by GCO | Aug 10, 2022 | experts
Brief Many urban planners predict that by 2050, more than 6 billion people will live in cities, and in places where building outwards isn’t an option, the only way to keep up with the growing density is to build up.While the sky’s the limit, how does this...
by GCO | Aug 10, 2022 | News
Brief Granite Construction built a new sea wall at Pismo Beach in Encinitas, Calif. to protect against erosion, using cast-in-drilled-hole piles and an epoxy coated steel reinforcing cage. The contractors also built the El Portal Undercrossing, a pedestrian pathway...
by GCO | Aug 10, 2022 | News
Brief The Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world’s tallest timber tower. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the residential high-rise reaches an impressive maximum height of 86.6 meters. Insight Move over...
by GCO | Aug 9, 2022 | experts
Brief Climate change is increasingly threatening civil infrastructure as flooding, heat waves and other climate disasters become more prevalent, but a far less visible impact from our evolving climate is the slow deterioration of the materials that make up our...
by GCO | Aug 9, 2022 | News
Brief Commissioned to design a vacation home for a family of four that could occasionally be used for hosting parties, New Zealand’s Build Tiny has created an open and airy tiny house that’s also well-suited to entertaining guests. Insight...
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