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Can highrises ride out earthquakes? UBC researchers carry out a world first

VICTORIA — A new structural system developed by UBC researchers helps highrise b...

Technology May 15, 2025

Building designers can now AI predict embodied carbon in real time

Embodied carbon is recognized as a major, if not the dominant, CO2 component lin...

Technology May 15, 2025

Future of Work 2025 event reiterates urgency and opportunity facing construction

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — It was a meeting of the minds for this year’s Future of Work...

Technology May 1, 2025

CICE boosts women-led climate tech ventures with $2.46 million investment

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is investing...

Technology May 1, 2025

Bill Gates’ carbon-sequestered asphalt hits the road

Just over 12 months ago, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates was all smiles as...

Technology May 1, 2025

Lafarge Canada gets provincial go-ahead to use trailers equipped with specific steering axles in Alberta

EDMONTON - Lafarge Canada has announced it has received provincial approval to o...

Infrastructure , Resource , Technology April 21, 2025

Tech giants choose MTC to reduce carbon in offices and data centres

Google opened its first ground-up mass timber (MTC) commercial office in Sunnyva...

Technology April 17, 2025

French school demonstrates multiple benefits of wood-concrete panels

An educational complex in France has become a showcase for an increasingly popul...

Technology April 9, 2025

3D concrete printing could be a solution to remote Indigenous housing

Beyond its current application for residential and commercial construction in tr...

Technology April 3, 2025

U.K. building confronts location challenges with an innovative solution

In its hopes to revitalize an overlooked commercial area of Birmingham in the U....

Technology March 20, 2025

Concrete innovation from start to finish of its useful life

Few building material industries have undergone such transformation in recent ye...

Resource , Technology February 20, 2025

Concrete Feature: Moss concrete covering many urban construction challenges

Could moss concrete be the simple green answer to many of the climate change cha...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology February 19, 2025

Modular may be the future but only if done correctly

Given projections for a dramatic shortage of construction workers due to retirem...

Technology February 12, 2025

ºÚÁÏÉçion requires more on-site innovation to improve productivity

A report published by global consultancy McKinsey paints a promising picture of...

Technology February 6, 2025

New 2025 drone regulations to benefit remote area construction

New Transport Canada drone regulations expected to start this year will literall...

Technology January 30, 2025

Taking 3D printed construction to the next low-carbon level

As interest in 3D printing for construction (3DPC) grows, it comes with a precon...

Technology January 23, 2025

Green walls as temperature management tools

The obvious purpose of a building’s exterior walls is to support a building’s ro...

Technology January 16, 2025

What’s up with digital twins?

Is digital twin (DT) technology really a driving force for industry or just the...

Technology January 9, 2025

ºÚÁÏÉçion’s transition from diesel to EV and hydrogen continues into 2025

Most major manufacturers of construction site equipment are continuing to extend...

Technology December 24, 2024

Insurers and security experts speak out about increased cyber risks

Increased digitization is helping construction companies work more safely and ef...

Technology December 18, 2024

AI can enhance but can’t replace human creativity: Buildings Show speaker

AI’s growth in the field of architecture and design is inevitable but there are...

Technology December 16, 2024

National BIM mandates face challenges in a fragmented country

Improving the sharing and transparency of all information related to a building’...

Technology December 4, 2024

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 December 2, 2024

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 November 27, 2024

Alberta launches new online housing portal to discuss issues

EDMONTON — In an effort to streamline processes, cut red tape and reduce delays...

Government , Technology November 20, 2024

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 November 20, 2024

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 November 19, 2024

MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage

Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...

Technology , US News November 13, 2024

The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment

Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...

Technology November 6, 2024

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 October 25, 2024

Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions

Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...

Economic , Technology October 15, 2024

Robots facilitate communication, quality on worksite: ICBA summit speaker

A robotics pioneer says the future of machines in construction is quality rather...

Associations , Technology October 11, 2024

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