Wednesday, October 2, 2024 
Reusing reclaimed precast concrete elements in new buildings
Concrete is widely used as a construction material, but it has a substantial environmental impact. When a building is demolished, what happens to all the concrete? Tampere University, Finland, is coordinating the new international ReCreate project, which aims to discover how…
Nationwide ‘Wash Station Challenge’ to provide new hand-washing facilities to Navajo Nation communities
The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is excited to launch the Wash Station Challenge 2021, a new collaboration with the DigDeep Navajo Water Project, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry…
Easily Remove Asphalt Pavements with German Engineering
The Lutec Comicat 140 is an efficient and productive machine for grinding asphalt, concrete and terrazzo. The German-engineered machine provides the best possible solution to get the surface prepared correctly for final overlayment and is used regularly to prepare floors in…
IAPMO seeks Canadian input on development of IAPMO Z1001 as Canadian National Standard
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is seeking Canadian input in the development of IAPMO Z1001, Prefabricated Gravity Grease Interceptors, as a National Standard of Canada. Canadian regulators, consumers, and other professionals with technical background in plumbing and…
Edmonton to revisit proposed tree permit for construction projects after pushback from utility companies, infill groups
A proposed permit requirement for construction around trees on public land is getting heavy pushback from Edmonton utility companies and infill developers who are calling for an exemption. Representatives from Epcor, Atco, Shaw Communications and the Infill Development in Edmonton Association…
Virginia Tech research unleashing robotic technology on campus construction sites
Virginia Tech researchers are unleashing an autonomous robot dog on university construction sites to investigate the applications of using robots to monitor construction progress. Faculty and students from Myers-Lawson School of Construction, within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and College of Engineering, are…
Colonnade BridgePort announces LEED® Platinum Certification for downtown Ottawa property
Colonnade BridgePort is proud to announce that Green Building Council Inc. (Canada) has awarded the LEED® Platinum v4.1 Certification for Operations and Maintenance to 66 Slater. The 257,000 sq.ft. downtown Ottawa office building is managed by Colonnade BridgePort on behalf of the…
How to bring a Brutalist public building back to life
What does heritage look like? In Toronto, you might immediately suggest a gabled Victorian house. You would not, probably, think of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Built in 1970, this Brutalist complex in the downtown is a legacy of…
City of Regina launches long-delayed online building permit tool
Residential builders in Regina can finally submit permit applications online thanks to eBuild, launched by the City of Regina on Tuesday. “eBuild is another example of the City’s commitment to provide more consistent, convenient and effective ways of delivering service to…
Canada’s first planned microgrid community offers a new way of thinking about sustainable design
Within a few days of moving into his new townhouse, part of the recently built Altona Towns development in Pickering, Conor Soye was armed with recommendations from friendly neighbours about the best internet and TV packages in the area. But while…
Canadian Construction Managers are Estimated to Save 4.5 Hours a Week and Companies CAD$446K a Year Through Access to Real-Time Data: Procore Survey
Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today published the results of a new survey that found Canadian construction managers who can access real-time insights into performance are estimated to be saving 4.5 hours each week. The study,What…
SBC Product Knowledge Webinar: Capital Cost Allowance for Energy Conservation
Please register for SBC: Capital Cost Allowance for Energy Conservation on June 21, 2021 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT at: http://bit.ly/SBC-Webinar-Jun21 Sustainable Buildings Canada invites you to the latest in our recurring series of webinars highlighting products that will help…
World’s First EV-Charging Highway Trial to Start In Italy
Israeli company ElectReon Wireless is building a 0.6-mile-long (1 kilometer) stretch of electric vehicle-charging highway, between Milan and Brescia in Italy, to test the technology for widespread adoption, a report by Innovation Origins explains. Though the trial in Italy won’t be the first example…
IPD Case Study: Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
Graham, and its partners, delivered the Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre on-budget and on-schedule through an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method. Town of Oakville, Ontario’s, 53,000-square foot Trafalgar Community Centre was built on the footprint of the small Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital…
Brand new $616M GTA highway may be off limits until next year, legal documents show
A brand new multi-million dollar highway that looks ready for GTA drivers may not be open until next year, according to recently filed court documents about the dispute between the province and the consortium hired to build it. To the naked eye,…
