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…
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…
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,…
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…