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Lafarge Canada gets provincial go-ahead to use trailers equipped with specific steering axles in Alberta

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:16:11 +0000

EDMONTON – Lafarge Canada has announced it has received provincial approval to operate trailers equipped with hydraulically forced steering axles for concrete delivery in Alberta. The development follows a successful multi-year pilot in Calgary and Edmonton and marks an update to Alberta鈥檚 Traffic Safety Act. 鈥淭his approval showcases how innovative technologies can revolutionize logistics and […]

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Tech giants choose MTC to reduce carbon in offices and data centres

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:31:51 +0000

Google opened its first ground-up mass timber (MTC) commercial office in Sunnyvale, Calif. in 2023 as part of the company鈥檚 objective to operate on carbon-free energy by 2030. The 180,000-square-foot LEED Platinum project was recognized in 2024 with the 鈥淲ood in Architecture鈥� award by the non-profit organisation WoodWorks. The design team of Michael Green Architects […]

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French school demonstrates multiple benefits of wood-concrete panels

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:05:58 +0000

An educational complex in France has become a showcase for an increasingly popular prefabricated building technique. Work began in May 2024 on the 鈧�80 million (CDN$125 million) school facility in the City of Sartrouville, northwest of Paris. Final project delivery is scheduled for November 2026. When complete, the 14,500 m2 facility will accommodate up to […]

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3D concrete printing could be a solution to remote Indigenous housing

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:10:08 +0000

Beyond its current application for residential and commercial construction in traditional urban areas, 3D concrete printing (3DCP) could be a solution for housing issues in remote and northern Indigenous communities. This potential for 3DCP is outlined in a 2024 report titled, A Preliminary Study of 3D Printing Home Designs for Improving Efficiency and Sustainability of […]

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Siemens invests $150M for new technology centre in Oakville

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:20:29 +0000

OAKVILLE, ONT. 鈥� Through an $150 million investment Siemens intends to establish a Global AI Manufacturing Technologies Research and Development (R&D) Centre for Battery Production at its headquarters in Oakville. With a focus on developing AI manufacturing technologies that will support electric vehicle (EV) battery production, the investment will create up to 90 jobs across […]

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Climate-responsive paint: An adaptable innovation for energy efficient materials

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:10:19 +0000

Industrial designer Joe Doucet has developed an innovative climate-responsive paint that could revolutionize how buildings interact with their environment, Fast Company reported. The groundbreaking thermochromic paint changes colour based on the outside temperature. Its inventor says, 鈥淏y shifting with the seasons, colour passively reduces the energy needed to heat and cool a building by up […]

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Construction software aims to help contractors manage new homes, remodeling projects

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:05:57 +0000

LONDON, ONT. 鈥� A new construction management software is targeting how builders, remodelers and contractors manage new home builds and remodeling projects. According to a press release, Graditi offers an all-in-one platform that enhances collaboration and simplifies the entire process from client interaction to trade management. Some of the key features include real-time updates, task […]

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U.K. building confronts location challenges with an innovative solution

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:05:16 +0000

In its hopes to revitalize an overlooked commercial area of Birmingham in the U.K., the design and engineering partners behind the One Centenary Way project have successfully confronted and resolved unique location challenges. One Centenary Way was completed in 2024 by U.K. builder Sir Robert McAlpine. It connects two of Birmingham鈥檚 most important public spaces, […]

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Rise of the robots: Some homebuilders turning to automation to bridge labour shortage

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

GANANOQUE, ONT. 鈥� At a housing construction site in Gananoque, Ont., Val spends nearly two months laying concrete, used to build 26 stacked townhouse units. Val’s task is a simple, but crucial part of the project by developer Horizon Legacy, which is slated to open this fall. Among those onsite, the company says Val’s skill […]

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Digital construction management program breaks through at York U

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:30:36 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� The York University School of Continuing Studies has launched an innovative post-graduate certificate in digital construction management. The new full-time program aims to enable students to 鈥渉arness the capabilities of software and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve productivity and sustainability of industrial, commercial, institutional and highrise residential construction,鈥� states a release. Graduates will […]

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Concrete innovation from start to finish of its useful life

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:03:03 +0000

Few building material industries have undergone such transformation in recent years than that of concrete. Grabbing most of the headlines are the increasing ways carbon can be reduced, captured or utilized at various stages of concrete鈥檚 manufacture. Certainly low carbon concrete is important going forward. Meanwhile at the research level, more is going on that […]

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Concrete Feature: Moss concrete covering many urban construction challenges

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:29:21 +0000

Could moss concrete be the simple green answer to many of the climate change challenges that construction design is attempting to mitigate? Researchers at universities in Spain, London, Pakistan and the Netherlands, for more than a decade, have been looking at bio-receptive concrete, commonly known as moss concrete, to green up walls, foil graffiti, lessen […]

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