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Navigating Business through a Global Pandemic: More Advice for Contractors
Considering the worldwide prevalence of COVID-19 and the many steps governments have taken to combat the spread of the virus, no one will be able to argue that potential future impacts to a construction project are unforeseen or unanticipated. This week’s Blog provides some advice to contractors who are intending to bid new work and/or enter into new contracts for construction or service projects.
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Purely Natural – Brick Production and Climate Protection
Easy to manufacture, sustainable, easy to shape, with good insulating properties, reusable, and proven over millennia, bricks may be slightly more expensive to manufacture but lives up to its promise – particularly when it comes to sustainability. This week’s Blog takes a look at how technology is being used today during manufacturing to make the firing process of bricks increasingly more environmentally friendly.
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Top Five Myths About ICF Construction
A growing number of construction industry professionals recognize Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) as an affordable, high-performance building enclosure system. This week’s Blogs looks at five of the most common myths about working with IFCs.
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Operating in the “New Normal”
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, citizens have had to adjust every facet of their lives; from how they work, to how they raise their children, to how they live. This, as well as a rise in issues demanding societal evolution, has created a turbulent time for the construction industry. This week’s Blog examines the changes going on around us and discusses strategies to help navigate the ‘new normal’ – a buzz phrase that is the defining term of 2020 and beyond
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Virtual Reality: the Latest Frontier in Client Design Tools
S2 Architecture has invested in state-of-the-art Virtual Reality (VR) hardware and software that allows its clients to fully immerse themselves into their designed building prior to it being built. This week’s Blog examines this cutting edge technology and discusses the many benefits found when designing within a virtual space.
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The 2020 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture honour outstanding buildings across Canada
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) have announced the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. This week’s Blog takes a look at the 12 winning projects that represent a variety of building types and sizes from across the country, in addition to one international recipient.
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Covid-19 Calls for ‘Balanced’ Strategy for Technical Audits
Engineering projects face a growing range of audits, assessment and monitoring, but will Covid-19 restrictions on movement make it difficult for consultants to carry out this vital work? This week’s Blog looks at how leveraging information systems and communication platforms will hold the eventual solution to mitigating the impact of Coronavirus post-pandemic.
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Ready, Set, Grow: How the Green Building Industry Can Re-ignite Canada’s Economy
As Canada pushes forward towards a new normal following the COVID-19 crisis, Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) advocacy team has put forth its perspective on how a strategic investment in green building could help kick start Canada’s economy. This week’s Blog takes a look at CaGBC’s findings and examines what the future of construction in Canada could look like.
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Four Shifts Shaping the Construction Industry Post COVID-19
There have been looming discussions about what the construction sector in Ontario will look like after COVID-19 and what may constitute a ‘new normal’ going forward. This week’s Blog reflects back on a virtual gathering of esteemed thought leaders held by the Empire Club of Canada in May that discussed the future of construction industry as it faces the ongoing challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Data Gumbo and PrairieDog Venture Partners Collaborate to Transform Capital Projects with Smart Contracts
Capital projects are a significant part of the economy but performance issues in the industry are frustratingly common. Projects today are exceedingly inefficient and are riddled with high transaction costs attributed to friction in data exchanges and contractual relationships. This week’s Blog takes a look at a new partnership between Data Gumbo and PrairieDog Venture Partners aiming to improve overall efficiency and predictability, and eliminate transactional friction through the use of Blockchain.
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