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China shows the potential for high-speed modular construction

China shows the potential for high-speed modular construction
More and more discussion is taking place concerning how modular, factory-built construction can address the issues confronting the industry. The shortage of skilled labour, the importance of increasing efficiency by moving away from bespoke processes and...
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Time for construction to accept the inevitable growth of AI
The argument in favour of AI in construction is overwhelming, according to those...
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‘A digital tradesperson’: Promise Robotics takes homebuilding to the next level
A Canadian company that uses industrial robots, AI and the latest technology to...
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Can highrises ride out earthquakes? UBC researchers carry out a world first
VICTORIA — A new structural system developed by UBC researchers helps highrise b...
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China shows the potential for high-speed modular construction
More and more discussion is taking place concerning how modular, factory-built c...
Technology

Time for construction to accept the inevitable growth of AI
The argument in favour of AI in construction is overwhelming, according to those...
Technology

‘A digital tradesperson’: Promise Robotics takes homebuilding to the next level
A Canadian company that uses industrial robots, AI and the latest technology to...
Technology

Can highrises ride out earthquakes? UBC researchers carry out a world first
VICTORIA — A new structural system developed by UBC researchers helps highrise b...
Technology

Building designers can now AI predict embodied carbon in real time
Embodied carbon is recognized as a major, if not the dominant, CO2 component lin...
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Future of Work 2025 event reiterates urgency and opportunity facing construction
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — It was a meeting of the minds for this year’s Future of Work...
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CICE boosts women-led climate tech ventures with $2.46 million investment
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is investing...
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Bill Gates’ carbon-sequestered asphalt hits the road
Just over 12 months ago, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates was all smiles as...
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Lafarge Canada gets provincial go-ahead to use trailers equipped with specific steering axles in Alberta
EDMONTON - Lafarge Canada has announced it has received provincial approval to o...
Infrastructure , Resource , Technology

Tech giants choose MTC to reduce carbon in offices and data centres
Google opened its first ground-up mass timber (MTC) commercial office in Sunnyva...
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French school demonstrates multiple benefits of wood-concrete panels
An educational complex in France has become a showcase for an increasingly popul...
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3D concrete printing could be a solution to remote Indigenous housing
Beyond its current application for residential and commercial construction in tr...
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U.K. building confronts location challenges with an innovative solution
In its hopes to revitalize an overlooked commercial area of Birmingham in the U....
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Concrete innovation from start to finish of its useful life
Few building material industries have undergone such transformation in recent ye...
Resource , Technology

Concrete Feature: Moss concrete covering many urban construction challenges
Could moss concrete be the simple green answer to many of the climate change cha...
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Modular may be the future but only if done correctly
Given projections for a dramatic shortage of construction workers due to retirem...
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Construction requires more on-site innovation to improve productivity
A report published by global consultancy McKinsey paints a promising picture of...
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New 2025 drone regulations to benefit remote area construction
New Transport Canada drone regulations expected to start this year will literall...
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Taking 3D printed construction to the next low-carbon level
As interest in 3D printing for construction (3DPC) grows, it comes with a precon...
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Green walls as temperature management tools
The obvious purpose of a building’s exterior walls is to support a building’s ro...
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What’s up with digital twins?
Is digital twin (DT) technology really a driving force for industry or just the...
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Construction’s transition from diesel to EV and hydrogen continues into 2025
Most major manufacturers of construction site equipment are continuing to extend...
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Insurers and security experts speak out about increased cyber risks
Increased digitization is helping construction companies work more safely and ef...
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AI can enhance but can’t replace human creativity: Buildings Show speaker
AI’s growth in the field of architecture and design is inevitable but there are...
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National BIM mandates face challenges in a fragmented country
Improving the sharing and transparency of all information related to a building’...
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B.C. CICE invests $7.7M in 13 climate tech companies
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has announced...
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One Ontario digitization initiative seeks to break data from the silo
Developers and builders have been vocal for some time about the delays experienc...
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Alberta launches new online housing portal to discuss issues
EDMONTON — In an effort to streamline processes, cut red tape and reduce delays...
Government , Technology

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

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)...
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MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage
Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...
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The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment
Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...
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New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says
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B.C. announces new school seats in Surrey as part of expansion program
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Amazon storage, distribution centre launches in Pitt Meadows
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – Amazon has announced the launch of YXX1, the company’s firs...
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MHCA appeals to members, partners to donate to evacuees
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is asking members...
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The construction engine behind U.S. city personalities
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REGINA — More than 500 students and apprentices from across the country competed...
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Resident of village threatened by fire posts video of raindrops: ‘It was amazing’
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14 crew members, four additional staff evacuated after hiding from wildfires in jobsite sea can
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