NSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth Award

NSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth award deadline is May 15. The Construction Association of Nova Scotia Building Futures for Youth Award has been established in support of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia’s 150th Anniversary Industry Campaign. This campaign was launched in recognition of the value of education and the role […]

University lab to test autonomous roofing drones

Construction is one of the top three uses for commercial drone-based services, said Mike Danielak, of Portland, Ore.-based drone network service provider Skyward, citing Skylogic Research’s 2017 Drone Market Sector Report. Read more.

Eglinton LRT marijuana incident spurs industry action

A recent incident in which three workers on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project in Toronto were allegedly seen smoking marijuana won’t be the last time it happens on a construction worksite, warns an industry stakeholder. Read more.

Exoskeletons and robots primed to take over dangerous construction site tasks

The global market for full-body exoskeletons is expected to be valued at more than $507.3 million by 2025, according to Coherent News, and the North American market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20.59% during the same period. While Coherent said the lion’s share of growth will be in the […]

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