Traditional greenhouses are built horizontally with transparent envelopes to take advantage of the sun. Inventor Glenn Scott wants to revolutionize cold climate greenhouse designs with Agridome, a dome-shaped structure that doesn’t rely on sunlight. Read more
Global construction firm Bechtel partnered with New York City-based construction safety technology company Human Condition Safety to offer the latter’s new virtual reality (VR) immersion safety training. Read more
ConstructionDIVE’s key takeaways from the OFFsite Construction Expo were: 1) offsite construction still has a long way to go, 2) planning is key when starting a prefab project; and 3) a 30-story building in 15 days is possible. Read more
Canadian Construction Association’s Awards recognize the important contributions of individuals, organizations and projects that promote and enhance the Canadian construction industry, whether through innovation, projects, or dedication to the industry. The submission deadline for 2016 CCA awards is November 18. The awards will presented at CCA’s annual conference in March 2017. Awards of Excellence: * […]
Toronto’s George Brown College is collaborating with the construction industry to advance the adoption of BIM technology. Thought to be the first of its kind at a Canadian post-secondary institution, the facility is a platform for educating students and the construction industry alike about the BIM process. Read more
The Interim Procurement Ombudsman (PO), Lorenzo Ieraci, explaining what the office does in a recent interview subsequent to the publication of the office’s 2015-2016 report, admits it has an awareness problem. Read more
The mass wood structure and façade has been completed for UBC’s Brock Commons student residence—the world’s tallest wood building at 18 storeys (53 metres, about 174 feet)—four months ahead of schedule, showcasing the advantages of building with wood. Read more.
The idea is to recover water and produce energy and fertilizer nutrients from water and wastewater services at greenfield sites, says Nicholas Ashbolt, Alberta Innovates public health professor at the University of Alberta. Read more
The construction industry isn’t taking full advantage of new technologies for workflow management and building performance monitoring, including advanced data and analytics, automation, robotics and mobility, according to consulting firm KPMG’s annual report. Read more
Russia will require contractors on government-funded projects to use building information modeling starting in 2019. Read more