Slurry Seals a Cost Effective Way to Extend Rural Road Life
Slurry seals that provide extra sealant to pavement are a great way to save municipal dollars and extend highway life, state several industry experts. Read more
Disney Researchers Develop Wireless Charging Room
/in front, news/by CANSResearchers at Disney have developed quasistatic cavity resonance (QSCR) technology to wirelessly deliver kilowatts of power to mobile receivers within cabinets, rooms or even warehouses. Read more
Lean Construction Institute of Canada to Roll Out Certification Program
/in front, news/by CANSAs part of its national efforts to educate and improve the Canadian building industry through the introduction of Lean principles, the Lean Construction Institute of Canada (LCI-C) announced today the framework for a new Canadian Lean Construction Certification Program. Read more
Extending Federal Funding for Infrastructure Projects
/in front, news/by CANSUnder the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) and Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) provinces and territories receive an allocation, prioritize eligible projects and submit them for federal funding. Projects are required to be completed by March 31, 2018 (March 31, 2019 in the territories) unless an extension is granted by the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. Extensions can be granted up to March 31, 2019. Read more about CWWF extensions or read more about PTIF extensions
Early Thaw Prompts Weight Restrictions
/in front, news/by CANSWeight restrictions will be in place on all provincial gravel roads starting at noon Friday, Feb. 24. Read more.
Federal Infrastructure Funding Delays
/in front, news/by CANSThe federal government has announced unprecedented investment to renew Canada’s aging public infrastructure. However, there have been delays in rolling out the funds to get the much needed projects off the ground and the deadline for Phase I is approaching fast. The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has expressed concerns regarding the March 18, 2017 deadline to several government ministers and is advocating for extension. Read more
Researchers Explore Cooling Film Metamaterial
/in front, news/by CANSMetamaterials are materials engineered to have a property not found in nature. They are composites, usually involving metals or plastics, plus super-small or super-thin materials derived by nanoengineering. They derive their properties not from the properties of the base materials from which they are made but from their newly designed structures. Read more
New CO2-eating Concrete Takes Less Energy to Produce
/in front, news/by CANSAn engineering and materials science professor at Rutgers University has created an eco-friendly, lightweight concrete using reactive hydrothermal liquid-phase densification (rHLPD), according to Phys.org, which notes that the process models generative design behavior of shellfish to create organic ceramics while submersed in water. Read more
PSPC Taking Steps to Improve Security Clearances
/in front, news/by CANSThis Ottawa Construction Association article provides a great summary of the user-facing changes, internal process changes, as well as the portability, fingerprinting and sponsorship-related improvements that the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Industrial Security Sector is taking. Read more
Dubai Is Bringing the World Its First Rotating Skyscraper
/in front, news/by CANSDubai plans to take your 360-degree experience far beyond video by building the world’s first ever rotating skyscraper by 2020. Read more