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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PCL teaches critter tips to Australia, Texas crews
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Graham model aims to fill municipal infrastructure funding gap
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Insurance Essentials: Does your policy reflect the rising costs of building materials and expenses?
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Manitoba builders on high material costs: ‘This is not over’
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