New Guide Helps Builders Tackle Resource Roads

A new national field guide published recently is designed to help roadbuilders construct roads across wetlands in Canada’s boreal forest. Read more

Eleven Organizations Urge National Plan for Energy-efficient Buildings

Eleven organizations, including the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), are calling on the federal government to implement a bold national plan for improving the energy efficiency of Canada’s buildings. Read more

Two Women Are Bridging a Gap between the Construction Industry and New Technology

Kitchener, Ont.-based Bridgit has found the formula for disrupting markets. Through deep industry knowledge, a tight focus on customer value, and sheer hard work, its founders — Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Lake — are changing the way the construction industry shares data across Canada and in major U.S. cities. Read more

Smarter than the Average Brick

In Europe, a research project called Living Architecture got underway in April. The purpose of the research is to develop a modular bioreactor/wall based on microbial fuel cell technology and a variety of bacteria with different functions. Read more

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