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Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its standard home model featuring ERTH360 Air enhancements has achieved the clean airflow requirements of ASHRAE Standard 241, one of the highest standards of its type. The mileston...
Technology
Moving volumetric units from ‘A to B’ is creating new delivery models
Growing interest in volumetric construction is resulting in more and ever-larger...
Technology
Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges
Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...
Economic , Resource , Technology
Support flows for Evercloak’s HVAC membrane technology
Waterloo-based HVAC technology startup Evercloak is garnering attention and, mor...
Economic , Technology
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Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its sta...
Technology
Moving volumetric units from ‘A to B’ is creating new delivery models
Growing interest in volumetric construction is resulting in more and ever-larger...
Technology
Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges
Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...
Economic , Resource , Technology
Support flows for Evercloak’s HVAC membrane technology
Waterloo-based HVAC technology startup Evercloak is garnering attention and, mor...
Economic , Technology
3D concrete printed buildings get bigger, taller and modular
Since its invention in 1939, 3D printing of concrete buildings (3DCP) has been l...
Technology , US News
CRTC to bring high-speed Internet to remote Inuit communities
OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
Infrastructure , Technology
Inside Innovation: Windows and glass curtain walls move away from metal frames and spacers
Pressure to increase the energy efficiency of windows and glass curtain walls ha...
Technology
Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top
Prefabricated construction has been touted as what we need to build the millions...
Projects , Technology
Your top DCN headlines: July 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the province is bolstering funding...
Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
Projects , Technology
Infinitii ai wins Hamilton waterworks monitoring project
VANCOUVER — Infinitii ai inc. and its partner AECOM recently announced they have...
Technology
Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
Projects , Technology
Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
Government , Technology
Your top DCN headlines: July 1 to 5
Your top DCN headlines this week feature what exactly was involved in connecting...
Economic , Infrastructure , Technology
Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
Technology , US News
Inside Innovation: Move over 3D concrete houses, there’s a new kid on the block
The world’s first 3D-printed house made entirely from bio-based materials was un...
Technology
Ontario testing digital twin technology for infrastructure projects
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is testing the application of...
Government , Technology
AI has a talent for skills training and knowledge transfer
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still in its technological infancy, lik...
Labour , Technology
MDA Space awarded $1-billion contract for next phases of Canadarm3
BRAMPTON, ON. - MDA Space Ltd. has won a $1-billion contract with the Canadian S...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Cybersecurity remains construction’s top concern
It is acknowledged that cybersecurity breaches can be extremely harmful to const...
Technology
Detroit plans to rein in solar power on vacant lots throughout the city
DETROIT - Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in h...
Technology , US News
Brownfield resource aims to be a one-stop-shop across Canada
A Toronto university research project to create an inventory of provincial and m...
Projects , Technology
AI could be a significant time saver for brownfield conversions: Panellist
AI can play “a critical role” in cutting timelines to convert brownfields to res...
Technology
Inside Innovation: Carbon Cap offers building owners an economical and immediate solution for carbon reduction
Canadian company Carbon Cap has developed a patented mechanical flue gas waste e...
Resource , Technology
3motionAI’s AI technology flags musculoskeletal injury risk
TORONTO — With many adults around the world suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK)...
OH&S , Technology
Drone pilot can’t offer mapping without North Carolina surveyor’s license, court says
RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina board that regulates land surveyors didn't viol...
Government , Technology , US News
EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
Ontario-based EllisDon has announced it has launched a new sub-brand, Building D...
Economic , Technology
New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
ORONO, MAINE - As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently,...
Resource , Technology , US News
$1.6B parts plant for Honda electric vehicle batteries coming to Niagara Region
NIAGARA REGION, ON. - A Japanese company has announced it will build an approxim...
Technology
Sponsored Content — From Zero to Tool Industry Dominance: Milwaukee Tool’s Innovative Path to Industry Leadership
Uncover how Milwaukee Tool's relentless pursuit of innovation, including...
Technology
Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
Resource , Technology
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
Resource , Technology , US News
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Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
Canada’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
Climate and 鶹ýion: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
Pre-planning engineering work has started for construction of a new recovery boi...
Projects
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It’s been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
Projects
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
Infrastructure
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...