Technology

MIT study examines ways to cut down on GHG emissions from road construction

Canada is road-dependant. There are over one million kilometres of public roads...

Resource , Technology November 20, 2024

8,000 visitors anticipated for the 2025 Canadian Concrete Expo in Mississauga

Even before pre-registration opened on Nov. 15, the Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE)...

Economic , Technology November 19, 2024

MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage

Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...

Technology , US News November 13, 2024

A Century of Innovation and Leadership: Milwaukee Tool’s 100-Year Journey

As Milwaukee Tool Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary, the company stands ta...

Technology November 8, 2024

Strategic preconstruction can be bolstered by artificial intelligence: Slate

Strategic preconstruction can help contractors and developers mitigate risks suc...

Technology November 8, 2024

Waterloo researchers use AR and VR for 3D bridge inspections

Research engineers at the University of Waterloo have published a paper document...

Infrastructure , Technology November 7, 2024

The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment

Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...

Technology November 6, 2024

Hamilton modular manufacturer highlights solutions to planners

With productivity in the homebuilding sector increasingly under the microscope a...

Economic , Technology October 22, 2024

Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions

Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...

Economic , Technology October 15, 2024

2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden

In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockh...

Technology October 10, 2024

Altus Group introduces new software for CRE portfolio management

TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group has introduced a new software for CRE invest...

Economic , Technology September 26, 2024

Inside Innovation: AI’s potential to transform construction

Much has been written about the construction industry’s struggle to keep pace wi...

Technology September 25, 2024

Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery

The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat f...

Infrastructure , Technology September 19, 2024

As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada’s EV ambitions under threat?

LOYALIST TOWNSDHIP, ONT. - The plant was expected to produce batteries for a mil...

Government , Technology September 18, 2024

Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products

MONTREAL - Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agr...

Technology September 10, 2024

EVLO launches new battery energy storage system

MONTREAL - EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, has announced...

Technology September 9, 2024

Mammoet launches world’s strongest land-based crane

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - Dutch firm Mammoet has launched what it claims to be the...

Technology September 9, 2024

Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality

VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its sta...

Technology August 27, 2024

Moving volumetric units from ‘A to B’ is creating new delivery models

Growing interest in volumetric construction is resulting in more and ever-larger...

Technology August 21, 2024

Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges

Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...

Economic , Resource , Technology August 19, 2024

Support flows for Evercloak’s HVAC membrane technology

Waterloo-based HVAC technology startup Evercloak is garnering attention and, mor...

Economic , Technology August 19, 2024

3D concrete printed buildings get bigger, taller and modular

Since its invention in 1939, 3D printing of concrete buildings (3DCP) has been l...

Technology , US News August 8, 2024

CRTC to bring high-speed Internet to remote Inuit communities

OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...

Infrastructure , Technology July 31, 2024

Inside Innovation: Windows and glass curtain walls move away from metal frames and spacers

Pressure to increase the energy efficiency of windows and glass curtain walls ha...

Technology July 31, 2024

Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top

Prefabricated construction has been touted as what we need to build the millions...

Projects , Technology July 29, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: July 22 to 26

Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the province is bolstering funding...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology July 26, 2024

Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition

The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...

Projects , Technology July 22, 2024

Infinitii ai wins Hamilton waterworks monitoring project

VANCOUVER — Infinitii ai inc. and its partner AECOM recently announced they have...

Technology July 18, 2024

Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase

Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...

Projects , Technology July 16, 2024

Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution

Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...

Government , Technology July 9, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: July 1 to 5

Your top DCN headlines this week feature what exactly was involved in connecting...

Economic , Infrastructure , Technology July 5, 2024

Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction

So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...

Technology , US News July 5, 2024

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