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Bridgit raises $24 million in latest investment round
Bridgit raises $24 million in latest investment round
TORONTO – Construction technology company Bridgit has announced a $24 million Series B funding round. In a release the company stated the funding round will be used to build out its team, further product development activities and lay the groundwork for...
Economic , Technology
Special to the DCN/JOC: Cyber security awareness and risk mitigation
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an internationally re...
Technology
Cyber security still a top concern: BCCSA conference speaker
Construction firms may have shifted some employees from the office to home but c...
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Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a concerning loophole allowing the sale o...
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Bridgit raises $24 million in latest investment round
TORONTO – Construction technology company Bridgit has announced a $24 million Se...
Economic , Technology
Special to the DCN/JOC: Cyber security awareness and risk mitigation
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an internationally re...
Technology
Cyber security still a top concern: BCCSA conference speaker
Construction firms may have shifted some employees from the office to home but c...
Technology
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a concerning loophole allowing the sale o...
Labour , OH&S , Resource , Technology
First Notice: Net-zero learning lunch; Calgary collaborates via Minecraft; Jericho Lands call for public feedback
BC Housing and partners launch Decarb Lunch net-zero learning sessions...
Government , Infrastructure , Technology
First Notice: MilliporeSigma opens California plant; North Van project nets awards; DCN-JOC series continues
MilliporeSigma opens new California plant MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canadian...
Economic , Government , OH&S , Technology
First Notice: Procore hosts Groundbreak events; Edmonton Veterans Village opens Dec. 1; Hennick buys stake in Foster + Partners
Procore hosts Groundbreak event in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal Proc...
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Humo develops wearable sensors to prevent workplace injuries
Humo, a digital health and analytics company, is using wearable sensors and arti...
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First Notice: Lumber declines, PropTech Summit sets date, VRCA hosts virtual mentoring panel
Lumber production dropped in July Statistics Canada reported today that...
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Serious Labs accomplishes VR training milestone
EDMONTON — Virtual reality training experts Serious Labs announced that their sy...
Technology
Buildex: Developers share journey towards digitization
While COVID-19 caused massive disruption to many industries, one silver lining i...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Hydrogen-powered drones increase aerial surveillance options
The announcement of a technology partnership between Doosan Mobility Innovation...
Technology
‘Guardian Angel’ flagging assistance device drastically reduces risk to workers
Nine years ago, construction flag woman Ashley Dawn Richards was on the job on H...
OH&S , Technology
B.C. government lays out $260 million, five-year plan to move away from fossil fuels
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro and the provincial government have announced a new five-yea...
Government , Resource , Technology
First Notice: ECA social procurement series; Proscenium wins CaGBC award; solar really starts to shine
ECA hosting social procurement education series The Edmonton Construct...
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Invest Vancouver service launched to bolster region’s economic development
VANCOUVER—Invest Vancouver, an economic development leadership service, has been...
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B.C. aims to turbocharge EV usage
VICTORIA—B.C. officials have unveiled the second phase of efforts to increase th...
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World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge completed in Amsterdam
Although Amsterdam is full of canals – the Venice of the North has 160 of them –...
Resource , Technology
Safety app helps catch jobsite harasser
U.S.-based SkillSignal, a digital comprehensive safety and compliance platform l...
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VIDEO: CanaData preview with ConstructConnect’s Alex Carrick
The annual CanaData economic forecasting conference takes place on Sept. 28-29,...
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First Notice: OHS conference; federal leaders keep campaigning; B.C. associations upcoming jobs panel
OHS conference starts Monday Registration is still open for the XXII Wo...
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First Notice: Leaders on the go; Jensen Hughes gets into Australia; Ledcor leadership changes
Leaders on the campaign trail The three main national party leaders hav...
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Saskatchewan towers give internet upgrade to under-served areas
ABERDEEN, SASK.—SaskTel is nearing the end of the Government of Saskatchewan's W...
Others , Technology
AI gives Fast + Epp building windows brains
VANCOUVER — Global design firm Fast + Epp now has a smarter view from its headqu...
Technology
New age dawning in solar technology
Strides are being made in new solar technology that can be integrated into build...
Resource , Technology
Geomatics gives BCIT project the big picture
Construction managers at the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus are...
Technology
Surrey gets $500,000 for digital permitting expansion
SURREY, B.C. - Digital permitting efforts for the City of Surrey are getting a m...
Government , Technology
Westcana Electric to build EV charge stations
HANCEVILLE, B.C. - More electric vehicle infrastructure is on the way for B.C. m...
Government , Infrastructure , Technology
First Notice: Fiera invests in U.K. solar; Liberals release platform; Nexii partners with Siemens
Fiera invests in U.K. solar-power projects Ortus Energy Ltd., a U.K.-ba...
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Burning communities the fire, not smoke, for building changes
The products are out there to make buildings more fire resilient, say product ma...
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Nordic group creates steel with green hydrogen technology
LULEÅ, SWEDEN - The world’s first steel made without fossil fuels has been produ...
Technology
Inside Innovation: The fresh air COVID solution for commercial buildings
Whether a fourth COVID-19 wave arrives in full force in Canada or not, a fundame...
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Bird to build three western Canadian IPD projects
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. announced recently it will participat...
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B.C. invests in substance use treatment system
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U.S. Industry Snapshot – September’s Nonresidential Construction Starts +13% M/M, +31% Y/Y & -2% YTD
ConstructConnect announced today that September 2021's volume of construction st...
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Trudeau to unveil new cabinet Oct. 26, Parliament to return Nov. 22
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil on Oct. 26 the roster of cabi...