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The U.S. is experiencing a severe housing shortage right now. According to a recent report by Realtor.com, the gap between single-family home constructions and household formations grew from 5.5 million at the end of 2021 to 6.5 million at the end of 2022.…

The UK’s PLP Architects is focused on creating a greener future by collaborating with nature, developing a fungus-based modular block that is renewable and biodegradable, and has the potential to become a new building material with minimal environmental impact. In biology,…

A look at the world of Construction Technology – by Arnie Gess, publisher of Construction Links Network Do you have ConTech news to share? Editorial submission deadline is every Friday a noon. Ideal for news releases, blogs, podcasts, upcoming webinars and videos. Always…

Robotics and AI are proving to be powerful, innovative resources revolutionizing how buildings are built. To explore how this booming trend can benefit the industry, Suffolk Technologies, the venture capital platform funding the next generation of companies solving built environment challenges, recently…

Augmenta, a company specializing in automating building design for the construction industry, has raised US$11.75 million in a seed extension round. The investment, led by Eclipse and involving participation from Hazelview Ventures, BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund, and Suffolk Technologies,…

One of Calgary’s top builders, Trico Homes has partnered with OpenHouse.ai, a fast growing company bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to the homebuilding industry, to revolutionize the homebuilding – and buying – experience. This partnership seeks to streamline builder needs and costs, increase housing supply, and put…

Economic volatility is leading to increased tech investment: 30 per cent say they need new technology to achieve greater efficiencies Industry realizes the value of data: 41 per cent feel that they would be able to make better decisions if they…

What happens if you build part of your dream home on land owned by your neighbour? Peter Armstrong and Shelly Martin are a married couple who own a property on Long Beach Rd., in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Vera Penny…

Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation’s most populous state. State Farm announced last week it…

In a former railway repair shop in the southern French city of Arles, flasks of lurid green algae are bubbling away on a shelf, in a room that looks like a cross between a modern-day laboratory and a witch’s potion-brewing den.…

The National Institute of Building Sciences has added four new members to the board of directors. John (JC) Hudgison, CBO, Assoc. AIA, serves as Construction Services Center Manager and Chief Building Official with the City of Tampa, Florida. Hudgison’s career has included building…

“I did them from a sketching,” said Wu, whose portfolio includes Vancouver projects such as the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, the Shangri-La Hotel, and the Shaw Tower. It was 2018 and Wu’s engineer and architect colleagues at Dialog Design architecture firm…

The Government of Canada is taking action to fight climate change while strengthening the economy and creating good-paying jobs — including in the buildings sector. Ensuring infrastructure is well adapted to mitigate climate change impact helps improve energy performance for industry and communities…

The new La Ronge Long-Term Care Home project has selected Ledcor Construction Limited as the team that will construct the new facility.  Ledcor was selected through a two-stage procurement process. A Request for Qualifications resulted in three teams moving forward to…

Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production back for months just as housing construction has slowed due to higher costs and a tight labor market. Canada has the world’s third-largest forest area and is the…