Robots have an increasingly important role in construction
As blogged on ScientificAmerican.com, imagine if the entire population of Oakland, Calif., suddenly needed a new place to live. You’d have to find a way to build housing and infrastructure for nearly half a million people. As dramatic as…
Maskwacis students build homes for elders
As reported on CBC News, high school students from Maskwacis will build homes for elders in their community, in exchange for school credit that can be used toward an apprenticeship in the construction industry. “I feel like I’ll do something…
UrbanToronto Launching Revamped “Growth to Watch For” 2019
UrbanToronto is launching the fifth annual Growth to Watch For series, where we bring readers on a long and winding path through the Greater Toronto Area, stopping along the way to review the hundreds of proposed and under-construction developments that are…
Kenyan partnership takes VIU trades training global
NANAIMO, BC: Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) institutional partnership with Kisii National Polytechnic (KNP) in Kenya is taking the next step this fall with the roll out of KNP’s new foundations program in Building Technology. Six KNP instructors are at…
Achieving resilient building structures
As blogged on the National Research Council website, to properly design for the future, building practitioners require not only information on the future loads themselves but also on the response of the building enclosure to these loads. It is…
CEO Awards Engineering Excellence
Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) hosted their 17th annual Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards (OCEA) Gala at Copper Creek Golf Club. The evening was themed around taking a “behind the scenes” look at the intricate work involved with consulting engineering.…