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Alberta launches new online housing portal to discuss issues
Alberta launches new online housing portal to discuss issues
EDMONTON — In an effort to streamline processes, cut red tape and reduce delays for housing, the Alberta government has launched the Stop Housing Delays online portal for developers and municipal authorities. Once developers, municipalities and industry...
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...
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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
BCIT welding students join forces with robots
BURNABY, B.C. – Welding students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology...
Labour , Technology
Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
Government , Technology
Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
Projects
Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, B.C., gets approval, but a First Nation is opposed
VICTORIA — An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in cen...
Resource
Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month h...
Infrastructure
Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights Canada’s deepening housing crisis
TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey r...
Economic
Mayor’s Urban Design Awards event celebrates industry’s finest
CALGARY, ALTA. — Winners of 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUD...
Projects
Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26
CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...
Government , Infrastructure
City of Vancouver looks for feedback on 17 ‘Future Villages’
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver is inviting the public to share their thoughts...
Government
Les Stechesen wins first Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Legacy Award
Les Stechesen, a well-known and widely admired Winnipeg architect, was recently...