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ECOPact to provide sustainable, circular concrete solutions across Canada
Following its rollout in Europe and the US, Lafarge Canada introduces ECOPact, a broad range of green concrete, delivering high-performing, sustainable and circular benefits with the opportunity to reuse materials in construction.
This introduction is an essential component of the...
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Canadian construction industry continues to recover while Alberta remains below baseline
Construction activity during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to recover in Canada after an initial drop in the spring. While Quebec has seen the strongest rebound of all of the included provinces, Alberta continues to experience less activity than before...
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ETSI addresses citizen-related standards in smart cities
The ETSI Human Factors Technical Committee has released ETSI TR 103 455, a Technical Report that assesses the different citizen-related issues that smart city-related standardization in the ICT domain needs to address. These include fundamental aspects such as accessibility,...
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NHBC launches new 2021 housebuilding standards
The new standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations are begun on or after January 1.
NHBC’s dedicated standards team have spent the last year developing fresh technical content and updates to...
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Installed connected building automation systems to surpass 34 million in 2024
The installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America reached an estimated 20.5 million systems in 2019.
This include building systems that are connected to the Internet and can send data to a backoffice platform. Around...
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Abu Dhabi’s QCC to boost efficiency of construction material
The services provided by Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council's (QCC) Construction Materials Laboratory have contributed to boosting the efficiency and quality of the materials used in building and construction works within the capital, QCC's secretary-general, Dr Hilal Humaid...
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Offsite construction with lightweight 3D printing
Branch Technology does 3D printing very differently, starting with printing offsite. “Printing onsite adds chaos, where there’s already a lot of safety issues,” says McCabe. Branch’s facility is far from chaotic — it’s a precise robotic ballet, with multiple...
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