Only Electrician Jobs Are Safe from the Coming Age of Robotics
/in front, news/by Alison ClackThe report, highlighted in slides below, evaluated the likelihood of specific construction jobs being automated in 20 years, based on current robotic trends. Read more
Swiss Construction Robot
/in front, news/by Alison ClackA robot construction worker that can move around a building site autonomously and make architectural structures is being developed by Swiss designers and roboticists. Watch video
CCA Ready to Build with Liberal Government
/in front, news/by Alison Clack“Anytime you’ve got a new government elected, they’re going to have a lot of building to do,” CCA president Michael Atkinson said during the CCA’s fall board meeting in Thunder Bay, Ont. “We’ll be keen to see who are put in key cabinet positions that are important to us, working with their new implementation chain, […]
Autodesk to phase out perpetual licenses in 2016
/in front, news/by Alison ClackIn 2016, Autodesk will be phasing out perpetual licenses (licenses you buy and own) of their CAD products and moving to a pay as you go model called “Desktop Subscription”. Timeline: January 31, 2016 Autodesk will stop selling perpetual licenses of individual products; meaning all products not found in suites. (Examples of the products affected […]