
Broadway Subway station locations revealed
VANCOUVER - B.C. officials have released the locations of the six underground st...
Government , Infrastructure
Science and Tech groups launch female recruiting project
VANCOUVER - Engineering and technology groups in B.C. are embarking on a new pro...
Associations , Labour
BandJam prepares to rock and roll in the cash for charity
This fall BandJam is back and organizers say it’s going to rock harder than ever...
Associations , Others
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Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest co...
Economic
$65B IO pipeline a big job creator: Scott
Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott has unveiled a $65-billion P3 pr...
Government , Infrastructure
Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical...
Economic
Quebec Port Authority plans for $775-million container terminal construction
The Quebec Port Authority (QPA) is proceeding with plans to build a new $775-mil...
Infrastructure
7 Mid-September Economic Nuggets ‒ With an Emphasis on Mega Project Construction
While it hardly seems academically acceptable, maybe the best way to describe th...
Economic
University of Waterloo exploring robotic solutions to improve bridge inspections
Researchers at the University of Waterloo (UW) have developed an innovative new...
Infrastructure , Technology
Gull Bay micro-grid project a joint-effort success
After years of reliance on noisy, diesel-powered generators, there is finally so...
Infrastructure , Resource
August Jobs Increases +130,000 in U.S. and +81,000 in Canada
Revision to July Cuts U.S. Jobs Count by -20,000 The latest Employment Situa...