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CURA, Aecon to pilot low carbon cement
CURA, Aecon to pilot low carbon cement
A climate technology company developing low-carbon cement to reduce emissions from production by as much as 85 per cent is collaborating with AECON Group Inc. to test, validate and conduct a pilot comparing its product to conventionally produced Portland...
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Building a foundation for AI adoption in AEC companies
"The real power of AI is in asking better questions." This simple statement is...
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North America’s first ‘Hackathon’ focuses on forestry-based housing innovation
TORONTO — Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. recently hosted the first-of-its-...
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Drone reality capture ramps up to augment construction site workflows
In the past decade drone use on construction sites has grown dramatically, deleg...
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CURA, Aecon to pilot low carbon cement
A climate technology company developing low-carbon cement to reduce emissions fr...
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Building a foundation for AI adoption in AEC companies
"The real power of AI is in asking better questions." This simple statement is...
Technology
North America’s first ‘Hackathon’ focuses on forestry-based housing innovation
TORONTO — Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. recently hosted the first-of-its-...
Technology
Drone reality capture ramps up to augment construction site workflows
In the past decade drone use on construction sites has grown dramatically, deleg...
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DEWALT’s robotic drills address the need for speed when building data centres
There is a growing demand to build a lot of data centres and to build them quick...
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How Augmenta’s AI is rewriting electrical pre-construction
A Toronto‑based tech firm’s AI platform is slashing the time electrical contract...
Projects , Technology
Comparing cable cars and light rail as people movers in Canada
The overhead cable car system that serves the congested outer suburbs of Paris b...
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Caterpillar debuts AI-powered equipment and virtual assistant at CES 2026
A new realm of construction technology was unveiled recently at CES 2026: the AI...
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EllisDon announces ConTech Accelerator winners
MISSISSUAGA, ONT. — Eight finalist startups were invited to EllisDon’s Mississau...
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Dirt and waste find new purpose as innovative wall and structural materials
Researchers at opposite ends of the earth have developed new materials that use...
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3D concrete printing commercial construction’s New Frontier
3D concrete printing is being touted as the wave of the future for commercial bu...
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The Front Page 2025 Part Two: AI, data centres changing construction; Canada’s continued housing crisis
To say 2025 was unpredictable would be an understatement. For the Canadian cons...
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Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague
OTTAWA - At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin T...
Government , Technology
Construction data ‘changing the world’: Analytics expert
As the construction sector becomes increasingly rich with data, it’s become clea...
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What will AI do for you in 2026?
The big question today running across many professions at almost every level is,...
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Tech integration grows across building cycle: Buildings Show panel
AI is leading the charge as technology use grows in the construction sector. Bu...
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2025 Buildings Show: AI agents become ‘talk of the town’
What a difference a year makes in the world of construction tech. Delegates att...
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Humanoid Robots could be construction’s Next Big Thing
ÈȵãºÚÁÏ consultancy McKinsey Global issued a harsh outlook for the construction...
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2025 Buildings Show: Inaugural Engineering Roundtable talks technology, AI and fraud
Unlicensed individuals working as engineers is increasingly being reported, with...
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B.C. encouraging tech companies to apply for COAST Innovation Challenge
VICTORIA – Part of B.C.’s Look West economic strategy includes a focus on growin...
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Ottawa launches public registry listing more than 400 federal AI projects
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians...
Government , Technology
B.C. government ‘dashes’ out digital tool to help build homes faster
VICTORIA — British Columbia is launching a free, new digital tool aimed at helpi...
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Smart glass and solar films address the challenge of the sun’s heat and glare
Not everyone likes windows in buildings. Critics point to windows as causing in...
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New RICS AI regulations will spur innovation, alert members to perils of misuse
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published comprehensive...
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Experts weigh in on the risks of AI in construction
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing relentlessly and impacting the way the c...
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Construction site equipment innovation keeps rolling
Beyond the distraction of high-profile promotions for the biggest and most power...
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Tech giants Meta and Microsoft choose MTC for data centres
Both Meta and Microsoft issued strong corporate sustainability mandates several...
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Mattamy, Promise Robotics partner on automating homebuilding with robots
CALGARY, ALTA. — Canadian AI and robotics technology company, Promise Robotics h...
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Meet the new start-ups pushing construction forward
Spend sufficient time browsing the latest news headlines and one could ask, “Is...
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AI adoption could boost Canada’s GDP to $3.65 trillion by 2035, PwC study estimates
OTTAWA — Canada's economy could grow exponentially by 2035 if businesses fast-tr...
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AI makes its cautious but inevitable entry into the world of architecture
It’s everywhere and being talked about by everyone. AI development and adoption...
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Modular precast concrete answers the call of data centre construction
There are nearly 5,000 operating data centres across North America, but the numb...
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B.C. unveils new licensing, permitting for crane safety
VICTORIA — The Province of B.C. recently announced it has introduced legislation...
OH&S
Mould, asbestos, keep thousands out of Manitoba First Nation after outage
WINNIPEG — The leader of a First Nation in northern Manitoba that has been deali...
Projects
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: WorkSafeBC crane series Part 3 – The people factor
Parts one and two of this series explored how inspections, incident inve...
OH&S
CAGBC panel: Align training with real world demand to unlock green building job growth
A report soon to be published by the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has f...
Labour
Concrete Expo spotlights 5 iconic projects – all with reinforced concrete
The search for better building materials continues, with suppliers and engineers...
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Britain stays calm and carries on repurposing underutilized buildings
The extraordinary expansion of data centres around North America and the world i...
Projects
Federal government reports deficit of $26.1B for its April-to-December period
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.14 billion for...
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Top 10 Pre-Bid Manufacturing Projects in Canada – March 2026
The top 10 pre-bid manufacturing projects in Canada, ranked by project value as...