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What AI Actually Does in Construction (and What It Doesn’t)
Delivery models are shifting toward design-build and alliance contracts, placing greater design responsibility on industry. This week’s Blog from Buildcheck shows us how the promise of AI is helping contractors to shoulder that responsibility.
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How Promise Robotics Is Enabling Homebuilding Capacity to Address Canada’s Housing Demand
Canadian builders are increasingly having to navigate labour constraints, rising input costs, and increasing pressure to deliver more homes on ever-tightening timelines. Where traditional construction methods alone have not been enough to close this gap, Promise Robotics has stepped up to offer a solution. This week’s Blog highlights the benefits of robotic automation and how it can be a new tool to build more homes, faster.
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Fenestration Canada Announces the Canadian Glazing Conference (CGC) and FenCon Dates for 2026
Fenestration Canada has announced two upcoming events focused on the Commercial and Manufacturing industries taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The week’s Blog looks at what dates to circle on your calendar and what to expect at this year’s Canadian Glazing Conference and FenCon.
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Breaking the Silence: Addressing Canada’s Construction Mental Health Crisis
When we consider the construction industry, we often think of the physical toll and demands that the job requires of workers. But what about the toll the industry can take on other areas of the lives of those employed in construction? This week’s Blog looks at a recent webinar hosted by construction software company Procore that delved into an area that traditionally is not talked about: Mental health.
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Building Smarter: Prefabrication, Accountability, and Aligning Trades as Investors
Creo Developments’ goal is not simply to build homes. It is setting out to refine how homes are being built – reducing inefficiency, improving quality, eliminating waste, and elevating the experience for everyone involved. This week’s Blog looks at how Creo Developments is putting talk into action and changing how building is done through its latest community, North Vancouver’s Morrison Walk.
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Supporting Indigenous Women to Access Training and Employment in the Trades
Across Metro Vancouver, Indigenous women are stepping into the skilled trades with confidence, purpose, and pride – thanks, in part, to the efforts of ACCESS – Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society. This week’s Blog highlights ACCESS’ significant work in this area over the past two decades, as well as the value of introducing more Indigenous women into the trades.
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Canadian Concrete Expo 2026: Bigger Show, More Opportunities, Stronger Connections
Happening February 11-12, 2026, in Mississauga, the Canadian Concrete Expo is Canada’s premier concrete event – and it’s bigger than ever. This week’s Blog explores everything you can expect to see when you mark you calendars to attend.
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Building from the Ground Up: How Spray Foam Enhances Radon Protection
A naturally occurring soil gas that moves upward through cracks, joints, and openings in the foundation, radon is the number-one cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. This week’s Blog from Huntsman Building Solutions explores how its spray-foam technology can be a solution to help mitigate the risk.
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Embodied Carbon: How the ‘Wilden Hemp House’ is Changing the Game
Homes with thick insulation can be a major source of embodied carbon and negatively impact climate change. Hemp may offer a solution, and this week’s Blog shows how the ‘Wilden Hemp House’ in Kelowna, British Columbia, is today demonstrating the positives and challenges when using hemp as a building material.
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Solving the Toughest Building Challenges with Spray Foam Insulation
Western Canada’s construction landscape is a complex one. The confluence of various factors, such as geographical, climatic, and structural conditions, all create a collision of tight timelines and high-performance demands. This week’s Blog shows us how insulation, particularly spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation, can emerge as a strategic game changer and all-around problem solver.
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