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HP has put forward a small robot it says can dramatically speed up construction work, by autonomously printing guidelines straight from the blueprints onto the floor. Rugged, roadworthy and extremely accurate, Siteprint is a super-quick layout tool. The robot replaces the…

Construction workers abandoned Montreal’s much-delayed and overpriced composting centre in St-Laurent borough and biomethanation plant in Montreal East in July in a dispute between the company that has the municipal contracts to build and operate the facilities and its largest subcontractor, the…

The first-ever two-storey building with a 3D-printed basement is under construction at Division Street and Adelaide Street in Kingston by nidus3D, a Kingston-based 3D Construction Printing company. According to Jay Sachdev, the company’s spokesperson, by using 3D construction printing (3DCP), nidus3D…

For centuries, India’s architecture featured intricate lattice structures. Now, as modern architects search for better ways to keep buildings cool, it’s making a comeback. The architectural reference to the Taj Mahal is immediately discernible as you enter the Microsoft office in…

Two years ago, Orion Construction started work on a 430,000-square-foot warehouse in Surrey, B.C. By 2021, construction costs had risen so much that its bid for a second, similar-sized building in the same area was 20 per cent higher. “If we…

About five months after raising $15 million, PassiveLogic, which provides a platform to autonomously control building systems, has secured an additional $15 million in an “off-round” strategic investment from Nvidia’s venture arm, nVentures. The new cash brings PassiveLogic’s total raised to over…

A new partnership between a national construction company and two area First Nations will bring more jobs and improved infrastructure to both communities. Deshkan Ziibiing, also known as Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, and Aamjiwnaang First Nation have teamed up…

PCL Construction, a longtime sustainability leader, has released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, highlighting the company’s achievements in environmental stewardship. The report provides an update on the company’s multiyear sustainability road map, which includes reducing construction-related carbon emissions, building infrastructure…

New U.S. home construction unexpectedly surged in August, but a decline in building permits underscores how rising interest rates are continuing to cool overall demand for housing. Housing starts climbed 12.2% last month to an annual rate of 1.575 million units, according…

Canada’s Building Trades Unions have launched In The Trades, a federally-funded program that will help apprentices get started in the skilled trades. Over the next two years, In The Trades will provide financial incentives and training support for unionized small and medium-sized contractors that hire, train,…

On Saturday, September 24th, the Vancouver Island Construction Association’s (VICA) Young Builders Network (YBN) is hosting their annual music event to raise funds for the Help Fill A Dream Foundation.  Now in it’s fourth year, the network hopes to exceed previous…

WorkSafeBC recently imposed a penalty for $710,488.79 to GFL Environmental for asbestos violations at a worksite in Kimberly B.C. This is the maximum administrative penalty amount that can be imposed for 2022, and is the highest administrative penalty ever imposed by…

For the first time in two years, the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) successfully hosted an in-person Technology Forum.  The sold-out event took place August 30- September 1, 2022, in Saint Paul, MN. The Technology Forum is an industry-exclusive educational…

Billing for construction projects can get complicated. The large scale and long-term duration of jobs, coupled with complex contractual obligations and costly overhead, makes choosing the proper billing practices essential to ensuring accuracy and faster payments.Whether you’re using progress billing, cost-plus…

How often do you think about your RFI or submittals process? For most contractors, workflows just are what they are – get the tasks done on time and move on, even if the software you’re using is tedious. But what if…