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2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden
2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden
In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockholm, Sweden, and there’s still a chance to attend. “We expect about 350 people, but there’s often a lot of last-minute registrants,” says Leila Steed, WDS program organizer o...
Technology
Altus Group introduces new software for CRE portfolio management
TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group has introduced a new software for CRE invest...
Economic , 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
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2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden
In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockh...
Technology
Altus Group introduces new software for CRE portfolio management
TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group has introduced a new software for CRE invest...
Economic , 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
As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada’s EV ambitions under threat?
LOYALIST TOWNSDHIP, ONT. - The plant was expected to produce batteries for a mil...
Government , Technology
Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products
MONTREAL - Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agr...
Technology
EVLO launches new battery energy storage system
MONTREAL - EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, has announced...
Technology
Mammoet launches world’s strongest land-based crane
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - Dutch firm Mammoet has launched what it claims to be the...
Technology
Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its sta...
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
Support flows for Evercloak’s HVAC membrane technology
Waterloo-based HVAC technology startup Evercloak is garnering attention and, mor...
Economic , 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
CRTC to bring high-speed Internet to remote Inuit communities
OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
Infrastructure , 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
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 DCN headlines: July 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the province is bolstering funding...
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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
Infinitii ai wins Hamilton waterworks monitoring project
VANCOUVER — Infinitii ai inc. and its partner AECOM recently announced they have...
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
Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
Government , Technology
Your top DCN headlines: July 1 to 5
Your top DCN headlines this week feature what exactly was involved in connecting...
Economic , Infrastructure , Technology
Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
Technology , US News
Inside Innovation: Move over 3D concrete houses, there’s a new kid on the block
The world’s first 3D-printed house made entirely from bio-based materials was un...
Technology
Ontario testing digital twin technology for infrastructure projects
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is testing the application of...
Government , Technology
AI has a talent for skills training and knowledge transfer
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still in its technological infancy, lik...
Labour , Technology
MDA Space awarded $1-billion contract for next phases of Canadarm3
BRAMPTON, ON. - MDA Space Ltd. has won a $1-billion contract with the Canadian S...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Cybersecurity remains construction’s top concern
It is acknowledged that cybersecurity breaches can be extremely harmful to const...
Technology
Detroit plans to rein in solar power on vacant lots throughout the city
DETROIT - Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in h...
Technology , US News
Brownfield resource aims to be a one-stop-shop across Canada
A Toronto university research project to create an inventory of provincial and m...
Projects , Technology
AI could be a significant time saver for brownfield conversions: Panellist
AI can play “a critical role” in cutting timelines to convert brownfields to res...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Carbon Cap offers building owners an economical and immediate solution for carbon reduction
Canadian company Carbon Cap has developed a patented mechanical flue gas waste e...
Resource , Technology
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Feds transfer $16M to Newfoundland and Labrador for infrastructure priorities
ST. JOHN'S — The Government of Canada has transferred more than $16 million to N...
Government , Infrastructure
Is the Ontario Highway 401 tunnel really feasible? The industry responds
The Government of Ontario announced it is exploring the feasibility of construct...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
$1.8B Weeneebayko Area Health Authority redevelopment contract awarded
TORONTO — A fixed-price contract of $1.8 billion has been awarded to Pomerleau H...
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Design contract awarded for Brant Sports Complex expansion
Brant County councillors have voted in favour of Toronto-based MacLennan Jaunkal...
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Lawsuit launched by Mosaic Transit Group on Finch West LRT
TORONTO — Mosaic Transit Group has filed a lawsuit over the Finch West LRT. Acc...
Government , Infrastructure
ion industry leaps into help U.S. states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene was the deadliest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the U.S....
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Designs released for Alexandra Bridge replacement
GATINEAU, QUE. — National Capital Commission (NCC) and Public Services and Procu...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – August 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...