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Construction 4.0 Technologies Key to Improving Sustainability of Sector

Technologies forming part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ can improve the economic and environmental sustainability of an industry that contributes around 11% of all global carbon emissions, a new study shows.

7 Feb 2022

Researchers Endeavor to Incorporate Sustainability, Safety, and Comfort in Engineered Floor Slabs

A practical strategy for enhancing sustainability in buildings is using less material in floors, as it can decrease the environmental footprint of the structure.

3 Feb 2022

World-first Facility will Change the Way We Design and Construct Major Infrastructure

High performance shaking tables and deep soil pit will cut financial and environmental costs whilst ensuring resilience of high-value infrastructure

27 Jan 2022

Peab Builds Tullgarn Bridge in Uppsala

Peab has been commissioned to build Tullgarn Bridge over Fyris River in Uppsala. The customer is Uppsala Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 157 million.

From Peab AB 29 Dec 2021

Study Shows Visible Light Contributes to Fast Aging of Bitumen Used in Road

Bitumen is the black binder holding the small stones in asphalt together and thus governs its durability. Aging causes bitumen to change its properties and turn brittle, ultimately leading to asphalt cracking.

16 Dec 2021

Mikrotron Camera Casts Eye Inside Flowing Concrete

Concrete is the world's most frequently used building material, enabling the construction of high-rise buildings, super highways, and sophisticated bridges and dams.

From Mikrotron GmbH 30 Nov 2021

Digital Reimagining of Australia’s Pavilion Exhibition 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture at the National Museum of Australia

A digital reimagining of Australia’s pavilion exhibition for the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture will be shown at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra

29 Nov 2021

New Study on Living Walls Could Help the UK Achieve its Net-Zero Commitments

A new study reports that an existing present building with masonry cavity walls can be retrofitted with a green or living wall to decrease the amount of heat lost from its structure by over 30%.

25 Nov 2021

Pallet LOOP™ Launches Into Construction Industry

A new sustainable supply chain solution is set to transform the delivery of building materials and help the country build back greener.

10 Nov 2021

Soletanche Bachy Transforms Construction Site Safety Management with SimplyVideo

Soletanche Bachy, a world leader in foundations and geotechnical engineering is transforming health and safety management using technology from SimplyVideo, the connected worker collaboration platform for extended reality.

From Soletanche Bachy 3 Nov 2021

Cintec Anchoring System was Used in helping Repair the Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, NYC

Cintec in North America Announces their Cintec Anchoring System was used in helping Repair the Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, NYC.

From Cintec International Ltd 29 Oct 2021

RES Completes Sale of Its French Development and Construction Business

RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, has today completed the sale of its development and construction business in France to Hanwha Solutions following regulatory approvals and notifications.

29 Oct 2021

Sherwin-Williams Chosen for Fire Protection at Iconic Milan Landmark

The award-winning FIRETEX® FX6002 intumescent coating system from Sherwin-Williams has been selected to deliver fire protection of a new landmark in Milan’s financial district.

From Sherwin-Williams 26 Oct 2021

Peab Builds Apartments in Langesund

Peab has been commissioned to build apartments in the housing project Smietangen in Langesund. The customer is Smietangen Utbygging and the contract is worth NOK 119 million.

From Peab AB 26 Oct 2021

Off-the-Shelf Bioplastic Helps 3D Print Geometric Shapes to Mimic Auxetic Materials

The design of a 3D-printed product has gained inspiration from a material utilized in memory foam pillows and running shoes. This could help safeguard buildings from collision damage and other high-impact forces, comparable to a car traveling at 60 km/hour.

19 Oct 2021