Technology

Budget 2021 looks to a low-carbon energy future

Canada's first federal budget in two years plans to create incentives for indust...

Economic , Government , Resource , Technology April 19, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: April 5 to 9

Your top JOC headlines this week cover news that a $25 million tribute centre is...

Economic , OH&S , Projects , Resource , Technology April 9, 2021

Inside Innovation: Rogers-Shaw purchase highlights 5G’s high cost and complexity

It will be months before federal regulators either approve or deny Rogers Commun...

Technology April 7, 2021

Inside Innovation: Prescriptive procurement stalls Canada’s adoption of carbon-reduced concrete

Canada talks a good game when it comes to global carbon and GHG reduction commit...

Technology April 1, 2021

Ritchie Bros. panellist warns of new-equipment disruption

COVID-related disruptions to the construction-equipment manufacturing sector are...

Economic , Technology , US News March 29, 2021

B.C. funds electric work truck project

PARKSVILLE, B.C. — B.C. is boosting a local business developing electric-powered...

Government , Technology March 25, 2021

Inside Innovation: Electrification makes worksites both ‘green’ and not heard

New electrified construction machinery has the obvious benefit of reducing GHGs...

Technology , US News March 25, 2021

Funding gained for commercial pilot to test radio frequency oilsands tech: Acceleware

CALGARY — A company investigating the use of radio frequency energy as a cleaner...

Resource , Technology March 22, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: March 15 to 19

Your top JOC headlines this week cover the deaths of two workers in B.C. after t...

Economic , OH&S , Technology March 19, 2021

Construction Research Network a new online matching service for B.C. construction and high-tech

Like two eligible but reserved singles living on the same street, B.C.’s constru...

Associations , Economic , Technology March 17, 2021

PIRANHA T10 system recovers wastewater heat from small buildings

Wastewater heat recovery systems are often linked to larger treatment facilities...

Resource , Technology March 15, 2021

LED tech venture assists B.C. power grid

VANCOUVER — Streamline Energy Inc., a joint venture of EcoGrid Technologies Inc....

Resource , Technology March 11, 2021

Bridgit scales up with Skanska partnership

A pioneering Canadian construction technology firm is taking on its biggest roll...

Economic , Technology March 8, 2021

Calgary engineer develops portable wastewater sampler that tests for COVID-19

Paul Westlund, a Calgary engineer who specializes in water treatment technologie...

Resource , Technology March 5, 2021

First Notice: Feds fund mass timber project; EllisDon progress on West Georgia cube building; Bockstael takes on tiny homes

  Federal government showcases mass timber construction  The Government o...

Government , Projects , Technology March 3, 2021

First Notice: Edmonton Expo parking gets smart; Conlin Bedard looks at defense procurement; The Ray and 3M partner on road tech

  Edmonton Expo Centre moves to smart parking ParkMobile today announced...

Economic , Infrastructure , Technology , US News March 2, 2021

Robotic pipe crawlers evolve with pipe penetrating radar

SewerVUE Technology, based in Coquitlam, B.C., has added a new tool to its arsen...

Infrastructure , Technology February 26, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: Feb. 22 to 26

Your top JOC headlines this week cover funding approval for vaccine research inf...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology February 26, 2021

Inside Innovation: MTC sustainability claims attract criticism from cement industry and researchers

If all claims made were to be believed about how mass timber construction (MTC)...

Technology February 24, 2021

Bridgit and Skanska USA sign workforce management agreement

TORONTO - Ontario-based construction technology company Bridgit and Skanska USA ...

Technology , US News February 23, 2021

First Notice: Burnaby school seismic upgrades; HushFrame soundproofs wood buildings; Edmonton tackles problem properties

Burnaby schools get seismic upgrades The Government of British Columbia is star...

Government , Infrastructure , Technology , US News February 23, 2021

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: A picture is worth a thousand words

Photographs are an important source of evidence demonstrating delay issues, unex...

Others , Projects , Technology February 19, 2021

First Notice: Virtual Broadway Plan open house; PCL debuts logistics solution; Manitoba finishes winter roads

  Vancouver opens virtual open house for Broadway Plan  The City of Vanco...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Technology February 17, 2021

Saskatchewan builder develops ‘kickstart kit,’ encouraging builders to shift to modular construction

Is the multi-family construction sector overripe for shifting from stick built t...

Projects , Technology February 15, 2021

First Notice: SNC-Lavalin earnings call; Ledcor’s new EVP; Webtalk and RESAAS come together

  SNC-Lavalin schedules earnings call SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has announce...

Economic , Technology February 12, 2021

First Notice: Vancouver upgrades hospital zone; Yukon quartz mining guidelines; Ballard and Chat Industries sign deal

  Vancouver begins hospital zone upgrades The City of Vancouver will begi...

Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology February 11, 2021

CPHO honours contributions of women in STEM fields during COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA — International Women and Girls in Science Day is today (Feb. 11) and in...

Others , Technology February 11, 2021

First Notice: Saskatchewan projects; Oracle’s new construction AI suite; CSC Toronto hosts Building Expo

  Saskatchewan and federal governments put $13.6 million towards infrastru...

Government , Infrastructure , Technology , US News February 10, 2021

Alberta funds green pipeline tech research for natural gas

CALGARY — Alberta officials will invest nearly $2 million in funding to help acc...

Government , Resource , Technology February 9, 2021

Has technology and innovation in construction made sites safer?

Everyone in construction knows that digital communication devices, and machinery...

OH&S , Technology January 29, 2021

VIDEO: TCR Episode 105 – CrossPod with Rahul Faria of the Build Our Future podcast

This week the Construction Record podcast holds its first crosspod of 2021 with...

Technology January 29, 2021

RICS conference panel: Finding meaning in mountains of data

The future is full of data, but the challenge is making sense of it all. That w...

Associations , Technology January 28, 2021

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