Thursday, October 3, 2024 
Are Laser Scanners for AEC Evolving into Cobots?
Developments in automation for high-precision laser scanners has moved these instruments closer to becoming digital co-workers. While the instruments and equipment of AEC have not reached the levels of autonomy that we might associate with the term “robot,” they are evolving…
Ground Breaks on Ontario’s first purpose-built Indigenous Hub in Toronto
The Indigenous community in Toronto, with its allies and partners, celebrated on National Indigenous Peoples Day and the Summer Solstice, the ground-breaking of a new Indigenous Hub in Canada’s largest city. The new Hub will help meet critical health care, spiritual, employment, training and…
“We’re taking CO2 out of the system” says carbon-capturing concrete maker Carbicrete
Montreal company Carbicrete has developed a method for sequestering carbon in concrete, claiming its product captures more carbon than it emits. The technology cuts out the need for calcium-based cement, a key ingredient in traditional concrete that is responsible for around eight per cent of all…
Braun Intertec Uses Concrete Maturity to Expedite High-Rise Construction
The firm used COMMAND Center concrete temperature and maturity system to expedite post-tension stressing and meet a tight construction deadline. .ugb-e1c2b72 hr.ugb-divider__hr{margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important} The Terraces at Douglas Center is a new 12-story office tower in Dallas with a two-level basement…
Plan presented for restoration of boarded-up Gore Park buildings in Hamilton
The long-awaited redevelopment of a series of 19th-century buildings alongside Hamilton’s Gore Park could begin next spring. Hughson Business Space Corporation has presented its restoration plan to the city’s heritage permit review subcommittee. The plan involves using a steel structure to…
LafargeHolcim Awards: Next Generation prize winners North America
The LafargeHolcim Awards are the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design. The Next Generation category recognizes the visionary concepts and bold ideas of young professionals and students. In the competition region of North America, the jury selected four entries to…
AI used to examine construction following earthquakes
An open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation with support from IBM and Call for Code will use machine learning to help inform quality assurance for construction in emerging nations. A new open source machine learning tool has been developed…
Span wants to replace your ancient breaker panel and make it smarter
Circuit breakers, breaker panels, breaker boxes, fuse boxes—no matter what you call them, chances are that, even if you have a brand new home, the panel in your garage where electricity comes into your house is using the same technology that…
Silica Dust: The Dangers and How You Can Mitigate Them
While it doesn’t look like silica dust is going away anytime soon, you may want to consider using an alternative material for your worksite when possible. After all, regulations in the United States of America (USA) are starting to get tighter.…
Built to withstand all access needs, unlock smarter with the tough new SALTO Neoxx electronic padlock
The SALTO Neoxx electronic padlock’s new features and enhancement keep it at the cutting edge of the security industry and access control ecosystem. .ugb-cd9aa96 hr.ugb-divider__hr{margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important} SALTO Systems has invested years of working with some of the best minds in…
New sustainable roofing material can naturally keep buildings cool
Turning on the air conditioning to its highest setting can bring sweet relief. But your resulting energy bill? Not so much. What if your home could stay cool all on its own—no electricity required? That’s the premise of Yi Zheng’s new…
US home construction up a moderate 3.6% in May
U.S. home construction rose 3.6% in May as builders battled a surge in lumber prices that have made homes more expensive The May increase left construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.…
Self-healing concrete eats CO2 to fill its own cracks in 24 hours
Concrete has a massive carbon footprint, so technologies that boost its performance and enable it to last longer could have profound benefits for the environment. This has led to the development of self-healing concrete that can repair its own cracks, and…
Lower Mainland construction workers can “skip the line” for vaccine on select dates
Construction workers in the Lower Mainland who have not already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can use the “fast lane” without any government pre-registration on select dates at several vaccination centres over the coming weeks. This initiative is…
Ferguson makes crucial donations to support Wash Station Challenge
IWSH is pleased to announce that Ferguson, the largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies, is generously donating water tanks, frost-free faucets and stainless steel basins to be used in community hand-washing stations being deployed on the Navajo Nation. The Wash Station…
