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Green construction technology company Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii), today announced that it has raised nearly $33M CAD ($25M USD) in its fourth round of funding, which closed in the fall of 2020. The funds will be used to expedite the opening…

Pomerleau is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Adam as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 3, 2021. Mr. Adam will also lead the operations of Pomerleau Capital, the private capital and infrastructure investment arm of Pomerleau. “We are very excited…

Developers of new residential complexes in the city’s core will be eligible for a five-year tax break through a $22.9-million grant program from the City of Edmonton. The Economic Recovery Construction Grant Program, approved 11-2 by city council Monday, will provide…

Expansion projects at Cape Breton Regional Hospital continue to move forward. Northern Contracting Limited, a locally owned and operated construction company in Sydney Mines, was awarded an early construction package that includes groundwork and site preparation for the new Cape Breton…

The market for graphene is at a tipping point, with long periods of R&D now starting to translate into significant purchase orders. For a long time, the graphene market was overwhelmingly driven by a ‘materials push’ whereby graphene firms worked hard to…

When Imperial Oil made the decision to implement autonomous haulage at its Kearl operation in the oil sands, the company pulled together a team of experts from Imperial, Finning and Caterpillar to apply the technology. Kearl, was the first application of…

Proterra, a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Komatsu, a global leader in construction equipment, today announced an agreement to leverage Proterra’s best-in-class battery technology for the development of Komatsu’s first battery-electric middle class hydraulic excavator. The collaboration represents…

CTV News reports that Calgary’s overall office vacancy rate climbed to a record high for the city and the rate could reach more than 30 per cent downtown, according to a report from Avison Young. If its forecast for the next…

Construction jobs in Ontario will vanish and infrastructure across the province will suffer unless a second round of government aid is forthcoming. That’s the word from the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCA) a labour-management alliance that is calling…

The ACI Foundation has established the Robert F. Mast Memorial Fellowship. This new fellowship, created through a very generous legacy donation, honors ACI Past President Robert F. Mast, who died July 16, 2020. The significant contribution will fund the award for…

Why put a person in a dangerous situation when a robot can do it for them?  In recent years, drones have moved from being a rarity in infrastructure inspections to becoming common. Dams, bridges and other systems need regular checkups to guarantee there…

In December of last year, the world got to see Pantone’s colors for 2021 for the first time. Since 1999, Pantone has been choosing a color of the year, subsequently inspiring architects, advertisers, and designers across the globe. However, this year…

As engineering reaches unimaginable heights of knowledge and expertise, the depictions of the future that seem out of sci-fi movies seem to be more feasible than ever.  In such a project, the Dubai skyline could get a futuristic taste of its…

To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun’s out, and store it for when it’s not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla’s Powerwall 2 is an…

Canada’s 2020 national model building code falls short on the ambition needed to meet 2030 climate targets for building energy efficiency, says a new report by Efficiency Canada, an energy efficiency research and advocacy organization at Carleton University. Energy used in buildings…