Special Feature
Industry Innovations
Below are articles from the latest Industry Innovations Special Feature Newsletter, published August 28, 2020 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Industry Innovations
Metro Vancouver’s ‘Contech’ sector ready to serve local construction
Metro Vancouver’s young construction technology sector (contech) is growing quic...
Economic , Technology
Can innovation cure what ails Canadian construction?
Because disease – in all its different forms – is still on everyone’s mind the J...
Technology
City of White Rock pilots remote virtual smartphone plumbing inspections
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired considerable innovation in the Canadian const...
Technology
UBC’s Brock Commons goes “to BIM and beyond” with Digital Twins
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has helped co-ordinate communication betwee...
Technology
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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VIU Nanaimo campus to build $87.8M mass timber student housing
NANAIMO, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia is putting $87 million towards...
Projects
VIU mass-timber building innovates while adding to wood construction push
A new mass-timber project is both a first for Vancouver Island University (VIU)...
Projects
City of Calgary partners with U of C on downtown revitalization
CALGARY, ALTA. – The City of Calgary is investing $350,000 in the University of...
Government , Infrastructure
Massive Surrey hospital project is first step to digital future for Fraser Health
A U.K. consultancy is building a digital replica of a huge Surrey, B.C. hospital...
Projects , Technology
Inside Innovation: Private REIT taps the CIB for multi-unit energy retrofit financing
The call has gone out from all levels of government for more affordable homes ac...
Technology
Leadership changes announced for PCL in Ottawa and Regina
PCL Construction has appointed Geoff Howe as a second district manager for PCL’s...
Economic
U.S. and Canadian Housing Starts Not Yet Humbled by Higher Interest Rates
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has just raised its key policy setting interest...
Economic
WSP awarded contract for two Alberta hydrogen projects
MONTREAL, QUE. – WSP in Canada has been awarded the detailed design contract for...