Collaborate Disseminate
While many of us might think that concrete structures such as bridges simply stand unaided for decades at a time, the fact is that they require maintenance as often as once every five years. An experimental new type of rebar, however, could d… Continue reading Polymer rebar may find use in much more durable concrete structures
In this section of my exploration into innovation in inclusive housing, I am digging into the 200+ companies impacting the key phases of developing and managing housing. Continue reading Beyond costs, what else can we do to make housing affordable?
A look at hundreds of startups rebuilding affordable housing from the ground up. Continue reading Innovations in inclusive housing
As the fight against climate change heats up, Cove.Tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a time. The Atlanta-based startup provides an automated big-data platform that helps architects, engineers and contractors identify the most cost-effective ways to make buildings compliant with energy efficiency requirements. After raising an initial round earlier this […] Continue reading Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time
An unprecedented fossil fuel venture in the Beaufort Sea is feeling the consequences of warming Arctic temperatures. Continue reading Climate Change Has Delayed the First Oil Production Facility in Federal Arctic Waters
Many a grown up can reminisce about building various architectural wonders in their youth. Forts, whether based on boxes or blankets, were the order of the day, and an excellent way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon.
It just so happens that there is no law against scaling up such activities once one has reached the age of majority. However, to build a structure at this level takes some careful planning and consideration, and that is the purpose of our article here today.
The first major consideration when starting your build should be the area in which …read more
Continue reading Box Forts For Adults: Best Practices and Design Strategies
Oracle will pay $1.2 billion in cash to buy construction software developer Aconex, the companies announced today. Based in Melbourne, Aconex’s cloud-based software allow teams working on building projects to collaborate and share documents… Continue reading Oracle to buy construction collaboration software maker Aconex for $1.2B in cash
There is definitely a passion for detail and accuracy among LEGO builders who re-create recognizable real-world elements such as specific car models and famous buildings. However, Technic builders take it to a level the regular AFOLs cannot: Not only must their model look like the original, it has to function the same way. Case in point, [Wolf Zipp]’s version of a massive bridge-building rig. The Chinese-built SLJ900 rolls along the tops of bridges and adds ginormous concrete spans with the aplomb found only in sped-up YouTube videos. It is nevertheless a badass robot and a worthy target for Technicization.
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The scale of land reclamation in the semi-autonomous territory is revving up to unprecedented heights. Continue reading Hong Kong’s Government Is Spending Billions Taking Land from the Sea
Construction – the actual process of putting brick on brick to build something – is still in the dark ages. While there is plenty of technology out there to help plan massive projects few people are thinking hard about what it takes to actually build. Luckily Bassem Hamdy is one the case. Hamdy works for Procore Technologies where he and his team build products to help… Read More Continue reading How Bassem Hamdy aims to disrupt the construction industry
