Norway is looking at constructing underwater bridges, known as submerged floating tunnels (SFT), that will sit 30 to 100 feet under water, with vertical tethers attached to the seabed or to floating pontoons on the surface of the water. Read more.
Last month, a Boston-based outfit called Cambrian Innovation began field testing a sewage treatment system that not only treats the wastewater, but produces modest amounts of electricity as well. Read more.
Highways 11 and 12 are integral components of Western Canada’s transportation network. They connect natural resource industries and the agricultural community to key economic trade corridors, west coast ports, and north-south trade routes to the United States. Read more.
Drivers will soon experience shorter delays on the Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke this winter with the procurement of new avalanche infrastructure technology. Read More
The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are making investments that will help create jobs and grow the middle class now while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future. Read More.
New Brunswick’s four universities will look to build new facilities and upgrade existing ones with nearly $100M in new funding from the provincial and federal governments. CTV News reports that the federal government will contribute half of the overall amount, while NB will commit $35M and the schools will be responsible for the remaining $14M. NB Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Donald Arsenault noted that the funding will offer significant new opportunities to the province’s universities. “There’s definitely some major projects in terms of a brand new facility being constructed and so forth” he said. “At the end of the day, there’s a lot you can do for $98.6M.” Read more.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Bridgetown, N.S., today as part of an East Coast tour and announced nearly $116 million in federal funding for projects related to transit and water in the province. Read more.
New York-based startup ByFusion is turning plastic waste into construction blocks known as RePlast. The company’s technology can use any form of plastic, including marine debris, in its process. Read more
Chinese company WinSun met with Saudi Arabia officials to discuss the possibility of using its 3-D printing technology to help the country reach its goal of constructing 1.5 million homes over the next five years, according to 3Dprint.com. Read more
When industry professionals reference construction technology, the first topics that might come up are likely drones, building information modeling (BIM), 3-D laser scanning technology,virtual reality, 3-D printing and advancements in high-performance versions of long-time material staples like concrete. However, how often do construction experts associate progress in technology to the worker in the field? Read more