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EasyBuild UK are Crowned the Winner of the Construction Computing Awards For the Fourth Year Running

Specialist Construction Software company, EasyBuild UK are pleased to be crowned the winner of The Construction Computing Awards category ERP Construction Software Of The Year for the fourth year running!

From EasyBuild 19 Nov 2020

Researchers Create a More Resistant Material Against Microorganisms to Rebuild Historic Monuments

Solar radiation, rain, humidity and extreme temperatures. Cultural heritage is exposed to an array of external factors that deteriorate it over time.

10 Nov 2020

Five Models can Boost Solar Adoption in Low- and Middle-Income Households

With the drop in rooftop solar prices, a majority of the households, irrespective of any income level, can now save costs by going solar.

10 Nov 2020

Australia’s Top Engineering Award Winners Announced

The year’s top engineering people and projects have been named at the Engineers Australia National Pinnacles Awards virtual ceremony.

10 Nov 2020

Low Carbon Smart Pipes will Contribute to Construction Sector Decarbonisation

Low carbon smart pipes for use in large-scale buried infrastructure projects are to be developed in a new partnership between the University of Birmingham and specialist manufacturing company Aquaspira Ltd.

10 Nov 2020

UON Expert Releases Book to Encourage Teens to Take up Engineering

An expert from the University of Northampton has co-authored a book to support a major national engineering vocational qualification for 14 to 16 year olds.

9 Nov 2020

Plans Revealed for Online Hub to Help Inspire Tomorrow's Engineers

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, now in its eighth year, has come to a close with the announcement of a new online hub to provide information and guidance to those organisations supporting and inspiring young people into engineering careers.

8 Nov 2020

“Liquid Window” Significantly Reduces Energy Consumption in Buildings

A team of researchers from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has designed a liquid window panel that not only blocks the Sun to control the transmission of solar radiation but also traps the thermal heat that can be discharged through the day and night, leading to reduced consumption of energy in buildings.

6 Nov 2020

Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Bridge Design Sustains Less Damage, Reduces Repair Costs

For any country, the cost of repairing the structural damage of ailing bridges can be hefty, going up to billions of dollars.

27 Oct 2020

Countdown to WES Lottie Tour!

In just a few days, volunteers from the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) will once again be posting photos of Lottie at work for WES Lottie Tour during Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (2 – 6 November 2020) to show the huge range of careers available in engineering.

27 Oct 2020

Route Masters to Build Integrated Public Transport Platform for African Megacities

Route Masters, based at the European Space Agency BIC UK in Harwell in Oxfordshire, has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme to develop an innovative transport management solution for African cities.

27 Oct 2020

The 5G Future Has Arrived: Construction Company Successfully Trials 5G for High-Tech Applications

The future of 5G for business has officially landed. While there have been many hypothetical use cases for 5G, and predictions about the business applications it will enable, Australian-based Taylor Construction demonstrates firsthand that 5G has arrived, setting a new standard for 5G-enabled high-tech applications for the enterprise.

23 Oct 2020

New Radiative Cooling Technology for Commercial Paints to Keep Surfaces Cooler

A white paint capable of cooling below the temperature of its ambient settings even under direct sunlight has been developed by a team of researchers.

22 Oct 2020

New Training Academy for Construction Professionals

SITECH UK & Ireland, the leading distributor of Trimble® machine control technology for the heavy and civil construction industry, has launched a new training Academy to support operators using construction technology.

20 Oct 2020

Safety of European Buildings and Infrastructure at Risk due to Climate Change

Buildings and infrastructure also need to cope with climate change. It is vital to update structural design regulations to optimize European climate resilience and guaranteeing the safety of structures that are predicted to suffer from deviations in atmospheric variables and more often, powerful, and extreme weather events.

15 Oct 2020

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How Mining Waste Can be Utilized for Concrete Production

Concrete production involves the use of small aggregates that must be ground via an energy-intensive process, making the concrete industry one of the worst carbon emitters. By creating concrete from mining waste, industries can tackle both CO2 emissions and waste disposal.

Can Fossil Fuel Free Steel Mitigate Construction’s Carbon Footprint?

Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB is in partnership with LKAB and Vattenfall to produce the world’s first commercially available fossil fuel free steel.

Calcium Carbonate Concrete: Building on Recycling

AZoBuild talks to Professors Noguchi and Maruyama about their research and development of Calcium Carbonate Concrete (CCC), a new material that has the potential to cause a sustainable revolution in the construction industry.

Building News

EasyBuild UK are Crowned the Winner of the Construction Computing Awards For the Fourth Year Running

Researchers Create a More Resistant Material Against Microorganisms to Rebuild Historic Monuments

Five Models can Boost Solar Adoption in Low- and Middle-Income Households

Australia’s Top Engineering Award Winners Announced

Low Carbon Smart Pipes will Contribute to Construction Sector Decarbonisation

UON Expert Releases Book to Encourage Teens to Take up Engineering

Plans Revealed for Online Hub to Help Inspire Tomorrow's Engineers

“Liquid Window” Significantly Reduces Energy Consumption in Buildings

Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Bridge Design Sustains Less Damage, Reduces Repair Costs

Countdown to WES Lottie Tour!

Route Masters to Build Integrated Public Transport Platform for African Megacities

The 5G Future Has Arrived: Construction Company Successfully Trials 5G for High-Tech Applications

New Radiative Cooling Technology for Commercial Paints to Keep Surfaces Cooler

New Training Academy for Construction Professionals

Safety of European Buildings and Infrastructure at Risk due to Climate Change

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How Mining Waste Can be Utilized for Concrete Production

Can Fossil Fuel Free Steel Mitigate Construction’s Carbon Footprint?

Calcium Carbonate Concrete: Building on Recycling

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