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Since its inception in 2013, DroneDeploy has served to help companies access commercial drone operators and create professional-grade imagery of the built environment from the skies above. But at its annual DroneDeploy Conference today, the San Francisco-based company announced that it’s coming back down to Earth with…

The American Wood Council (AWC) has successfully completed two full-scale cross-laminated timber (CLT) diaphragm tests to provide strength and deformation data important for evaluating CLT diaphragm resistance to lateral wind and earthquake forces. The tests were completed at Weyerhaeuser’s ISO 17025 accredited…

Keeping equipment running is critical to an efficient forestry operation. Getting the most out of your machine starts the moment it leaves the dealership and enters your fleet. Incorporating a maintenance plan and strategy from the point of purchase will increase…

In cold weather, construction teams should take extra precautions to ensure concrete has reached sufficient strength before applying any loads, such as traffic, pedestrians, or additional construction equipment. To reduce the risk of concrete damage in cold weather, use the COMMAND…

Japanese contractor Obayashi has started to build a dam almost entirely with robots, addressing the industry’s labor shortage and aging workforce. The site of the trial project is a concrete dam in Mie Prefecture, on the southeast coast of Japan’s main island. The 84-meter-high structure…

At the core, entrepreneurship is about problem solving. Entrepreneurs are people who encounter a problem, and instead of getting frustrated or waiting for someone else to provide a solution, they go out and create that solution for themselves. This is exactly…

Question: How can a company like Caterpillar try to counter a slump in sales of bulldozers and trucks during a pandemic that has made every human a potential disease vector? Answer: Cut out human operators, perhaps? Caterpillar’s autonomous driving technology, which…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network. Happy Thanksgiving to all the loyal members and subscribers in Canada. I am grateful for your support, feedback and encouragement. Top news stories in this edition…

University of Sydney researchers successfully create environmentally friendly, carbon dioxide-loaded cement using waste and industrial by-products. University of Sydney researchers have successfully poured “green” cement – pavement made from a unique mix of fly ash, and waste materials including ground glass…

Often involving thousands of people, large infrastructure projects comprise a range of stakeholders, including architects, designers, engineers and construction workers.  The way these schemes operate is changing, with technology and ideas focused on sustainability and efficiency becoming increasingly important. One project…

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is urging all levels of government to support and enhance Canada’s economic recovery by maintaining a free-flowing system of trade and labour mobility between provinces. CCA has long advocated that reciprocity and the free movement of…

The original (over 40 years of experience) Evacuation Chair manufactured by Evac+Chair® of North America, was inducted (placed) in the World Trade Centre Museum, on display for saving the lives of several individuals that were confined to a wheelchair during 9/11.…

by Ian L. Edwards, president and CEO of SNC-Lavalin As Canada enters the second COVID-19 wave, the focus for many is on how to keep the economy above water and generate jobs and investments that not only keep people employed in…

BIM One is proud to announce that AEOS Consulting is now part of BIM One, extending their services in BIM consulting, including firmwide implementation & project support Canada-wide. Both firms have a long history of helping to deliver exceptional projects, from infrastructure to major health care projects.…

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, Broccolini, and Blackwood Partners joined Rod Phillips, Ontario Minister of Finance and MPP for Ajax and John Henry, Regional Chair of Durham in a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday afternoon for the new 1.1 million square foot Amazon fulfillment centre in Ajax. A catalyst for Ajax’s continued growth, the new…