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National BIM mandates face challenges in a fragmented country
National BIM mandates face challenges in a fragmented country
Improving the sharing and transparency of all information related to a building’s design and operation lies at the heart of Building Information Modeling, or BIM. BIM is defined as a process involving the generation and management of digital representati...
Technology
B.C. CICE invests $7.7M in 13 climate tech companies
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has announced...
Technology
One Ontario digitization initiative seeks to break data from the silo
Developers and builders have been vocal for some time about the delays experienc...
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
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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’...
Technology
B.C. CICE invests $7.7M in 13 climate tech companies
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has announced...
Technology
One Ontario digitization initiative seeks to break data from the silo
Developers and builders have been vocal for some time about the delays experienc...
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
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)...
Economic , Technology
MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage
Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...
Technology , US News
The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment
Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...
Technology
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
Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions
Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...
Economic , Technology
Robots facilitate communication, quality on worksite: ICBA summit speaker
A robotics pioneer says the future of machines in construction is quality rather...
Associations , Technology
2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden
In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockh...
Technology
EllisDon, BCIT collaborate on mass timber microcredential program
EllisDon is collaborating with British Columbia educators to funnel their mass t...
Labour , Technology
Inside Innovation: AI’s potential to transform construction
Much has been written about the construction industry’s struggle to keep pace wi...
Technology
Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery
The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat f...
Infrastructure , Technology
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
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
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
B.C. marks completion of ‘electric highway’
VANCOUVER – A new “electric highway” network of charging stations may soon make...
Infrastructure , Technology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alberta invests $44 million in 21 cleantech companies
CALGARY – The Government of Alberta is investing $44 million through Emissions R...
Government , Technology
Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
Projects , Technology
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Alberta provides $1.5M to Trade Winds to Success for skilled trades training
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is giving more than $1.5 million over three ye...
Labour
Helping people stay on the move: B.C. highway contractors honoured with awards
VICTORIA — Contractors that build and maintain British Columbia's transportation...
Infrastructure
Industry divided: Manitoba apprentice ratio change lambasted by some, embraced by others
Regulatory changes that came into effect recently and restored the 1:1 apprentic...
Labour
Alberta’s rural municipal infrastructure deficit pegged at $17.25B
A newly released study indicates the infrastructure deficit in rural municipalit...
Infrastructure
Holiday season safety reminder: WorkSafeBC issues working at heights advisory
RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC has issued an advisory urging workers and employers...
OH&S
Port Coquitlam’s first transit-oriented, highrise community proposed by Wesbild
VANCOUVER – Developer Wesbild recently submitted a rezoning application to the C...
Projects
AEG, ICBA file constitutional challenge against federal government’s Bill C-59
CALGARY, ALTA. – The Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) and the Independent Contract...
Government
FIFA construction work to start in January
Full-scale construction converting two Vancouver community parks into profession...