Is 3D printing the future for building homes?
3D-printed homes can combine design, functionality, low costs and environmental concerns. Is 3D printing in construction the go-to technology of the future? Recently, the first fully 3D-printed house was unveiled in the town of Beckum, in northwestern Germany. The two-story residence, offering 160…
How Drones Help Workers Inspect Wind Turbines
Last summer, at a wind farm close to Washington state’s southern border, an autonomous drone levitated 80 meters to the top of a wind tower and maneuvered along one of its blades. There, just near the tip, it detected a small…
Canadian building permits rise 6.9% in June
Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits rose 6.9% to $10.3 billion in June. Seven provinces contributed to the gain, led by Ontario, which jumped 22.7%. Construction intentions in the residential sector were up 9.1%, while the non-residential sector advanced 2.2%. On a…
IAPMO India hires Nimish Shah as Managing Director
IAPMO India Private Limited, provider of one-stop-shop services including model code and standard development, education, water filtration and plumbing product testing and certification for the maximization of product compliance, acceptance and public confidence, has hired Dr. Nimish Shah, Ph.D., as managing…
SBC Product Knowledge Webinar: ParticleOne
Sustainable Buildings Canada invites you to a recurring series of webinars highlighting products that will help improve the environmental impacts of buildings. This product knowledge webinar will feature a building science-based approach to pathogen risk mitigation. COVID-19 exposed new risks inside…
Cansel brings TinySurveyor Robot to Canada
Cansel, a software, hardware, and service provider to engineering, surveying, construction, and utility industries, announced today an exclusive agreement with Denmark-based TinyMobileRobots to distribute the TinySurveyor robot in Canada. TinySurveyor is the ultimate high-precision instrument for the surveying, civil engineering, construction, and infrastructure…
Entire Buildings Can Be Wrapped in Jackets to Save Energy
On a normally peaceful residential road outside The Hague, the Dutch city that serves as seat of government, the whine of a hoisting crane and welding tools heralds a not-so-quiet housing revolution. Four workers standing above me on a scissor lift…
3 Game-Changing Construction Technology Trends to Keep an Eye On
For an industry that has had the unfortunate reputation of being ‘slow to adopt’, technology in construction has truly come a long way. We’re finally starting to see companies really begin to innovate in terms of applying technology towards solving important,…
What is the Maturity Method?
Over the past year or so, you’ve gotten to learn about our latest product, the Maturix® Smart Concrete® Sensors, and the benefits they offer. Throughout it all, you’ve probably heard us mention the maturity method once or twice. It’s a concept that our wireless…