Meta Project Applies AI to Curb Concrete Carbon

Meta Project Applies AI to Curb Concrete Carbon

Brief  Artificial intelligence is being applied to concrete mixtures to reduce their carbon emissions at Facebook parent Meta’s new data center in Dekalb, Ill. Meta says it’s encouraged by testing of the slab-on-grade concrete’s performance in a...
Build a Floating City in South Korea

Build a Floating City in South Korea

Brief  As concerns about rising sea levels grow, the idea of people living in climate-resilient floating cities is gaining traction. UN-Habitat, BIG, SAMOO, Oceanix and others have joined forces on a plan to build a prototype floating city in South Korea.  ...
Alquist to c3D print 200 Homes in Va.

Alquist to c3D print 200 Homes in Va.

Brief Alquist is looking to address the US housing shortage by using Black Buffalo 3D’s Nexcon printer to build 200 homes in southwest Virginia. The project, which follows Alquist’s recent collaboration with Habitat for Humanity in Williamsburg, Va., will...
Using Disposal Face Masks in Concrete!

Using Disposal Face Masks in Concrete!

Brief Over the past couple of years, disposable face masks have become a very plentiful form of garbage. There may actually be a use for them, however, as recent research shows that they could strengthen concrete when added to it.   Insight Over the past couple...
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