Augmented Reality – The Future of Building
As blogged on InterestingEngineering.com, Augmented Reality (AR), also known as spatial computing, is rapidly growing and expanding into countless business and industrial applications. Spatial computing is used as a broad term to describe the way humans interact with computers in the…
CREA – Canadian home sales edge higher in March 2019
Ottawa, ON, April 15, 2019 – Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales edged higher in March 2019 after having declined sharply the previous month. Highlights: National home sales edged up 0.9% month-over-month…
These architectural arches are grown in a lab
As blogged on FastCompany.com, mushrooms have become many designers’ favorite food. But not because of how they taste: the root of mushrooms, called mycelium, can be used to make an organic material that’s sturdy enough to use in chairs, buildings, and even…
Moose Jaw Students Think Construction
As reported on DiscoverMooseJaw.com, Think Construction is an annual event hosted here in Moose Jaw, where numerous organizations come together to engage students in empowering them to make choices for their career path as they’re leading on to graduation.…
Three Ways to Declutter Your Home
Spring is upon us, and that means the infamous spring clean is due to hit homes across the country over the course of the next three months. After a busy festive season, there’s likely to be a certain amount of clutter…
Governments can lead construction into the digital era
As blogged on McKinsey.com, an industry notorious for cost and time overruns, the construction sector can capture significant efficiencies by adopting new technologies. While many executives acknowledge the potential of new technology, they often hesitate to risk multi-billion-dollar projects on…
Facing a labor shortage, construction tries to rebrand
As reported on MarketPlace.org, on a recent morning in downtown Denver, a group of high school kids sat in a classroom taking a quiz. The students were on a field trip to the Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado,…
Waterline Renewal Technologies announces acquisition
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Waterline Renewal Technologies, Inc. (“WRT”), a leading provider of engineered products used in the trenchless rehabilitation of wastewater infrastructure for municipal, commercial, industrial and residential applications, has been acquired by Behrman Capital (“Behrman”), a private equity…