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MIT study examines ways to cut down on GHG emissions from road construction
MIT study examines ways to cut down on GHG emissions from road construction
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is road-dependant. There are over one million kilometres of public roads spanning the country. According to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey for 2020, more than 90,000 kilometres of road construction was completed from 2017 to 2020. More...
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8,000 visitors anticipated for the 2025 Canadian Concrete Expo in Mississauga
Even before pre-registration opened on Nov. 15, the Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE)...
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MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage
Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...
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A Century of Innovation and Leadership: Milwaukee Tool’s 100-Year Journey
As Milwaukee Tool ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø celebrates its 100th anniversary, the company stands ta...
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MIT study examines ways to cut down on GHG emissions from road construction
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is road-dependant. There are over one million kilometres of public roads...
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8,000 visitors anticipated for the 2025 Canadian Concrete Expo in Mississauga
Even before pre-registration opened on Nov. 15, the Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE)...
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MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage
Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...
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A Century of Innovation and Leadership: Milwaukee Tool’s 100-Year Journey
As Milwaukee Tool ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø celebrates its 100th anniversary, the company stands ta...
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Strategic preconstruction can be bolstered by artificial intelligence: Slate
Strategic preconstruction can help contractors and developers mitigate risks suc...
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Waterloo researchers use AR and VR for 3D bridge inspections
Research engineers at the University of Waterloo have published a paper document...
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The changing face of low-carbon concrete investment
Meta’s announcement in September of its new investment in low-carbon concrete pr...
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Hamilton modular manufacturer highlights solutions to planners
With productivity in the homebuilding sector increasingly under the microscope a...
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Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions
Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...
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2024 World Demolition Summit to provide many breakthroughs in Sweden
In early November, the World Demolition Summit (WDS) 2024 will blast into Stockh...
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Altus Group introduces new software for CRE portfolio management
TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group has introduced a new software for CRE invest...
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Inside Innovation: AI’s potential to transform construction
Much has been written about the construction industry’s struggle to keep pace wi...
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Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery
The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat f...
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As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s EV ambitions under threat?
LOYALIST TOWNSDHIP, ONT. - The plant was expected to produce batteries for a mil...
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Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products
MONTREAL - Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agr...
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EVLO launches new battery energy storage system
MONTREAL -Â EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, has announced...
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Mammoet launches world’s strongest land-based crane
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - Dutch firm Mammoet has launched what it claims to be the...
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Empire Communities announces milestone certification for indoor air quality
VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its sta...
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Moving volumetric units from ‘A to B’ is creating new delivery models
Growing interest in volumetric construction is resulting in more and ever-larger...
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Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges
Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...
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Support flows for Evercloak’s HVAC membrane technology
Waterloo-based HVAC technology startup Evercloak is garnering attention and, mor...
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3D concrete printed buildings get bigger, taller and modular
Since its invention in 1939, 3D printing of concrete buildings (3DCP) has been l...
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CRTC to bring high-speed Internet to remote Inuit communities
OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
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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...
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Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top
Prefabricated construction has been touted as what we need to build the millions...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the province is bolstering funding...
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
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Infinitii ai wins Hamilton waterworks monitoring project
VANCOUVER — Infinitii ai inc. and its partner AECOM recently announced they have...
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Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
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Governments see modular as part of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 1 to 5
Your top DCN headlines this week feature what exactly was involved in connecting...
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Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
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WSIB to give Ontario employers $2B in surplus funds
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a s...
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
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Northvolt says Quebec battery plant will proceed despite bankruptcy filing
MONTREAL — Northvolt AB has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States...
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Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all
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Ontario provides $21.8M for water treatment plant expansion in Kemptville
KEMPTVILLE, ONT. — In order to support the construction of the Eastern Ontario C...
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Ontario breaks ground on Sarnia long-term care home
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Affordable housing project geared towards deafblind breaks ground in Toronto
TORONTO — More than 56 people who are deafblind or living with other physical di...
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Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s deepening housing crisis
TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey r...