How IoT Can Optimize the Construction Industry
Construction is still regarded as a traditional industry with heavy focus on physical tools, pen and paper. Nevertheless, digitization is around the corner and new…
150 Years of Construction in Canada
Celebrating Innovations in Concrete and ConstructionGone are the days of horse-drawn carts and unpaved roads. Before ready-mix trucks were invented, concrete construction was driven by…
Connected Infrastructure: The Development of Smart Cities
Why Smart Cities Should Use Smart Sensors A new project is underway along part of Toronto’s waterfront that aims to build a smart city. Assisted…
Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments
Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…
Is this the new Golden Age of Infrastructure?
Pre-emptive Testing to Increase Productivity in Construction In construction, many things can go wrong, from calculation errors to a minor miscommunication; but however small the…
A Take on Technology Adoption in the Construction Industry
By Roberto Nunez, Lecturer and Senior Construction Extension Specialist (Department of Civil Engineering, NC State University) In response to: Can We Uberize the Construction Industry?…
How Smart Technology Can Help You Get Around Labor Shortage
Maximizing Efficiency on the Job SiteNot only did the construction industry lose approximately 2 million skilled construction workers during the recession between 2007 and 2011,…
Space Concrete and the Future of Colonies on Mars
An Alternative To Shipping Tonnes of Concrete To MarsWith NASA predicting that humans will set foot on Mars for the first time by the year…
Concrete Speakers Create Pure Sound by Reducing Vibrations
Sleek design and Superior Sound PerformanceToday we are always striving to find new and innovative ways of producing a wide range of products in a…
Slag Cement Life Cycle Assessment Calculator Free to Download
Get ready, ready-mix concrete industry, because the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has just introduced a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculator for slag cement, and…
Relieving Pressure on Concrete Foundation Walls with Stud Rails
A deep five-level underground concrete foundation to support a 45-storey condo that is currently being built in downtown Toronto is using an innovative method to…
Defects Aren’t Always a Bad Thing – Just ask the Ancient Romans
Concrete is a highly regarded building material in large part due to its inherent strength and durability – something that was first recognized by the…
Cement + Water + Wood = Concrete?!
The current outbreak the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates, native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia…
Simplify Your Concrete Mixes with this All-in-One Additive
With concrete being one of the most popular construction materials used by engineers and professionals worldwide, it is easy to assume that this widespread material,…
America’s First Vertical Evacuation Shelter
Seismologists are predicting a one-in-three probability of a catastrophic earthquake with a very high likelihood for a subsequent tsunami to hit the coast of the…
Laser Scanning: New Fire Damage Detection in Concrete
Though concrete is known to be a material which has high fire-resistance, its physical, chemical and mechanical properties do endure severe changes when subjected to…
Microbial Communities May Help us Detect Damaged Concrete
Concrete is known to be the world’s most common building material as it shapes our buildings, bridges and runways, sidewalks and more – and at…
DOTs are Using Hydro Technology to Repair Concrete Structures
The Utah Department of Transportation is using a recyclable resource to repair worn bridges along one of the busier highways in Salt Lake County. SmartRock®…
