In the latest episode of The Construction Record podcast, managing editor Vince Versace and daily editor Lindsey Cole take a look at the implications of the Canadian subsidiary of Carillion PLC seeking creditor protection, as well as the larger phenomenon of foreign investors and companies moving into the Canadian space. Vince and Lindsey also look into the importance of agricultural building as a niche construction area and some recent coverage in the Daily Commercial News about the subject.
Lindsey also has an interview with Grush NilesStrategic’s Bern Grush, an autonomous vehicle expert who explained the changes coming to urban infrastructure as automobiles go driverless. Digital media editor
Warren Frey also weighs in from the West with a look at the latest stories in the Journal of Commerce and an interview with Association of Consulting Engineering Companies BC president Keith Sashaw about the association’s recent transportation conference held in downtown Vancouver.