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CertainTeed to Highlight Metal Roofing Portfolio at METALCON 2017

CertainTeed® Roofing is pleased to announce that it will be making its debut appearance at METALCON - the metal construction industry's largest international tradeshow and conference – October 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

17 Oct 2017

Meridian Neighborhoods Win Major Design and Architecture Awards

Millenia’s new neighborhoods have won major awards for design and architecture at the SoCal Awards, sponsored by the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Southern California and Greater Sales and Marketing Council and the Icon Awards, presented by the BIA of San Diego.

10 Oct 2017

DMS Flooring Introduces Its Latest Collection of Luxury Vinyl Tiles

Recently, DMS Flooring Supplies, an expert Northampton-based supplier of flooring materials, launched a new range of luxury vinyl tiles.

10 Oct 2017

Scientists Develop Novel Graphene-Based Cement for Rebuilding Structures Damaged by Storms

Although graphene's unsurpassed strength as a material was made clear back in the 20th century, the construction industry still relies on traditional techniques and products for the most part.

28 Sep 2017

Crescent Door Works Bags Window & Door Magazine's Crystal Achievement Award

The first product offering of Crescent Door Works, a startup door component developer, has achieved Window & Door Magazine's Crystal Achievement Award for Most Innovative Door Component.

19 Sep 2017

Scientists Investigate Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete in Mactaquac Dam, Canada

The Mactaquac Dam in New Brunswick, Canada, was opened in the year 1968. Initially it was anticipated to survive for 100 years. However, this timeline was considerably reduced due to a chemical reaction that took place inside the concrete used to build the dam.

15 Sep 2017

Adding Wax into Road’s Concrete Mix Would Help Melt Off Snow in Environmentally-Friendly Way

A discovery made by the researchers from Drexel University could create roads that melt off snow and ice during winter storms. This is possible by incorporating a minimal quantity of paraffin wax to the road’s concrete mix.

15 Sep 2017

Nanoindentation can Benefit Crystals in Concrete, Reveal Rice University Researchers

Researchers from Rice University have determined that no matter how small or large a tobermorite is, it will react to loading forces precisely in the same way. However, the strength of tobermorite will change when poked with a sharp point.

20 Jul 2017

Leeds Scientists Develop New Method to Measure Strength of Concrete Using Light

Scientists from University of Leeds have used the principles of light to find a new way to measure the strength of modern types of concrete – providing the construction industry a better way to understand where the material could fracture.

20 Jul 2017

Toshiba, Taisei Develop Digital Management System to Improve Gatekeeping at Construction Sites

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation and Taisei Corporation have developed a new digital gate management system to enhance the efficiency of managing vehicles entering and exiting construction sites.

18 Jul 2017

Timber Neutral Makes Exclusive Solid Wood Bathtub

Is it possible to make a solid wood bathtub out of a single 3000-kilogram (6600lbs) mass of wood, that didn't contain glue or epoxy? More importantly, can this be done in a sustainable manner?

17 Jul 2017

Advanced Lighting and Automated Shades Reduce Energy Use in Modern Office Buildings

By using advanced lighting and automated shades, scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that occupants on one floor of a high-rise office building in New York City were able to reduce lighting energy usage by nearly 80 percent in some areas.

12 Jul 2017

Engineers Discovers New Way to Assess Green Roofs

The concept of green-infrastructure is quite attractive, but there is apprehension regarding its effectiveness. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are employing a mathematical approach traditionally used in earthquake engineering to establish how well green- infrastructure functions, and to communicate with policymakers, urban planners, and developers.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers are Developing New Materials Designed to Protect Buildings from Earthquakes

Severe earthquakes often shake entire regions across the world. Over 2 billion people live in danger zones and many of them in structures not designed to withstand an earthquake.

5 Jul 2017

Study Finds Corrosive Seawater Promotes Growth of Rare Minerals

Around A.D. 79, in his book ‘Naturalis Historia’ Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote that concrete structures in harbors, unprotected against the constant assault of the saltwater waves, become “a single stone mass, impregnable to the waves and every day stronger.”

4 Jul 2017

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