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Net-zero network to fast track clean-tech sector growth in B.C.

Net-zero network to fast track clean-tech sector growth in B.C.
VICTORIA — A new innovation network is launching to prioritize clean-tech in the fervent fight against climate change on the West Coast. Foresight Canada’s Net Zero Innovation Network will support clean-tech innovators to compete, attract investment and...
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VivClima aims to reduce project emissions and save money with AI
What if you could reduce your project’s greenhouse gas emissions and target fina...
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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 30 to Feb. 3
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a barge that is being flipped into a floa...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology

Can you grow the bricks for a house? Research team aims to find out
In a world of supply chain issues, rising material costs and housing shortages,...
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Net-zero network to fast track clean-tech sector growth in B.C.
VICTORIA — A new innovation network is launching to prioritize clean-tech in the...
Technology

VivClima aims to reduce project emissions and save money with AI
What if you could reduce your project’s greenhouse gas emissions and target fina...
Resource , Technology

Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 30 to Feb. 3
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a barge that is being flipped into a floa...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology

Can you grow the bricks for a house? Research team aims to find out
In a world of supply chain issues, rising material costs and housing shortages,...
Resource , Technology

Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

Inside Innovation: Combatting the relentless growth of mechanical cooling on an over-heated planet
Continuous increases in daytime global temperatures have resulted in uncomfortab...
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Inside Innovation: 2022 World Building of the Year was built 50 years ago
As ironic as it might sound, a 49-storey office tower originally built in the mi...
Projects , Technology

Inside Innovation: The reality of ending construction’s diesel dependency
Diesel-powered construction vehicles have a longer life than smaller commercial...
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Structural engineers are heading to the R&D lab
Not all research and development (R&D) takes place in universities and resea...
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Inside Innovation: Drum roll please…the worst passwords of 2022
According to a detailed report from Verizon detailing cyber-attacks from 2008 to...
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Feds seek Indigenous EV development applicants
VANCOUVER — The federal government has announced it will be seeking applications...
Government , Technology

Innovation Spotlight Awards celebrate new era of construction
The industry is going through some big changes with innovation and technology at...
Infrastructure , Projects , Technology

Inside Innovation: Designing in the cool for an over-heated planet
As winter approaches, those living in cold northern climates are focussed on ret...
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Saskatchewan invests in remote monitoring for rural water treatment facilities
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is putting $1.9 million towards remote m...
Government , Technology

‘I basically live in a construction site’: UBC scientist leads research on disaster-resilient building
A new research team out of the University of British Columbia (UBC) is leading t...
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Just released: Updated version of cyber security tool for water infrastructure
Public Safety Canada (PSC) recently released a new version of its cyber security...
Infrastructure , Technology

Inside Innovation: BAUMA exhibition in Munich suggests a hydrogen future for large construction equipment
Those wanting a peek at where development of construction site equipment is head...
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I, Robot: The human side of robotics in construction
Is robotics a loyal ally of construction workers, relieving them of some of the...
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Climate Changed: How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world
VANCOUVER - The two-storey family home with a classic design and wooden cladding...
Economic , Technology

University of Alberta engineering students peer into the world of construction robotics
A first-of-its-kind course in Canada is providing University of Alberta post gra...
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Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 31 to Nov. 4
Your top JOC headlines this week cover ABBy the log house building robot; detail...
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Residential wall framing machines could ‘revolutionize industry,’ says professor
Although their release into the market hasn’t been determined, two semi-automate...
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Science fiction? It’s already here…and it’s working in construction
The thing about change is sometimes it creeps up on us. Take robotics in constr...
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UBC researchers combine science and robotics for wood, cellulose
At the University of British Columbia (UBC), researchers are combining science a...
Technology

ConstructConnect hosts fall economic webcast Nov. 15
MARKHAM, ONT. - Registration is now open for the ConstructConnect Fall 2022 Econ...
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Meet ABBy, the robot that builds log houses
ABBy – that’s her name– is a seven-axis robot that, with the help of a 3D laser...
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Building Transformations explores timber in the digital age
The recent Building Transformations summit brought together experts in mass timb...
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IRIS 2 automates tasks, not jobs, on construction sites
At only 24, Scott Fairley is the manager and major owner of Optimotive, a startu...
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Michigan wood pavilion build a human-robot collaboration
Robotics and automation are transforming the way we work, live and play. However...
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New robots or new brains for machines, heavy equipment’s evolution
There are two ways to add autonomy to heavy construction equipment: build a bran...
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Special to the DCN: How to use technology to bridge the gap between office and onsite staff
Information silos have always been a thorn in the side of construction business...
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Hartland landfill provides glimpse into RNG tech known as WAGABOX
A facility is set to be installed at the Hartland landfill site on Vancouver Isl...
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Prince George files civil action against HDR over faulty steel beams
The City of Prince George has filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court against...
Government , Projects

Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

PCL transforms Calgary office building into affordable housing
An old office building has created new housing for Calgarians in need with high-...
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London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

Tallest building in Surrey history gets closer to final approval
SURREY, B.C. — What could be the tallest building in the City of Surrey’s histor...
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Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER - The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems a...
OH&S

ACCIONA forecasts more collaborative models for building infrastructure in 2023
When it comes to the market outlook for 2023, the industry is going to see a con...
Infrastructure

Forecast panellists optimistic about prospects for construction growth
Panellists at a recent construction forecast event expressed both short-term and...