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MIT researchers have discovered that when you mix cement and carbon black with water, the resulting concrete self-assembles into an energy-storing supercapacitor that can put out enough juice to power a home or fast-charge electric cars.Continue Readin… Continue reading Low-cost additive turns concrete slabs into super-fast energy storage
Looking to nature can often provide inspiration, especially in construction. Researchers have studied how wind travels through the complex internal structure of a termite mound in hopes that it will one day inform the construction of a building that ca… Continue reading Termite mounds an inspiration for future climate-regulating buildings
Find the best construction project management software. Compare the features, pricing, pros and cons of top solutions to streamline your construction projects. Continue reading 7 Best Construction Project Management Software for 2024
An awkward, triangular site near the Greektown neighborhood was chosen for the project, since according to the developers, it wouldn’t have been possible to build a tower of this height using traditional construction methods – the elevated People Mover… Continue reading Liftbuild nears completion on remarkable “top-down” skyscraper
An awkward, triangular site near the Greektown neighborhood was chosen for the project, since according to the developers, it wouldn’t have been possible to build a tower of this height using traditional construction methods – the elevated People Mover… Continue reading Liftbuild nears completion on remarkable “top-down” skyscraper
These little-known machines have to rank as some of the greatest sandpit toys in history. Walking spider excavators offer an extraordinary range of capabilities through their articulating, extending legs, stabilizers, tilting wheels, and buckets.Contin… Continue reading Video: The mesmerizing motion of walking “spider” excavators
HP has put forward a small robot it says can dramatically speed up construction work, by autonomously printing guidelines straight from the blueprints onto the floor. Rugged, roadworthy and extremely accurate, Siteprint is a super-quick layout tool.Con… Continue reading HP targets construction sites with autonomous floorplan-printing robots
Although discarded printer cartridges may be low on toner, they still do contain some toner which can’t simply be reused in its present form. Instead, Canon has started recycling it into a pelletized asphalt colorant and binding agent.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Canon is now recycling discarded toner into an asphalt additive
Australian researchers have analyzed the structural properties of walls made from end-of-life car tires packed with dirt, giving engineers some figures to work with and making a well-known upcycling technique available to the construction industry.Cont… Continue reading Earth-packed tire walls prove as structurally sound as concrete
Drywall is common and ubiquitous in commercial and residential buildings today. Many of us barely think about it until we have to repair a hole smashed in it. However, drywall …read more Continue reading A Brief History of Drywall Or: How Drywall Came To Dominate The World of Construction