‘Brain-breaking’ glass bricks are 3D printed, reusable, and strong

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which materials are used over and over again.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading ‘Brain-breaking’ glass bricks are 3D printed, reusable, and strong

Threat Actors Target Accounting Software Used by Construction Contractors

Malicious hackers are caught brute-forcing Foundation Accounting Software at scale, compromising organizations in the construction industry.
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Ancient hydraulic lift systems could have helped build the pyramids

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water purification system feeding a hydraulic lift to raise … Continue reading Ancient hydraulic lift systems could have helped build the pyramids

Mobile factory makes Lego-style mortarless building bricks from rubble

If there’s one thing wars are good at, it’s turning buildings into rubble. But this mobile manufacturing machine does the reverse, turning rubble from destroyed buildings into bricks – bricks which can be stacked and joined together Lego-style to form … Continue reading Mobile factory makes Lego-style mortarless building bricks from rubble

World’s fastest brick-laying construction robot lands on American shores

A robotic truck equipped with a 105-ft (32-m) telescopic boom arm has just journeyed from Australia to Florida. Now the construction robot will get busy churning out up to 10 houses in a bid to become the employee of choice for building entire communit… Continue reading World’s fastest brick-laying construction robot lands on American shores

‘Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement

Concrete and steel production are major sources of CO2 emissions, but a new solution from Cambridge could recycle both at the same time. Throwing old concrete into steel-processing furnaces not only purifies iron but produces “reactivated cement” as a … Continue reading ‘Absolute miracle’ breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement

Scalable, reconfigurable building switches modes like a big Meccano set

The “Study Pavilion” has now been built at the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany, and the holistic modular design and construction of the reconfigurable building offers a fascinating glimpse into a potential future for scalable, reconfigurab… Continue reading Scalable, reconfigurable building switches modes like a big Meccano set

Smart helmet tracks shake to keep brains safe on the job

An experimental new helmet could save drivers of construction vehicles from serious injuries. The device measures the extent to which its wearer is being shaken up while driving, and sounds an alert when the shaking gets to be too much.Continue Reading… Continue reading Smart helmet tracks shake to keep brains safe on the job

Self-assembling crane promises to halve cost of offshore wind setup

Part of the exorbitant cost of offshore wind energy is the massive crane ships required to install the damn things – but Norwegian company Windspider has come up with a brilliantly lightweight crane system that promises to slash costs in half.Continue … Continue reading Self-assembling crane promises to halve cost of offshore wind setup

Video: Giant robotic arm 3D-prints a two-story house

A new 3D construction printer from Icon can whip out two-story concrete buildings faster and cheaper than its previous Vulcan printer. It has already been used to build a 27-ft-high structure called Phoenix House, now on display in Austin, Texas.Contin… Continue reading Video: Giant robotic arm 3D-prints a two-story house