Government of Canada announces climate lens for infrastructure
/in front, news/by CANSAmarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, has announced a new step in ensuring that infrastructure investments take into account the impact of projects on the environment during the planning and design stages. Read more
Canadian industries warn tariff battle will raise costs, hit supply chains
/in front, news/by CANS“This trade war could cause significant delays with projects, escalating costs, all leading to high risk and lower productivity for the industry, and depriving these communities of their necessary infrastructure improvements,” CCA president Mary Van Buren said in an interview. Read more (Globe and Mail subscribed content)
Photo software creates virtual record of project progress
/in front, news/by CANSSilicon Valley-based startup OpenSpace launched this week a product that it claims will dramatically cut the time it takes contractors to photograph a jobsite and share progress with key project stakeholders. Read more
After a tunnel construction triumph in Japan, all eyes are on CIM (not BIM)
/in front, news/by CANSWhat’s CIM? For the unfamiliar, Construction Information Modeling/Management is a localized term used in Japan’s construction industry in place of BIM (Building Information Modeling). The Mikusa Tunnel project on Japan’s Kinki Highway Kisei Line was the first of many projects to use it for the entire building process. The Obayashi Corporation comprehensively used 3D models […]