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EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
Ontario-based EllisDon has announced it has launched a new sub-brand, Building Digital, that will offer technology consulting services and products to the construction sector. The kickoff was April 25. Daniel Meissner, EllisDon’s director of growth and...
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B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks on government were state directed
VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confi...
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Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
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Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
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EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
Ontario-based EllisDon has announced it has launched a new sub-brand, Building D...
Economic , Technology
B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks on government were state directed
VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confi...
Government , Technology
Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
Resource , Technology
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
Resource , Technology , US News
All that glitters may not be gold when it comes to homebuilding innovation
They say you can have two of three things: speed, quality, affordability. But wh...
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Inside Innovation: Rebranding Portland cement reflects industry shift from carbons
Portland cement has been synonymous with construction for nearly two centuries....
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Atwill-Morin embraces exoskeletons for heavy lifting
Quebec-based construction company Atwill-Morin has acquired a dozen exoskeletons...
OH&S , Technology
Your top JOC headlines: April 1 to 5
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news nearby construction has forced the...
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Intelligent robots make wall panels for Vancouver Indigenous housing project
Intelligent City, a Vancouver company that produces mass timber housing, has sta...
Technology
New technology developed to reduce mining’s impact on the environment
VANCOUVER – A new chemical process is being developed and refined in British Col...
Resource , Technology
B.C. invests in smart windows to increase energy efficiency
VANCOUVER – The Government of British Columbia is investing $1 million in a B.C....
Technology
Brock researcher explores using engineered bamboo as a sustainable building material
When you think of sustainable building materials, engineered bamboo is not the f...
Resource , Technology
Pathways Alliance to file for regulator approval on carbon capture project
CALGARY - A consortium of Canada's largest oilsands companies will submit an app...
Resource , Technology
Inside Innovation: Changing the outcome of birds versus buildings
Recent estimates suggest about 25 million birds die each year from window collis...
Technology
Inside Innovation: New solutions for building tall in tight spaces
51¹ú²úÊÓƵing tall buildings in tight urban spaces poses several challenges, incl...
Technology
Technology ‘obsessed’ All Roads 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion looking to bridge skills gap
All Roads 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion bills itself as a paving company that is obsessed with te...
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Inside Innovation: 3D printed homes are gaining scale and popularity
Advances in robotic technology for construction lead many to believe that entire...
Technology
As market grows, EllisDon welcomes new lineup of technology solutions
EllisDon continues to advance its technology strategy this year amidst what is c...
Technology
Your top JOC headlines: Feb. 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a community up in arms over constructio...
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Can heavy equipment AI change machine operation as we know it?
An operator places a small aerial drone on the ground and punches a few commands...
Technology
Robotics opening opportunities as industry goes forward: Experts
Robotics isn’t just coming to construction, it’s already here. That was the mes...
Labour , Technology
Can Artificial Intelligence make construction safety smarter?
Jacquelyn Oduro, director of Manitoba Heavy 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion Association’s WorkSafel...
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Lafarge Canada collaborates with nidus3D on largest 3D-printed home
CALGARY, ALTA. – Lafarge Canada has announced it is working with nidus3D on Cana...
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AI proved its value to constructors in 2023
The rise of AI in the construction sector was one of the major stories of the ye...
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Toronto will be home to ‘world’s first fully digitally-enabled building’
Toronto is going to be the home of the “world’s first fully digitally-enabled bu...
Projects , Technology
Panel highlights how Manitoba’s construction drone use has really taken off
The use of drones in construction is destined to grow in future as the aerial te...
Technology
The Top Five Pods of 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, we’ve compiled the top five episodes of The 51¹ú²úÊÓƵi...
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ChatGPT and construction: join the party
The construction sector has been notoriously slow to adopt technological innovat...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Measuring the growth of mass timber buildings
Mass timber (MT) is seen by many as an answer to construction’s embodied carbon...
Technology
What are the benefits of generative AI in design?
Generative design — the merging of artificial intelligence and machine learning...
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Architecture and AI need to go hand-in-hand for students: Buildings Show speaker
Artificial intelligence will reshape architecture by helping architects generate...
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Smith explores the human challenges, relationships of onsite productivity
While the building industry has witnessed a technology evolution over the past c...
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Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
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Highway upgrades coming this summer for northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews will pave and resurface 260 kilometres of highways a...
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Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
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Manitoba stakeholders clash over union certification legislation
Manitoba’s labour stakeholders are once again battling about provincial legislat...
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Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
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Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year’s Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the hig...
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51¹ú²úÊÓƵion companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring, measuring and reporting a...
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Saskatchewan’s Boundary dam carbon capture project underperforms, report says
REGINA — A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continue...