Companies bet on AI cameras to track social distancing, limit liability
Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing. Several companies told Reuters the software will be crucial to…
Trans Mountain and LNG Canada say they are on track despite pandemic
Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn’t threaten their long-term viability, economists say. Andrew Leach, an energy economist at the University of…
Weekly Round Up – April 25, 2020
It is very interesting to learn about the innovations being made within our industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Entrepreneurs from across Canada are leading the charge such as Proxxi Technology Corp based out of Vancouver. Their wearable wristband technology is now…
PCL develops mobile virus testing centers
For Sean Scott and his colleagues at PCL Construction, social distancing is about more than keeping at least 6 feet away from other customers in a checkout line or avoiding groups of 10 or more people. Scott, a manager at PCL’s…
Glace Bay dialysis construction delayed
The schedule for construction of a new renal dialysis unit at the Glace Bay Hospital has encountered setbacks that the Nova Scotia Health Authority is attributing to issues including social distancing regulations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to questions…
ASSE International Publishes Sixth Scald Awareness White Paper
Recommended Installation Practices for Residential Tankless Water Heaters to Reduce the Danger of Scalding ASSE International has published its sixth scald awareness white paper, Recommended Installation Practices for Residential Tankless Water Heaters to Reduce the Danger of Scalding, which may be…
Coronavirus is making buildings sick, too
While millions of people are under orders to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, water is sitting in the pipes of empty office buildings and gyms, getting old and potentially dangerous. When water isn’t flowing, organisms and chemicals can build up…
Robots, AI, and the road to a fully autonomous construction industry
Built Robotics executives are fond of saying that their autonomous system for construction equipment, like dozers and excavators, might be further along than many autonomous vehicles. In fact, CEO Noah Ready-Campbell insists you’ll see autonomous vehicles in controlled industrial environments — like…