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Rethinking What ‘Smart’ Objects Can Be
Few things are as true as the idea that – from cars to buildings to best laid plans –everything falls apart eventually. But can they also fall together? This week’s Blog reviews Skylar Tibbit’s new book, Things Fall Together: A Guide to the New Materials Revolution, which examines the important work being done at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab.
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Housing for War Veterans Made Possible with Strategic Partnership Between the Homes For Heroes Foundation, Huntsman Building Solutions, Beyond Foam insulation, and ATCO
Transitioning beck into the community after being released from the military can be complex and stressful, and veterans are twice as likely as non-veterans to experience homelessness This week’s Blogs looks at how four organizations – Homes For Heroes Foundation, Huntsman Building Solutions, Beyond Foam insulation, and ATCO – are partnering to help get veterans off the streets by providing energy efficient insulated homes and services that restore pride, dignity and self-respect.
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Making it Official – Five Post-Pandemic Decisions Employers Need to Make & Communicate Now
As vaccination rates climb and COVID-19 case counts fall, many employers are starting to consider whether to bring people back to work, and how. This week’s Blog takes a look at a newly released report from Broad Reach Communications about the five difficult-but-critical questions that employers have to consider when it comes to working in the ‘new normal’
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An Icon of Canadian Democracy is Undergoing Major Renovations
A major renovation and rehabilitation project is underway in the nation’s capital! This week’s Blog takes a look at Public Services and Procurement Canada’s efforts to modernize Centre Block – Canada’s main Parliament Building – so that it can fully meet the needs of a 21st century Parliament.
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Vancouver Fire Hall Achieves Zero Carbon Certification
The City of Vancouver has set aggressive environmental goals for its new Fire Hall 17, relying on its high-performance envelope to reduce operational carbon emissions by more than 75 per cent. This week’s Blog take a look at this remarkable facility and at how it was able to meet its ambitious environmental goals.
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Inspired by Nature: Sustainable High-Performance Bio-Composites Capable of Matching the Performance of Aluminum and Glass Fiber
Imagine a future where the body of your car, the structures in your neighbourhood and even boats are made from sustainable, high-performance bio-composites capable of replacing carbon intensive materials like aluminum and glass fibre. This week’s blog examines how the team at Strong by Form is revolutionizing lightweight structures with the sustainability of wood and the performance and productivity of composites.
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A Guidebook to Creating Endless Weekend Fun
Summer is here, and so too is the need to keep kids busy AND start a million and one projects around the house. ‘52 Random Weekend Projects for Budding Inventors and Backyard Builders’ by Youtube star, The King of Random, can help with both. This week’s Blog reviews this enjoyable – yet informational – guide and shows you the way to build through the dog daze of summer.
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The Best Rugged Smart Phones for Construction Field Workers
The mobile phone is far more than a personal device for remote workers, with the smart phone of today becoming a critical communications and planning tool for the modern jobsite. This week’s Blog examines what’s new on the market in regard to essential mobile phone technology for those working in the most rugged and remote of places.
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Polyurethane Pour-in-Place Foam Helps Manufacturers Meet Sustainable Protocols: Building and Construction Products Benefit from a New HFO-Based Technology
To help protect the earth’s ozone layer, manufacturers are continuously searching for new ways to make their products greener; and Pour-in-Place (PIP) rigid foam systems players are committed to meeting this demand. This week’s Blog from Huntsman Building Solutions takes a look at its improved Pour-in-Place Foams, reformulated with new HFO-based technology to provide superior performance and environmental benefits.
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Where Does Canada’s Construction Industry Fit into Biden’s “Made in America” Infrastructure Plan?
Canadian suppliers, including in the construction industry, are wondering whether they will have access to opportunities under President Biden’s has announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. This week’s Blog from Clifford Sosnow at Fasken takes a look at what January 2021’s executive order, ‘Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers’, means for Canada.
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