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TPM, a 51-year-old technology company serving the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing industries, announces major investments alongside Autodesk’s new buying process that will affect all customers. Autodesk, a nearly 40-year-old partner of TPM’s, has announced a new way to buy for…

Aecon is pleased to announce a partnership with Concordia University in Montreal to research new low-carbon construction materials through a three-year Memorandum of Understanding. Under the MOU, Aecon and Concordia’s research will focus on low-carbon concrete while exploring opportunities for pilot…

Communication Technology Services (CTS), an in-building and campus connectivity solution provider, has won the 2023 Excellence in OnGo Device Innovation from the OnGo Alliance for its SiteNet™ construction site communications service. This achievement validates CTS’s innovative approach to continuing to deploy private…

Interplay Learning, the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, recently announced a partnership with Bullseye Building Consultants, a leading Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)-approved qualifying education provider. Together, they are ushering in a new era of professional inspector training education by…

MATRIX Inc., a subsidiary of MetaReal Corp., headquartered in Tokyo’s Chiyoda-ku, recently announced that MATRIX will start providing an AI-powered contract development solution that can easily generate photorealistic digital twins from videos taken with smartphones through Gaussian Splatting, a next-generation 3D spatial construction…

ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, along with partner River Logic, Inc, a global innovator in network design and optimization, recently announced that Cornerstone Building Brands, a leading North American manufacturer of exterior building materials,…

Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, announced the appointment of former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary, Yassmin Gramian, to its Industry Strategy Group. The group advises public agencies across North America on…

Trusstor, a construction operations platform bringing together a zero-intrusion IoT solution with advanced oversight, reporting and analysis capabilities, has announced the launch of its Progress Analyzer tool to enable executive management to bridge the on-site knowledge gap through the monitoring, reporting…

Collaborative project information management software provider for architects, engineers, contractors, and project owners, ProjectReady, recently announced its automated project site setup feature extends to Autodesk Construction Cloud®, a portfolio of software and services that combines technology, a builders network and predictive insights for…

Home Depot is set to acquire SRS Distribution, a professional materials provider, for about $18.25 billion, marking its largest purchase ever. This move significantly enhances Home Depot’s footprint in the professional builder and contractor sector, a strategic pivot as retail sales…

Carl Smyth, an architect renowned for his distinctive design ethos, crafted a unique home on Fredericton’s Waterloo Row in 1977, embodying his belief that architecture’s essence lies in proportions and the specific character of the lot. The house, known for its…

The Competition Bureau recently announced that it has entered into a consent agreement with Béton Provincial to address competition concerns from its acquisition of the Québec-based concrete operations of CRH Canada Group Inc.  The Bureau’s review concluded that the proposed transaction would likely…

A surge in apartment construction, particularly in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, more than offset declines in single-detached and semi-detached construction, causing the overall level of new home construction in Canada’s six largest cities for 2023 to remain virtually unchanged from 2022. This according to the latest Housing…

Revizto, the industry-leading Integrated Collaboration Platform that streamlines and centralizes project workflows and communication, recently announced and celebrated in Denver, Colorado, the winners of the 2023 Collaborators of the Year Awards during the Revizto annual global user conference, RevUP 2024. This year,…