Using LiFi in the Construction Industry
As technology evolves, it provides the construction industry with additional tools to make processes more efficient and effective. Undoubtedly, companies of every size have benefitted from the myriad uses of WiFi (wireless fidelity), and now there is a new generation of…
The single-staircase radicals have a good point
The Seattle-based architect Michael Eliason has a number of complaints about the way America makes its apartment buildings. The components are inferior, he says: The best sliding doors and windows are made elsewhere. The designs rarely accommodate larger families. And there are too…
Investment in Canadian building construction advances 1.2% in November
Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction advanced 1.2% to $18.0 billion in November with increases in every component except for industrial construction. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction grew 0.5% to $12.3 billion. Multi-unit construction pushes residential investment up…
Downtown Dike construction cost estimated at $1.9 million
The Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office held a virtual community engagement on Thursday, January 13 to provide additional information and details on the Downtown Dike and Riverside Drive project. Panelists included project director Deighen Blakely, Downtown Dike project manager Julia…
South Korean rescuers locate man at collapsed construction site
South Korean rescue workers at a collapsed construction site in the southern city of Gwangju located a man amid a pile of debris and broken concrete on their third day searching for six missing construction workers, officials said Thursday. Crews are…
Excavation revealing artifacts from Calgary’s past
While excavating, construction crews discovered a little slice of Calgary’s past: glass bottles and other items from a site just northeast of the Stampede grounds. Christine Leppard is the Stampede’s historian and is excited about the find. “We’re looking at bottles…
BEST 6.0: The Building Efficiency System Tool™ Now Available for Download
The Hydronic Industry Alliance-Commercial (HIA-C), a committee of the Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA), has released version 6.0 of its Building Efficiency System Tool™ (BEST), an interactive commercial building HVAC system efficiency comparison application. The revised software, available online at no charge, adds…