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Robots constructing homes may sound like science fiction. Yet a Toronto-based startup aims to make this futuristic idea a reality within the next year, leveraging advances in automation, advanced manufacturing, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). Promise Robotics was launched in…

The deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., could reshape the way experts model catastrophe risk along a coastline that is already vulnerable to wind and water damage from tropical systems. Structural considerations typically take into account how a building could withstand…

Reuters reports that U.S. construction spending rose by 0.1% in June, the Commerce Department said on Monday, as an increase in private projects was offset by a fall in public sector building. Construction spending, which accounts for less than 4% of…

Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists, announces that Dentec’s Sentec line now has a new replaceable foam insert that will add protection against dust and debris.  Mr. Dente remarked, “this works well in construction for concrete cutting and dry wall…

These awards are just three of many sponsored by the RAIC Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting the next generation of Canadian architects and their valuable contribution to the quality of communities and community life across Canada.  CaGBC Scholarship Recipient Rutuja…

Innovation and technological improvements among construction industry stalwarts are helping deliver a more efficient, environmentally sustainable and economically competitive generation of buildings and infrastructure projects across Vancouver Island, while provincial dollars are helping showcase made-in-BC initiatives to broader markets. The provincial…

Two devastating fires in Shetland should act as a warning to the modular building industry, it has been claimed. The world-famous Fair Isle Bird Observatory was lost in 2019, followed last year by the Moorfield Hotel. Both buildings were less than…

More than 100,000 family-sustaining equipment manufacturing jobs can be created before the end of President Biden’s first term in office, according to new data from IHS Markit released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). These are high-skilled jobs in primarily…

The Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) is teaming up with a long-term member Penn Air Control, Inc. and an Industry Partner Retrotec to host a new AIA-approved webinar in their TAB Talk series on August 25. Sponsored by Retrotec.  An airtight…

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). They achieved…

Renderings of Amazon’s new HQ2 headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, demonstrate innovation and creativity in the field of architecture. The proposed complex includes 2.8 million square feet spread across three 22-story buildings. The centerpiece of the project will be a swirl of building…

The search for victims of the tragic Surfside, Florida building collapse may have ended, but the search for answers to how this happened and lessons to prevent it from happening again is only just beginning. This catastrophe justifies a closer look…

For years, 3D printers were inaccessible to the average person – heavy, expensive and complicated to operate. Their use was reserved for those working in industrial applications. Then in 2009, when patents on the printing process expired, developers adapted the technology…

The construction industry pollutes the climate and exploits resources. At the World Congress of Architects in Brazil, one architect is pushing clay as the sustainable building material that could change the world. The regional climate, the nature of the soil, the…

Two cutting-edge STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) facilities will soon begin construction at the University of Victoria, with funding from the B.C. government. The $89.6-million project includes the construction of a six-storey engineering and computer science building, and an adjacent…