Technology

First Notice: Feds invest in Kelowna clean tech hub; West End twin towers; Nexii expands to Pennsylvania

  Federal government funds Kelowna cleantech hub The Government of Canada...

Projects , Technology , US News January 15, 2021

First Notice: Deerfoot Trail recommendations; Schneider Electric introduces microgrid packages; SNC-Lavalin awards Nevada mine contract

Alberta and Calgary give final Deerfoot Trail Corridor Study recommendations Al...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology , US News January 12, 2021

Saskatchewan establishes cleantech acceleration program

REGINA — The Province of Saskatchewan and the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Ce...

Government , Technology January 12, 2021

2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector

The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...

Associations , Economic , OH&S , Projects , Technology January 4, 2021

Inside Innovation: 2020 — The year that construction embraced technology

To rephrase an old proverb, “Necessity is the mother of innovation.” For an ind...

Technology December 24, 2020

New tool to help construction companies assess where they are on their digital journey

How prepared is your firm to take advantage of digital opportunities? The Canad...

Technology December 23, 2020

Put your thinking cap on: Information and knowledge management in the construction industry

Just as important as what we think is how we think. Making sense of the world,...

Economic , Technology December 18, 2020

VIDEO: The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 100

We recently celebrated the 100th episode of the Construction Record podcast and...

Technology December 18, 2020

ConstructConnect to expand preconstruction platform with COMPASS, powered by Bespoke Metrics

CINCINNATI - ConstructConnect, a leading provider of construction data, network,...

Economic , Technology , US News December 10, 2020

U of T survey chronicles BIM’s progress, continuing barriers

A recent survey of BIM users across Canada not only documents how the project de...

Technology December 9, 2020

Special to the DCN/JOC: eDiscovery Preparedness Part 10 – Recap towards more efficient, cost-effective discovery in disputes

  This is the last article in a series that examines tools and strategies...

Economic , Technology December 4, 2020

Buildings Week: Not all sustainability measures add up, say BUILDEX Alberta presenters

Those new high-performance windows or that efficient boiler might look like a sm...

Projects , Technology December 2, 2020

Buildings Week: Construction industry ‘is being remade, we get the chance to decide how,’ says EllisDon’s Smith

With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and things like consolida...

Associations , Labour , Technology December 1, 2020

BCIT School of Construction taps into new e-learning methods

Imagine being in trades training and wanting to know the safety guidelines or co...

Technology November 27, 2020

Your P3 Conference Round Up

TORONTO — The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships 28th annual confe...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Technology , US News November 27, 2020

BIM and VDC are a ‘new process to add to your arsenal,’ says Buildings Week speaker

Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be difficult to grasp for first-time use...

Technology November 26, 2020

Your P3 2020 highlights: Celebrating the present, looking to the future

TORONTO — The 28th annual Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships confe...

Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Technology , US News November 26, 2020

Your P3 2020 highlights: Project delivery models

TORONTO — The 28th annual Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships confe...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology November 25, 2020

P3 2020: ‘The digital transformation is now,’ says CCPPP keynote speaker Hathaway

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world the importance of resilient infrastruc...

Infrastructure , Technology , US News November 25, 2020

Users clamour for proptech solutions, summit delegates told

The construction sector has long been accused of resisting technological change,...

Associations , Technology November 24, 2020

P3 2020: Technology needs collaboration to succeed says CCPPP panel

A panel of experts say new construction technology can’t succeed without collabo...

Technology November 19, 2020

Special to the DCN/JOC: eDiscovery Preparedness Part Seven – Review technology

  This is the seventh article in a series that explores practical tools an...

Economic , Technology November 18, 2020

Special to the DCN/JOC: eDiscovery Preparedness Part Six – Data processing

  This is the sixth article in a series that explores practical tools and...

Technology November 16, 2020

Drone-based assessment software aims to prevent disasters in aging infrastructure

Founders of Niricson, a Victoria, B.C.-based technology company, have developed...

Infrastructure , Technology November 13, 2020

DCN/JOC session selections for Buildings Week

The first-ever Buildings Week, which features five days of online networking, pr...

Economic , OH&S , Projects , Technology November 11, 2020

New Construction R&D Portal provides construction-relevant research in one place

A new initiative is aiming to help the country’s construction industry capitaliz...

Associations , Technology November 10, 2020

Canadian wood fibre biodegradable COVID-19 mask coming in 2021

A made-in-Canada, single-use, biodegradable face mask, used to slow the spread o...

Resource , Technology October 30, 2020

Change and technology will steer industry through pandemic: expert

There’s opportunity for the industry in the midst of the chaos of a pandemic, ac...

Economic , Technology October 29, 2020

Alberta unions host meeting for proposed hyperloop project

CALGARY — Officials with the Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) hosted a meeting w...

Projects , Technology October 5, 2020

Behavioural trends accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic: CanaData speakers

The country’s shifting demographics, how different generations are behaving and...

Economic , Labour , Technology October 1, 2020

CanaData Day Two Notebook – Demographics and Construction

Day Two of CanaData 2020 focused on the role of demographics in the economy and...

Economic , Labour , Technology September 30, 2020

‘Build more mad scientists and innovators,’ says CanaData speaker

There are five key steps to building more mad scientists and innovators to trans...

Technology , US News September 30, 2020

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