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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
Inside Innovation: Measuring the growth of mass timber buildings
Mass timber (MT) is seen by many as an answer to construction’s embodied carbon...
Technology
What are the benefits of generative AI in design?
Generative design — the merging of artificial intelligence and machine learning...
Technology
Architecture and AI need to go hand-in-hand for students: Buildings Show speaker
Artificial intelligence will reshape architecture by helping architects generate...
Technology
VR entertains but educates on plastering and cement masonry at Buildings Show
The Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) i...
Technology
Smith explores the human challenges, relationships of onsite productivity
While the building industry has witnessed a technology evolution over the past c...
Labour , Technology
Simple interfaces a key to AI growth in construction: experts
Conversations on the potential uses of Artificial Intelligence in construction a...
Technology
Fibre-reinforced concrete, rammed earth formwork build on lessons from ancient history
Horse hair, beer, urine, tree bark, sugar — all have been used in ancient concre...
Technology
Deloitte supports CarbonCure’s low-carbon concrete
TORONTO — Deloitte Canada has announced it has reached a multi-year agreement wi...