Downtown Chicago hasn’t seen a new wood-construction building in more than a century. But a research team from Perkins+Will, Thornton Tomasetti and the University of Cambridge is out to prove that doesn’t have to be the case much longer. To do so, they are looking at ways to design (and perhaps one day construct) an 80-story, 800-foot-tall mass-timber tower along the Chicago River’s South Branch. Read more.
Construction is one of the largest industries in the world economy with an estimated $10 trillion spent in the sector every year. While construction has rapidly evolved from a local to a global industry, its practices have not. Read more.
With $9 billion of waste in the construction space, it’s time to shift gears and build more efficiently. How can errors and rework be reduced? How can information be communicated and shared with everyone on the projects team faster? Technology is at the forefront of this transformation. Read more.
Grade 6 students from Holland Road Elementary School in Halifax got a glimpse into the world of building and construction when they visited the Ikea construction site in nearby Dartmouth Crossing recently. Read more.
Why 2,000-Year-Old Roman Concrete Survives to This Day, Yet Modern Concrete Crumbles in Decades. Read more: http://ow.ly/ZvlS30dosJG
Innovation 2050 – A Digital Future for the Infrastructure Industry. Read more: http://ow.ly/DkRA30dosh9
Top Construction Firms Embrace Technology, Finally. Read more: http://ow.ly/ZDHF30dosCf
Canadian Practice Manuel for BIM – a practical resource created by experts from across Canada. Read more: http://ow.ly/VTDH30dos8X
New brownfield assessment technologies reducing cleanup times. Read more: http://ow.ly/o1VU30dosuT
Government of Canada implements Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. Read more: ow.ly/34c230dos3v