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Industry Special: ConstructConnect announces Takeoff Boost, built on Google Cloud, to bring AI-Powered efficiency to the construction industry
Industry Special: ConstructConnect announces Takeoff Boost, built on Google Cloud, to bring AI-Powered efficiency to the construction industry
Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise agentic AI platform and Cloud Run enable fast, reliable computer vision that turns digital plans into areas, counts and measurements in seconds LAS VEGAS — Cloud Next '26 — ConstructConnect announced today the...
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Data centre grid demands and the BYOP (Bring-Your-Own-Power) solution
There are just over 300 data centres across Canada, mostly older facilities set...
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AI keeps a watchful eye on construction sites
Construction sites are among the riskiest workplaces in Canada. According to ES...
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BOMA Canada report: Commercial building owners slow to adopt AI despite interest
A recent BOMA Canada survey found there is “a really big gap” between awareness...
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Industry Special: ConstructConnect announces Takeoff Boost, built on Google Cloud, to bring AI-Powered efficiency to the construction industry
Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise agentic AI platform and Cloud Run enabl...
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Data centre grid demands and the BYOP (Bring-Your-Own-Power) solution
There are just over 300 data centres across Canada, mostly older facilities set...
Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
AI keeps a watchful eye on construction sites
Construction sites are among the riskiest workplaces in Canada. According to ES...
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BOMA Canada report: Commercial building owners slow to adopt AI despite interest
A recent BOMA Canada survey found there is “a really big gap” between awareness...
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3DCP predicted to be a multibillion-dollar player in construction by 2030
Perhaps some considered 3D Printed Concrete (3DCP) a gimmick when it first arriv...
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AI driving data centre construction boom
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving a Canadian boom in data centre construct...
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Engineers and Geoscientists BC sets bar with AI guidance for professional practice
In 2024, Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) took the lead as the first provin...
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B.C. engineer: AI can aid design, but over-reliance threatens core skills
Among the biggest concerns about AI in the engineering world are the risks of da...
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AI has a concrete future
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Architects face an AI future of excitement and disruption
The question of human interaction is at the centre of the entire AI discussion g...
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CURA, Aecon to pilot low carbon cement
A climate technology company developing low-carbon cement to reduce emissions fr...
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Building a foundation for AI adoption in AEC companies
"The real power of AI is in asking better questions." This simple statement is...
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North America’s first ‘Hackathon’ focuses on forestry-based housing innovation
TORONTO — Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. recently hosted the first-of-its-...
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Drone reality capture ramps up to augment construction site workflows
In the past decade drone use on construction sites has grown dramatically, deleg...
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DEWALT’s robotic drills address the need for speed when building data centres
There is a growing demand to build a lot of data centres and to build them quick...
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How Augmenta’s AI is rewriting electrical pre-construction
A Toronto‑based tech firm’s AI platform is slashing the time electrical contract...
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Comparing cable cars and light rail as people movers in Canada
The overhead cable car system that serves the congested outer suburbs of Paris b...
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Caterpillar debuts AI-powered equipment and virtual assistant at CES 2026
A new realm of construction technology was unveiled recently at CES 2026: the AI...
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EllisDon announces ConTech Accelerator winners
MISSISSUAGA, ONT. — Eight finalist startups were invited to EllisDon’s Mississau...
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Dirt and waste find new purpose as innovative wall and structural materials
Researchers at opposite ends of the earth have developed new materials that use...
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3D concrete printing commercial construction’s New Frontier
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The Front Page 2025 Part Two: AI, data centres changing construction; Canada’s continued housing crisis
To say 2025 was unpredictable would be an understatement. For the Canadian cons...
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Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague
OTTAWA - At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin T...
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Construction data ‘changing the world’: Analytics expert
As the construction sector becomes increasingly rich with data, it’s become clea...
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What will AI do for you in 2026?
The big question today running across many professions at almost every level is,...
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Tech integration grows across building cycle: Buildings Show panel
AI is leading the charge as technology use grows in the construction sector. Bu...
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2025 Buildings Show: AI agents become ‘talk of the town’
What a difference a year makes in the world of construction tech. Delegates att...
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Humanoid Robots could be construction’s Next Big Thing
Business consultancy McKinsey Global issued a harsh outlook for the construction...
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2025 Buildings Show: Inaugural Engineering Roundtable talks technology, AI and fraud
Unlicensed individuals working as engineers is increasingly being reported, with...
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B.C. encouraging tech companies to apply for COAST Innovation Challenge
VICTORIA – Part of B.C.’s Look West economic strategy includes a focus on growin...
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Ottawa launches public registry listing more than 400 federal AI projects
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians...
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B.C. government ‘dashes’ out digital tool to help build homes faster
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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, GCT sign Roberts Bank Terminal 2 MOU
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