CarbiCrete, a leader in decarbonized carbon-negative concrete, will break into the Ontario market for the first time after signing a licensing agreement with Canal Block, a masonry producer that will commence production at its Port Colborne, Ontario facility in the beginning of 2025. Before that can happen, however, the facility will need to be equipped with CarbiCrete’s curing system, which is possible thanks to $3 million in NGen funding. This patented process eliminates emissions from the concrete-making process, removing carbon dioxide...

Technology at Conestoga College’s Skilled Trades Campus in Cambridge, Ontario will result in the design of more effective personal protective equipment (PPE) that reflects the increasingly diverse composition of the trades, including women. Two new state-of-the-art safety research labs have been launched under the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness and Performance (CISWP) and will officially open on October 15, 2024. The STRIDE lab is equipped with Canada’s first 4D body scanner, European technology that has been used to collect precise...

According to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) U.S. DOT’s National Bridge Inventory data, one out of every three bridges in the country need major repairs or replacement, with 36 percent or 221,800 bridges needing repair and more than 76,000 bridges needing replacement. 49 percent of bridges were in fair condition. There has been a trend over the last five years that has seen the number of bridges in fair condition continuing to grow and those in the poor or good categories declining, which shows progress,...

Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel as the contractor designated to lead the way on the design and construction of its Sunfish Solar 2 solar farm in Calhoun County, Michigan, which will be one of the state’s largest solar facilities upon completion. The project value is estimated at $453 million and will be the first project in Hecate’s one-gigawatt development on the 1,300-acre property. Once completed, it will generate enough energy to power about 183,500 homes in the state and will offset nearly 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions...

Export Development Canada (EDC) has committed up to $500 million USD to the Crawford Nickel-Sulphide Project in Timmins after a Letter of Interest (LOI) dated August 30 was issued. The LOI indicates that EDC will provide long-term debt financing to develop the project, a debt tenure of up to 18 years (subject to conditions). The agreement depends on the completion of rigorous due diligence and negotiation. The project will also benefit from the refundable critical minerals and carbon capture and storage tax credits totalling more than $600...