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How AI can answer the call for faster permitting

Building organizations continue to call on governments to speed up homebuilding...

Technology July 23, 2026

Fears are widespread about data centre impacts on Canada’s water, environment: poll

OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that art...

Technology July 22, 2026

George Brown Polytechnic integrates AI tools into construction education

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the building industry and George Br...

Technology July 21, 2026

Canadian construction leaders see AI promise, but adoption remains limited

Artificial intelligence may be reshaping industries across the Canadian economy,...

Technology July 6, 2026

Industry Op-Ed AI Special: Why unions need a central role in Canada’s AI policy ‘architecture’

Unions are rightly worried about AI’s potential to disrupt job security. But pu...

Technology July 3, 2026

Hamilton advances proposed data centre moratorium in pushback to rapid AI buildout

HAMILTON, ONT. — A proposed pause on new power-hungry data centres in Hamilton c...

Technology June 18, 2026

U.K. data centre in the heart of London offers a glimpse of the future

New proposals for enormous data centres across the United States and Canada are...

Technology June 17, 2026

Robotic factories: The next evolution of modular fabrication

Modular construction in Canada has come a long way in a short period of time. Mo...

Technology June 11, 2026

Robotics and automation in construction offer exciting future prospects

The terms “robotics” and “automation” can become confusing in the construction i...

Technology May 28, 2026

Why Canada’s construction industry is falling behind on AI

Artificial intelligence is finally arriving on Canadian construction sites — alb...

Technology May 25, 2026

Industry Op-Ed AI Special: How AI is fixing Canadian construction’s payroll problem

For Canadian contractors, workforce complexity isn't coming. It's already here....

Technology May 21, 2026

Data centre construction excitement needs a dash of caution

Many in the construction industry foresee the continued expansion of data centre...

Technology May 20, 2026

AI rebellion: The ‘raging backlash against data centres’

The rapid expansion of sprawling data centres in the U.S. is fuelling one of the...

Technology May 19, 2026

Industry Op-Ed AI Special: Why AI outcomes depend on governance, not tools

Recent data exposure incidents across major AI platforms have served as a wake-u...

Technology May 19, 2026

$15B Wisconsin AI data centre campus signals a new building era

For decades, data centres were large, hidden, anonymous boxes on the edge of tow...

Technology May 15, 2026

INDUSTRY OP-ED AI SPECIAL — Closing the gap: Helping construction businesses do more with less

For years, the defining anxiety of Western Canada's construction sector was find...

Technology May 14, 2026

Resistance to hyper-scale data centres on the rise

Given the high number of the world’s data centres located in the U.S., many coun...

Technology May 13, 2026

AI a ‘great thing’ for engineering amid labour shortage, says WSP Global CEO

MONTREAL — Artificial intelligence offers a critical tool for engineering firms...

Technology May 12, 2026

Canadian company’s winning innovation a giant leap for drinking water on the moon

MONTREAL — On the moon, access to drinking water could mean the difference betwe...

Technology May 11, 2026

Solomon says delayed federal AI strategy coming soon, will address impact on jobs

OTTAWA — The federal government's promised new national AI strategy will conside...

Technology May 7, 2026

DEWALT study reveals ‘an emerging disconnect’ in AI adoption by skilled trades

A new international study from toolmaker DEWALT has revealed while the construct...

Technology May 6, 2026

Industry Special: ConstructConnect announces Takeoff Boost, built on Google Cloud, to bring AI-Powered efficiency to the construction industry

  Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise agentic AI platform and Cloud Run enabl...

Technology April 22, 2026

Data centre grid demands and the BYOP (Bring-Your-Own-Power) solution

 There are just over 300 data centres across Canada, mostly older facilities set...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology April 22, 2026

Don’t make AI decisions ‘based on hype,’ warns Good Roads speaker, ‘It is a tool in your toolbox’

A former United States Navy fighter pilot and an autonomous vehicle safety advoc...

Infrastructure , Projects , Technology April 22, 2026

AI keeps a watchful eye on construction sites

Construction sites are among the riskiest workplaces in Canada. According to ES...

Technology April 16, 2026

BOMA Canada report: Commercial building owners slow to adopt AI despite interest

A recent BOMA Canada survey found there is “a really big gap” between awareness...

Technology April 13, 2026

3DCP predicted to be a multibillion-dollar player in construction by 2030

Perhaps some considered 3D Printed Concrete (3DCP) a gimmick when it first arriv...

Technology April 8, 2026

AI driving data centre construction boom

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving a Canadian boom in data centre construct...

Technology April 2, 2026

Engineers and Geoscientists BC sets bar with AI guidance for professional practice

In 2024, Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) took the lead as the first provin...

Technology April 1, 2026

B.C. engineer: AI can aid design, but over-reliance threatens core skills

Among the biggest concerns about AI in the engineering world are the risks of da...

Technology April 1, 2026

UWindsor on the forefront of 3D-printed buildings

Canada's first 3D-printed multi-storey building is being constructed at the Univ...

Technology March 26, 2026

AI has a concrete future

The excitement among Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform developers surroundin...

Technology March 26, 2026

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