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MAKING CONCRETE A MORE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL

November 11, 2022

Making concrete whitepaper
Concrete is an outstanding building material. It is widely available, economical, hard and durable like stone, and easy to work with – all attractive properties for the construction industry. However, concrete also has its disadvantages. The cement contained in concrete consumes a lot of energy during its production process and emits large amounts of CO2. This, combined with the enormous demand for concrete and the simultaneous low recycling rate, makes concrete less-than-friendly for the environment.

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Davroc & Associates Ltd. is a Canadian-owned firm of Consulting Engineers, Technologists and Specialists providing a full range of services in connection with the assessment, rehabilitation and construction of buildings and structures. Davroc provides personalized consulting engineering services to help our clients achieve practical, responsible and sustainable engineering solutions within time and budget constraints.

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The global competitive landscape for manufacturing is squeezing everyone – from the Tier 1 automotive companies to electronics goods manufacturers. It is shortening the required time to market and with little warning. This high-pressure environment requires high productivity from its players resulting in either doing things faster and leaner without compromising quality or giving the game away to a hungrier competitor who is willing to do whatever it takes.

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2021 engineering and construction industry outlook

whitePaper | April 28, 2021

The US engineering and construction (E&C) industry began 2020 on a bright note—and then COVID-19 hit. Despite the challenges that have resulted, there are reasons to be optimistic. Explore five engineering and construction industry trends that will impact the coming year, from connected construction to new business models.

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whitePaper | April 30, 2021

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Knowledge management best practices for engineering and construction

whitePaper | January 20, 2022

Knowledge is any organisation’s biggest asset, but in construction and engineering, the culture of knowledge management is specifically important due to the information-, regulation- and process-saturated nature of the industry.

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ENGINEERING THE NXT

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

The pace and degree of digital transformation has accelerated in the past year as businesses were forced to devise newer strategies to ensure business continuity while minimizing the negative impact of the pandemic. Enterprises that had made significant investments in digital technologies were better poised to face the unexpected and rapid changes in business scenarios, whereas those with low digital maturity had to spend a significant part of the early days of the pandemic in transforming their operations to suit the new normal. External factors such as customer needs and requirements, quality, reduction of production and control costs, environmental impact of products, etc., are pushing enterprises to re-evaluate their business strategies. They are continuously striving to find the right balance of increasing the margins of legacy products and to generate revenue growth through investments made towards digital innovation, new products, and services.

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Engineering smarter with a digital twin

whitePaper | August 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, new technology trends and climate change were already pushing industrial organizations to reshape traditional business models. After the pandemic, this shift has only become more urgent. Today, organizations are seeking new ways to both drive their energy transition effectively and meet high-priority digital transformation needs.

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Davroc & Associates Ltd

Davroc & Associates Ltd. is a Canadian-owned firm of Consulting Engineers, Technologists and Specialists providing a full range of services in connection with the assessment, rehabilitation and construction of buildings and structures. Davroc provides personalized consulting engineering services to help our clients achieve practical, responsible and sustainable engineering solutions within time and budget constraints.

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