Star architects Prof. Werner Sobek and Helmut Jahn strived to create a "Tower of Light" with the thyssenkrupp test tower in Rottweil, Germany. For one day, it will now also become the "Tower of Love".
One of the UK’s largest housing associations and developers is scaling up its off-site ambitions and has developed its own Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) strategy. Today, L&Q announced plans to deliver all of its new build homes using some form of MMC by 2025.
A new technique has been developed by EPFL researchers for assessing building safety following an earthquake, thus helping residents to move back to their houses more quickly.
GCP Applied Technologies is a renowned company that specializes in providing construction products technologies around the globe.
How would it be possible to recycle the world’s stockpiles of treated sewage sludge and improve sustainability in the construction industry, simultaneously? The solution is to transform those biosolids into bricks.
A five year programme of energy efficiency upgrades to council houses in Herefordshire has passed a major landmark, with 500 Cornish-type homes having significantly improved energy efficiency thanks to high-performance insulation.
One of the strongest materials in the world is Pearlite or Pearlitic steel, which can be made into thin and long wires. Pearlite’s strength enables it to endure very heavy weight; however, its potential to stretch and contract without breaking, or ductility, makes it unique.
Sakrete®, a leader in concrete, concrete-related products and technical support, is introducing its new product line, Pro-Mix™, at World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
Adesto® Technologies Corporation, a top provider of state-of-the-art application-specific semiconductors and embedded systems for the IoT market, announces it is facilitating smarter buildings through insights into energy management and other operational data via services operating on the IBM Watson IoT platform.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) see a lack of communication when it comes to buildings and their occupants. However, if there is improved dialogue between the two, smart buildings can work better for a sustainable society.
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) have employed a technique, with the help of the RANS compact neutron source, to non-destructively quantify the salt content of structures like tunnels, bridges, and elevated roadways, which can be degraded due to exposure to salt from seawater and other sources.
Concrete can be degraded due to various environmental factors such as rain, extremes of temperature, and exposure to corrosive substances.
The paved road network in the Russian Federation is increasing seven times less per million people when compared to the developed countries of the USA and Europe.
The UCLA was chosen as one of its 2018 visionaries by the U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles chapter, to be recognized at the group’s annual Green Gala to be held on December 6th, 2018 in Hollywood.
A ban on flammable cladding similar to that which encased Grenfell Tower is not enough say the Fire Brigades Union.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
2 Nov 2018