Technology

Alberta launches new online housing portal to discuss issues

EDMONTON — In an effort to streamline processes, cut red tape and reduce delays...

Government , Technology November 20, 2024

MIT study examines ways to cut down on GHG emissions from road construction

Canada is road-dependant. There are over one million kilometres of public roads...

Resource , Technology November 20, 2024

8,000 visitors anticipated for the 2025 Canadian Concrete Expo in Mississauga

Even before pre-registration opened on Nov. 15, the Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE)...

Economic , Technology November 19, 2024

MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage

Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...

Technology , US News November 13, 2024

The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment

Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...

Technology November 6, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 21 to 25

Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on demolition robots and how th...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology October 25, 2024

Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions

Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...

Economic , Technology October 15, 2024

Robots facilitate communication, quality on worksite: ICBA summit speaker

A robotics pioneer says the future of machines in construction is quality rather...

Associations , Technology October 11, 2024

2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden

In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockh...

Technology October 10, 2024

EllisDon, BCIT collaborate on mass timber microcredential program

EllisDon is collaborating with British Columbia educators to funnel their mass t...

Labour , Technology October 1, 2024

Inside Innovation: AI’s potential to transform construction

Much has been written about the construction industry’s struggle to keep pace wi...

Technology September 25, 2024

Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery

The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat f...

Infrastructure , Technology September 19, 2024

Alberta puts $2.8 million towards development of industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility

EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is providing $2.8 million through Emissions...

Resource , Technology September 16, 2024

Innovation Saskatchewan puts $1.5 million towards Energy Innovation Hub

REGINA – Innovation Saskatchewan is providing $1.5 million in funding to the Pet...

Government , Technology September 12, 2024

New manufacturing jobs for B.C.’s Cariboo region

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is contributing up to...

Projects , Technology September 10, 2024

B.C. marks completion of ‘electric highway’

VANCOUVER – A new “electric highway” network of charging stations may soon make...

Infrastructure , Technology September 9, 2024

Moving volumetric units from ‘A to B’ is creating new delivery models

Growing interest in volumetric construction is resulting in more and ever-larger...

Technology August 21, 2024

Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges

Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...

Economic , Resource , Technology August 19, 2024

Want to learn more about BCIT’s ‘cobots?’ We have you covered

  We first brought you news of the British Columbia Institute of Technolog...

Technology August 12, 2024

3D concrete printed buildings get bigger, taller and modular

Since its invention in 1939, 3D printing of concrete buildings (3DCP) has been l...

Technology , US News August 8, 2024

Construction tech adoption ‘more visionary than realistic’ without necessary advancements: UBC researcher

A University of British Columbia (UBC) professor and researcher sees great poten...

Technology August 7, 2024

SAIT students try to solve Calgary’s sidewalk situation with graphene

A group of civil engineering technology students who worked on a research projec...

Technology August 2, 2024

Inside Innovation: Windows and glass curtain walls move away from metal frames and spacers

Pressure to increase the energy efficiency of windows and glass curtain walls ha...

Technology July 31, 2024

Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus is set to r...

Technology July 30, 2024

Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top

Prefabricated construction has been touted as what we need to build the millions...

Projects , Technology July 29, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: July 22 to 26

Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project profile on the $88-billion Su...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology July 26, 2024

Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition

The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...

Projects , Technology July 22, 2024

Alberta invests $44 million in 21 cleantech companies

CALGARY – The Government of Alberta is investing $44 million through Emissions R...

Government , Technology July 17, 2024

Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase

Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...

Projects , Technology July 16, 2024

BCIT welding students join forces with robots

BURNABY, B.C. – Welding students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology...

Labour , Technology July 15, 2024

Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution

Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...

Government , Technology July 9, 2024

Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction

So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...

Technology , US News July 5, 2024

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