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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Top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Columbia construction projects – Canada – July 2021
The accompanying tables shows the top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British C...
Economic
RCMP: Five dead in Kelowna crane collapse, recovery efforts continue
Five people are dead after a catastrophic crane collapse at a construction site...
Associations , OH&S
Fundraisers set up for Kelowna crane collapse victims
KELOWNA, B.C. - Fundraising pages have been setup to support the families of fou...
OH&S
Engineering union calls for crane industry reform
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115 is calling on mu...
OH&S
First quarter real estate data from Alberta shows signs of recovery
EDMONTON - New data from Altus Group shows signs of commercial real estate marke...
Economic
Labour shortages + high material costs + strong demand = more pressure on house prices
This snapshot focuses on the persisting impact of the post-pandemic surge of res...
Economic
Crane operators ‘no different than pilots’: Experts say crane safety top notch
HALIFAX - Structural engineering experts say that while the sight of yet another...
Labour , OH&S
EllisDon’s diversity committee gives employees a powerful boost
EllisDon flew the Pride flag more prominently than ever at its jobsites across t...