by GCO | Jul 18, 2019 | News
That’s the vision of University of Waterloo professor Elizabeth English, an architect who has pioneered research into the use of buoyant foundations and floating homes. The foundations allow a home to rise straight up on guideposts when flood water moves in, float...
by GCO | Jul 18, 2019 | News
Google sister firm Sidewalk Labs has released its long-awaited master plan for the controversial smart city district it wants to build on Toronto’s waterfront. Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), a document said to be more than 1,000 pages,...
by GCO | Jul 18, 2019 | experts
Such was the case for Adam Jones, now a structural engineer at WoodSolutions and recognised by the Green Building Council of Australia as a Future Green Leader of the Year. Jones was at his first job at a structural engineering firm. The lunch and learn was about...
by GCO | Jul 18, 2019 | experts
In some parts of the world, the construction industry is required by law to file documents and bid for tenders digitally, which is why they’re ahead of the curve when it comes to digital contract and document management.However, for the vast majority in the APAC,...
by GCO | Jul 18, 2019 | leadership & management
During leadership trainings I will often ask participants to describe what good (and poor) feedback looks and feels like. At one recent talk to midlevel managers, I received the following descriptors about strong feedback: Honest Transparent Predictable Prepared...
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