Wednesday, October 2, 2024 
Constructing the right adjudication system for Alberta
How construction adjudication is developing across other Canadian provinces and what Alberta can expect. Later in 2021, Alberta will be implementing changes to the Builders’ Lien Act, including renaming it as the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (the “Act”). The changes will include legislated…
Matterport accelerates past 5 million spaces under management
Matterport, Inc., the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that hundreds of thousands of customers around the world have brought five million buildings and spaces online with its market leading platform to more…
Demo COMMAND Center Temperature and Maturity System at The Precast Show
Headed to The Precast Show May 20-22? Visit COMMAND Center at booth 1140 to learn how temperature and maturity monitoring can improve your operation. Precast teams use COMMAND Center to reliably log and monitor concrete temperature data, identify maximum and minimum…
Building it smart: This Israeli startup is bringing order to chaotic construction sites
Construction sites are often complex networks of many tasks and moving parts, all dependent on a fluid workflow. Erez Dror was a construction worker, who traveled between sites, witnessing first hand the many failures and total inefficiency rattling the industry. During…
Ekotrope makes building energy-efficient homes easier
These days homebuilders might have several reasons to make new homes energy-efficient. They may be required to hit efficiency goals by local building codes. They may want to take advantage of financial incentive programs offered by governments, lenders, and utilities. They…
Dream Ridge Homes wins Builder of the Year
Dream Ridge Homes has been named 2020 Builder of the Year (Small Volume Single Family) by BILD Calgary Region Awards, which annually honours the best in Calgary’s building industry. “To also win two Best New Home awards over the past week, it’s safe…
City of Toronto calls for action against the surging price of construction material
The City of Toronto is taking a stand against the skyrocketing price of construction materials, which a local councillor describes as a growing threat to the city’s economy. The concerns are included in a member’s motion that received preliminary approval from city council during…
Local construction leaders celebrated at 2021 VICA Awards
The Vancouver Island Construction Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual VICA Awards, which recognize the work its members do to build and regenerate our local communities: the universities, hospitals, historic sites, airports, and condominiums. “While we could…
Key Technologies Powering Paving
Technology is slowly starting to shape the paving industry. Helping to improve productivity and the quality of results; transforming operations, creating greater efficiencies and having a real-time effect on the paving process. From equipment telematics and software to thermal mapping and…
Grandio develops a prefabricated construction system that’s built 99% offsite
On its mission to bring the construction industry up to date, Grandio presents ‘Hüga technology’, a building system that allows for 99% offsite construction. In October 2020, the Argentina-based studio first unveiled its prefabricated concrete dwelling called Hüga. Now, the team has developed a system using the same technology,…
Skyrocketing costs force some New Brunswick contractors to walk away from housing contracts
The cost of building material has skyrocketed to the point where some Fredericton-area contractors are now putting construction projects such as houses and apartment buildings on hold. Others have started buildings but can’t afford to finish them. Jack Youssef, who owns the property…
Langford eyed for facility to make green building alternative to concrete
Langford is on the shortlist to house a new facility that will make a greener, more resilient construction alternative to concrete and employ 200 people. Alexzi Building Solutions’ list for where it’ll build its new 150,000 square foot manufacturing plant has…
ACI to host Concrete Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
The American Concrete Institute will be hosting the ACI Concrete Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers virtually on June 1-2, 2021. The event will consist of six hours of technical presentations presented by industry experts over the course of two days. The conference…
China’s Infinity-Loop skyscraper is one of the world’s most interesting buildings
A Danish architecture studio called BIG has completed designs for a building called the “O-Tower” in China, with a mind-bending infinity-loop shaped design that connects “ground to sky in a continuous loop of collaboration,” according to the company website. The O-Tower will…
Is a ‘Tesla’ about to eat construction equipment makers’ lunch?
In 2008 no one saw Tesla Motors as much other than a niche electric sports car company. Certainly not other car companies – in 2009 Tesla only made 147 cars. Fast forward 12 years and Tesla is making 500,000 cars a…
