Friday, September 27, 2024 
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…
New hybrid timber floor system that could be used in tall buildings to be tested in B.C.
“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…
Applications Now Open: Second Call Under the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program
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…
Ledcor Construction Selected to Construct La Ronge Long-Term Care Home Project
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 spring wildfire season could set housing construction further back
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…
N.S. solar installers want Ottawa to pick up the pace on payments
Some solar power contractors in Nova Scotia say the viability of their businesses is threatened because of long waits to get paid through a federal program that offers incentives to homeowners to improve energy efficiency. The Canada Greener Homes Loan program offers homeowners…
Sporty launch of CityBuildHERS could be game-changer for women in real estate
The most exciting kickoff at last night’s Ottawa RedBlacks game may have actually taken place off the field with the launch of CityBuildHERS. It’s a new quarterly networking event, with a professional development component, led by Jennifer Cross, business development manager at…
Construction industry courts young builders with BUILT program
Teach them how to build while they’re young. It might be all it takes to help them decide to pursue a career in the construction industry. That’s the philosophy behind a new youth program created by the Northern Regional Construction Association…
Widow sues construction company over husband’s death in B.C. crane collapse
The widow of an office worker who was killed in a crane collapse in downtown Kelowna, B.C., nearly two years ago has filed a lawsuit claiming the construction company’s negligence led to her husband’s death. Helen Furuya lost her husband, Brad Zawislak, when the steel crane crashed…
