How Tablet Computers Changed the Construction Industry
/in front, news/by CANSRobert Kipp’s must-have tool when he steps onto a construction site isn’t a walkie-talkie or a hard-hat, though you’ll never spot him without them. It’s an eight-inch Apple iPad Mini on which he stores blueprints, field documentation, and other relevant information. Read more
Calgary Start-up Wants to Be ‘Airbnb’ for Heavy Equipment Owners
/in front, news/by CANSThe founders of Calgary-based startup AnyQuip liken their newly formed company to “AirBnB or Uber for heavy equipment owners.” Read more
Highly-skilled Foreign Workers Have Role to Play
/in front, news/by CANSCanada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has put forward recommendations to a federal parliamentary committee reviewing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that support the use of foreign nationals in highly-skilled construction occupations.Read more
Minecraft Game Wants to Turn Teens into Future Construction Managers
/in front, news/by CANSLego has long been lauded by architecture geeks as a childhood gateway drug into the world of designing and building. Now, the UK wants to use a similar idea to hook teens on the fun of construction management. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has developed a four-part construction curriculum played within Minecraft—the wildly popular […]