Technology Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:47:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Technology Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/semiconductor-dynamics-innovation-competition-geopolitical-tensions /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/semiconductor-dynamics-innovation-competition-geopolitical-tensions#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:45:15 +0000 /?p=405776 Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advancement has resulted in ground-breaking IT innovations, including the introduction of artificial intelligence. Also known as chips or semiconductors, microprocessors perform complex functions, such as memory storage and logical operations. Modern semiconductors are notoriously difficult to manufacture due to the cutting-edge technology involved. Some new microprocessor […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/semiconductor-dynamics-innovation-competition-geopolitical-tensions/feed 0 Robots facilitate communication, quality on worksite: ICBA summit speaker /joc/news/technology/2024/10/robots-facilitate-communication-quality-on-worksite-icba-summit-speaker /joc/news/technology/2024/10/robots-facilitate-communication-quality-on-worksite-icba-summit-speaker#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:00:23 +0000 /?p=405646 A robotics pioneer says the future of machines in construction is quality rather than an illusion of productivity. Dusty Robotics co-founder and CEO Dr. Tessa Lau spoke at the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association’s 2024 Construction Innovation Summit in Vancouver on Oct. 3 during a session titled, The State of Robotics in Construction – Today’s […]

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]]> /joc/news/technology/2024/10/robots-facilitate-communication-quality-on-worksite-icba-summit-speaker/feed 0 2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/2024-world-demolition-summit-to-provide-many-breakthroughs-in-sweden /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/2024-world-demolition-summit-to-provide-many-breakthroughs-in-sweden#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:20:47 +0000 /?p=405549 In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockholm, Sweden, and there’s still a chance to attend. “We expect about 350 people, but there’s often a lot of last-minute registrants,” says Leila Steed, WDS program organizer of the Nov. 6 and 7 conference. Steed, who is also editor of the Demolition […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/10/2024-world-demolition-summit-to-provide-many-breakthroughs-in-sweden/feed 0 EllisDon, BCIT collaborate on mass timber microcredential program /joc/news/labour/2024/10/ellisdon-bcit-collaborate-on-mass-timber-microcredential-program /joc/news/labour/2024/10/ellisdon-bcit-collaborate-on-mass-timber-microcredential-program#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:14 +0000 /?p=394445 EllisDon is collaborating with British Columbia educators to funnel their mass timber knowledge into a new microcredential program. EllisDon director of construction sciences Mark Gaglione said the microcredential program originated with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) who engaged David Moses, the principal of Moses Structural Engineers, to assist in writing curriculum before reaching […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/10/ellisdon-bcit-collaborate-on-mass-timber-microcredential-program/feed 0 Altus Group introduces new software for CRE portfolio management /dcn/news/economic/2024/09/altus-group-introduces-new-software-for-cre-portfolio-management /dcn/news/economic/2024/09/altus-group-introduces-new-software-for-cre-portfolio-management#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:05:17 +0000 /?p=394296 TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group has introduced a new software for CRE investment management called Argus Intelligence. The new product will deliver instant performance data, stated a release, and is intended for asset, portfolio and benchmark management. It includes Argus Enterprise. The software was launched at the recent Altus Connect conference. “For more than 30 […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2024/09/altus-group-introduces-new-software-for-cre-portfolio-management/feed 0 Inside Innovation: AI’s potential to transform construction /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/inside-innovation-ais-potential-to-transform-construction /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/inside-innovation-ais-potential-to-transform-construction#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:59:46 +0000 /?p=394134 Much has been written about the construction industry’s struggle to keep pace with other major industries in terms of productivity. Projects run late, over budget, encounter disputes between project partners and leave many builders fighting to maintain reasonable profits. The adoption of technology is usually presented as a solution. Certainly there have been several advances […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/inside-innovation-ais-potential-to-transform-construction/feed 0 Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/metro-vancouver-promoting-regional-district-sewage-heat-recovery /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/metro-vancouver-promoting-regional-district-sewage-heat-recovery#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:20:01 +0000 /?p=393544 The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat from sewage to the large-scale Senakw development and made financial commitments to three municipalities as it is offering up the heat captured in its sewage collection system for both private and public developments.    “The technology is well-known,” said Metro Vancouver’s Jeff […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/metro-vancouver-promoting-regional-district-sewage-heat-recovery/feed 0 As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada’s EV ambitions under threat? /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/as-some-ontario-plants-hit-the-brakes-are-canadas-ev-ambitions-under-threat /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/as-some-ontario-plants-hit-the-brakes-are-canadas-ev-ambitions-under-threat#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:48 +0000 /?p=393443 LOYALIST TOWNSDHIP, ONT. – The plant was expected to produce batteries for a million electric vehicles a year. Once up and running, it was supposed to create hundreds of permanent jobs in a small southeastern Ontario municipality. It was, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at the time, “big news” that Belgium-based Umicore chose Loyalist Township […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/as-some-ontario-plants-hit-the-brakes-are-canadas-ev-ambitions-under-threat/feed 0 Alberta puts $2.8 million towards development of industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility /joc/news/technology/2024/09/alberta-puts-2-8-million-towards-development-of-industrial-scale-waste-to-energy-facility /joc/news/technology/2024/09/alberta-puts-2-8-million-towards-development-of-industrial-scale-waste-to-energy-facility#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:09 +0000 /?p=392942 EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is providing $2.8 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta for a $6.1-million front-end engineering and design study led by Varme Energy. The facility would be the first to use carbon capture to turn municipal waste into clean electricity, a release said. “Emissions Reduction Alberta is proud to provide provincial funding […]

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]]> /joc/news/technology/2024/09/alberta-puts-2-8-million-towards-development-of-industrial-scale-waste-to-energy-facility/feed 0 Innovation Saskatchewan puts $1.5 million towards Energy Innovation Hub /joc/news/technology/2024/09/innovation-saskatchewan-puts-1-5-million-towards-energy-innovation-hub /joc/news/technology/2024/09/innovation-saskatchewan-puts-1-5-million-towards-energy-innovation-hub#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:01 +0000 /?p=392736 REGINA – Innovation Saskatchewan is providing $1.5 million in funding to the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) to create an Energy Innovation Hub (EIH) at its headquarters in Regina. The EIH will allow PTRC to advance current research in areas such as carbon capture utilization and storage, enhanced oil recovery and geothermal energy, a provincial government […]

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]]> /joc/news/technology/2024/09/innovation-saskatchewan-puts-1-5-million-towards-energy-innovation-hub/feed 0 Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/ontarios-canal-block-to-produce-carbicrete-products /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/ontarios-canal-block-to-produce-carbicrete-products#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:34 +0000 /?p=392376 MONTREAL – Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with Canal Block, a masonry producer in Port Colborne, Ont. CarbiCrete is a specialist in decarbonized concrete. Canal Block will begin producing CarbiCrete products at the beginning of 2025, once its plant has been outfitted with CarbiCrete’s curing system, stated a release. In […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2024/09/ontarios-canal-block-to-produce-carbicrete-products/feed 0 New manufacturing jobs for B.C.’s Cariboo region /joc/news/projects/2024/09/new-manufacturing-jobs-for-b-c-s-cariboo-region /joc/news/projects/2024/09/new-manufacturing-jobs-for-b-c-s-cariboo-region#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:28 +0000 /?p=392612 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is contributing up to $1.4 million in funding towards two capital projects in the Cariboo region and one in the northeast. The funding Is through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund and would see local manufacturers contribute to local supply chains, expand and diversify their operations […]

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