Researchers explore construction 3D printing with calcined clay
While industries such as medicine, aerospace, and automotive often seem to steal the wow factor within the 3D printing spotlight, the construction zone has certainly not disappointed in terms of spectacular headlines. And as a wide range of materials continue to…
News Round Up – August 10, 2020 by Construction Links Network
Top news this week includes LiUNA urging the Ontario government to adopt a wearable COVID-19 tracing app technology for a safer workplace. Also Indigenous communities across Canada show support for a Six Nations group occupying a Caledonia construction site over a…
AWC and ICC release Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC
The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council have released a joint publication, Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC, providing an overview of requirements for mass timber construction as found in the 2015, 2018, and 2021 International Building Code (IBC). The…
Trump imposing new aluminum tariff, Canada readies countermeasures
Canada is planning to retaliate with countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his plans to impose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum imports, despite condemnation from aluminum organizations on both sides of the border. “In response to the American tariffs,…