Technology
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
ALLISTON, ONT. - Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected to include up to $5 billion i...
Government , Projects , Technology
Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say
TORONTO - Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near it...
Government , Projects , Technology
All that glitters may not be gold when it comes to homebuilding innovation
They say you can have two of three things: speed, quality, affordability. But wh...
Associations , Technology
PLATFORM Insurance Management Inc. partners with Provision to redefine risk management
TORONTO — Specialty insurance and bonding brokerage PLATFORM Insurance Managemen...
Economic , Technology
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Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
ALLISTON, ONT. - Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to...
Government , Projects , Technology
Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say
TORONTO - Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near it...
Government , Projects , Technology
All that glitters may not be gold when it comes to homebuilding innovation
They say you can have two of three things: speed, quality, affordability. But wh...
Associations , Technology
PLATFORM Insurance Management Inc. partners with Provision to redefine risk management
TORONTO — Specialty insurance and bonding brokerage PLATFORM Insurance Managemen...
Economic , Technology
Everybody in ground-based construction needs to look to the sky: Aviation lawyer
While flying cars may seem like a concept that’s years away, they are actually c...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Rebranding Portland cement reflects industry shift from carbons
Portland cement has been synonymous with construction for nearly two centuries....
Technology , US News
Atwill-Morin embraces exoskeletons for heavy lifting
Quebec-based construction company Atwill-Morin has acquired a dozen exoskeletons...
OH&S , Technology
Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US
WILMINGTON, DEL. - The Biden administration pledged on Monday to provide up to $...
Government , Technology , US News
Brock researcher explores using engineered bamboo as a sustainable building material
When you think of sustainable building materials, engineered bamboo is not the f...
Resource , Technology
Biden to tout government investing $8.5 billion in Intel’s computer chip plants in four states
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel...
Technology , US News
Inside Innovation: Changing the outcome of birds versus buildings
Recent estimates suggest about 25 million birds die each year from window collis...
Technology
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
MOUNTAUK, NY. - America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officiall...
Resource , Technology , US News
Town of Huntsville becomes latest municipality to report cybersecurity incident
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - A town in Ontario's Muskoka region has become the latest muni...
Government , Technology
Inside Innovation: New solutions for building tall in tight spaces
Constructing tall buildings in tight urban spaces poses several challenges, incl...
Technology
Hamilton hit by ransomware attack, no timeline to restore services: city manager
HAMILTON, ONT. — A cybersecurity incident that the City of Hamilton has been gra...
Technology
Technology ‘obsessed’ All Roads Construction looking to bridge skills gap
All Roads Construction bills itself as a paving company that is obsessed with te...
Infrastructure , Technology
Inside Innovation: 3D printed homes are gaining scale and popularity
Advances in robotic technology for construction lead many to believe that entire...
Technology
As market grows, EllisDon welcomes new lineup of technology solutions
EllisDon continues to advance its technology strategy this year amidst what is c...
Technology
Debunking the myths of tilt-up construction
Tilt-up could be considered the “chameleon of the construction world,” said Len...
Technology
Robotics opening opportunities as industry goes forward: Experts
Robotics isn’t just coming to construction, it’s already here. That was the mes...
Labour , Technology
Can Artificial Intelligence make construction safety smarter?
Jacquelyn Oduro, director of Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s WorkSafel...
OH&S , Technology
Major solar farm builder settles case alleging it violated clean water rules
WASHINGTON - A U.S. construction company that built solar farms across the count...
Technology , US News
Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 1 to 5
The first collection of top DCN headlines for 2024 feature news there’s some mor...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the...
Resource , Technology , US News
Canada’s clean tech revolution will be limited without more clean power: Champagne
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne spent most of last year d...
Resource , Technology
Stage two RFP issued for property information program
TORONTO — The Ontario government has issued stage two of an RFP to deliver a new...
Government , Technology
AI proved its value to constructors in 2023
The rise of AI in the construction sector was one of the major stories of the ye...
Technology , US News
Your Top DCN Headlines: Dec. 25 to 29
This week our top headlines include a look back at Canada's response to the hous...
Economic , Government , Projects , Technology
Toronto will be home to ‘world’s first fully digitally-enabled building’
Toronto is going to be the home of the “world’s first fully digitally-enabled bu...
Projects , Technology
US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a construction permit for a ne...
Resource , Technology , US News
The Top Five Pods of 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, we’ve compiled the top five episodes of The Constructi...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
ChatGPT and construction: join the party
The construction sector has been notoriously slow to adopt technological innovat...
Technology
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
Projects
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Criminal charge laid in death of worker at underground jobsite in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Police recently announced they have arrested and charge...
OH&S
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...