Sika ‘Smartens’ Digital Product Portfolio with Giatec Integration
Giatec’s flagship SmartRock maturity sensor. The parent company of Sika Corp. has entered a commercial partnership with Ottawa-based Giatec Scientific Inc., enabling concrete admixture customers…
The Data-Driven Concrete Contractor
The global construction market is projected to reach $17.26 trillion in 2026 and grow to $21.73 trillion by 2030, driven by infrastructure investment, digital construction adoption,…
Roper Hospital Medical Campus Project Success Story
Lithko’s scope includes the complete foundation package, elevated decks, and vertical concrete elements for the Roper Hospital Medical Campus. The foundation work consists of 6,000 cubic…
Transforming concrete with Microsoft AI and Giatec
Concrete accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emissions and a major contributor is non-optimized processes. Giatec, a Canadian construction tech company, saw an opportunity to…
Leading concrete and cement producers, suppliers, owners, and contractors continue to commit to a net zero embodied carbon footprint… and the sustainable payoff is beginning…
Capture Real-time Aggregate Data to Optimize Mix Design
Giatec launched a seamless integration with concrete technologies innovator, alterBiota. The collaboration integrates alterBiota’s digital Aggregate technology with Giatec’s AI-powered SmartMix platform, bringing real-time aggregate data directly to SmartMix…
Sundt’s Self-Perform Concrete Expertise Helps Build on Our Student Housing Resume
School is back in session for Sundt as we return to California State University, Fullerton for a new student housing project. Eight months ago, the…
Concrete Contractor’s 2025 State of the Industry Report: 3-Part Series
(July 21, 2025) Part 1 – A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that…
ACI Foundation Donor Spotlight: Pouria Ghods and Aali Alizadeh
Pouria Ghods and Aali Alizadeh’s path began at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, with a seminar organized by the local ACI Chapter on concrete…
SmartRock and Concrete Monitoring In Southern Africa
Concrete monitoring is undergoing a quiet revolution with the use of data generated by specialized sensors that are embedded within concrete structures where they can…
Giatec Forms Strategic Partnership with Sika
Strategic investment in Giatec has tech developer aiming at accelerating global digitization in the construction industry. Digital concrete technology platform Giatec has announced a strategic…
From Trade to Tensions to Going Global: Preparing Leaders for the New World of International Trade
Our recent efforts on behalf of Canadian companies seeking opportunities in Vietnam derived to six confirmed leads and an MOU with a Vietnamese distributor in…
Sika Invests in Giatec’s Digital Concrete Tech
Sika, which supplies specialty chemicals for the construction industry, has made a strategic minority investment in Giatec, which develops digital concrete technology platforms in Nepean, Ont….
Digital Tools Help Minimize Embodied Carbon Overages
The concrete industry is demonstrating leadership in its ability to deliver and quantify carbon reductions in the built environment, but challenges remain. Concrete represents a…
Is This the Biggest Leap in Concrete Innovation Yet?
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in the world – and for good reason. But as essential as it is, the way…
El Sistema de Monitorización del Hormigón en Tránsito
El primer sensor de asentamiento en tránsito no invasivo y autocalibrado del mundo aporta precisión y sencillez al control de calidad del hormigón. Giatec®, líder…
Lately, well-crafted connected devices with wireless sensors and reliable, low-cost compute hardware have been revolutionising many “unconnected” industries, services, and applications. One such industry and service…
The Role of Temperature Control in Mass Concrete Durability
As mass concrete becomes essential in construction, understanding factors that impact its quality and strength gain is critical. Contractors must carefully monitor the maximum temperature,…
Sika ‘Smartens’ Digital Product Portfolio with Giatec Integration
Giatec’s flagship SmartRock maturity sensor. The parent company of Sika Corp. has entered a commercial partnership with Ottawa-based Giatec Scientific Inc., enabling concrete admixture customers…
The Data-Driven Concrete Contractor
The global construction market is projected to reach $17.26 trillion in 2026 and grow to $21.73 trillion by 2030, driven by infrastructure investment, digital construction adoption,…
Roper Hospital Medical Campus Project Success Story
Lithko’s scope includes the complete foundation package, elevated decks, and vertical concrete elements for the Roper Hospital Medical Campus. The foundation work consists of 6,000 cubic…
Transforming concrete with Microsoft AI and Giatec
Concrete accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emissions and a major contributor is non-optimized processes. Giatec, a Canadian construction tech company, saw an opportunity to…
Leading concrete and cement producers, suppliers, owners, and contractors continue to commit to a net zero embodied carbon footprint… and the sustainable payoff is beginning…
Capture Real-time Aggregate Data to Optimize Mix Design
Giatec launched a seamless integration with concrete technologies innovator, alterBiota. The collaboration integrates alterBiota’s digital Aggregate technology with Giatec’s AI-powered SmartMix platform, bringing real-time aggregate data directly to SmartMix…
Sundt’s Self-Perform Concrete Expertise Helps Build on Our Student Housing Resume
School is back in session for Sundt as we return to California State University, Fullerton for a new student housing project. Eight months ago, the…
Concrete Contractor’s 2025 State of the Industry Report: 3-Part Series
(July 21, 2025) Part 1 – A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that…
ACI Foundation Donor Spotlight: Pouria Ghods and Aali Alizadeh
Pouria Ghods and Aali Alizadeh’s path began at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, with a seminar organized by the local ACI Chapter on concrete…
SmartRock and Concrete Monitoring In Southern Africa
Concrete monitoring is undergoing a quiet revolution with the use of data generated by specialized sensors that are embedded within concrete structures where they can…
Giatec Forms Strategic Partnership with Sika
Strategic investment in Giatec has tech developer aiming at accelerating global digitization in the construction industry. Digital concrete technology platform Giatec has announced a strategic…
From Trade to Tensions to Going Global: Preparing Leaders for the New World of International Trade
Our recent efforts on behalf of Canadian companies seeking opportunities in Vietnam derived to six confirmed leads and an MOU with a Vietnamese distributor in…
Sika Invests in Giatec’s Digital Concrete Tech
Sika, which supplies specialty chemicals for the construction industry, has made a strategic minority investment in Giatec, which develops digital concrete technology platforms in Nepean, Ont….
Digital Tools Help Minimize Embodied Carbon Overages
The concrete industry is demonstrating leadership in its ability to deliver and quantify carbon reductions in the built environment, but challenges remain. Concrete represents a…
Is This the Biggest Leap in Concrete Innovation Yet?
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in the world – and for good reason. But as essential as it is, the way…
El Sistema de Monitorización del Hormigón en Tránsito
El primer sensor de asentamiento en tránsito no invasivo y autocalibrado del mundo aporta precisión y sencillez al control de calidad del hormigón. Giatec®, líder…
Lately, well-crafted connected devices with wireless sensors and reliable, low-cost compute hardware have been revolutionising many “unconnected” industries, services, and applications. One such industry and service…
The Role of Temperature Control in Mass Concrete Durability
As mass concrete becomes essential in construction, understanding factors that impact its quality and strength gain is critical. Contractors must carefully monitor the maximum temperature,…
