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Should Subcontractors Use Their Own Project Management Software?

Posted on Thursday, 25 April 2019 10:04 AM

As smartphones and tablets are slowly becoming one of the most prominent and powerful tools on construction site, construction technology companies are...

The Augmented Reality market is expected to reach $60,55 billion by 2023 and the technology is rapidly changing the way architects and engineers work

Augmented Reality: The Future of Building

Posted on Thursday, 25 April 2019 09:57 AM

From Interesting Engineering

Augmented Reality (AR), also known as spatial computing, is rapidly growing and expanding into countless business and industrial applications.

To help attract a generation that grew up playing video games, the construction industry has turned to simulators that replicate jobs done by heavy equipment.

A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick

Posted on Thursday, 25 April 2019 09:35 AM

From The New York Times

Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers...

Edmonton polytechnic teams up with industry to make Canada a leader in eliminating construction waste

NAIT research partnership aims for a construction future that's waste-free

Posted on Thursday, 25 April 2019 09:21 AM

From Financial Post

Imagine a construction project that doesn’t contribute to Canadian landfills. It may sound far-fetched, but to the individual advancing innovation for one of...

City of Kitchener Building Division Permit Fee Notice

Posted on Monday, 22 April 2019 10:37 AM

NOTICE
Changes to the Requirement for Timing of Payment of Building Permit Application Fees

The timing of the building permit fee is changing to payment at the time of...

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