Friday, October 4, 2024 
Making Buildings More Efficient: How One Canadian Company is Working Towards Change
It might surprise you to know that a company you’ve probably never heard of plays a central role in not only helping Canadians power their homes, but also in helping to make buildings more efficient. For more than 35 years, Trilliant…
BI2021 Technology Sessions to Cover AI, BIM, 3D and Off-Site Construction
The National Institute of Building Sciences has a powerful Technology track lineup for Building Innovation 2021: Virtual Edition. BI2021 takes place September 27-29, 2021. The NIBS annual meeting allows everyone who impacts the built environment to discuss challenges and find solutions. In addition to…
Civalgo signs procurement deal with TELUS
Civalgo is pleased to announce a new collaboration between Civalgo, an operational management platform built to accelerate digital transformation activities and processes in the construction industry, and TELUS. This association represents an enormous opportunity to streamline and digitize the mid-market segment…
World’s biggest wind turbine can power 20,000 houses every year
With a growing demand for cleaner energy, there is a spurt in the development of wind turbines as well. Just a few months ago, we told you about a wind turbine that could power a home for two days with just a single…
The newest green building material is one of the oldest: Wood
Milwaukee’s proposed 25-story Ascent tower sounds like a conventional housing project. Scheduled to open in September 2022, It offers 250+ apartments with beautiful views of downtown Milwaukee and Lake Michigan. But one thing sets it apart from other housing towers in the U.S.…
Newmarket approves new guidelines for urban design
As Newmarket is marking increased density and infill development, the town is moving ahead with new guidelines for urban design. Council’s committee of the whole approved the new urban design guidelines, a non-binding document that will provide developers with desired objectives, on Aug.…
Construction for new design of Eau Claire on way after iconic Olympic Arch put in storage
The city has packed up the iconic arch in the Eau Claire plaza — signalling the area is ready to undergo some major changes. The Olympic Arch, built to celebrate Calgary hosting the 1988 Winter Games, had been there for the past 33 years.…
Bacteria lays foundation for building materials that repair themselves
What if your house could respond to a rupture in one of its structural beams by simply repairing itself, or bridges could patch up their own cracks the moment they appear? As fanciful as it sounds, there is a growing field…
U.S. report finds multiple problems with construction, manufacture and design of Keystone pipeline
A U.S. government watchdog found multiple problems with the construction, manufacture and design of the Keystone pipeline, validating President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for a Keystone XL extension, leaders of several House Democratic committees said on Monday. The…
Ontario government reaches deal to stop demolition of 2 historic Toronto foundry buildings
Ontario government and City of Toronto officials have announced an agreement that will see two historic buildings on the downtown foundry site largely saved and reused. Months after a public consultation was held by the provincial government in response to a groundswell…
Construction starts on Nova Scotia’s first co-housing project
A $12-million co-housing project in Nova Scotia that’s been a decade in the making is a step closer to completion following a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday. About 130 people gathered at the site on Pearl Street in Bridgewater, N.S., for the event. …
Bird Construction consortium selected as preferred proponent for 5 Alberta schools
Bird Construction announced that Concert-Bird Partners, a consortium comprised of Bird Capital Limited Partnership, Bird Design-Build Construction Inc., Concert Infrastructure Ltd., Ainsworth Inc., BR2 Architecture and Wright Construction Western Inc., has been selected by Alberta Infrastructure as the preferred proponent for…
EMA and AESP to combine professional development and networking opportunities
The Energy Management Association (EMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Energy Services Professionals to facilitate collaboration, education, training, and information sharing. “EMA is excited to announce a new partnership with the Association of Energy Service Professionals,”…
Wajax and Hitachi to expand direct distribution strategy
Wajax Corporation and Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America Inc. announced that, effective March 1, 2022, the companies plan to expand their current Canadian direct distribution relationship to include construction excavators, mining equipment and related aftermarket parts. Since 2001, these products have been…
SBC’s Deep Energy Retrofits – Guide and Submissions
SBC is pleased to release its latest Guide for undertaking Existing Building Design Workshops and related Energy Modelling Requirements. This report will shortly be followed by a thermal bridging analysis Guide focusing on existing buildings. SBC encourages the use of the…
