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Autonomous and semi autonomous applications were terms once used to describe mines of the future, but that future is now. The industry as a whole is sold on the precision, efficiency and productivity benefits of autonomy, although we are still seeing…

The orange cones that line Montreal’s abundant construction sites have become a symbol of a city under near-constant repair, spawning cone-themed comics, a board game and trinket versions sold in gift shops. Last week, the Montreal administration unveiled its latest attempt…

A new report, Construction in a digital world, by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and KPMG in Canada, identifies significant opportunity for Canadian construction firms to adopt innovation. As many as 75 per cent of construction firms surveyed by CCA and KPMG…

The Government of Canada is revitalizing the Parliamentary Precinct, preserving it for all Canadians, ensuring it meets the needs of a 21st-century Parliament and making it greener, safer and more accessible. The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, officially launched…

An Inuk student at the University of Manitoba is getting set to graduate with a masters in architecture and set off to take on her own projects. At the same time, Nicole Luke may be the first Inuk to complete an…

As Nova Scotia deals with another wave of COVID-19, people in the construction industry say staff are dropping fast and construction projects are getting harder to complete. “We’ve been impacted pretty hard,” said Nick Rudnicki, CEO of RSI Projects. “A number of our crew members have said…

Going to World of Concrete June 8-10? Visit COMMAND Center at booth N1651 to learn how temperature and maturity monitoring can improve your construction projects. Exhibit hall hours: Tuesday, June 8: 9:30 am – 5:00 pmWednesday, June 9: 9:30 am –…

A 21-year-old construction worker’s death at the site of what is now the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital warrants a million-dollar fine, according to a Saskatoon Crown prosecutor. During a teleconference court hearing Friday, prosecutor Buffy Rodgers said Eric Ndayishimiye’s death on July…

For many graduating students, it takes years — decades, even — to launch a career. Still in their last year of high school, two Hamilton co-op students have landed full-time, unionized jobs in construction. “I feel like I got a good head start…

Thousands of Ontarians are getting their COVID-19 vaccines not at pharmacies or doctors’ offices, but at a clinic pulled together by a construction company through a public-private partnership. The clinic run by Mississauga, Ont.-based EllisDon has seen more than 15,000 people…

For decades, architects and businesspeople have argued that the construction industry is ripe for industrialization. Taking the messy, slow, and costly process of building away from the job site and into a streamlined factory has been a dream for everyone from iconic…

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has been “singing” the song of bad engineering for over a year — This song, which consists of a loud, humming sound reminiscent of whale calls, has been annoying nearby San Franciscans and those…

The first cohort of students has been busy learning through the new heavy equipment operator (HEO) course at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus. Eight started learning April 26. They began with two weeks of safety courses and associated studies programs, and…

ABB is looking to tap into a skilled labour shortage in the fast-growing construction sector to help drive the post-pandemic recovery of its robotics business and diversification from the automotive industry, the head of the division said. The Swiss engineering group’s robotics…

The National Institute of Building Sciences is reaching out to thought leaders and industry stakeholders to present during Building Innovation 2021: Virtual Edition. The conference takes place September 27-29, 2021, and it will feature three tracks: Resilience, Technology, and Workplace. “Building Innovation is an…