Friday, September 27, 2024 
Carling Technologies Introduces DC Rheostat Switch for Commercial Vehicle Lighting Control
Carling Technologies, a Littelfuse, Inc. brand, introduces a new configurable rheostat switch designed for vehicle lighting control. Available for 12 VDC and 24 VDC systems, the CVR-Series automotive rheostat switch is made with durable thermoplastic materials and silver-plated brass terminals for…
RONA launches the brand-new RONA+ banner
RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, is starting its transition plan to make RONA the leader of the Canadian home improvement sector. RONA announces the beginning of the…
Future-proof your construction business with MTWO
Despite vast improvements in frontline technology and practices, the productivity of the construction industry remains fairly stagnant. Many businesses have adopted various tools and software applications, but fundamentally, no real impact on the productivity index has been made. More and more…
The Utility Expo on Pace to Break Exhibit Space Record
New data from The Utility Expo, running September 26-28, 2023 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, indicates that the 2023 show will have six percent more exhibit space than the record-breaking show in 2021. The show will feature more than 850 exhibitors and 50 innovative education…
Cetaris reports how technology can help solve the U.S. housing shortage
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.…
Architects collaborate with nature for fungus-based building material
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,…
ConTech Trends and Innovations – No. 13
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…
Suffolk Technologies Hosts Robotics in Construction Event
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 raises over $11 million in seed extension
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,…
Trico Homes partners with OpenHouse.ai bringing AI to Calgary’s homebuilding industry
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…
Majority of Canadian Construction Firms Express Confidence about Market Conditions: Procore Survey
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…
Oops! Dream home was built, in part, on land owned by neighbours
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…
California’s insurance market wobbles as two major companies pull out over wildfire risks and construction costs
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…
The ultimate eco building – made of salt, sunflowers and recycled urine
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.…
National Institute of Building Sciences Board Welcomes Four New Members
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…
