Technology
Design Quarterly
Benefits of building integrated photovoltaics
Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is one of the most promising and elegant ways of producing on site electricity directly from the sun — silently, without environmental harm or pollution, and without depletion of resources.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Nova Scotia endorses selling renewable power
Recent legislation in Nova Scotia creates the potential for licensed competitors to start selling renewable power and share the electricity market.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Improving green roof performance
As green roofs become more popular, experts say that owners and managers should start improving green roof performance by focusing on diversity.
Construction Business
Mobile deficiency tracking
Mobile deficiency tracking saves time and improves communication throughout the construction process, thereby reducing the cost of managing deficiencies.
Construction Business
Revolution in rock excavation
ShearForce Equipment is the exclusive Canadian dealer of the Xcentric Ripper, an excavator attachment that uses “impact energy accumulation technology.”
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Electric cars have developers charged up
As electric vehicles become more popular, the building industry is starting to look at how it can accommodate ...
Design Quarterly
Learning to share
The Canada BIM Council (CanBIM) recently held a regional session in Vancouver. The presentations consistently emphasized one fundamental aspect of building information modeling (BIM): collaboration.
CondoBusiness
High-performance building approach to condos
In recent years, environmental regulations, new innovations and higher energy costs have raised the bar on green buildings and provided economic incentives ...



