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Aerones uses robots to repair, inspect, clean, and ice-proof wind turbines, and the Latvia-based startup just raised $38.9 million in funding. TechCrunch reported that the funding was raised this month “from dozens of undisclosed investors.” And according to its SEC filing, it looks as…

Skilled immigrants are needed to increase Canada’s home supply as a wave of retirements closes in on the nation’s construction industry, the federal housing minister says. Speaking with Global News in a year-end interview, Ahmed Hussen provided yet another reason why Ottawa decided…

Krill’s color-changing technique may be the secret to keeping buildings cool and saving energy during warm weather. Krill are small crustaceans near the bottom of the aquatic food chain that are frequently eaten by whales, seabirds, and other fish. Though tiny,…

Skyway Canada recently announced that it has formed a partnership with the Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk), called Moskwǝn-Way. Under this partnership, Skyway will collaborate with the Tobique First Nation to provide first-class scaffold access solutions, as well as swing stage and shoring services to Industrial and Commercial customers in and…

A pair of Lower Mainland companies exposed potential injury — or worse — at construction sites in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. B.C.’s workplace watchdog recently fined two construction companies for exposing significant fall risks at a pair of Tri-Cities housing projects. Both incidents presented a potential fall…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), has posted online the timeline for the development of the 2027 editions of these prospective American National Standards. The development timeline can be…

By Jas Saraw, VP, Canada, Procore Looking ahead to 2023, I expect a year of challenge and change as the Canadian construction industry grapples with ongoing problems such as the labour shortage while continuing to move toward integrated project delivery to…

Anastasiia Kalinichenko, an architect from Ukraine, recalls how surreal it was going into work after the war began. “I was in the middle of working on a design, and trying to understand what was happening,” she recalled, adding her family could…

The owner of a record shop in Montreal took a financial hit after 15 months of road construction made getting to his business a challenge for customers. Then, Denis Lalonde’s landlord mentioned a city program that offers monetary support to merchants affected…

Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Gold Shovel Association (GSA). CGA is pleased to…

SBC would like to thank and acknowledge our 2 board members who are stepping down in 2023: Leith Moore and Tom Ponessa. Leith brought considerable expertise related to high performance building design and construction achieved through a number of successful projects including the R-Haus…

A 2019 UCP government promise to be aggressive in pursuing public-private partnerships (P3s) for building public facilities has fizzled in the education sector, with just five of 48 projects having used the model so far. Infrastructure Minister Nathan Neudorf says P3s…

Going off the grid is becoming increasingly popular. With the rise in environmental consciousness, more and more people are looking for ways to reduce their reliance on traditional energy sources and live a more sustainable lifestyle. But building an off-grid home…

Sudbury’s Cousineau family and their Northeastern Ontario-based company, OCP Construction Supplies, have donated $500,000 to the NEO Kids Foundation. The money will support the future of health care for children and youth across northeastern Ontario. Officials said in a release the…

Organizers of Geo Week, the premier event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, have announced an opening keynote that will ask a key question that’s been on the industry’s mind: How Ready is the AEC…